Assistive+Technology

==Assistive technology plays a large role in all special education students' lives. Because assistive technology is becoming more and more prevalent in general education classrooms, those teachers need to be aware of how the assistive technology in their classroom works and how it is assisting their special education students.==

==Professor Sharon Sacks Ph.D. at CSU-LA Charter College of Education shares with new teachers the importance of being familiar and aware of the assistive technology in the classroom. The article is titled "Tips for Helping Students with Visual Impairments Use Assistive Technology"; however, since we are focusing on assistive technology for students with emotional impairments, we will be listening to the __media file__ at the bottom of the page to give us a general idea about what to do with assistive technology in the classroom.==

= = = Ideas of Assistive Technology for Students with Emotional Impairments in Your Classroom =


 * ==Electronic calendars with prompts for scheduled events: @http://www.buyjenda.com/==
 * ==A traffic light which changes color depending on noise level, which allows for EI student to monitor his/her own noise level: @http://www.acousticalsurfaces.com/talklight/talklight.htm?d=36==
 * ==Paging systems or beepers linked to flexible computer programs that send reminders about events, expected behavior or reinforcement statements.==
 * ==A text-to-speech software tool to help support students struggling with reading: @http://4.17.143.133/udl/index.cfm?i=211==
 * ==A motivating device that helps students stay on task: @http://habitchange.com/==
 * ==A writing tool to help students better communicate: @http://www.inspiration.com/==