Assitive Technology

After watching the video titled “Enabling Dreams”, I learned many new things about assistive technology. In the movie children were given a great opportunity to voice themselves by using assistive technology. In my previous class we learned about many different assistive technology tools but, I have only seen them in action. Lessons are modified for the students help the student voice their opinion and it helps them be more independent.

In the movie there were many different tools that were introduced to me. I seen an electrical wheel chair and it is a great tool to help people get around. The one that I was interested in was the tool that teaches the boy. The boy only had partial movement in his body which was his eyebrows. Having different tools for students to use in the classroom was a great idea for the student. I would modify my whole lesson to accommodate the disabled student in the classroom, with all the tools shown in the video will help me in the future.

Assistive technology gives students all around the world an opportunity to communicate and voice their own opinion with these tools. Some students could even make their own music with a special tool. I think that every teacher should revise their lesson plan to accommodate the disabled children in the classroom. So the student will not feel left out and will be included in all the activities in the classroom. Teachers should really observe the student and see how they work and what they could work with, and the teacher will take action and find certain tools to help the students.