Introduction

You are an elementary school teacher who just graduated from college. You have a student who has a learning disability. From the list below, choose a learning disability and find information about how Assistive Technology can enhance the students' learning.

Using internet-based resources, you need to identify resources and instructional practices to meet your students' learning disability. This includes assistive technologies and may also include approaches that don't require any technology.

Your Principal has asked you to generate a website to share with other teachers at your school as well as the school's administration. The website needs to contain an overview about working with students that have special needs, and technological resources that can enhance students' educational experiences. Further, the website should contain a description of key phrases, such as Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), inclusion and least restrictive environment. You may have to search further for these terms.

1. Use the list of resources in this section to help get you started.

Augmentative communication (for non speakers)

Examples of Products (use the products tab in the menu)

Assistive Listening Devices

3. Synthesize the information that you have collected.

4. Create your website. Make sure you credit your references in your product.

5. Complete the Conclusion section on your Posterous site.

To create your website go to www.weebly.com or http://www.wix.com/

Your website must include:

1) a 1 paragraph overview of the terms IEP, inclusion and least restrictive environment.

2) a disability- including a description of how it influences academics, and how Assistive Technologies can support students with this disability.

3) Answers to the Conclusion questions below.

4) Links to all websites that you have used OR citations for any printed resources that you have used. You must use at least two resources.

You can earn up to 15 points on this assignment. You will paste the web address to your website in Moodle and complete the reflection on Posterous.

	Beginning 1	Developing 2	Accomplished 3	Score
Additional Resources Found	There is no evidence of additional resources. (0)	There is evidence of one or two additional resources. (0.5)	There is evidence of at least two additional resources. (1)
Product- content	The product's content reflects a limited understanding of the disability and assistive technologies. (4-6)	The product's content reflects a somewhat thorough and accurate understanding of the disability and assistive technologies. (7-8)	The product's content reflects a thorough and accurate understanding of the disability and assistive technologies.   (9-10)
Product- organization	The product's content lacks organization. (0)	The product's content has some organization. (0.5)	The product's content is well organized and easy to follow. (1)
Quality of Product	The product contains misspellings, grammatical errors and is poorly done. (0)	The product contains a few misspellings or grammatical errors. (0.5)	The product is well done and contains no misspellings or grammatical errors. (1)
Reflection	The reflection has limited depth and reasoning (0).	The reflection demonstrates some depth and reasoning (1).	The reflection demonstrates depth and reasoning about the issue (2)