Blog Post #8

Adaptive technology helps people with a disability perform tasks like reading and writing. In  Chapter 4 of our textbook, we learn about many different types of adaptive technologies. Word processing software, recorded (audio) books, and input and output devices are just the beginning. I have used audio books to listen to when I have long car rides, and that helps me fight motion sickness, but I do not know someone personally that has a disability and uses adaptive technology. A challenge that might arise in having adaptive technologies in the classroom is if the technology is glitching, or not working, then the student may not be able to use it as needed.

I would use the Remember level in the classroom by having review PowerPoints and possibly making a Jeopardy! presentation where students can team up and compete while reviewing information before their test. I would use the Understand level in PowerPoint by using different examples of a topic in the presentation, like if I were to be talking about a vocab word, I would use multiple sentences it can be used. I would use the Apply level in PowerPoint by using matching games so the students can come up to the board and match the word to the definition. I would use the Analyze level in PowerPoint by showing Venn Diagrams and asking students to list differences between two things that are similar, yet different. Evaluate is harder to come up with but if I were to do a lesson on a story I would probably do a lesson on PowerPoint then ask the students at the end to have a discussion about the story and have a mini-debate on what they think about what just happened in the story. I would Create a fun PowerPoint with interesting graphics and themes to keep my students interest, but I wouldn't make it too busy so that they can't concentrate on the actual content.


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