The Advantages And Uses Of Assistive Technology In The Classroom

Technology can be the great equalizer in a classroom with diverse learners. Teachers can find it difficult to differentiate instruction for 30+ students in one class, all with different needs and abilities; “assistive technology” can often help teachers personalize lessons and skills enhancement to each child. In most cases, children with learning disabilities have better technology skills than their teachers and are drawn to computers and other gadgets. Millions of students across the United States cannot benefit fully from a traditional educational program because they have a disability that impairs their ability to participate in a typical classroom environment. For these students, computer-based technologies can play an especially important

Guest speakers will be in attendance to share personal experiences and achievements they have encountered in the classroom with the use of technology. We like to include guest speakers because they create a sense of motivation for our teachers as well as provide them with someone to relate to. Our instruction will be presented on a projector by PowerPoint. All of our participants will have access to the information reviewed in the PowerPoint in hand-out form, so that they can follow the instruction without difficulty. Our training course is designed to be undemanding and light, so that our teachers feel relaxed and excited about learning. We limit the amount of lecture delivery and promote a lot of interaction and movement to generate our teacher’s interest and desire to be a part of this learning.
Incorporating technology increases students’ motivation to learn and personalizes lessons to a student’s individual needs. Even the students with the most severe and profound disabilities can use assistive technology to join a classroom of typical students, and their potential can be reached in ways we didn’t have before. (K-12 Teaching and Learning from the UNC School of
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