Reading through this week assigned articles, I realized how little I know about assistive technology. hopefully, I will learn as much as possible about AT during this semester and will set to look for a training program to help me gain more knowledge and skills in using assistive technology in my classroom, I want to be prepared for any students that I might get that will benefit from AT and want to be knowledgeable enough to help that child learn. In the matter of few days I already read about and learned about many available gadgets that help children with special needs; however I don't just want to know about these gadgets, I want to be able to implement them and to know where to get them when they are needed.
Have you taken a course that trained you on AT? If yes, was it informational and would you suggest it for others?
Lilit,
ReplyDeleteBased on this week's discussion, it seems like many of us general educators do not have much training on assistive technology. I believe that if it weren't for these graduate classes, we wouldn't have this exposure. My question is-- what about all the other teachers who aren't taking these courses? I believe our school systems need to take more of a proactive role in educating us about options.
Kate