Assistive Technology Uses

Sabrina Gutierrez Ortega

EDU 214
April 24, 2022
Ipads
Ipads are incredible resources to use in a special education classroom. Using Ipads allows students with special
needs to use apps, games, or learning structures that provide visual, tactile, and auditory learning opportunities. This
also creates a gateway for students with special needs to be able to effectively communicate with parents and
teachers without getting frustrated in trying to speak. My brother is a special needs student with an IEP, and I have
seen tremendous improvement in his learning in all areas from the use of Ipads/tablets in the classroom as well as
at home. They can help more than what anyone would expect for special education.
Edmodo
❏ Edmodo is a learning platform the allows teachers to upload course content for their students to easily access
❏ Edmodo is a free to use learning/social platform
❏ Edmodo can fit into a k-12 setting in different ways. I know I have personally used the cite when I was in the
seventh grade for a math class. It is easy to use, and you can contact other classmates and the teacher if you
are having any problems. It is like canvas just not as widely used. The cite is also helpful to teachers as it has a
quiz builder and project based learning. It is very helpful just as canvas is helpful to us now.
Toy Theater
● Toy Theater is a collection of interactive educational games for your elementary classroom. They are all free and
are designed to work on desktop computers, tablets and mobile devices.
● This learning structure is completely free for use.
● This learning platform would mainly be utilized in the elementary levels of school. The website covers math,
reading, art, and even music with their games that are fun. The math games covered multiplication, division,
addition, and subtraction as well escalating to graph type games so it can be used up to the fifth grade. The art
games are actually quite creative as it allows kids to explore with their imagination with the tools given and learn
balance and symmetry at the same time.
Desmos
❖ Desmos offers best-in-class calculators, digital math activities, and curriculum to help every student love math and
love learning math.
❖ A free version of Desmos is available. Pricing information for The Desmos 6-8 Math Curriculum is provided on
request by Desmos. 20$ a month.
❖ Desmos is a web-based solution that offers customizable distance-learning activities for teachers and students. With
a centralized dashboard and toolkit, teachers can track student activity and promote learning. Desmos includes
various math-based activity collections to choose from. Other available tools for students include a graphing
calculator, scientific calculator, geometry tool, plus more. Desmos offers mobile apps for Android and iOS devices.
Seesaw
★ Demonstrate and share learning. Seesaw is the best learning platform for meaningful student engagement
★ Seesaw lessons are available for district and school purchase. Information about the school or district has to be input to
request a quote.
★ Seesaw is a great platform for students pre-k through 5th It has lessons along with games for the students to play to
better understand the lessons. Seesaw is also a great resource for teachers because it has guides for teachers on how to
integrate seesaw into their own lesson.
Prezi
❏ Discover the simple way to make persuasive, engaging, impactful presentations.
❏ Free for business, marketing, sales, and education. (free for all)
❏ This platform is extravagant for presentations. Everyone is used to good old powerpoint but Prezi really makes a
presentation pop. I could use this platform to get my point across for students. They, in turn, can also use this for their
own presentations. It'll give them a way to present their ideas and get creative with the information they want to put
out there.
TeacherTube
● TeacherTube is a video sharing website. It is designed for teachers to share their educational resources such as videos,
audio, documents, photos, and blogs.
● This is a free platform for the use of teachers.
● This website is helpful for teachers who want to incorporate new ideas into their classroom. Drawing inspiration from
other teachers allow us to become better educators. This website also allows us to share our ideas with other teachers.
There are educational resources ranging from elementary, middle, and high school so it wouldn’t matter which grade
level you teach. You would definitely find something in here that might be useful for you. I think is site would be
extremely helpful for new educators.
Nearpod
❖ Nearpod is one platform with multiple ways to teach. Real-time insights into student understanding through interactive
lessons, interactive videos, gamification, and activities — all in a single platform.
❖ Fee structure: Silver: free, Gold:$159 a year, Platinum: $397 a year, Premium Plus: Custom quote for entire school
❖ The Nearpod platform is a great way for teachers to connect with students through various learning styles. Students
can learn at their own pace, using videos, one on ones, reading assignments, and more. The platform offers different
interactive tools, resources, and content for teachers and students. It is a simple and quick way for teachers to create
and plan lessons! With the pandemic and schooling this app fits great! The technology is great for at home learning and
non face to face teaching and allows students to learn at their own pace!
Epic
★ Support Your Child's Distance Learning with the Leading Digital Reading Platform For Kids. Encourage Your Child To
Explore & Learn. Unlimited Books For Kids 12 & Under. Motivational Badges. 24/7, Anywhere Access. Progress
Tracking. Built-In Dictionary.
★ Free if you only want to read 1 book a day or 9.99 monthly fee but you will have access to unlimited books, audiobooks
and videos.
★ Epic is a great way to introduce reading to Kinder students. It will help them practice reading the words as well as seeing
the colorful pictures to make reading fun. Students can use their favorite stories on Epic to practice sequencing. Epic has
great access to content that showcases diverse cultural experiences. Epic is a great way to have children participate in
reading aloud. If a student is having trouble reading Epic will read the story for the child.
Happy Numbers
❏ Happy Numbers builds an individualized math dialogue and responds to students just the way you would: unpacking
concepts step-by-step, scaffolding learning, and providing immediate feedback based on student inputs. Individualized
pacing means those who demonstrate mastery progress more quickly, and those who need more instruction receive it.
❏ Fee with a Teacher License would cost $14.50 per student for 1 year. There is also a School License if the school pays for
150 students meaning $2175 then the rest of the students are free for 1 year only.
❏ Happy Numbers is a great way to use in all grade levels. Students can select the grade level they are in and they will be
introduce to the math they need to be learning. The good thing about this program is students find it fun and helpful. The
website helps the student keep practicing problems but also rewards their work. Students can level up once they master the
problems they were given.