Tech Solutions for Special Kids - Article Title

This article talks about what types of technology is incorporated into the special education classroom.  Many special education classrooms use assistive  technology in their classrooms to help special needs students keep up and be able to participate in classroom lessons and activities.  Some examples of assistive technology used in the classroom are: Dragon Naturally Speaking software for students to command and dictate verbally, adapted keyboards which are voice recorders that connect with the computer to allows students to respond verbally to test questions and put answers into the computer, screen magnifiers for students with visual impairments, Kurzweil software which reads printed material to students, reading pens used to scan words or sentences which then is read aloud and it can also provide definitions, recording devices for students to listen to information and also record info which can be replayed again and again, text information put on CDs for students to read or view particular information anytime they need to, Squeak software programs helping students to work in a programming way in small groups or individually, Alpha Smarts for writing, laptops, oversized keyboards, larger monitors, Flipper Port for maximum visibility, scanners with text-to-speech software like E-text Reader, Intellitools, Boardmaker, Earobics for audio word recognition, phonics,and pics, different stations and television productions, internet sites, and iPads. The best way this article states to use assistive technology is when it is appropriate for the student and it does not pose a distraction for them.  Also, when a student refuses to use the technology, then it is not recommended for use with that student.  The educators in this article are more than 50 individuals who are part of the Education World Tech Team.  They are educational professionals who volunteer their time to contribute information about different technology devices that have used based on their experience and expertise.  I would like to continue to look for articles from these authors so I can keep up with the latest and greatest assistive technology for best helping students in special education.  The article is from:  http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech224.shtml.