LE3-5 - Technology

 

Barrier	Ways to Overcome Barrier
Example: Feeling self-conscious	Have a learning center where all students can use voice to text. On-going student and teacher training. Peer tutoring. Allow voice to text as an assessment choice for specific tasks.
Lack of training	Work the use of technology into everyday lessons to gradually teach different technologies, such as Google Read and Write. Model how they help. This will also help students see that the teacher has a positive attitude toward the use of tech. Assign work that is to be done using tools that have been taught as a way of practicing and gaining proficiency as well as assessing how well the tech skills have been learned.  Show the student how it can help to improve their work by comparing previous work with work done using tech. If training is needed, consult with the experts within the board to find out what is available.
Too much work	Reduce the amount of work expected, for example, shorter writing assignments.  If writing is too much work, perhaps recording a video or audio clip would be a better way for kids to show what they know. Show them how they can be successful using tech.
Being different/ standing out	Ensure technology is readily available to all students in the class, and teach the use of assistive technologies to everyone so nobody stands out. Allow everyone to use tech to complete assignments.   Teach everyone in the class about learning disabilities and how tech can help those students with LD.  Educate parents so they are aware of how tech can be useful to their child with an LD, which will help them embrace the difference.