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Adaptive technologies are types of technology that aid students who have disabilities to perform the same tasks as students without disabilities. It makes learning in the classroom much easier for them. Examples of adaptive technology are text-to-speech software that allows the screen to be read aloud for students who cannot see. There is also voice recognition typing that allows a student to speak and the computer will translate their speech into text. I have never personally seen adaptive technologies in use but I have heard of people using them before such as when taking notes in class. There may be a learning curve that is associated with some of the technologies. It also may be difficult, depending on the severity of the disability, for the student to effectively use these technologies if they cannot have constant teacher assistance.

PowerPoint is a very effective tool that can be used to help students learn at each level of Bloom’s Taxonomy. When teaching a new lesson, PowerPoint can easily and clearly display information. So by displaying this new information to students with slides explaining all of the different concepts, having picture examples of the information that you’re explaining, diagrams to go along with it, URL links to different outside resources or videos that further explain or bring up a new point of knowledge, and discussion questions to ask students, they can have a very thorough exposure to this new knowledge. From the knowledge the student gained from the PowerPoint, they can create their own projects or essays based off of it. Through the writing of an essay they can defend a viewpoint they are arguing by incorporating the new information. They can then analyze the effects in an essay or project about the new knowledge or while they’re learning from the PowerPoint and answering discussion questions. From there they apply the knowledge in further class discussions and into real life world situations. They can explain what they know by writing essays or answering written or multiple choice questions on a test. They can also recall the information and relay it back to other students such as when they might give a presentation about the new knowledge they learned from the PowerPoint. They can then remember the information correctly and apply it to their daily life. PowerPoint allows students to be exposed to all kinds of information in a neat and usually eye appealing fashion. Students can also use PowerPoint for projects where they must display all of their new skills and knowledge they just learned. This then again, incorporates all of Bloom’s Taxonomy.


https://campustechnology.com/articles/list/news.aspx


This site, Campus Technology, has a news feature where they post articles about educational technology trends and the latest news about educational technology for teachers. They have multiple articles about trends that are emerging for the future as well as information about educational seminars and studies that are interesting.

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