Communication Technology for Students in Special Education and Gifted Programs

✍ Scribed by Joan E. Aitken, Joy Pedego Fairley, Judith K. Carlson

• Publisher: Information Science Pub
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 430
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Communication technology provides new opportunities for individuals with special needs, facilitating assistive communication, increasing mobility, offering a different model of engagement, and allowing new forms of exploration. However, many people learn about these new technologies haphazardly through teachers, social workers, therapists, and networks of people who have similar needs. Communication Technology for Students in Special Education and Gifted Programs collects ideas about new communication technologies and innovative ways of using them to enhance education for students with exceptionalities. These case studies are based on the experiences and expertise of the teachers, researchers, and other professionals who have used them. By learning about the experiences of professionals with diverse specialties, others will gain information and ideas for how to better serve individuals with special needs across the educational spectrum.

✦ Table of Contents

Title......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Dedication......Page 4
Editorial Advisory Board......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Detailed Table of Contents......Page 10
Forward......Page 16
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgement......Page 28
Section 1......Page 30
An Overview of Inclusive Education in the United States......Page 32
Technology to Facilitate the General Education Curriculum......Page 57
Integrated Technology for Culturally Competent Communication in Urban Schools......Page 65
Understanding Students with Special Needs Self-disclosure in Internet Chat Rooms......Page 79
Using Spatial Constructivist Thinking Theory to Enhance Classroom Instruction for Students with Special Needs......Page 97
Section 2......Page 113
Wheelchairs as Assistive Technology......Page 114
Trial and Error with Assistive, Accessible, Augmentative Technology......Page 125
Voice/Speech Recognition Software......Page 129
A Guide to Assistive Technology for Teachers in Special Education......Page 136
Assistive Technology......Page 150
Section 3......Page 161
The Student with Complex Education Needs......Page 162
Communication Technology Integration in the Content Areas for Students with High-Incidence Disabilities......Page 199
Signage as a Classroom Prompt......Page 227
Using Social Bookmarking to Make Online Resources More Accessible......Page 237
Reflections on Teaching Students with Special Needs in an Online Master’s Program......Page 242
Using Tactile Prompts to Increase Social-Communicative Skills with Children with Autism......Page 247
Personal Reflections on the Educational Potential and Future of Closed Captioning on the Web......Page 252
Parental Communication About the Needs of Their Children......Page 261
Section 4......Page 273
Are you SMARTer than a SMART Board™?......Page 274
Reading by Listening......Page 280
Integrating Accessible Multiplication Games into Inclusive Classrooms......Page 304
Do You See What I’m Saying?......Page 324
What Do You Do With A Digital Pen?......Page 334
Communication Technologies for Instructional Use......Page 340
Teaching What We Don’t Know......Page 351
Ten Hot Assistive Tech Websites That You Won’t Want to Miss......Page 359
List of Abbreviations
......Page 363
Glossary......Page 367
Compilation of References......Page 377
About the Contributors......Page 415
Index......Page 425