Having the opportunity to learn of other technologies and implementations of AT by our peers is wonderful. Each presentation has changed my perspective of the possibilities of Assistive Technology.
I enjoyed the life span perspective Sue provided in her presentation. As a PST, I am always trying to foresee the impacts of having or not having the technology my have on my current students in their years to come. Reflecting upon the great improvements that have been made over her brother's life span in respect to technologies available to assist in daily living for a deaf person, I am now sure that further improvements for all challenges will continue in great strides.
The iTouch presentation was inspiring. The student has found their "voice" and that must be the most empowering experience for the student and his teachers. Ian and Paula along with the rest of the student's team must be greatly commended for taking on the challenge and working through the various devices and programs to make it a success for the student!
I enjoyed Kathy's presentation on Simon Sounds it Out. Simon Sounds it Out is a program I am only beginning to use in the Resource room. Hearing someone else's opinion and experience with the program will assist me in designing an effective way to use the program with my students.
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I, too, enjoyed learning from each of the presenters. Everyone did an excellent job!
It's good for me to see how the technology is used in the classroom. Where I work in assessment, it makes it easier for me to envision how a piece of technology would work and how it might fit in to my recommendations after an assessment.
Using Clicker 5 and Close Pro are two programs that I have really enjoyed getting my hands on and seeing how they can work and how we can implement them in our programs. I cannot wait to get them and introduce them to my students and I am looking forward to seeing their reactions and the wonderful work that they will be able to produce. Hands on and getting to work with other members of our class on these programs is the best way to learn about them because we all feed off of each other and push each other to do the best that we can.
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