Supporting+Students+with+Special+Needs+Using+Technology+KK

Technology can be very useful when it comes to helping students with special needs. There are many different devices that help students hear or speak when they can not. As we saw with Angie, she wasn't able to speak and with the help of technology she could express herself through speech. She could participate in the classroom and at home by telling jokes at school or by being able to say prays at home with her family. Other technologies, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids or calculators help students learn in the classroom. Students who are like Angie and are not able to speak, her device would be useful in my future classroom because I would be able to communicate with her and understand her. Unlike using sign language to communicate, I would be able to interact with her without having another person speaking for us. She would be able to express herself to me on her own. She would be able to feel like she was a part of the classroom environment and culture. She would not feel outcast or alone.