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EDSP 618 Technology for Special Needs Students
This wiki book created by students in the EDSP 618 class at the University Of Louisville looks at devices and software that may be used for students with special needs in schools.

=media type="custom" key="4342259" align="right"= **What is Assistive Technology?** Assistive Technology is defined in a federal law for students with disabilities called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA, PART A. SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS

The term "assistive technology device" means any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of a child with a disability.
 * (1)ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE **

**(2) ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE** The term "assistive technology service" means any service that directly assists a child with a disability in the selection, acquisition, or use of an assistive technology device.

Assistive technology is provided for a student to support the student's ability to have access to the general education curriculum in the least restrictive environment possible.

The assistive technology needs of a student are related to functional needs in the areas of motor skills, vision, hearing, and speech.

Assignment: Each Page/Topic should contain: You can add YouTube videos to your Voicethread by using this FREE service at: []
 * 1) Author's name
 * 2) A paragraph explaining the device or software and the use in education
 * 3) A word mosaic about your topic from Image Chef []
 * 4) Images
 * 5) VoiceThread that explains the topic using:
 * Text
 * Audio
 * Images
 * Video
 * A discussion topic that class members respond to about their view of the use of the software or device.

Paste in the URL from YouTube into the Download section and click on "Download". The service gives you a list of your downloads. Click "Download" from the list and save your file. The file name will always be "movie.flv so you want to keep track of what file you download. From VoiceThread click on "Upload", navigate to where your YouTube video file is and upload it into your VoiceThread. media type="custom" key="27644772"