Technology Integration: Special Education
Impairment Disability Handicap
Special Education Curriculum Technologies Laws
Integrating Technology: Three Sections: I: Planning II: Problems and Issues III: Strategies
Planning: Needs Assessment Curriculum Available and Needed Physical Resource Training Levels
TPACK: Teacher Self Evaluation
Technology and Content
II: Problems and Issues related to Special Education
Legal and Policy Directives Individuals with Disabilities act (1997) The Technology-Related Assistance Act for Individuals with Disabilities (1988) No Child Left Behind Act (2001) Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004)
Trained Personnel
Inclusive Classrooms Mainstreaming Classroom Modifications Pedagogical Modifications
Universal Design for Learning
Web Accessibility
Strategies for Technology Integration in Special Education
Cognitive Disabilities
Physical Disabilities
Sensory Disabilities
At-Risk Students
Students with Gifts and Talents
Technology Integration in Special Needs Education Can take many forms Requires compressive Planning Is driven by the needs of the students more than most Integration areas