Technology, Computers and the Special Needs

For the special education teacher who wants to add computers and technology to the curriculum

Acknowledgments

viii

Preface

ix

The Promise, the Hope, and the Reality

2

(30)

The Promise

3

(3)

The Hope

6

(1)

The Reality

7

(2)

An Introduction to Special Needs Learners

9

(5)

A Comment on Children Who Have Retardation, a Behavior Disorder, or a Learning Disability

14

(1)

Rationale for Clustering into Five Categories the Characteristics for Seven Special Education Disability Groupings

14

(18)

People Who Help Support/Multidisciplinary Teams

32

(10)

Teachers

35

(3)

Administrators

38

(1)

Special Faculty/Staff

39

(1)

Self-Assessment Tools

40

(2)

Learning and Instruction

42

(20)

Computers and Learning

43

(2)

Classroom Applications for Computers

45

(5)

Learner Goals

50

(1)

Instructional Delivery Formats

50

(2)

Service Delivery

52

(2)

Hardware/Pupil Placement

54

(1)

Software for Special Education

55

(1)

Laboratory or Individual Placement

55

(2)

Testing Issues

57

(5)

Computer Hardware

62

(20)

A Bit of History

63

(2)

Computers

65

(11)

Cost Factors

76

(2)

Networks

78

(1)

Disaster Recovery Plan

79

(1)

Service Agreements

80

(2)

Software

82

(22)

CAI/CMI

84

(1)

Authoring Packages

84

(2)

Hypermedia Concepts

86

(2)

Evaluation

88

(2)

Identification Schema

90

(1)

Software Features

90

(5)

Learning to Select and Use Software

95

(1)

Improving Software

96

(1)

Data Security

97

(7)

Assistive Devices: Vision

104

(22)

Organization of the Sections on Assistive Devices

107

(1)

Vision

108

(4)

Computer Access Devices and Related Equipment

112

(14)

Assistive Devices: Hearing, Learning, Speech and Language, and Mobility

126

(28)

Hearing

127

(1)

Learning

128

(2)

Speech and Language

130

(3)

Mobility

133

(17)

New Areas

150

(1)

How to Keep Up with Advances in Adaptive Technology

151

(3)

Where To: The Future

154

(7)

Technological Issues

155

(1)

Systems Integration

156

(1)

Societal Factors

156

(2)

Human Factors

158

(1)

Helping Personnel

159

(1)

The Next Efforts

160

(1)

Appendix A Litigation and Legislation

161

(3)

Appendix B Pennstar IEP Manager

164

(2)

Appendix C Technical Competencies for Special Education Teachers, Self-Assessment

166

(7)

Appendix D Computer Basics

173

(5)

Appendix E Key Times/Events for Computer and Special Needs Learner

178

(6)

Appendix F Programming Languages

184

(6)

Appendix G Educational Software Evaluation Form

190

(3)

193

(2)

Appendix I Instructional Materials and Equipment

195

(16)

Appendix J Organizations and Agencies

211

(26)

Index

237

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