Assistive Tech 5220 Discussion

Class Discussion: Discuss UDL and your approach to this imaginary class of students.

Imagine you have a class of 26 students. Three students are emerging bilingual students whose families speak Cantonese, Croatian, and Vietnamese respectively at home. One of the students has a temporary (soccer field) injury to his right (writing) hand, one has very low vision (only light perception), and one is hearing impaired. The class also includes 3 reluctant readers who are not identified and thus do not have IEP or 504 accommodations. What issues would you have teaching an interactive web-based lesson using Chromebooks or a Smartboard? How could technology help all students learn?

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