Technology that Assists?

In this assignment, we got a first hand look at some of the technology that comes along with computers that can help assist someone who has a handicap. We got to hear the noise that the computer makes for the hearing impaired to let them know that something is happening on the computer that they need to know about. We also got the see the different ways you could make the screen bigger or change the color contrast for someone who may have problems viewing the small writing on a computer screen. As we completed each of these tasks, we saved a screen shot of what the computer was doing at the time and made a powerpoint presentation out of each of these. We also got to create two seperate slides that we could use in the classroom if we had students who suffered from these impairments. I really enjoyed this assignment because I had no idea that my computer was capable of performing these tasks. This assignment met NETS goals 1: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity and 4: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility because this definitely inspired my creativity when trying to think about how I would create a presentation for a student that had a disability. You definitely have to think outside of the box for this. If you would like to see what my presentation looked like, you can do that here.