ACIT (Accessible Computing and Information Technology) is similar to AT (Assistive Technology), but focus more on using higher technology such as a computer. Not only that, every piece of technology is designed for a certain group of people. In the lab, we discussed some of these technology and answered the following questions: what is it, how does it work, and who does it benefit.
- Small keyboard (half the size of a regular keyboard); it's portable; made for people who are limited to using one hand, for businessmen
- Big keyboard; color-coded, sturdy; for children, for people who has a difficulty in fine motor skills
- Giant Mouse; for children who has difficulty with their fine motor skills
- Electronic keyboard; pictures correspond to words or phrases; best for language learners
- Magic Cursor; camera manipulated keyboard; for those who cannot touch the computer
- Different Magic Cursor; manipulated by the jaw; for people who cannot move (vegetable)
- Read & Write Gold; help to read and write with text to read; for people with dyslexia, for children
- Zoom Text; zoom in on certain part of the computer screen, read all text; for people with visual impairment
- Jaws; read out everything on the screen, read text that you click or type; for people with visual impairment
- Clarity PC Mate; video magnifier, capture capabilities, zoom in function, portable; for visual impairment, for students studying science
- Reliant CCTV (close-caption television); 50x magnification; for the visual impair
Next, we discussed our Lesson Plan Project which will be due on December 5th. Our professor has her own format for creating a lesson plan that can be found on blackboard. Reminder: behavioral objective must be measurable, think Bloom's Taxonomy. We have to explain all the technology used by the teacher and the students, plus how the technology can enhance the learning experiences. Lastly, we have to create an attachment with the lesson plan. We have three possible options: scavenger hunt, web quest, or podcast.
After that we started our web 2.0 presentation. I was suppose to present mine one month ago, so as you can imagine, we are very behind. John B. started us off with his presentation on Hot Chalk. Apparently, it is a learning management system, which includes curriculum and standards that's applicable to the subject you wish to teach. Also, for anyone using this web 2.0, resources and lesson plans can be shared with everyone. Thus, it is a good resource for teachers. The next presenter did hers on Survey Monkey, which in simple terms an online survey. After that was a presenter doing it on DIIGO (Digest of Internet Information, Groups, and Other stuff). Simply put, another type of social networking.
I forgot to mention, I also presented my web 2.0 as well. Mine was on City Creator. I haven't rehearse or looked over any information so I pretty much winged it. Luckily I remembered all the necessary details. City Creator is similar to the game Roller Coaster Typhoon and Sims Creator. It is a game designed to help future architecture and children understand some of the basic of architect. This web also allows children to collaborate with one another and challenges their creativity. To understand how to use City Creator, go to www.citycreator.com
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