Pinellas+-+Rees

Do... try to keep up with what is NEW and available for AT. read AT blogs to see what others are doing. look at the student's needs not the teacher's wants (SETT) Keep an open mind when consulting with teachers & parents keep offering trainings even if no one shows up. have fun

I don't... have all the answers. If you do, come see me. let the teachers get me down.


 * Chapter 1** - What do you need to consider when providing the lowest tech solution possible?

Consider the student's environment and see what is available, it can be everyday materials just used a different way. Consider the student's functioning level, cognitive, physical or both.


 * Chapter 2** - What solution(s) would you recommend for Tyler?

I like most of the possibilities they gave in the book. I would also use a program like My Own Bookshelf that allows the teacher to set limits and doesn't allow the student out of the program to get to other areas of the computer. I would have someone working with him one to one and modeling appropriate mouse use. If a touch screen was available I would try that. I have also taken a screen shot of the desktop and opened the picture to cover the entire screen. That way where ever the student clicks, nothing happens. He could click on icons all he wants and there is no feed back except the clicking of the mouse, which for Tyler seemed like a sensory thing from the description.

Chapter 3 -