Assistive Technology in Special Education

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Question 11 pts

A positive feature of education apps is to have simplified screens and instructions.  Which best describes what this means?

Group of answer choices

All of the choices

The speed at which the students needs to answer the questions can be modified

Images are included in the app to support reading challenges

The app had clear instructions and it was easy to find important app features

 

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Question 21 pts

Which of the following represents potential characteristics authoring program? (Select all that apply)

Group of answer choices

Some author programs are designed so that teachers can share them

The application allows some students to click on the mouse or use the touch screen

This application comes in many questions at 5 grade levels

Miss Doyle can use the program to develop questions on the content she is teaching in class.

 

Flag question: Question 3

Question 31 pts

With respect to instructional technologies, adjusting pace can refer to the time in which students are given to make a response, as well as how quickly students move from one level of difficulty to the next.  

Group of answer choices

True

False

 

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Question 41 pts

How does Panther Math Pather make math more accessible to students with physical and/orvisual disabilities? (See video via link from the chapter).  Select all that apply 

Group of answer choices

It is accessible with VoiceOver

It is accessible via Zoom Magnifier

The app has a grid

It teaches fractions

 

Flag question: Question 5

Question 51 pts

Which of the following is a benefit of simplified screens and instructions in math instruction

Group of answer choices

They help students with issues with receptive language

Students can determine to what they need to pay attention

They are not as likely to get distracted by unnecessary graphics

All of the choices

 

Flag question: Question 6

Question 61 pts

A calculator with large buttons for young children or those with disabilities would be considered  high-tech. 

Group of answer choices

True

False

 

Flag question: Question 7

Question 71 pts

A positive feature of education apps is to have Consistent placement of menus and control features.  Which best describes what this means?

Group of answer choices

The app had clear instructions and it was easy to find important app features

The relevant items on the application pages are consistently in the same places

Images are included in the app to support reading challenges

The speed at which the students needs to answer the questions can be modified

 

Flag question: Question 8

Question 81 pts

Whenever possible, it is recommended that the math teacher get a trial version of the app to check out before purchasing it. 

Group of answer choices

True

False

 

Flag question: Question 9

Question 91 pts

When doing math problems using educational technologies, students with visual-spatial or motor control difficulties are likely to experience __________________________________.

Group of answer choices

Problems remembering their basic math facts

Difficulty with writing numbers, aligning digits in computation problems

Copying math  problems from a book or whiteboard

Both 2 and 3

All of the above

 

Flag question: Question 10

Question 101 pts

An application is considered to have the characteristic of  ____________________________ if the activities require the students to learn and practice in ways that are representative of "real life."

Group of answer choices

feedback

differentiation

authenticity

curriculum friendly