breaking all the barriers - atia10

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ATIA 10 Chicago Presentation on utilizing technology to break all boundaries limiting student success.

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Breaking All Boundaries:

Universal Design in the Global Future

Ira David SocolMichigan State University

College of Education

Universal Design

Creating Access to Information, Communication, Education, for all.

Utilizing Contemporary Technologies (Ubiquitous Technologies) to allow that access.

Barriers

Differing capabilities

Differing locations

Differing languages

Differing resources

Differing preferences

Technology Toolbelt

The collection of tools you have access to, and knowledge of, so that you can use these to manipulate the world in ways which allow success.

Continuous lifespan learning, and lifespan use.

Brand AgnosticMultiple Tool Access

Schools which embrace single systems deny their students both tool learning and life preparation.

1:1 should never suggest “same for all.”

My Toolbelt Today

Gutenberg Australia.

Accessible Book Collection.

Audacity.

LibriVox.

Other Toolbelt Items

Windows 7 Speech Recognition.

MITS Freedom Stick.

WordTalk.

PowerTalk.

Breaking All Boundaries:

Universal Design in the Global Future

https://sites.google.com/site/iradavidsocol/.http://speedchange.blogspot.com/.

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