TECHNOLOGY MATRIX

Jeannine Loar ~ SPD-580 ~ 12.15.2020

Application or Description
Technology
iPad An iPad is a type of tablet,
it can be used for different
educational applications,
research on the internet,
and/or reading (eBooks)
(Techopedia, 2019). An
iPad can also be used for
accommodations such as
voice to text, text to voice,
manipulatives etc.
Chromebook A chromebook is used for
research on the internet,
reading eBooks, and
playing games that are
online.
Location/Cost Age/Academic Advantages Disadvantages Rationalization
Level
iPads can be purchased iPads are Some advantages to One disadvantage is Students that
at any store or online, appropriate for using an iPad are the the cost, not all struggle with
typically schools students of any voice to text and text parents can afford this communication,
purchase them in bulk age or academic to voice features, device just as not all reading, and writing
from Apple at a discount. level. students can write on school can provide will benefit from the
The cost for an iPad can the iPad and have to them. use of an iPad.
vary but bought alone transferred into text, Students can use
not through the school they are portable, eBooks, access to
they can range from they can be used to programs that can
$270 to $1,100. track students data, assist the students
and they have many with
different applications comprehension,
that can be used as fluency, and writing.
accommodations and
supplemental support
for students.
The cost of a Chromebooks are Some advantages of One disadvantage is Students that
Chromebook can vary appropriate for using a Chromebook the cost, not all struggle with
from $150 to $1000 any age or are that they can parents can afford this communication,
depending on the type of academic level. contain applications device just as not all reading, and writing
applications that you that will read to school can provide will benefit from the
have loaded onto the students, they can be them. use of an
Chromebook (Saltzman, written on with a Chromebook.
2019). stylist mimicking the Students can use
use of a pencil, they eBooks, access to
are portable, and they programs that can
can be used to track assist the students
student data. with
comprehension,
fluency, and writing.
Screencastify Screencastify is a Google
based program that is used
on Chromebooks. This
program allows students to
create a video of their work
orally in place of written
work to demonstrate their
understanding.
Rewordify
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This application was This application is
developed to work with appropriate for
Chromebooks and has any age or
two different versions. academic level.
There is a lite version of
this application that does
not have a cost
associated with it, but to
have access to the full
version, the cost is
$24/year. The full
version has not limit to
the amount or length of
videos while the lite
version is limited to 10
min video and only 50
videos allowed per
month.