AD A P T IV E T E C HNO L O G Y

JAYNISE PORTER
EDU 214
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY-
TALKING CALCULATORS

A TALKING CALCULATOR HAS A BUILT IN SYNTHSIZER THAT READS ALOUD EACH NUMBER, SYMBOL, OR OPERATION
NUMBER A KEY USER PRESSES, IT ALSO VOCALIZES THE ANSWER TO EACH PROBLEM OR QUESTION
INVENTED: 1986 TO HELP CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
BENEFITS:
- ALLOWS STUDENTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH MATH OR HAVE POOR MOTOR SCHOOLS TO HEAR EVERY BUTTON
PRESSED AND PROVIDED WITH AN ANSWER FOR EVERY PROBLEM
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY

KINDLES
• A PORTABLE E-BOOK READER DEVICE DEVELOP BY AMAZON THAT ENABLES USERS TO SHOP FOR, READ ELACTRONIC VERSIONS
OF BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES, WEBSITES, BLOGS, AND MORE.

• LAUNCHED: 2007
BENEFITS FOR CLASSROOMS: DICTIONARY FEATURE ACCESSIBLE WHILE READING, TEXT TO SPEECH ABILITY, NOTE TAKING AND
HIGHLIGHTING FEATURE WHILE READING
INNOVATIVE USES

NINTENDO DS
LAUNCHED: 2004
CLASSROOM USES: CLASS DISCUSSIONS ALLOWING STUDENTS TO SHARE AND READ
MESSAGES FROM THE ENTIRE CLASS USING PICTOCHAT, DRAWING TOOLS
FLIPNOTE STUDIO – A TOOL FOR MAKING NOTES AND ANIMATED FLIP BOOKS
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