This past weekend I was asked by OECTA to present at the Beginning Teachers Conference. I presented on Assisted Technology(AT) as a tool for EVERYONE! AT helps students find their entry point no matter the where they are coming from and what they bring with them. Technology is a great vehicle that can help students find their voice (see video) and deliver their message, but it is just a tool. I've shown hundreds of tools and resources, but it is no substitute for good teaching practises.
The message I tried to get across was centred around differentiation. Differentiation of strategies and differentiation of tools. We cannot look at one tool and expect it to solve all our problems, in the same way we cannot look at a student and think one label (special needs identification) sums them up. For information and resources from my presentation please see the below links.
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