Assistive Technology: Integrating Into The Classroom

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Ideas that this article generated is what types of assistive technology would be best to begin integrating into the classroom? There are several levels and multiple examples of assistive technology to use in the classroom. As educators should we begin with a low-tech piece of assistive technology to slowly get our students involved? Before we begin integrating assistive technology into our classrooms, I do think we should look at tools that are designed specifically for our classrooms needs. Research the cost and effectiveness of those types of technology to see what will truly make a difference in the classroom of students we are working

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