[Get Answer ]-Assistive Technology Interview

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Question Description

you will apply your knowledge of assistive technology and its benefit toindividuals with special needs by interviewing an assistive technologyspecialist either in a public school setting (elementary/middle/ high), atherapy center (Sylvan, Huntington, speech and language therapyclinic), a private school, a federally funded center (Head Start, ARC,regional center), or another setting approved by your instructor.  Yourinterview can take place in person, over the phone, or throughelectronic correspondence.

You will need to ask a minimum of 10 interview questions relating toassistive technology devices and their use to support students withindividual needs. You must be sure to touch on each of the topics listedbelow and ensure that the interviewee provides a detailed response.Include follow up questions when appropriate.

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  1. Choice of technology
  2. How it the technology implemented?
  3. Funding (Did they receive grants, or where did the funds come from? How were funds allocated?)
  4. Population served
  5. Who is impacted? (Is there a universal impact, or does it affect one student?)
  6. Incorporation into the curriculum
  7. How is training offered for the device(s)?
  8. How are the technology devices maintained? (What happens if one breaks?)
  9. Review likes and dislikes
  10. Do they have any way to track whether it is beneficial to student learning? If so, how? If not, why not and how could they?

Interview Evaluation: Compile the responses from yourtechnology representative and analyze the school’s application ofassistive technology.  Prepare a presentation that evaluates yourresponse to the interview questions and how the school supports studentswith disabilities using assistive technology.  You should also examinethe strengths and weaknesses of your findings and make recommendationsfor the school to make continuous improvements in integrating studentswith disabilities using technology.  Finally, you will evaluate yourinterview practice and describe how you can apply what you have learnedin your career to support working with students with disabilities.

Organizing the Presentation: The presentation can beformatted using any of the previous options or resources shared duringthe course.  You may choose a video, document, narrated PowerPoint, blogor you may choose your own way of presenting your findings that isapproved by your instructor.  You must incorporate at least two forms ofmedia into your presentation including (but not limited to) images,audio, video, or web links.  Your assignment must be written at agraduate level using APA formatting (when possible) that thoroughlyaddresses each of the interview topics; however, due to the flexibleoption for presentation, there is no required page limit. Whenappropriate, a title page or slide must be included and proper APAcitations must be used for any sources or reference pages.

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