Chromebooks in Special Education

Description

Chromebooks in Special Education

Google Chromebooks can be an excellent assistive technology tool for students with special needs. Students who have delays in physical, cognitive, or language development may require extra support from Assistive Technology. This course reviews a variety of strategies that can be used as a compensation technique when a student has difficulty functioning in a classroom setting.

This presentation will focus exclusively on Chromebooks and will not include information about other similar or related devices.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify speech-to-text Chromebook extensions that can be used for students with special needs.
2. List Chromebook extensions that can benefit organizational skills for students with special needs.
3. Explain how to access Chromebook accessibility features.
4. Explain the benefits of using a Chromebook as a compensation technique.
5. List a variety of typing programs and strategies that can be used on Google Chromebooks.

Target Audience: introductory- to intermediate-level OTs, OTAs, and teachers

Course Instructor:  Kim Wiggins, OTR/L

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Learning Assessment: Objective post-test

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Certificates Immediately Available!

Sensational Brain LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of continuing education. AOTA does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures.

This course is approved for 0.2 AOTA CEU or one contact hour under this Classification Code: Category 2, OT Process: Intervention.

This course is offered for 0.2 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area) available October 15, 2019.

Sensational Brain LLC is also an educational provider for CE Broker. This course code is 20-628461.

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♦ Questions? Email celeste@sensationalbrain.com.