ADAPTIVE OR ASSISTIVE

TECHNOLOGY, EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY, & INNOVATIVE USES
Hailey Peck CSN Education Department: EDU 214—1001 23 June 2017
 ADAPTIVE OR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
• Kurzweil 3000 computer software for literacy disabilities from Kurzweil
Academy.
• Improves reading writing, study skills, and test taking skills for individuals with
problems in those areas.
• Tailors to unique individual needs.
• Enhances education for new English Language Learners.
• Supports research based instructional practices.
 ADAPTIVE OR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
(CONTINUED)
• Kurzweil 3000
• Offers 30 day free trial.
• Price varies depending on number of users. Discounts apply for multi-year
and multi-site users.
• 1 user, $700; 2-9 users, $400 each; 10-29 users, $200 each; 30 users, $3000
total; site/schoolwide, $4,000. Each price point is per year.
• Company provides information for grants and other services to help with
cost efficiency.
 EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
• 3D Printers are starting to be used in a handful of schools throughout
Nevada.

• Ideas for 3D printing usage:

• Print fossil replicas for science.
• Print out replicas of architecture. (ex: Eiffel Tower)
• Have students design their own “inventions.”
• Students can print out topography maps for Geography

• Teachers can reconstruct complex concept models to teach theoretical

concepts, such as cellular and molecular structures.
• MOD-t 3D Printer (pictured) priced at $299.
 INNOVATIVE USES
• Smart Phones and Social Media: while encouraging students to take out their
phones or get on Twitter might sound like the complete opposite of what we
want to do as teachers, many are finding ways to incorporate these things
into their teaching.
• One teacher in Los Angeles encourages students to BYOT (bring your own
technology), where they tweet their thoughts on class videos using proper
hashtags (like #WWII). The tweets are displayed and used as fodder for class
discussions.
• Another class in Alabama uses Twitter to have students tweet questions
about reading assignments to their teacher and classmates.
• Smart phones are used to help with assignments in class and snap photos for
research projects. One school in Illinois equipped students with mobile
phones preloaded with math and science applications to use in class!
 REFERENCES
• Poh, M. (n.d.). 8 Technologies That Will Shape Future Classrooms. Retrieved June 25, 2017, from
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/future-classroom-technologies/

• Education, K. (n.d.). Retrieved June 25, 2017, from

https://www.kurzweiledu.com/products/k3000-benefits-standalone.html

• Hess, M. (2011, August 21). High Tech Schools: 7 Innovative Ways Teachers Are Using Tech In
The Classroom. Retrieved June 25, 2017, from
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/21/high-tech-schools-innovative-tech-in-
classroom_n_925450.html?slideshow=true#gallery/40585/1

• New Matter Store. (n.d.). Retrieved June 25, 2017, from https://store.newmatter.com/#!/mod-
t-3d-printer