Special Educators: Leading Apps and Services for Special Education

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1 Special Educators: Leading Apps and Services for Special Education Amy S. Goldman, MS, CCC-Speech/L Co-Executive Director, Institute on Disabilities Temple University Facilitator

2 Today s Distinguished Panel Susan Mazrui, Director, Public Policy, AT&T. Lauren S. Enders, Augmentative Communication Consultant/Assistive Technology Consultant/Speech- Language Pathologist. Joan Green, Founder, Innovative Speech Therapy. Jim Tobias, President, Inclusive Technologies. Sang-Mook Lee, Associate Professor, and Chief Research Officer, Seoul National University.

3 Assistive Technology Any product, item, system, whether manufactured or fabricated (e.g. by a parent or therapist), whether specialized or generic, used to improve the independence/function of a person with a disability. Devices and the services necessary to evaluate, match, repair/maintain, and USE the device.

4 Mobile Technologies: A Game Changer Move from specialized, dedicated assistive devices to generic, everyday, ubiquitous technologies. Price point is do-able for many ( out of pocket ). Shift from professional control to consumer control.

5 Challenges and Opportunities Street value Matching technology to the user Services needed for implementation Off label use need for accessories ($) Expands digital divide Impact on AT industry Reduced stigma Funding barriers reduced or eliminated for many May introduce consideration of AT, even if the generic device is not the final selection

6 BYOT/BYOD Bring your own device (business) consumerization of IT ; connection of personal devices to the corporate network Bring your own technology (education) integrating student-owned technology within the learning environment

7 Sample Policies Students may bring personal technology devices to school if they choose. Participation is completely voluntary. The school is not responsible for lost, stolen, or damaged devices. Personal technology includes, but is not limited to, cell phones, smartphones, laptops, tablet devices, Netbooks, notebooks, ipads, ipods, Kindles, NOOKs, PDAs, mp3 players, wireless earpieces, and portable gaming devices. Students should keep their personal devices on mute. Phone calls and text messages should not interrupt instruction. For accountability, students must register their personal technology devices at before connecting to the school s wireless system. Students are responsible for supporting their own personal devices. Staff will not provide students with support for how to use their own devices. Students without personal technology devices will not be excluded from educational activities. If personal technology is used as an aid to classroom instruction, the teacher will make use of the technology devices present, possibly pairing students or placing them into groups. Seneca Valley School District, Harmony, PA

8 Mobile Technologies, BYOT and Learners with Disabilities Who are learners with disabilities? The Connected Child Mobile technology deployment for learners with disabilities (including but not limited to BYOT) Matching technology to the learner: finding and using apps; being a wise consumer in the app world

9 Mobile Technologies, BYOT and Learners with Disabilities Implications for device and app developers accessibility, universal design, and universal design for learning The world view of deployment of mobile technologies and learners with disabilities Q&A

FOR INFORMATION contact: PIAT - Pennsylvania s Initiative on Assistive Technology, a program of the Institute on Disabilities, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Tel:

10 FOR INFORMATION contact: PIAT - Pennsylvania s Initiative on Assistive Technology, a program of the Institute on Disabilities, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA Tel: (voice) (TTY) Fax: ATinfo@temple.edu Web: To locate YOUR state s AT Act program:

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Handbook. Smackover-Norphlet School District

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Handbook Smackover-Norphlet School District August, 2014 For the purposes of BYOD, devices means personally owned, wireless portable electronic equipment used for instructional