Examples of assisted technology in the GCS School system.

1. ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY

2. SMART TABLE
(YOU CAN HAVE UP TO SIX STUDENTS ON THE TABLE AT THE
SAME TIME)

3. EC TEACHERS USED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
CALLED FUSION. THE DEVICE IS USED AS A NOTE TAKER.
STUDENTS TYPE INTO THE DEVICE AND HEAR WHAT THEY
TYPED WITH HEADPHONES. THE INFORMATION CAN BE
SAVED FROM THE DEVICE ONTO A FLASH DRIVE.

4. CLASSROOM AND EC TEACHERS USED ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT CALLED THE WRITER. THE DEVICE
IS USED AS A NOTE TAKER. STUDENTS TYPE INTO THE
DEVICE AND CAN SAVE THEIR INFORMATION FROM THE
DEVICE, HOOK IT TO THE DESKTOP AND PRINT THE
INFORMATION INTO A WORD DOCUMENT.

5. EC USE THE PIX WRITER SOFTWARE THIS ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY HELPS STUDENTS WITH READING,
WRITING, AND SPEAKING DIFFICULTIES. STUDENTS
TYPE WORDS OR CLICK ON PICTURES/TEXT TO
ASSIST WITH MAKING SENTENCES.

6. IPADS ARE USED IN THE CLASSROOM TO
REINFORCE MATH, WRITING AND READING
LESSONS.

7. ACCELERATED READER CAN BE USED TO READ
ALOUD THE QUESTIONS TO STUDENTS THAT HAVE
DIFFICULTY

8. APPLE IPODS ARE USED IN THE CLASSROOM TO
REINFORCE PREVIOUS INSTRUCTION AND ASSISTS
STUDENTS THAT ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH READING

9. EBEAM IS AN INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SYSTEM
DEVELOPED BY LUIDIA, INC. THAT TRANSFORMS
ANY STANDARD WHITEBOARD OR OTHER SURFACE
INTO AN INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD.

10. THE SMART BOARD IS AN INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD THAT
USES TOUCH DETECTION FOR USER INPUT – E.G. SCROLLING,
RIGHT MOUSE-CLICK – IN THE SAME WAY NORMAL PC INPUT
DEVICES, SUCH AS A MOUSE OR KEYBOARD, DETECT INPUT. A
PROJECTOR IS USED TO DISPLAY A COMPUTER'S VIDEO
OUTPUT ON THE INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD, WHICH THEN
ACTS AS A LARGE TOUCH SCREEN

11. LEAP PAD LEARNING SYSTEM TEACHES FUNDAMENTAL READING SKILLS.
TEACHES READING, PHONICS, VOCABULARY, MATH, SCIENCE, AND
MUSIC. THE DEVICE CAN BE USED ALSO WITH HEADPHONES.

12. CLASSROOM AMPLIFICATION IS USED FOR
THOSE STUDENTS THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY
HEARING.

13. AVER KEY IS A DEVICE THAT IS USED TO ASSIST
THE TEACHER WITH PROJECTION OF
DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE ON
THE COMPUTER FOR BETTER VIEWING

14. INTERACTIVE ELMO ALLOWS STUDENTS AND
TEACHERS TO PROJECT THEIR PRESENTATION
ONTO THE PROJECTOR SCREEN TO BE VERY
VISIBLE TO THE OTHER STUDENTS.

15. CPS CAPTURES REAL-TIME ASSESSMENT DATA
TO GAUGE STUDENT COMPREHENSION AS YOU
TEACH TO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL
LEARNING NEEDS AND ALTER INSTRUCTION AS
NEEDED.