ATIA 10 Chicago Presentation on utilizing technology to break all boundaries limiting student success.

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Breaking All Boundaries:
Universal Design in the
Global Future
Ira David Socol
Michigan State University
College of Education

2. Universal Design
S Creating Access to Information,
Communication, Education, for all.
S Utilizing Contemporary Technologies
(Ubiquitous Technologies) to allow that
access.

3. Barriers
S Differing capabilities
S Differing locations
S Differing languages
S Differing resources
S Differing preferences

4. Technology Toolbelt
S The collection of tools you have access to,
and knowledge of, so that you can use these
to manipulate the world in ways which allow
success.
S Continuous lifespan learning, and lifespan
use.

5. Brand Agnostic
Multiple Tool Access
S Schools which embrace single systems deny
their students both tool learning and life
preparation.
S 1:1 should never suggest “same for all.”

6. My Toolbelt Today
S Firefox with Michigan’s Integrated
Technology Supports Access Add-On
Collection. (Mac)
S Google Docs.
S WYNN (Freedom Scientific)
S Google Scribe.

7. My Toolbelt Today
S Gutenberg Australia.
S Accessible Book Collection.
S Audacity.
S LibriVox.

8. Other Toolbelt Items
S Windows 7 Speech Recognition.
S MITS Freedom Stick.
S WordTalk.
S PowerTalk.

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Breaking All Boundaries:
Universal Design in the
Global Future
https://sites.google.com/site/iradavidsocol/.
http://speedchange.blogspot.com/.