First Class

We had our first class last night.  I am still getting used to being in a virtual classroom.  Taking a class from the comfort of your own home while still being connected to your classmates and professor via elluminate is amazing!

In the first class we discussed the topic of assistive technology in general terms.  Like many people I started off by thinking about AT as being about giving students computers, ipods, speech devices, in general high tech devices.  By the end of the class I was starting to realize that low tech items like magnifying glasses and pencil grips have as much of an impact on a students ability to perform to the best of their ability as having a laptop does.  Assistive Technology is about providing a student with the AT THEY based on their individual strengths and needs.

This is going to be an interesting course and I am looking forward to learning and sharing more with people in the weeks ahead.