It can be safe to assume that most teachers and workers in the field of Special Education, tend to put most of their faith in the area of High Tech AT devices. Tablet computer technology is the 600 pound gorilla in the room. It garners all of the attention and deservedly so. However, in our rush to crown tablet computers the king of AT, we must acknowledge that many of the learning goals for our students can be achieved using AT from the middle and lower end of the AT spectrum. To list just a few:
- Manipulatives
- Rubber fraction stamps
- Manipulative number line
- Laminated addition and multiplication tables
- Ruler with transparency overlays
- Large calculators
- Talking calculators
- See 'n' Solve Calculators
- "Coin-u-lator"
One of the "old" devices I have used to great effect is none other than the tried and true, ruler.
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