Reflection #2

In one of my other classes we are talking about different special needs that our students will very possibly have in the classroom, and how we are going to adjust or accommodate to their needs.  Thinking about ways to make learning easier for certain students, I realize that technology has, and will, make a great difference for how students with special needs can learn.  Students who are hearing impaired can have hearing aids, speakers near their desk, and will benefit from reading from smart boards.  Kids in wheel chairs have motorized wheelchairs that they can steer with a joy stick at their fingertips. If a child has a hard time reading small print, there are machines that magnify the page onto a computer screen so that they are able to read it.  These examples are things that I remember my fellow classmates using in elementary school.  That was at least ten years ago, I know that technology has grown so much more since then, and that technology that special needs students use today has made a very positive impact on their lives.  While I feel that technology should not take over the lives of students, I also realize that it can be the one thing that makes learning a greater possibility for them, and I feel technology for special needs students is a very important part of technology that schools should continue to invest in.