Blog Post #7

Adaptive Technologies are equipment that has been modified so those with disabilities can use them. For examples, those with dyslexia will have access to spell checkers and speech recognition software through technology assisstance. Or those who do not have the ability to see may use text-to-speech software and Braille printers. I have a childhood friend who had an unknown eye disease. She was blind in one eye and could not see very well in the other. She had to use special computers at school that allowed her to magnify everything on the screen.

I loved this project! I used old photos I had of my students when I tutored last year in my hometown. Going through these old photos and made me miss working with children. After I finished creating my website I actually applied to tutor this summer. I enjoyed making the site and being able to say "my class". Weebly really had some cute templates to chose from. This site made it very easy to edit and add cool apps. I included the calendar app in the announcements tab and linked the "Make An Appointment" button to a calendly account so you can actually make appointments.

http://eme2040sac.weebly.com/

Diigo lets me practice annotating articles/ reviews. This application lets me practice highlighting the important information from the text and summarize it for when I need to go back for a quick review. This application also allows me to bookmark a site, tag it, and share with others. When working in groups or in a classroom setting, I can share helpful annotated sites with others. Diigo makes collaborating fun and easy.