Quizlet: This tool allows students to choose how to learn the material best by providing options to create quizzes, flashcards, word searches, play games and several other study methods to learn the materials from the lesson. Students have the opportunity to become independent and self-directed learners using this tool because they can set their learning goals and decide the best way to achieve them (The Digital Teacher, n.d.).
YouTube: This tool provides students with the opportunity to research topics of interest and find videos that show a visual representation of the learning materials. Students can be independent and self-directed learners using this tool because they can research and find information on their own or get better explanations of a topic that does not make sense (The Digital Teacher, n.d.).
Audiobooks and Publications: This form of assistive technology allows students to listen to text in a variety of different formats. Students can bookmark specific pages and search through pages to find the information they are looking for (Stanberry & Rashkind, 2022). This tool meets individual student needs because it supports students that have a difficult time reading or comprehending what they read. The technology provides a way for students to listen to the information and process the information in a different way that can allow the student to understand it better.
Graphic Organizers and Outlining Programs: This assistive technology provides supports for students who have difficulty organizing and outlining information for writing projects. The purpose of this tool is to allow students to insert all the information they know in an unstructured way and the program helps them organize the information into separate categories and puts the information in order (Stanberry & Rashkind, 2022). The technology meets individual student needs and learning because the tool allows students to show what they know and provides support to organize what they know in a way that makes sense and will allow them to complete the assignment