The Michigan Assistive Technology Guidelines for Teachers of Students Blind and Visually Impaired

38^th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference

March 13 – 17, 2023 – Anaheim Marriott

Presenters

Pat Love-Sypho

BV Education Consultant

Michigan Department of Education – Low Incidence Outreach – MDE-LIO

Ann McKay-Bacon. M.ED

Teacher/Consultant (TCVI)

Information Plus Art, LLC

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Statement

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This presentation focuses exclusively on The Michigan Assistive Technology Guidelines and Assistive Apps and will not include information on other similar or related products.

Agenda

Welcome & Introduction

Objectives

Background

Guidelines Foundation – MITECS & ISTE

Guidelines – Where to Find & Overview

Assistive Apps – How to Navigate

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Objectives:

• Demonstrate and describe how three or more components of the Michigan AT Guidelines can assist educators with evaluating and monitoring students’ technology skill development.
• Demonstrate filling out and using the Tool Record Keeping Chart as a technology inventory list for PreK – Grade 12 with one student’s toolkit information.
• Demonstrate using search filters to identify two or more Apps using the Assistive Apps page on the MDE-LIO website.

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Guidelines - Background

• Why
• What – Present Times

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�Michigan Assistive Technology Guidelines Foundation

The Assistive Technology (AT) Guidelines is based on the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards to which the Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students (MITECS) connects. These guidelines follow six the key concepts of ISTE & MITECS

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Michigan Assistive Technology Guidelines Website�

https://mdelio.org/

Location

Structure Overview

Components of the Guidelines

Protocols

Filling out the checklist or forms

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Skill Progression Sample

Keyboarding Skills - Technology Operations and Concepts

• PreK

Skill 3: Explore and use the keyboard and perform basic operations with teacher-guided assistance.

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Teacher Activity (TA) 1: Explore the keyboard, mouse, joystick, tablet, or other adaptive devices, using age-appropriate program

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Skill Progression - Keyboarding

• Grades 3 - 5

Skill 6: Demonstrate the use of a keyboard, navigational keys, mouse, touch screen devices and buttons/keys of ATDs and adaptive devices.

TA 6: Practice and assess QWERTY keyboard skills with a goal of 25 wpm with 85% accuracy. Practice and assess accuracy of finger gestures.

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Skill Progression – Keyboarding HS

• Grades 9 – 12:

Skill 11: Demonstrate the ability to complete class activities, work assignments, daily living skills, and leisure activities by using a keyboard, navigational keys, mouse, joystick, or switch with digital/electronic devices, touch-screen tablets, mobile devices, accessible technologies and adaptive devices specific to the student’s needs.

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Keyboarding Grade 9 - 12

TA 11: Continue to practice and assess the use of proper keyboarding posture, finger positions, and touch-typing techniques to improve accuracy, speed, and general efficiency in operating a computer with a goal of 55-65 words per minute.

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Assistive Apps

• https://mdelio.org/

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�Demonstration of how to access and use the filters to obtain app suggestions

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Contact Information

Ann McKay-Bacon

• TVI
• INFORMATION PLUS ART, LLC
• 14615 EVERGREEN RD.
• DETROIT, MI 48223
• ipa8@comcast.net
• 313-719-2984

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Pat Love-Sypho

• BVI Education Consultant
• Michigan Department of Education- Low Incidence Outreach (MDE-LIO)
• 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909
• lovep@michigan.gov
• 517-241-2903

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