This unit is designed to incorporate a student s regular education Social Studies Curriculum and an individually administered technology class via the student s Individual Education Plan. Many accommodations are made to help the learner to be successful. Technology may be used as one very important adaptation. Produce easier reading copy of study guides and chapter reviews. Reduce visual fatigue by using Kurzweil 3000 computer speech capabilities to supplement study in large print books.
Word processing is faster than handwriting for the visually impaired.
Organizational skills can be improved through saving and organizing files. Research can be done quickly on the Internet. Nineteen inch monitors, television connections, Magnavision screen magnification hardware can be quite an improvement over past screen magnification software. Fonts can be produced that are easier to read. Dustin will perform twelve of the most common operations on the computer using keystrokes versus the mouse arrow 100 times during the semester course based upon running record.