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EDU 620 NERD Learn by Doing
EDU 620 Entire Course (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   EDU 620 Week 1 DQ 1
Universal Design for Learning EDU 620 Week 1
Assignment Response to Intervention and Assistive
Technology EDU 620 Week 2 DQ 1 Referral and
Assessment for Assistive Technology EDU 620 Week
2 DQ 2 Autism and Learning EDU 620 Week 2
Assignment Evaluation of Assistive Technology
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EDU 620 Week 1 Assignment Response to
Intervention and Assistive Technology (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.edu620nerd.com  Response
to Intervention and Assistive Technology. Chapter
Two of your textbook describes response to
intervention (RTI) as a multilayered system that
can prevent academic and social failure before a
student is unnecessarily or prematurely
identified as having a disability (p.28). Review
the section on Response to Intervention in your
textbook, and conduct additional research on this
approach using the Library.
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EDU 620 NERD Learn by Doing
EDU 620 Week 1 DQ 1 Universal Design for Learning
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  Universal Design for Learning. Learn about
universal design for learning (UDL) using your
assigned readings, National Center on Universal
Design for Learning and UDL Principles and
Practice, and the Library. Then, explain what UDL
is, why it is important in the learning
environment, and how it can impact the lives of
learners (both with and without disabilities).
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EDU 620 Week 2 Assignment Evaluation of Assistive
Technology (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Evaluation of
Assistive Technology. Write a paper that examines
the following quote from your textbook AT, like
education, should not be approached with a one
size fits all mentality (p.40). Explain what
this quote means in your own words. Then,
describe the various steps and aspects that
should be considered when deciding on an
assistive technology,
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EDU 620 Week 2 DQ 1 Referral and Assessment for
Assistive Technology (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Referral and
Assessment for Assistive Technology. Chapter
Three of your text explains a process called
Referral and Assessment for Assistive Technology.
For this discussion assignment, design a diagram,
chart, or other visual that illustrates the four
steps involved this process. (To do this, you may
use Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint,
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EDU 620 Week 2 DQ 2 Autism and Learning (Ash)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Autis
m and Learning. Many learners with Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD) experience challenges
communicating with others. Watch the video, iPad
Unlocks New World for People with Autism, and
analyze how tools like the iPad can support
learning for students with ASD. Then, describe an
example of how you might incorporate a tool like
the iPad into a lesson plan.
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EDU 620 Week 3 Assignment Assistive Technology
Evaluation (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Assistive Technology
Evaluation. Chapter Five of your textbook
provides tables of various assistive technology
solutions for reading, spelling, writing, and
mathematics. Select two different ATs from one of
the lists, and choose one of the following
assignment options. Option 1 Recorded
Presentation
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EDU 620 Week 3 DQ 1 High-Incidence Disabilities
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  High-Incidence Disabilities. As stated in your
text, the three categories of high-incidence
disabilities defined in the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) of
2004 are Mild learning disabilities Mental
retardation Emotional or behavioral disorders
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EDU 620 Week 3 DQ 2 Pedagogical Strategies for
Learning Disabilities (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Pedagogical Strategies
for Learning Disabilities. Successful Strategies
for Teaching Students With Learning Disabilities
outlines various pedagogical strategies for
supporting students with learning disabilities.
Review the strategies/interventions listed, and
select one to investigate.
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EDU 620 Week 4 Assignment Assistive Technology
Plan (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.edu620nerd
.com   Assistive Technology Plan. For the Week
Four assignment, you will create an assistive
technology plan for a learner with a physical
impairment. In the chart below, identify a
learner with a physical impairment to create an
assistive technology plan to support them in the
classroom. In your plan, you will identify the
learner, the disability area, and the grade
level.
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EDU 620 Week 4 DQ 1 Physical Disabilities and
Assistive Technology (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Physical Disabilities
and Assistive Technology. Read Chapter Six of
your textbook, and watch the video, How Assistive
Technology Enables Dreams. Then, examine the
importance of assistive technology in supporting
students with physical impairments. Discuss how
assistive technology can empower students and
promote greater independence.
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EDU 620 Week 4 DQ 2 Distance Learning (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Distance
Learning. While distance learning can certainly
support students with physical disabilities,
Chapter 10 of your textbook focuses on distance
learning as a tool for students with various
disabilities. Examine the benefits and challenges
of distance learning for students with physical
disabilities. (Hint Consider both gross motor
disabilities as well as fine motor disabilities.)
What are some AT devices that can be used to
support
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EDU 620 Week 5 Assignment Assistive Technology
for Visual and Hearing Impairments (Ash) FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Assistive
Technology for Visual and Hearing Impairments.
Search the web for videos and/or articles on AT
for visual and hearing impairments (e.g., screen
reader software, hearing aids, etc.). Then, write
an evaluation of these technologies. Your paper
should include The specific devices you
researched What these devices enable learners
to do, and how they work
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EDU 620 Week 5 DQ 1 Sensory Disabilities (Ash)
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Senso
ry Disabilities. Chapter Eight of the textbook
covers sensory disabilities. The most commonly
known are visual and hearing impairments. Explain
how these types of disabilities could impact
ones learning experience, and identify some AT
devices that can support students with these
disabilities. Finally, select an academic subject
(e.g., mathematics, science, language arts, fine
arts, etc.) and describe how the AT devices you
identified could be applied to a lesson in that
subject.
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EDU 620 Week 5 DQ 2 Age of Onset (Ash) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Age of Onset.
There are many things to consider when supporting
students with sensory impairments one being the
age of onset. What does the text say about this
important piece of information? What can it tell
the teacher or service professional? How might
knowing this information impact the support a
student receives? Finally, what is one other
piece of information you would gather, if
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EDU 620 Week 6 DQ 1 Assistive Technology for
Communication (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Assistive Technology
for Communication. In Chapter Seven of the text,
we meet Betsy Taylor in the Assistive Technology
Snapshot. Based on Betsys educational and
communication needs, discuss some of the possible
accommodations and assistive technology devices
or programs you might use to support her
classroom needs (further than the ones suggested
in the case study).
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EDU 620 NERD Learn by Doing
EDU 620 Week 6 DQ 1 Assistive Technology for
Communication (Ash) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.edu620nerd.com   Assistive Technology
for Communication. In Chapter Seven of the text,
we meet Betsy Taylor in the Assistive Technology
Snapshot. Based on Betsys educational and
communication needs, discuss some of the possible
accommodations and assistive technology devices
or programs you might use to support her
classroom needs (further than the ones suggested
in the case study).
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