ERIC Number: ED357555
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Publication Date: 1993-Mar
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Preparing Special Educators in Eastern North Carolina To Use Assistive Technology: A Multimedia Approach to Addressing Training Needs Unique to Rural Areas.
Darrow, Melissa; And Others
This paper describes a project addressing the assistive technology training needs of teachers of children with disabilities in rural eastern North Carolina, through development of a multimedia software tutorial service. The project utilized both a special education/assistive technology professional and an instructional technology professional to collaboratively develop a prototype tutorial. This paper describes the design and testing of the tutorial, which provides an introduction to the Unicorn Expanded Keyboard. The tutorial's development is summarized through four stages: (1) preparation and planning; (2) design; (3) programming the lesson; and (4) evaluation. Key features of the tutorial include its focus on two major competency domains previously identified for North Carolina teachers: using everyday software and hardware; and integrating technology into the curriculum, fitting it to the user's characteristics, and identifying and evaluating software programs. (Contains 10 references.) (DB)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Disabilities, Educational Media, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Independent Study, Input Output Devices, Inservice Teacher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Material Development, Multimedia Instruction, Rural Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
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