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Student refused to use AT.
Symptom: Student refused to use AT.
Symptom Group: AT is present but not used
Reason: Student does not buy in to using AT.
Reason Group: Lack of common goal
Action: Include the student in AT planning so that a common goal that everyone agrees to can be identified.
Resource: Hey! Can I Try That?
Hey! Can I Try That? This workbook for students is designed to help them participate in decision making about their own AT use. It can be downloaded for free from http://www.educationtechpoints.org
Type: publication
Cost: 0
Reason: Student may not have thought about AT or had a previous experience that was not positive
Reason Group: Lack of information
Action: Work with teacher and student or directly with student to find out what he/she would consider using and for which activities and tasks.
Resource: Hey! Can I Try That?
Hey! Can I Try That? This workbook for students is designed to help them participate in decision making about their own AT use. It can be downloaded for free from http://www.educationtechpoints.org
Type: publication
Cost: 0
Reason: Student may not know what tools are available.
Reason Group: Lack of information
Action: Meet with staff and student to show them latest tools and discuss what would make one or more of them acceptable to the student.
Resource: AT Vendors
A very readable, alphabetized list of AT vendors http://www.lburkhart.com/sr.htm ;
Type: website
Cost: 0
Resource: Closing the Gap Resource Guide
The Resource Guide is published every year as part of the March/April Closing the Gap newsletter. It includes a comprehensive list of AT producst and vendors. www.closingthegap.com
Type: publication
Cost: $36 per year
Resource: Hey! Can I Try That?
Hey! Can I Try That? This workbook for students is designed to help them participate in decision making about their own AT use. It can be downloaded for free from http://www.educationtechpoints.org
Type: publication
Cost: 0
Reason: Student may have been poorly trained and feel inadequate about using the AT.
Reason Group: Lack of knowledge
Action: Provide training to student.
Resource: AT Vendors
A very readable, alphabetized list of AT vendors http://www.lburkhart.com/sr.htm ;
Type: website
Cost: 0
Resource: Online tutorial-commercial
Check Atomic Learning or other commercial sites to see if they have a tutorial on the tool: http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/assistivetechnology_tutorials
Type: website
Cost: 0
Resource: Online tutorial-free
Look for free tutorials such as the Tech Quick Guides at Montgomery County Public Schools
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/hiat/techquick_guides
Type: website
Cost: 0
Reason: Student may not have been trained in strategic or social skills that will help him or her be more comfortable using the AT.
Reason Group: Lack of knowledge
Action: Provide training on AT strategic and/or social skills.
Resource: SETT and ReSETT: Concepts for AT Implementation
An article published in the Closing the Gap Newsletter which describes a variety of ideas that can be used to increase AT Implementation success.
Zabala, J., Bowser, G., & Korsten, J. (2004). SETT and ReSETT: Concepts for AT Implementation. Closing the Gap, 23,5, November 2004.
Type: publication
Cost: $.0