Posting for January 3

We are going to begin looking at ‘Assistive Technology’. Assistive technology has gone through a complete transition over the past 10-15 years. Assistive technology has given people freedoms that they would not have had if new advances were not made with regard to technology and how it can be used.

Your first task is going to be to search the Internet for ‘assistive technology’. I think you will be amazed with the number of new and developing technologies that are out there and how the technology has helped people overcome adversities and obstacles. Think of how the quality of life for people with disabilities has improved and changed drastically because of assistive technology.

Have you ever heard of Lance Armstrong or Stephen Hawkins? Search the Internet and find out what you can about these two amazing men. Determine the obstacles that they overcame and then went on to do amazing things with their lives. Also determine how assistive technology helped the men overcome some of life’s obstacles.

Today you are to find 3 articles about people who have overcome adversity in their life  . . . discuss the obstacles and what technology they used to overcome these obstacles.  Post on your personal blog your findings. You will be sharing your blog URL with me and the rest of the class in our class blog tomorrow. You can NOT use my two examples (Lance Armstrong and Stephen Hawkins). There are plenty of other examples out there for you to find. When you search make sure you are looking for people who have overcome obstacles with the help of assistive technology.

Keep in mind that you are going to be doing a research project based on the information that you find today. Please make sure that you are bookmarking all of your references on Delicious or Diigo.   

Please make sure you are very productive today. Don’t mess around and waste time.