Mid-Tech+Devices

Here are a few Mid-Tech devices our Region IV AT Contacts shared with us during our November Meeting.

Step By Step Switch - used for "What do you hear?" game in ST/OT theme based therapy group (ex. recorded sports related sounds, student presses button and has to choose what sound he/she hears from visual pictures or say what they hear; also used for an older student to desensitize the sound of fire alarms; downloaded different types of fire alarm sounds from internet and recorded them on switch

Digital Voice Recorder with USB - used for visually impaired student to be able to record teachers voice/lecture/lesson and download onto laptop computer and save

Vibration Pager - used for student with Autism to fade verbal prompts; student wears vibration box on belt and paraprofessional has activation button; once activation button is pressed a small vibration is felt by the student and brings the child back to on task behavior without the use of a verbal promt

Flip Video Camera - used by teachers in special education classrooms to document progress, document use of technology and to make Smileboxes; easy to use camera with USB port for easy download onto computers