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 * Current Issues in Education**

=Using Technology to Support All Learners= Assistive Technology can help almost all students. For example, when i was in first grade, i couldn't hold my pencil correctly, so my teacher bought me a squishy purple pencil gripper, and that helped with my writing ability immensely. As for helping other students with special needs, it all depends on the student. today in class we watched a video about a little Korean girl who couldn't or wouldn't speak (it was never distinguished) and she had a little computer she carried around with her that had pictures on it, and when she wanted to speak she pressed a button about what she wanted to say. another child in the video had sensory motor problems, and couldn't hold a crayon correctly. he had a tool made out of rubber bands and a PVC pipe with a hole for the crayon so he could color with the rest of the students. If i had an ESL student in my classroom, i would create labels in English and in their primary language and put them all over the classroom in places like near the clock, the door, the window, the whiteboard/blackboard, the pencil sharpener, etc. When i was in 4th grade, we had a student come to us from japan, so the teacher coated the classroom in labels, so i might do that too.

Here is my powerpoint about the importance of digital textbooks in schools. media type="youtube" key="T1375plv8lk" height="385" width="480"