Assistive+Technology


 * Heartland AEA AT Consultant **

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 * Center for Applied Special Technology ** (CAST)
 * SETT is an acronym for Student, Environments, Tasks, and Tools (Permission is granted to download and use documents on this site for non-commercial purposes as long as source and credits are maintained and prominently displayed. [|//http://www.joyzabala.com/Home.php//] )
 * [[file:Zabala SETT Leveling the Learning Field.pdf|Zabala SETT Leveling the Learning Field.pdf]]
 * [[file:Zabala SETT Scaffold Consideration of AT Needs.pdf|Zabala SETT Scaffold Consideration of AT Needs.pdf]]
 * [[file:Zabala SETT Scaffold Data Gathering.pdf|Zabala SETT Scaffold Data Gathering.pdf]]
 * [[file:Zabala SETT Scaffold Tool Selection.rtf|Zabala SETT Scaffold Tool Selection.rtf]]
 * [[file:Zabala SETT Scaffold Implementation.pdf|Zabala SETT Scaffold Implementation and Evaluation of Effectiveness of Programming.pdf]]

//__The Student__// //__The Environment__// //__The Tasks__// //__The Tools__//
 * What does the Student need to do?
 * What are the Student’s special needs?
 * What are the Student’s current abilities?
 * What materials and equipment are currently available in the environment?
 * What is the physical arrangement?
 * Are there special concerns?
 * What is the instructional arrangement?
 * Are there likely to be changes?
 * What supports are available to the student?
 * What resources are available to the people supporting the student?
 * What activities take place in the environment?
 * What activities support the student’s curriculum?
 * What are the critical elements of the activities?
 * How might the activities be modified to accommodate the student’s special needs?
 * How might technology support the student’s active participation in those activities?
 * What no tech, low tech, and high tech options should be considered when developing a system for a student with these needs and abilities doing these tasks in these environments?
 * What strategies might be used to invite increased student performance?
 * How might these tools be tried out with the student in the customary environments in which they will be used?