SPED
480
:: Technology for Children with Disabilities
Summer 2013
@UH Manoa
| CRN: | 91233 |
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Instructor: |
Matthew Schmidt
mmschmid@hawaii.edu |
| Course URL: | https://laulima.hawaii.edu |
| Instructional Mode: | Online |
| Dates: | 05/28/2013 - 07/05/2013 |
| Schedule Notes: | This is an online class offered via Laulima. After registering for the course, students may access the class at https://laulima.hawaii.edu. Students are required to use their UH account (username@hawaii.edu) for the duration of the course. For additional information about online classes, see http://www.hawaii.edu/dl. |
| Course Restrictions: | Departmental Approval. |
| Course Requirements: | The Internet allows students to take a course at home using a personal computer. Familiarity with using a computer and basic Internet skills (browsing, sending e-mail, saving/sending files) is required. Students must have a computer with Internet access. Depending on the online course, students may be required to log in at a specific day and time or at anytime. Students taking an online course should always contact their instructor after registration or prior to the first day of class to get detailed information regarding the course. |
| Course Description: | Overview of technologies for children with disabilities, highlighting battery operated toys, low and high tech augmentative communication systems, software, computers and alternative input devices (keyboards, switches, trackballs, touch windows), and multimedia technologies to promote discovery and independence for children with disabilities and their families. |
| Textbooks: | Books may be purchased at the UH Manoa bookstore or ordered online at http://www.bookstore.hawaii.edu/manoa/home.aspx. If you do not have access to the Internet or unable to travel to the bookstore, you may also order by phone at 1-800-UHBOOKS |
| Technical Requirements: | Minimum Computer Hardware/Software Requirements:
http://www.hawaii.edu/its/swhw_info-stu.html It is also required that you obtain a UH Email account. Please go to the following URL for more information: http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/563 Laulima Help http://www.hawaii.edu/talent/laulima_students.htm |
| Updated: | Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:59:27 |
