Final+Project+422

= = = Final Project Assignment - 15 Points = = Please impress yourself with the quality of your final project. =

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Option 1:
AT Professionals frequently have to successfully propose the acquisition of technology for a student, and sometimes a classroom, school or district! Now that you have learned about and done some hands-on exploration with a wide variety of tools to support ALL learners, what do you want for your "classroom"? Make a proposal!! Take your time. Make it relevant. Use this project as an opportunity to further explore apps, software programs, online tools (Dropbox, Diigo, google drive, Wikispaces, Edmodo, multimedia tools, Read and Write for Google, Padlet, Twitter, Chrome Extensions, iOS apps, Accessibility options built into operating systems, etc.) that you want/need for your "classroom". Let your instructor know of any further resources you need! The Proposal can be a digital paper, or multimedia presentation or ??? Your Choice!

====**The project itself can be done alone or in pre-approved co-operative groups of no more than two students. You will develop a plan for integrating the use of computers and/or other technologies (MULTIPLE TOOLS) into the classroom curriculum. Your plan __must__ include: (see Rubric)**====


 * ===Classroom profile (general not individual) [2 points],===
 * ===Strategies for consideration of student diversity [2 points],===
 * ===Hardware and peripheral choices, including assistive technology [2 points]===
 * ===Website search and how selections reflect Curriculum needs. [2 points]===
 * ===Software search and how selections reflect Curriculum needs. [2 points]===
 * ===Reflection about your online "shopping" to identify appropriate equipment [2 points],===
 * ===Budget [2 points]===
 * ===Reflection post [1 point] - Add your overall thoughts about this project and how it might support you in your efforts to include all students.===
 * **Prompt:** Take this opportunity to gain some closure on your experiences in SPND 422. Please feel free to share your experiences about pulling together your final project. Consider where your thoughts about Assistive Technology and Education started on our first night of class and compare to where you are now. What have you learned? What would you like to do next? Did you impress yourself with your final project?

====Please note! This project is ideal to include in a professional portfolio, submit for funding via donorschoose or submit as a grant proposal! Your shopping trip and budget are what you create. The goal is for you to see what it would take to implement your vision for a real or ideal setting.====

**Option 2:**
==**With prior approval of the instructor, you can create your CHOICE of an alternative project that demonstrates understanding of course concepts and supports your needs and goals as an emerging AT professional.**==