Assistive Technology

In my first artifact proposal, I had my students watching "Romeo and Juliet" from 1997 after reading the play, then watching "West Side Story" so they could compare and contrast the two movies and plays, while trying to find themes in each. In between each act of "Romeo and Juliet" I had students fill out at worksheet at the end so that they would have to pay attention. A test would also be given at the end of the section.

The student I chose to look at, Jasmine, has mild dyslexia and has trouble reading and writing her assignments. What I could do to help Jasmine is first find a digital copy of "Romeo and Juliet", the written play, and upload the text into something like Kurzweil 3000 so that when she struggles to read, she could have the play read to her while she reads along. For each of the worksheets I would give out, I'd send Jasmine home with a copy of "Romeo and Juliet," the film, and upload the worksheets in Kurzweil so that she could either use time in class at a computer or at home to finish the worksheets. If Jasmine does not have a computer, I could call somebody from the Patins project, for instance, who would be willing to provide a computer so that Jasmine's needs are fulfilled.