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Journal 8: Adaptive Technology

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DynaVox. (2011). Dynavoxmaestro . Retrieved from http://www.dynavoxtech.com/products/maestro/benefits/ Bright tots, inc. . (2011). Retrieved from http://www.brighttots.com/Assistive_Technology_for_Communication.html Communication Low to High Tech tools Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is all the form of communicating used to express thoughts, needs, wants, and ideas; excluding oral speech. Facial expressions, symbols, and writing are some examples of AAC. A no tech communication tool is the choice board .   Choice boards can be made of objects, pictures, and symbols that are used by the students with special needs.   It can be used in the classroom by having related topic symbols or objects on the choice board so that the student is able to answer questions, or complete sentences about the topic, by using pointer stick, body part, eye gaze, or any other gesture. Choice boards are also available as iPhone applications. A high tech device tool is Dyn