Assistive Technology is constantly changing. In education we cannot grab hold of a product and think it’s ours forever. There is a good possibility that there are similar products on the market or, our product will be discontinued. Given this reality, we are creating a technology matrix as a system of evaluating current Assistive Technology tools. We use the following elements to evaluate Assistive Technology.
- Is it user friendly for both instructors and students
- Is it accessible
- Cloud based, free for users
- Flexible for different learning needs
- If it’s discontinued can teachers still access their uploaded material
- Does it reach students in a new way