In this part of the project, I wanted to look for different examples of diversity and what tools or applications would be great in each case.  After watching different videos of DT and inclusion, and after reading different articles, I have seen that first of all, rather than start with the question of what the technology has to offer to our students, we should start asking what learners might need. 

I found an article really interesting in ERIC, which explains lots of different inclusive tools and applications and I wrote the more useful from my point of view. The article was Digital Tools for the Inclusive Classroom: Google Chrome as Assistive and Instructional Technology. 

The Chromebooks are an example of digital tool that is often used as a TIC since they have physical keyboard and those students with visual difficulties can use them. Moreover have a low cost and are portables. 

Another inclusive tool is the text-to-speech, which is a very popular assistive technology in which a computer or tablet reads the words on the screen out loud to the user. Positive fact for those students with visual difficulties that cannot read the computer or the laptop or those children with auditive difficulties who cannot listens. Speech recognition is also a process of enabling a computer to identify and respond to the sounds produced in human speech into a written format, a good inclusive tool too. 

Graphic organizers is another inclusive tool that help students who have difficulties with organizing their ideas for writing. This tool is recommended for those students with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and through this tool can do visual graphics in order to acquire knowledge or whatever.

Grammar and spell checker is a program that identify apparent misspellings and grammatical errors by reference to an incorporated dictionary and list of rules for proper usage so the kids can edit and revise their writings. This inclusive tool is recommended for those students with dyslexia in order to help them to reduce errors and also to provide them suggestions on how to correct the errors. 

Talking about the mathematical field, they recommend the use of virtual manipulative to support the development of conceptual understanding since if there are students with TDAH, TEA... they sometimes have problems with this subject.  Examples of applications for maths: The Math Learning, EqualtIO 

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Click on the Botton of Foundations to see more information about digital technologies and inclusion! Hope you will enjoy it! 

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