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Technology can be used to support higher education technology by being able to be an interactive site for students. Technology Addresses different types of learning styles. An example of Technology that supports higher education is the computer game called Organ Trails. The game is based off of survival methods. You make decisions and you either make the right decision or the wrong decision. In this game if you make the wrong decisions you have consequences. When the student makes a mistake in the game they can evaluate the consequences of their decision.

Three ways in which technology can be used to affirm diversity is by Celebrating it, Respecting it, and Model it. Technology affirms diversity be providing many different learning websites. On-line sites provide anything from audios to pictures. Learning websites explore different cultures and explore different peoples lives. Connecting kids different culture outside of their own cultures is also a way learning websites can affirm diversity. Another way technology can be used to affirm diversity is by creating slide shows of different cultures and posting them on an educational website.

An example of a technology that affirms diversity is Kids.nationalgeographic.com. This educational website lets kids explore many different countries. While reviewing this website kids can learn about how other people live in different countries. Kids can learn where a certain country is located in the world. This website allows kids to pick a country they would like to learn about and the site provides a slide show of multiple facts about that certain country. The slide show includes important information about what languages people speak in that country. Kids can learn about the different types of hobbies people do for fun. The slide goes over the different types of food people eat and drink. Background information of the history of that certain country is explained. A kid may learn about the environment and geography of that country. Kids can explore the living conditions of the people in that country. More information the website provide about different countries is what major issues countries are facing. Kids.nationalgeographic.com is a great website for kids to learn many facts and information about multiple countries.

Technology can be used to address the needs of learners with special needs by allowing kids to access the curriculum taught in the classroom. Technology addresses the needs of learners with special needs by making it possible to do something that a student couldn't do without technology.

An example of an assisted technology that supports students with special/diverse needs in my future classroom is Kurzweil 3000. Kurzweil 3000 is an educational technology that helps people with special needs. Kurzweil 3000 can download printed and electronic and web materials. After the material is downloaded to Kurzweil 3000 a student has the option to listen to an electronic voice that reads the material/document aloud. Kurzweil 3000 lets students highlight any part of the reading or document. Kurzweil 3000 provides users with a variity of highlighter colors. After a student highlights a reading/document they have the option to extract the annotations from the reading/document. The student may extract annotations that are highlighted in one color or the student can decide to extract every color of text that is highlighted. When using Kurzweil 3000 a student is able to pick the speed they would like the text read at. Kurzweil 3000 has multiple voices a student may choose to read the text aloud to them. Kurzweil 3000 provides many tools such as a dictionary, synonyms, a thesaurus, spell check, etc. Kurzweil 3000 is an amazing program that would support students with special/diverse needs in my future classroom.