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=USING TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE INDEPENDENT LEARNERS= Kathleen Covey kathleen.covey@scrsd.org =**This session will show educators how to utilize assistive technology (AT) in existing software programs and the Internet. In addition, this session will review how these programs can promote independent learning for all students.**= =**We will:**= =**1. define assistive technology and independent learners.**= =**2. discuss Universal Design for Learning (UDL).**= =**3. visit basic operating systems (OS) to locate ease of access for a variey of disabilities.**= =**4. discuss useful free and open-source software (FOSS) and mobile device applications.**= =**5. Take a look at the 8 week AT course.**= =**6. consider "Out-of-the-Box" ideas for creating independent learners.**= =**7. review several resources for AT.**=