TechMatrix

Learning supports represent instructional goals. Products and research citations in the TechMatrix are categorized by seven learning supports across all subject areas that provide:

• Access to electronic references and resources
• Access to multiple formats of text, notation, and symbols
• Alternate access to the computer and peripheral devices (input and output)
• Means to create and engage in multimedia products and projects
• Means to organize and plan
• Opportunities to learn concepts
• Practice and reinforcement activities

List of Learning Supports with description

Access to electronic references and resources

Learning supports that provide access to electronic references and resources give quick access to study tools such as electronic dictionaries, encyclopedias, and calculators.

Access to multiple formats of text, notation, and symbols

Learning supports that provide access to multiple formats of text, notation, and symbols do so by transforming information from one format to another. These supports offer flexible ways for users to receive and interact with information and concepts.

Alternate access to the computer and peripheral devices (input and output)

Learning supports such as alternative keyboards, voice recognition programs, and Braille converters provide access to the computer and peripheral devices for users with special needs that prohibit the use of standard computer equipment.

Means to create and engage in multimedia products and projects

Learning supports that provide means to create and engage in multimedia products and projects offer users a range of formats and media, such as text, images, audio, video, etc., and the means to flexibly combine them.

Means to organize and plan

Learning supports that provide means to organize and plan offer a digital workspace for users to explore the connections between ideas and text, represent relationships, and apply a wide range of pre-writing, comprehension, and problem-solving strategies. These tools allow users to enter and manipulate their own data and engage real-world applications.

Opportunities to learn concepts

Learning supports that provide opportunities to learn concepts provide insights about, representations and simulations of, and connections between concepts in the subject area.

Practice and reinforcement activities

Learning supports that provide practice and reinforcement activities develop skills and strengthen comprehension and automaticity of fundamental concepts in ways that engages and challenges users.