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There are many kinds of assistive technology (AT) available to students, both high tech and low tech. I chose to educate you on pencil grips and handwriting technologies. All of these AT pieces are meant to improve the students' handwriting. There are many different kinds of writing technologies to assist students. There are basic technologies like pencil grips or foam grips. These are put on the writing utensil to help students grip the implement. Another kind of AT straps on to your wrist to sturdy the pen or pencil. A third type kind of AT for handwriting is a device that slides onto your finger. You then insert a pen or pencil into the hole. There is even a piece of AT that is called a writing bird. This piece is shaped like a bird, literally, and a pen or pencil attaches to it. There are tons of examples in the video provided above, and each one has a different design but the same goal in mind. Each help students improve their handwriting.