Group items tagged

The A.T.TIPScast: Assistive Technology Tools In Public Schools is a podcast about using technology to help students meet their educational goals. Each episode features at least one "A.T.TIP" that can be used to differentiate and individualize the learning process. Christopher Bugaj, the host of the podcast, is an assistive technology specialist, speech-language pathologist, ISTE author, and online mentor.

Full version $5 3 modes of UPAD ✏ Note PAD You can begin by choosing one of the many paper style templates. Select this mode for taking notes in your college classes, documenting your business meeting with clients, or simple doodling. ✏ Book PAD Download your favorite books in PDF form via iTunes file sharing or just open it through "Open in UPAD". Now you can add memo, highlight, and make sketches on your PDF files. Want to add Post it? No problem! Select any color and size for your Post it memo. ✏ Photo PAD Redesign your photo file by selecting a photo frame, add a comment or two, and then add decoration with color pencil tool. UPAD gives you an ability to archive your memories in your own way."

Powerpoint Slides for Infinitec Webinar March 9, 2015 This session will discuss key points necessary when a student uses AT and is transitioning to employment or post secondary environments. It will highlight free tools and resources created by the Great Lakes ADA Center and others.

Powerpoint Slides for Infinitec Webinar March 9, 2015 This session will discuss key points necessary when a student uses AT and is transitioning to employment or post secondary environments. It will highlight free tools and resources created by the Great Lakes ADA Center and others.

First of all, let me start with the fact that Andriod Phones do not come with Accessibility Options!! These free Apps have to be downloaded from the Andriod Market. I will be posting the names of Apps that work well with a brief summary below.

Differentiating instruction is a time-tested way of thinking about meeting students' needs as they make progress toward achievement or learning targets.  Differentiation is an elegant mindset that suggests to teachers a framework that permits them to engage students while focusing on learning results, and digital technologies offer many opportunities to differentiate instruction in meaningful ways.  However, differentiating instruction takes a concerted planning effort on our parts as teachers and teacher educators. This is especially so as we develop a mindset that differentiation can be effective. In this post, I propose a three-phase approach to planning differentiated instruction: Where do we start planning for differentiated instruction with technology, What are considerations for who we teach, what we teach, and how we plan? How do I put it all together?

Nice blog posting re: iPad for Autism. My blog is mentioned at bottom. 

Here's a free iPhone app maker that Kristen Swanson posted about. She suggested the idea of creating an app for your school or classroom - cool idea!

MyStudyBar to the EduApps Family. MyStudyBar continues the EduApps philosophy of free and open source software to support teaching and learning and is a free alternative to similar commercial programs which use a floating toolbar to support literacy. AccessApps provides a range of solutions to support writing, reading and planning, as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties. TeachApps is a collection of software specifically designed for teachers or lecturers. LearnApps , as its name implies, is specifically designed for learners. All learners or students can benefit from LearnApps. MyStudyBar is our new kid on the block, providing a suite of apps to support literacy. Currently we host over 90 open source and freeware software applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows computer. Download now ... Select the bundle of applications which best suit your individual needs. Click here for a full list of applications and comparison of bundles on offer . MyStudyBar MyStudyBar Description Similar to popular commercial programs which use a floating toolbar to suppor literacy. Includes applications for mind mapping, screen masking, word prediction, talking dictionary, text-to-speech, voice recognition and more Version MyStudyBar for Windows XP MyStudyBar for Windows Vista and 7 Download Size 117MB 117MB Extract Size 235MB 235MB USB Stick 256MB+ 256MB+ AccessApps, LearnApps and TeachApps AccessApps LearnApps TeachApps Description A range of e-learning solutions to support reading, writing, and planning as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties A range of applications with learning in mind (including some games) Includes applications specifically for developing and testing learning materials Full Version

To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Mac-Access Archives: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/.

The exams are conducted from May - July 2014. Following are exam details - Like & Share - www.facebook.com/theadmissiontimes