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Welcome to the new Assistive Technology facebook group! I am hoping this group will grow to be a forum where we can all share news and resources about various assistive technology solutions and resources.

The purpose of this group is for members to share information, news, resources, and ideas for using the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone in special education.

Edit, Annotate, and Share PDFs

A low cost doc camera option.The IPEVO Point to View (P2V) is a USB Web Camera designed to free you from the usual screen-mounted web camera perspective. With its excellent 2 Megapixel resolution and unmatched versatility, the P2V will quickly become your favorite for video chats, business presentations, family photo sharing, and much more.

The P2V is fully compatible with most Instant Messaging applications, including Skype, Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, and AOL. Plus, the camera features cross-platform plug-and-play capability, and is easy to install whether you're a Mac or a PC user via any standard USB port.

"is a collection of resources that facilitate the sharing of customized technology-based content among educators working with students who use assistive technology. This searchable database enables educators to find, download, and customize activities, templates and public domain accessible books based on the ten areas of the curriculum as set out by the BC Ministry of Education. curriculumSET resources are created and updated by dedicated professionals working with students in British Columbia."

New site which contains my blog, app resources, and other information.

Stevens Institute of Technology Online Project - Environment - identify lifeforms, create database, and share information, with other students elsewhere.

Requirements to use an iPad as an IWB. You need:- iPad- laptop or desktop computer (Apple is best, of course, but Windows computers can work as well since identified software is cross-platform) - WiFi network connection (configured with ports open to allow sharing/communication between the iPad and computer - this can be an ad-hoc network or a 'normal' wifi hotspot / network)- LCD projector with screen or large format TV to serve as the external display - remote control app (ex. Air Display, Splashtop, Team Viewer)- Software applications which support both remote control and remote mirroring of a computer screen, along with screen annotation / recording (IWB-like software)

wiki created to share sites and ideas for using technology with special ed students

This group has been created for special education professionals (teachers, speech language pathologists, & others) to share resources related to assistive technology. Members of this group are active tweeters using #assistivetech, #SpEd, #SpEdChat, #SLPeeps, & #SLPchat hashtags.

Kathleen McClaskey's new blog is open discussion and sharing of how mobile apps can be used to create digital learning environments using the UDL framework

"Sock Puppets lets you create your own lip-synched videos and share them on Facebook and YouTube. Add Puppets, props, scenery, and backgrounds and start creating. Hit the record button and the puppets automatically lip-synch to your voice."

Kathy Schrock's site for iPads in the Classroom. There are Google sites to share information, videos, information about apps.