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Amanda Kenuam

iPods & iPads are Innovative Tech Tools for Special Education - 1 views

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    "teenagers, SPED, Special Education Software, ipod, videos, technology tools, Assistive Tech, interactive, Apple, Special Education, assistive technology, functional skills, high school, ipad"
Kathleen N

Low Tech Assistive Devices: A Handbook for the School Setting - 2 views

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    Low Tech Assistive Devices: A Handbook for the School Setting
J B

TeachPaperless: IEP Recommendation: Mobile Access - 1 views

  • mobile tech is the single best vehicle for addressing the confidence and practical needs of many of our kids with learning differences
  • I don't mean to say that the tech itself is the 'difference', what I am trying to say is that the tech -- and especially the personalized and always-on facet of mobile tech -- will provide the connection to the tools, the teachers, and the interventions that will make the difference in a way both unique and also requiring a re-thinking in terms of how we offer relevant services to students with learning differences.
  • we need to explain to developers what we and our students need from them
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  • Even better, we should be calling for Ed Schools to provide instruction in app making and digital design so that we -- the teachers -- have the capacity to program our own teaching.
  • we need to push now for an end to the access issues facing all of our schools
  • Let's make districts come to the realization that mobile devices and mobile access are the point-of-entry for learning right now. Let's put state funded devices in the hands of kids who need them and let all kids bring their own INTELLECTUAL EMPOWERMENT DEVICES to class.
Christine Southard

http://www.scholastic.com/content/collateral_resources/pdf/t/tech_classrooms.pdf - 2 views

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    With education technology emerging at a fast and furious pace, outfitting a classroom can make for an intriguing puzzle. We asked two top-notch district tech gurus. how to get beyond the gadgets and put the emphasis back on learning. They sketched out two integrated, cost-effective implementations that do just that.
Amanda Kenuam

Future Ideas from Students for Assistive Technology - 1 views

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    "students, Special Needs, education, Assistive Tech, assistive technology, ideas, lesson, Steven Hawking, awareness"
Amanda Kenuam

How does Technology Help People with Special Needs? - 3 views

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    "special education, classroom, special needs, SPED, technology, learning, Assistive Tech, assistive technology, lesson, Steven Hawking"
The0d0re Shatagin

Tech Tips For Teachers: Free, Easy and Useful Creation Tools - The Learning Network Blo... - 11 views

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    NYTimes article recommending 5 free tools: Visualizing Text, Comic Text, Interactive Timelines, Digital Interactive Presentations, Idea Maps & Brainstorms
anonymous

RERC on Communication Enhancement eNews: Low-tech Visual Scenes Templates: Available now - 0 views

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    low-tech visual scenes templates:
anonymous

Evernote for Android Update: Speech-to-text and Big Widget Enhancements | Evernote Blog... - 4 views

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    Evernote Tech blog announcing the speech to text capabiity addition to the Android app
Samantha Ward

NSTA News - 0 views

  • AT can be any item, piece of equipment, or teachermade product that is designed to improve a student’s functional capability or help a student succeed in accessing the general education curriculum
  • pencil grips
  • text-to-speech
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  • Commercially available mapping software, such as Inspiration, is an example of a high-tech solution to organizational work and thought problems
  • Clip art, videos, animations, maps, diagrams, and other graphic elements can be found online as well and are useful in assisting students who need visual imagery to better understand the concepts in a lesson
  • modified meterstick with staples at the centimeter markings for tactile use by those with visual impairments
  • instructional software program that converts text to speech for students who function at low reading levels; such devices could be used with headsets by students during classroom time
  • Lahm and Morrissette (1994) identify seven instructional areas in which AT has proven advantageous for use with students with mild disabilities: organization, note taking, writing assistance, productivity, access to reference materials, cognitive assistance, and materials modification
  • Organization
  • Light-tech solutions include the use of flow charts, task analysis, webbing or networking ideas, and outlining
  • Graphic organizers
Eric Sailers

Tech Watch - 2 views

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