AT in SPED

Youth identified with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have deficits in social competence that can lead to problematic social behavior and social isolation. This can lead to a lower quality of life, as well as deficits in other developmental areas such as language and cognition. The iSocial project undertakes research and development to test and advance a set of principles and methods to enable and enhance social interaction for individuals with ASD. The long term aims of the project are to implement a virtual world that supports positive social interaction, enables learning of social competence with transfer to other settings, enables learning of other academic and workforce preparation subjects for youth with social deficits, and supports a community of educators, parents and youth as they address the needs of youth with ASD.

KidTools and KidSkills are new kinds of software to help students take control of their learning, behavior, and problem solving to improve success in school. The tools are research-based and have undergone extensive testing with actual students in classroom settings.

The AAC-RERC Writers Brigade and Connecticut State Education Resource Center (SERC) collaborated to create a Resource Guide for Teachers on AAC - available as a free download.

Allison McMahon - AT resource teacher wiki on AT

sve applictions onto Flash Drive, portable hard drive, IPOD. No need to instll the software: ie. Google chrome, skype, firefox, open office are just some exmples.

I got one and really like it.