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"Post-it Plus is a new iPad app from the makers of the original Post-it Notes. With this free app installed on your iPad you can snap a picture of a collection of physical sticky notes and have them quickly digitized. Once your notes are digitized you can re-arrange them, share them with collaborators, or send them to another application like Dropbox. If you have multiple sets of notes you can combine the best notes into one board through the Post-it Plus iPad app."

Articulation cans, instead of the usual cards. Great idea to mix things up from time to time. c",)

I'm sorry, but I just had to get this off my chest. Thankfully somebody has opened up about this; and this coming from people from the opposite sex, as well. These shows, to my mind, are absolutely horrendous. I see it as demeaning, not just to women, but to men as well. This is no longer about fashion; this is no longer about clothes - intimate apparel or otherwise. This is just plain idolatry. I will even go as far as saying that events like The Naked Truth is the modern day version of heathen worship. We have now gone back to the days when people would flock around a golden calf and romp and carouse in ecstasy to a god that does not exist. This time, however, the golden calf has been replaced by these celebrities and models. To see these people go as far as to torture themselves, just for the sake of being popular, for the sake of being glorified time and again by the so-called masses, for the sake of being worshiped like gods, to earn enough money so they could go and afford to torture themselves again and again in a never-ending cycle of pain and wanton debauchery is just wrong. What message are they giving to everyone who sees them and worships them? I have seen this message come to fruition in the lives of people I love and care about. It is not about fitness anymore. It is not about being healthy. It is not about being fit. It has become a message of HATE - yes, you heard me right, HATE. Hate yourself because you are ugly. Hate yourself because you are fat. Hate yourself because you are not tall enough. Hate yourself because you do not have flawless skin. Hate yourself because of your waistline. Hate yourself because of your BMI. Hate yourself because of the size of clothes that you wear. Hate yourself because you have more chances to get hit by a UFO than to be invited to these events by these people. Hate yourself because you are who you are...and what you are can be summed up in six words: YOU DO NOT LOOK LIKE THEM.

The amazing this about this is that it was only when they woke up to the truth that they started loving themselves, and in so doing, started glowing from the inside. It was only then that they became truly beautiful, absolutely amazing, and irresistibly lovable. So, do you want the naked truth? The naked truth is this, we are all of us special in the eyes of the Lord. We are all fearfully and wonderfully made. The truth is that God looks at our heart, not at our skin. He does not look at the way we are built, our height, or our BMI. He looks at our hearts. The truth is that God has commanded us to love our neighbor as we love ourselves, and so it follows that if these people are willing to torture themselves just to look good, then what does that say about their hearts? Yet we continue allowing our friends and loved ones to look at them as idols. Does this make any sense to you, at this time? Speaking of idols, the truth is that these events are nothing but glorified idolatry, for anything that we place above God in our list of priorities - be it self, popularity, fame, fortune, and yes even family and loved ones - become idols in our hearts and our minds. Why? Because that means that we are willing to turn our backs on God for these idols. In the very secret place of our hearts, we are whispering that it is these idols that we worship above anything else, not God. We can pretend that this is not true. We can even wrap it all up in philosophies and principles and other seemingly plausible reasons and excuses; but in the end, when the day is done and all the pretensions are put aside, we know that it is true. The still, small voice at the back of our minds will still tell us the same thing: they are idols.

Last, the way I see it, the people behind events like this, as well as the celebrities who a lot of people idolize - and yes, I am using this word in a very negative way - did not in the very least earn God's 'well done, good and faithful servant' just because this event turned out to be a huge success. The way I see it, all of them will be held accountable for every single person that had been, and will be, bought and dragged into this false-idol worship and debauchery that they have engaged in. Every single person who will hurt and demean his/herself and who will turn their backs on God's promises because they have been lured by the false-idol worship and nonsensical debauchery that their event promoted will one day be held accountable to them as well. This is why I would rather be burned alive than to see one more person I love and care about fall for their lies again. That's the naked truth.

What is Christianity? Some say it is a philosophy, others say it is an ethical stance, while still others claim it is actually an experience. None of these things really gets to the heart of the matter, however. Each is something a Christian has, but not one of them serves as a definition of what a Christian is. Christianity has at its core a transaction between a person and God. A person who becomes a Christian moves from knowing about God distantly to knowing about him directly and intimately. Christianity is knowing God. "Now this is eternal life; that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." --John 17:3

When you doubt that God exists, does that mean that you are headed to hell? Can our doubt be a sign of our faith?

So you have decided to give your heart to Christ and follow Him with all your heart. You made a solid commitment to spend time with Him everyday, but weeks later, you find yourself going back to your old habits and spending less time with God. Whatever your reason may be, you wake up one day and realize that you have backslid. "Backsliding is often subtle. This is why every Christian needs to regularly use the following steps to make sure they are not backsliding from their Christian walk. Remember that God is always with you no matter how many times you backslide, but you must do your part too."

Have you ever wanted to create your own word cloud? You think one of your students will enjoy seeing his/her work turned into a word cloud where the most frequent words appear larger? Well now you can!

Create speaking avatars and use them as an effective learning tool! You can have them record their own voice, or record your own voice, or even use a neat text-to-speech tool if you wish!

Choosing an AAC could be challenging and difficult. Here are a few tips that we can use in choosing the right AAC for our students.

Natural Reader is another TTS website. They even have software that you can download on a Windows or Mac PC/Laptop.

TTS (Text-to-Speech) is a tool that we SLPs can use to assist people with reading difficulties

This is a great TTS website that we can use for our students

"The PAR manual helps you determine the most suitable reading accommodations for specific students by assessing their individual needs. Anyone on the IEP team can administer PAR to systematize how reading accommodations are recommended on a student level or across the school district." Free download! c",)

Guys, this is a nice poster that you can print or copy. This gives children visual cues and rules on how to handle tablets in the speech room :)

A blizzard or even a heavy snowfall at the wrong time or in the wrong place can be a rude surprise for homeowners without the necessary supplies for prep and cleanup. Don't be caught off guard the next time the white stuff threatens to cripple your region. Arm yourself ahead of time with these goods and be ready to deal with the chilly aftermath.

Very cheap and easy DIY assistive technology tools that you can use.

The UDL Toolkit is designed to guide you in structuring and conducting your own workshop on Universal Design for Learning. Its procedures offer a framework for teaching and learning about UDL, presenting key concepts with links to activities and online/downloadable presentations and resources. The toolkit has four primary components: theory sessions, application sessions, hands-on sessions, and supplementary sessions. Each session presents different aspects of the UDL toolkit, providing you with session overviews, annotated companion slide presentations that can be viewed on-line or downloaded as a PowerPoint file, presentation instructions, participant materials, and a listing of resources. As a presenter, you may adapt the presentations to suit your own style with appropriate citations for CAST's work.

One new feature come with iOS 8 is the ability to set screen time limit on iPhone and iPad with the Guided Access feature. The Guided Access allows you to lock the iPad or iPhone screen within the app you choose. When it is on, kids can only use that one app.