Educators who gathered at the Virginia Society for Technology in Education conference that took place in December 2011 participated in a round robin event called a "Strategy Smackdown." Each participant shared at least one useful tool or strategy (in two minutes or less).
Educators gathered at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference that took place in January, 2011 and participated in a round robin event called an "A.T. Smackdown" where they each shared one useful tool or strategy (in two minutes or less).
"Episode #112 features the second half of the recording of a live presentation by
Christopher and
Melissa Bugaj
at the 2012
Virginia Society for Technology in Education
Conference
about commonly recommended,
evidence-based reading
solutions. Access the entire presentation from
http://bit.ly/vste12literacy
."
A presentation at #inspireloudoun17 conference on how to integrate Google Keep and Google Calendar to help students become better organized, manage their life, take better notes, and more!
Chris Bugaj gives an Ignite Presentation at the VSTE 2012 Annual Conference about a strategy to help people understand and promote universal design for learning
Educating Students Who Need Intensive Supports in a UDL Environment
This slide presentation was developed by participants of the 2012 Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) Conference to provide an overview of how students with disabilities (who need intensive supports) can be served in an educational environment that has integrated the principles of Universal Design for Learning.
"The Dyslexia Buddy Network & Embracing Dyslexia Present: What I Wish Teachers Knew About Dyslexia. This film was created to show the common experience of the dyslexic student to the 300 teachers attending the 2015 Everyone Reading Illinois annual conference. This film was also created to teach our kids that their voice matters. Eleven of the youth in this film reside in Illinois, and the remaining three reside in Michigan, North Carolina, and California. "
"[TechKnowledgy 2015-16] Twitter 101 for Educational Professionals: Harry Potter Style!
Author: TechKnowledgy Conference
Description:
Webinar on 11/12/2015 by Christopher Bugaj
Face it, you're a muggle. There's an entire wizarding world happening all around you called Twitter. You've heard about it. You may have even tried it. But you don't understand how or why it works. Why tweet? What's a hashtag and how do I use it? What is a "chat," how does it work, and why would I ever want to be involved in one? This session will take you through the basics. Not only will you learn the "hows" of Twitter, but you'll learn the "whys." Learn why and how to search Twitter for assistive technology resources as well as find other users who share similar interests. Features such as hashtags, mentions, direct messages, and scheduled chats will all be discussed. Accio participanto!"
The ASSISTments Platform ASSISTS students in learning while it gives teachers assessMENT of their students' progress. The ASSISTments platform is a generic system for any subject from math to English to science.
FM is a web-based, one-click video conferencing tool. It allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection, running in a standard web browser window. If you have an Internet connection, the Adobe Flash 'plug