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Mark Nichols gives an Ignite Presentation at the VSTE 2012 Annual Conference.

Episode #46 features another excerpt from the presentation for the Individual Differences in Learning Association in Howard County, Maryland. This excerpt describes WordTalk; a free text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft Word. The episode features a bumper from Karen Janowski who is an assistive technology consultant, an assistive technology specialist for a school district in Massachusetts, adjunct faculty member at Simmons College, and school board member in her town. She is also one of the innovators behind the UDLTechToolKit wiki, which contains a plethora of resources useful for differentiating instruction.

Features and videos for Padlet

Speaker: Debbie Witkowski Presentation: Getting the most from High-Tech AAC Devices This segment is a discussion on the use of pre-stored messages versus a word-based vocabulary set in high-tech AAC devices, specifically the use of core vocabulary. This discussion includes a review of journal articles on the topics of pre-stored messages and core vocabulary.

Be a student of History so you aren't doomed to repeat it! This podcast provides audio descriptions and discussions about the people and events from the past who shaped our present. Use specific episodes as an option to provide audio content that complements the topic of study. Invite students to listen during their commute!

Interactive poster maker

http://secure.dynamiclearningmaps.org/unc/facilitated/index.html MANY self-directed or guided learning modules. Math, Core Vocabulary..etc Look for the module titled DLM™ Core Vocabulary and Communication. The module is available in 2 formats. One is a self-directed module with embedded learning activities. The Facilitated version is inside a folder called Facilitated Foundational Modules. It has a narrated movie, 2 or 3 learning activities, and the handouts and directions needed for those activities that a facilitator can use. There is also a copy of the PowerPoint slides without narration that include the videos we showed in our presentation.

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

Crowd-sourced, open-source strategy-a-day calendar

News presented in a kid-friendly format, TIME For Kids is a weekly classroom news magazine that motivates kids to read! Issues cover a wide range of real-world topics kids love to learn about - and it's the best nonfiction text you'll find! 

LCPS Vision 20/20

"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. "

Reading Bear, a project of WatchKnowLearn.org, is the first free program online to teach beginning readers vocabulary and concepts while systematically introducing all the main phonetic patterns of written English, all using innovative rich media. We spent an enormous amount of time developing 50 presentations, covering even more phonics principles and illustrating over 1,200 vocabulary items. There is nothing else like it, free or otherwise.