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This YouTube channels provides a wealth of videos provided by the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) tools and best practices for education.

Research shows that the best learning environments are those in which the students are engaged, active, and moving. In 2012, Loudoun County Public Schools implemented a number of Xbox Kinect consoles for students with disabilities. Participants in this session will learn about the positives and pitfalls of the implementation process as well as the progress made by students using the technology. The session will include a discussion of technical and environmental considerations, account creation, avatar generation and customization, games selection, online collaboration and communication (using Avatar Kinect), and case studies describing specific IEP goal progressions and comparisons. Let's play!

Explanation of PECS with video

Creating your Own Electronic Text to Support Text Comprehension by Students With Moderate to Severe Disabilities from TAM 2009

Carrie Baughcum, a middle school special educator, shares her thoughts on technology, inclusion, integration, and life!

The National STEM Centre houses the largest open collection of resources for teachers of science, design and technology, engineering and mathematics in the UK. Alongside contemporary resource materials including print, multimedia, and practical resources, is a growing archive collection, which showcases several decades of curriculum development. Resources for use with early years to post-16 students are freely available as physical and eLibrary collections. The eLibrary currently contains over 4,000 teaching resources for the STEM subjects.

The LCPS Assistive Technology team has created adapted play guides for some of our switch-operated toys that we provide to our students. These toys are often used to teach students about cause and effect, but as this sample activity guide shows, there are many other uses for concept development and social interaction.

This website, created by the Loudoun County Assistive Technology Team, provides links to resources for low tech to high tech math and science tools and strategies. They are created with Microsoft Office Suite, free Internet downloads, or other inexpensive materials to provide access to math and science curricula for all students. Includes cheat sheets for MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

AT in the IEP (LCPS Phoenix)

Great Ideas how to adapt simple things Easy AT!

See "Crayon Nibbles" on page 12.

EZ AT 2 Simple Assistive Technology Ideas for Children Ages Birth to Three

Files from 2009 Make and take workshop

Basic how to get started with Google Drive-great for beginners!

Livebinder collection of STEM resources

Podcasts on the Pixon Project, AAC for comprehension and Core vocabulary in Content

"The Many Uses for Mind Maps"

"Supporting Writing Tasks - Accessible Worksheets, etc."