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Allison McMahon - AT resource teacher wiki on AT

this link does not open to Holmen Schools. Re-directed

The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT®) is a FREE online tool that provides a set of questions to guide classroom observations of a number of key components of technology integration.

I need to remember to tag this using diigo. I came across it yesterday, and saved it in delicious.

tech integration observation tool

"Welcome If you just joined us, we're very excited to have you be part of our conversation and we look forward to your contributions and ideas in the weeks to come. This site is brought to you by a group of Apple Distinguished Educators who focus on the inclusion of students with disabilities through the use of Apple technologies. We created this site to support our "iPod Touch in the Special Needs" workshop at the CSUN 2010 Conference."

Drips let you paint like Jackson Pollock, and you can save it online. And you don't have to register for it. Even cooler, it gives you a choice of painting it with either your mouse or your webcam and computer microphone. With your webcam, you can use your cellphone light or something else as a brush and your voice to change the color. After you save it, you're given its url address. Students can post it on a student/teacher blog or website and describe it, as well as comment on others made by their classmates.

nice assortment of alternative and typical trackballs at discounted prices.

Video from Don Johnston

7 Places & Ways to Find Copyright-friendly Images An article describing both familiar and not so familiar sites for free pictures.

TAP*it is the first ADA compliant interactive learning station designed to recognize the difference between an arm resting upon the screen and a finger or assistive device intentionally tapping an image. Providing an optimal interface for teaching students with special needs at their own pace, TAP*it reinforces skills that can be transferred to other computer-based learning applications utilizing the Internet, educational software or communication devices. Accessible to students with physical or learning disabilities TAP*it is within reach for students using wheelchairs, walkers or other mobility devices, providing full access to the screen with easy adjustments that adapt to individualized needs. Worries about navigation are eliminated as users can maneuver up to the workstation and have full reach capabilities. Motorized adjustments provide easy accommodations With the touch of a button, the TAP*it platform can move up or down and the 42" interactive LCD panel can be tilted from 0 - 90 degrzees. These adjustments make TAP*it infinitely more accessible to physically challenged students and their instructors than stationary wall-mounted boards.

"Now imagine the ramifications of your students who have access to Bookshare being able to read their NIMAS books on their favorite eReader the Kindle. Well it is now possible and let me share with you how you can do this."

This is the wiki for the SST3 and SST8 preschool project project that began ins 2009-10 and has continued into 2010-11

Ron's blog from his AT network

Youtube video from the PACER center that gives a very simple overview of what AT is

AT Ohio site lending library, resources, 

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 as at 15 November 2009 This FINAL list has been compiled from the Top 10 Tool Contributions of 278 Learning Professionals worldwide,

"But a new iPhone application Andrew uses on an iPod has opened the doors to Andrew's mind. Proloquo2go, the best-selling medical and educational app of 2009, has created a lot of enthusiasm among speech language pathologists, parents and people struggling to communicate. "

amazing list of website resorces!