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"Minspeak is a way of representing language in a communication device. If you show people a picture of something simple, like an apple, they will naturally associate more than one idea with that picture. People usually say the most obvious idea first - "apple" - but then they start associating more ideas - "fruit," "red," "eat," "bite," and "hungry." Minspeak takes advantage of this natural tendency by using a small set of pictures to represent a large number of words in a communication device. "

"The Tennessee Association for Assistive Technology (TAAT) is the professional association of assistive technology providers in Tennessee. Membership is free and open to anyone wishing to learn more about the exciting field of Assistive Technology, including occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, special and regular education teachers, as well as disabled individuals and/or their families."

The National Information System for Assistive Technology (NISAT) is a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Education and the Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs (ATAP)

"What is Snappy Words visual English dictionary? It's an online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words. You can easily see the meaning of each by simply placing the mouse cursor over it."

Homepage for the COGAIN Network of Excellence and the COGAIN Association

"A Resource for Teachers, Clinicians, Parents, and Students by the Brain Injury Association of New York State."

"Bookry is free for education and this includes use of all Bookry widgets and associated services. When used with Apple's iBooks Author, you have the perfect tool for creating engaging and informative multi-touch books for students of all ages."

"Rhyme 'n Learn is math and science taught by mnemonics. A mnemonic is a learning aid. It uses word associations like rhymes so that a term or fact is easier to recall later. An example of a mnemonic is "In fourteen hundred ninety two Columbus sailed the ocean blue." I learned that in 3rd grade. Thanks Mrs. Erbach. Rhyme 'n Learn was created by me, Joe Ocando. I've taught math and science to students of all ages and discovered that many find it difficult to memorize hundreds of new terms and facts. I also found that rote learning is boring and not very effective for long term retention"

Free Visual Dictionary & Thesaurus | Online Dictionary | Associated Words | Synonyms Dictionary at SnappyWords.com

"It's an online interactive English dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the meanings of words and draw connections to associated words. You can easily see the meaning of each by simply placing the mouse cursor over it." Very similar to Visual Thesaurus, but a free resource.

"What is the Technology Integration Matrix? The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, constructive, goal directed (i.e., reflective), authentic, and collaborative (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003). The TIM associates five levels of technology integration (i.e., entry, adoption, adaptation, infusion, and transformation) with each of the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments. Together, the five levels of technology integration and the five characteristics of meaningful learning environments create a matrix of 25 cells as illustrated below."

Thinking Blocks was developed by Colleen King in 2003 to help students who were struggling with math word problems. Before creating Thinking Blocks, Colleen was using problem sets from Singapore Math texts in a course for accelerated students at a math enrichment center. The model drawing approach in these texts gave upper elementary students a path to more advanced concepts and algebraic reasoning. Colleen sought a more flexible solution for struggling learners and designed a model drawing application called Blocks. The first group of students to test the program often made comments about how smart they were when using Blocks and how Blocks made "their brains work better". Colleen observed students who were reasoning, understanding, and problem solving. Her students were using thinking Blocks. Today Colleen uses Thinking Blocks and, more generally, the Singapore model drawing approach with students who have very diverse mathematical backgrounds. While the concept of modeling word problems is most closely associated with Singapore Math, Colleen has found it to be compatible with all elementary math programs."

From HelpKidzLearn - "The Interactive Visual Timetable for Home and School Use. The Down's Syndrome Association have created this software which is ideal for sequencing any series of events, including what will happen at home and in school. It may be especially useful to produce timetables with pictorial clues for young children and those with more complex difficulties."

"To date, there are few guidelines to support clinicians and manufacturers in the design of effective AAC systems for beginning communicators. When AAC systems are well designed, they may enhance communication and language outcomes for beginning communicators with complex communication needs. However, poorly-designed AAC systems may potentially interfere with language learning and communication effectiveness. In this session, we will discuss guidelines for the design of effective AAC technologies for beginning communicators with complex communication needs, including infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with developmental disabilities (e.g., autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome) as well as older individuals with significant cognitive impairments. The session will present research results from recent studies and will suggest clinical guidelines to improve the design of AAC systems based on these research results. "

"Out of Print highlights the sea change underway in the multi-billion dollar U.S. K-12 instructional materials market enabled by recent technology and intellectual property rights innovations. With a focus on the ultimate impact on student learning, the report provides examples of lessons learned from recent digital and open (OER) content initiatives by leading states and school districts and offers comprehensive recommendations for government, industry, and educators to ensure that the inevitable shift to digital instructional materials improves student achievement and engagement and efficiently uses scarce resources."

Boardmaker, Classroom Suite and Clicker downloads

"AAC/SGD Evaluation Step 1-2: Client Information Form - to be completed by the patient's team prior to the AAC/SGD evaluation. AAC/SGD Evaluation Step 3-4: Hands-On AAC/SGD Evaluation Protocol - to be completed during the course of the AAC evaluation with the patient and patient's family/team."

ATIA archived webinars for a fee

"The ATIA AT Video YouTube Contest. The goal of the contest was to Broadcast AT and raise awareness around the world of the power of assistive technology. With over 20,000 views recorded the contest achieved its goal! The videos show a broad range of assistive technologies and feature individuals of different ages from toddlers to adults. Each video tells a story of how an individual with a disability uses assistive technology to communicate, learn, work, play and live independently. "