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Great series of blog posts on education change

Patrick Black's blog A special education teacher for 11 years, I currently teach students with significant cognitive disabilities in a self-contained classroom in Mt. Prospect, IL. I am a "geek" who loves to share all things technology, and have worked to integrate technology into my classroom to assist with communication, cognition, and socialization. I am a contributor to the Edreach.us Network as a blogger, and a crew member of the EdCeptional Podcasts.

Gayl Bowser's blog We'll talk about implementation planning in the fall as well as other aspects of starting a school year with assistive technology. In the winter we will focus on functional use of AT and the development of new AT skills. In the spring, we will begin planning for transitions and summer use of AT outside of the school setting. We will share resources, ideas and strategies. This is an invitation for you to have a dialog with me. I am hoping that you and I can share our experiences and ideas about supporting assistive technology services throughout the school "seasons".

Blog from an teacher of students with visual impairments and an SLP focusing on AT

"Rob Gorski is a husband and father of 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum. Gorski began his writing career in June of 2010 with his multiple award winning blog Lost and Tired: Confessions of an Autism Dad. Recently cited as the 3rd most influential Autism Blogger on the internet by Dr. Oz's Sharecare website, where he is an expert on Autism. His mission is to create dialogue, spread Autism Awareness, educate the public on how technology can benefit a special needs family and do so in ways that society can relate to and understand."

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Ron's blog from his AT network

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Shelley Haven ATP, RET blog on assistive technology for students with learning disabilities

Ira Socol blog post on his Toolbelt Theory

blog on AT for education from an OT

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - "rubric to evaluate the quality and effectiveness of an app in terms of how it may impact student achievement. His criteria include curriculum connection, authenticity, feedback, differentiation, user friendliness, and student motivation"

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - "I have the pleasure of working with educators who get to use iPads and iPod touches with students. Wherever I facilitate workshops, I find there are some myths floating around about Apple's iOS devices, and I'd like to clear up some of the misinformation."

Blog post from a parent about her son trying a Tobii device with eye gaze.

What happens when innovation outpaces accessibility? Brian Wojcik's blog

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