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"This Ning 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 Ning network to support our "iPod Touch in the Special Needs" workshop at the CSUN 2010 Conference."

Ning for special educators - Teaching Learning With Special Needs

Ning for People interested in Rett syndrome and assistive tech

"Tablet computing and mobile devices promise to dramatically impact education. This Ning network was created to explore ways iPads and other portable devices could be used to re-imagine the process of education and re-kindle students' innate desire to learn."

"We want to know what UDL means to you! How has UDL influenced you as a learner or as an educator? Submissions can be text, audio, video, or a photo/drawing - be creative, we want to see "multiple means of expression"!"

Where the old udl4all Ning group ended up

Ed Tech Steve: "All right, so a Social Studies teacher came to me with an awesome idea today- she wanted her students to create fake Facebook pages of historical figures and wasn't sure how to go about it. We pondered creating Nings with fake profiles, but she needed it quickly and this was something we could whip up on short notice! I decided to do a MS Publisher Template and had too much fun with it not to share. Here is Abe Lincoln's fake Facebook page! I can say this was a good review for me, even- and hopefully the kids will like creating their own from this template! I created a template for a wall as well as a template for just a regular profile. "

"CTD is a source for assistive/instructional technology resources of interest to families of children with disabilities. "

"Our current project How can we encourage the use of Video Modeling, an approach to autism education that has been recommended since 1971? In the past, few people knew about it. Those that knew also understood it was expensive and technical. Today there are more options available to us. We can buy commercial dvds, visit web sites or make our own videos. But, using video modeling, commercial or home-made, without an appreciation for the underlying science is a haphazard approach to education. Our solution is three-fold: 1. Increase public awareness of video modeling 2. Provide public education to ensure that parents and educators understand how to use the tool effectively 3. Advise school administrators how to plan for and coordinate its' use"

Working from the Margin: Creative Learning Design through Constraints Ge Vue and Joy Zabala

"WackWall is a free tool for creating custom social networks with easy setup and complete feature set. "

"Whatever your philosophy regarding frontal teaching methods and the uses of Smartboards, there's no denying two facts: 1. Smartboards have become extremely popular tools in educational institutions 2. Smartboards are relatively expensive and eat major portions out of our shrinking school budgets What if you could create a parallel experience using nothing more than an iPad and a $50 piece of software? One software product with a matching iPad app claims that it can. Doceri is an iPad app that provides an alternative to interactive whiteboards at a fraction of the cost. Doceri lets an educator control and annotate on a computer connected to a projector from anywhere in the room. "