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Free eConference covering many areas of education technology Saturday, June 16, 2012 Noon to 5pm (EST) All online live through Google Hangouts

AT Trainer's Handbook AT Teams: Many Ways to Do It Well

"The training materials cover the following areas of special educational needs (SEN) and special educational needs and disabilities (SEND): Severe learning difficulties (SLD) Profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) Complex learning difficulties and disabilities (CLDD) They are presented in 16 modules within four subject groups and look into topics such as communication and interaction, the context of specialist teaching, insights from neuroscience, working with families, and the legislation around SEND."

"ICATER is a technology and universal design resource for all members of the education community to build learner capacity, and increase access to learning opportunities." At the bottom of the page their have their AT Tip of the Day to download

"These 11 video clips and related learning guides provide an opportunity to enhance and support teacher practice in the area of literacy for students with significant disabilities. Dr. Caroline Musselwhite is an assistive technology specialist with more than 30 years of experience working with children and adolescents with significant disabilities. "

K-12 online is live!

Live and recorded webinars from Ablenet. Good stuff!

"AbleNet University Recorded Webinars"

Michael Roush webinar on INFOhio

"SPARCC offers a variety of professional development training sessions, many of which are recorded for later viewing. See below for links to our recorded webinars and other trainings and meetings, by date and by topic."

archived webinars from atomic learning that Gayl Bowser presented on writing

"CUE Unplugged is held during and as a part of the first two days of the Computer Using Educators Conference (CUE) March 4 - 6, 2010. It is two days of presentations where anyone can sign up to present on-site in our own "lounge" area. The presentations will also be streamed virtually in Elluminate . Have you always wanted to present at CUE but were not selected? Or do you have a topic to present or discuss that wasn't timely when formal presentation applications were due last year, but is so now? If so, sign yourself up! (Special note to presenters representing commercial companies: This is not a venue for direct promotion of your commercial product[s].) CUE Unplugged also allows anyone streaming, liveblogging, back-channel chatting, Tweeting, or otherwise generating content for remote users can to list those resources here in right-most column."

"EduApps is an initiative developed by the JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East and consists of four different collections of incredibly useful software: * AccessApps provides a range of solutions to support writing, reading and planning, as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties. * TeachApps is a collection of software specifically designed for teachers or lecturers. * LearnApps, as its name implies, is specifically designed for learners. All learners or students can benefit from LearnApps. * MyStudyBar is our new kid on the block, providing a suite of apps to support literacy. Currently we host over 90 open source and freeware software applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows computer. "

So who wants to test this out and see how it all works? Sounds promising!

Patti, BIll Nellis has develolped PD using these apps. He shows the participants how to create their own Thumb Drive with a collection of AT apps that run entirely from the Thumb Drive. It is a WONDERFUL idea and has tons of application for therapists or AT professionals who travel from school to school.

"The purpose of this resource is to provide a series of study modules that can be used by practicing teachers who are interested in increasing student outcomes through the implementation of effective best practices regarding instruction and technology. We recognize that individual, and groups of, teachers are in various stages of developing knowledge regarding AT concepts, practices and principles. Depending upon your level of knowledge and your interests, you can go through this manual from beginning to end or self-select certain modules. Each learning module includes: * Selected initial readings * Key ideas * Extension and Reflection Activities * Additional resources Each module is meant to serve as a starting point, only. You and your colleagues are encouraged to review the materials and modify them, as appropriate, or alter the activities, as needed. "

"Welcome! Whether this is your first visit or your one-hundredth, we hope you are finding what you need to create the right learning environment for you and your students. I believe that each of your students with unique learning needs can thrive in the right environment. This requires the right tools, the right implementation and the right instructional approaches. Our QuickTopics Learning Strands will provide you with more information and inspiration as you explore your own path of interest. After you select the strand you want, you will receive an article by email about every 10 days-4 to 6 emails depending on the topic. If you want to explore another strand or discontinue receiving this information, you can do so at any time. "

"Great news! Bob Keller, a long-standing personality in the field of assistive technology and long-time team member of Don Johnston, is bringing Bob University back! Bob University 2014 is a series of webinars that will give you a fast overview of our programs, all in 30 minutes or less. This is your chance to learn something new and keep your skills sharp over the summer months. This summer, Bob will be covering everything from assessments and curriculum to Co:Writer, Start-to-Finish, First Author, Snap&Read, Draft:Builder, Read:OutLoud and more."

"CAST Professional Learning offers many opportunities for educators, teachers, administrators, and organizations to enhance their professional understanding of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), a framework for education design that is based upon cognitive neuroscientific principles. UDL, developed by CAST, has become one of the most widely, nationally accepted set of guidelines that enable educators to amplify the learning experience and reach the variability of all learners."

"College STAR professional development modules are organized around the three principles of Universal Design for Learning. Many of these modules originate from a direct attention to hearing student voices on the college campus. Students identify and describe examples of effective teaching practices, strategies, resources and routines used by faculty members across campus. These nominated instructional practices become the topics for some of these modules. Each module contains an alignment of the instructional practice with principles of Universal Design for Learning, a description of how the practice has been implemented by university instructor(s), a brief summary of professional literature that supports the instructional practice, and additional resources for viewers."