Category Archives: assistive technology

Opportunities for Success with Switches by @SENICT #assistivetech #augcomm #spedchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Many years ago my kindergarten teacher, Miss Pinder thrust a pencil into my tiny hands and asked me to draw a picture. From that first day in school, every one of my teachers … Continue reading

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Opportunities for Success with Switches by @SENICT #assistivetech #augcomm #spedchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Many years ago my kindergarten teacher, Miss Pinder thrust a pencil into my tiny hands and asked me to draw a picture. From that first day in school, every one of my teachers … Continue reading

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AT Awareness for Every Teacher: The Strategy-A-Day Calendar #SADcal by @ATTIPScast #assistivetech #ATpeeps #spedtech #spedchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Here’s a unique approach to professional development for assistive technology from Christopher Bugaj.  Many of you might already know Christopher as the voice behind A.T.TIPSCAST. You’ve seen them in the mall or in … Continue reading

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Twitter hashtags #edchat #spedchat #spedtech #assistivetech #Augcomm #SLPeeps #SLPchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. ________________________________________________ GENERAL: #FF – Follow Friday – Every Friday many tweeters share who their favorites are to follow. ________________________________________________  ACCESSIBILITY: #a11y #AxS ________________________________________________ ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (AT): #assistivetech – tweets related to assistive technology … Continue reading

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Updated Blog Roll #edchat #spedchat #spedtech #assistivetech #SLPeeps #SLPchat #OTpeeps

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Our updated blog roll is now posted under the Recommended Blogs tab above.   Over the next several days descriptions of each blog will be added. READERS:  Do you know of any great … Continue reading

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Listen & Learn with Podcasts! #a11y #assistivetech #spedtech #spedchat #slpchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Are you wondering how you can access more professional development this school year?  Too busy to attend trainings, workshops or conferences?   Well, podcasts are great way to learn!  There are a number … Continue reading

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Livescribe Ambassador Program (@LivescribeK12) #edtech #spedtech #assistivetech #spedchat #slpchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. I am excited to share some news that I just received via e-mail. I have been accepted into Livescribe Education’s Education Ambassador Program (LEAP)! What is Livescribe? Livescribe is a low-cost mobile computing … Continue reading

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#spedtech = NEW hashtag about special ed. & technology #edchat #edtech #spedchat #assistivetech

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. For those of you who use Twitter, I want to share a new hashtag created by Samantha Fecich (@SFecich).  Samantha is a former special education teacher who is now a PhD student at … Continue reading

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Free Online Typing Resources

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning. I have been asked about keyboarding and typing programs and our schools always are looking for free resources. I have used tuxtyping for kids for a long time. I thought I would … Continue reading

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25 Incredible Assistive Technologies by @InnovativeEdu #assistivetech #edchat #edtech #spedchat #slpchat

From Jeremy over on Teaching All Students. Today,  Leslie Nielsen posted a list of 25 Incredible Assistive Technologies on her blog, The Innovative Educator.  The assistive technologies on the list range from low-tech (i.e. highlighters, note cards, etc.)  and visual systems to … Continue reading

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