Special Education Today » attipscast http://specialeducationtoday.com Current Content about Education of Students with Disabilities Mon, 21 May 2012 19:43:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Edublog Awards http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeachingAllStudents/~3/T1OPGabgSAc/edublog-awards.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeachingAllStudents/~3/T1OPGabgSAc/edublog-awards.html#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:00:00 +0000 Patrick Black Continue reading →]]> http://specialeducationtoday.com/2010/12/08/edublog-awards-2/feed/ 0 March AT Blog Carnival http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeachingAllStudents/~3/y7vSQx3Wowg/march-at-blog-carnival_31.html http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TeachingAllStudents/~3/y7vSQx3Wowg/march-at-blog-carnival_31.html#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 Patrick Black

Welcome to the March AT Blog Carnival!  Let's dive right in and check out the content.

Jeannette Van Houten (@jvanhoutensped) from My Point of View.... shared a great post on visual supports:
Visual Supports-They Are Important

Chris Bugaj (@attipscast) from A.T.TIPSCast shows us how to do reading fluency with Audacity:
Audacity for Reading Fluency
(He also mentions that The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools is coming out in April, check it out here-http://iste.org/chewat)

David Banes is a new contributor (@davebanesaccess).  His blog is Access Technolgy - Now and Tomorrow:
Paying through the nose for AT & Something a little different!

Barrie Ellis (@oneswitch) of the blog One Switch UK has 2 great posts for those students who access the computer with switches:
Switch Accessible Card Maker
Switch Curling - a lot of fun, and not easy!  Give it a try!

Ricky Buchanan (@rickybuchanan) of AT Mac shares these great posts:
The Ultimate MacSpeech Dictate 1.5 Global Commands List
Morse Code for Computers (should work on all computers!)

I've decided to share some a great way to use Flip video cameras & one of my favorite new programs:
Many Ways to Use a Flip Video Camera
MeMoves Revisited

Thanks for joining us on the March AT Blog Carnival.  Please share and we hope to see you back next month!  The April AT Blog Carnival will be posted on Friday, April 30.

Patrick & Contributors

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I am so excited to kick of the AT Blog Carnival for 2010! There's been quite a response so let's get to it!

To kick off our AT Blog Carnival for January we have some posts from Brian Friedlander (@assistivetek)of Assistive Technology

Solo 6 - Literacy Tool with the Right Balance of Power & Features
Just Released - Assistive Technology: What every Educator Needs to Know

Gillian703 of Special Classroom shares how her class cooks!
Climb for Water Recipe

Lon Thornburg (@lontee) of No Limits to Learning shares some fun ways to integrate AAC and school curriculum:
Use Fun to Integrate AAC and School Curriculum

Eric Sailers (@egolfer6) of Speech-Language Pathology Sharing shared some great posts about iPod Touch apps & accessories he likes!
3 New Toys for my iPhone & iPod Touch
iPhone & iPod Touch apps for (Special) Education

Chris Bugaj (@attipscast) of the A.T.TipsCast shares his tips on how to change the speed of reading for digital media:
ATTipsCast - Episode #47

Barbara Boucher of TherExtras has some great posts about movement & handwriting:
To Move is to Function
The handwriting is on the wall

Ricky Buchanan (@rickybuchanan) of ATMac shares some of her favorite posts:
Dictation For Your iPhone/iPod Touch
Give Yourself Backups For Christmas
Create Accessible Podcast And iTunes U Content & lastly
Accessibility and the iPad - First Impressions

Thom Lohman of the DCMP was recently a guest blogger here on Teaching All Students. Read here about the 5th Annual Read Captions Across America event:
Read Across America - a new twist

Tara Jeffs shared a great resource that all teachers should look at for ideas for adapting instruction:
LCPS AT Site

Cathy Hoesterey(@ATtips) of AT tips shared her thoughts on Twitter and Posterus:
Twitter + Posterous= How to Tweet & Blog at the Same Time

Barrie Ellis (@oneswitch) of OneSwitch.org talks about his recent DIY project:
Switch Adapted Camera D.I.Y. Guide

Christine Southard (@csouthard) of Christine Southard's Blog shares a great idea about ideas for AT!
180 Days of AT/UDL

As for me (@teachntech00), I have just been so excited about all the rumors of a possible impending release...

The Year of the Tablet
Products for a Tablet?

Thanks to all our contributors!

Patrick

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Voting for the 2009 Edublog Awards ends in 2 days. Please take a moment, head over and vote for your favorite blogs. While Teaching All Students was not on the list this year, I encourage you to look for some of the blogs I've talked about like the A.T. Tipscast, Free Technology for Teachers & Free Resources from the Net.

Patrick

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It's that time of year again, the Edublog Awards! Here are my nominations

For Best use of Audio - The A.T.Tipscast by Chris Bugaj. This podcasts has tips for every teacher!

For Best Resource Sharing - Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne. Multiple posts a day, many of them free, great stuff!

Best individual Blog - Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs by Kate Ahern. Excellent blog for any teacher who works with students with significant cognitive disabilities.

Best Education Technology Blog - Talking SMARTBoards by Anne Marie. She does a great job of sharing materials and ideas to use with any interactive white board.

Best Individual Tweeter - Web20classroom or Stephen W. Anderson. He shares wonderful ideas, and is one of the moderators of the #edchat on Twitter each Tuesday.

Each of these individuals has increased my knowledge in many different ways, make sure to check them out.

Patrick

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