iDevice Accessories: Tools to Protect and provide Access

This is a changing document. As new accessories are discovered, as flaws are
found, as some become outdated or not found to be the best, as others are
thought more highly of...they will be added or removed. 


So, now

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Gift Shopping for Special Needs Children

As stated by Cari Jean, "It's no secret that kids love toys. They see a new one on a television advertisement and tell their parents, "I want that!" If kids had their way, they would have every toy imaginable. Toys can be a great way for kids to use motor skills, to learn to play by themselves and to learn to share with others. But what happens when children do not have the required skills

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Math, Math and more Math

 





This section will cover:

1. Math Access Support (Assistive Technology)

2. Concept Support (Instructional sites)

3. Math Apps for use on different iDevices

4. Calculator Options

5. Math Resources

6. Low Tech to High Tech AT Options




Access Support:

Algebra 2 is a link to online calculators, including: Graphing, Statistics and Sequences, Scientific and Algebra Tiles. The

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Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

UDL prompts you to look at flexible and multiple methods of representation, action and expression and engagement. Technology tools can help provide these means, but they are certainly not the only means of achieving this.


In 2006, the U.S. Department of Education developed a Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities (Tool Kit) to support the Department’

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Free Classroom Supports Worth Knowing About

With the rising costs of everything combined with the school economy today, we can use all the help we can get for a greater bang for our buck. This is the 2010 list of some tools that are provided free to help your students be more successful in their educational process. So much is available for free these days, is software where we really need to be spending our money? (For those of

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Page Fluffing

Page fluffers are helpful in fostering independent literacy skills. Page fluffers are simple adaptations made to books or other reading material that make pages more accessible to turn. Page fluffers increase the space between the pages of a book, allowing those with limited fine motor skills to get their fingers between each page therefore making it easier to turn a page. You can

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Pictures to Support Learning

Research supports the idea that images connect directly to long-term memory. Images are different from text in that they can communicate “lateral thinking, objectivity and global context”. Acquiring new knowledge is difficult for most learners because they go about it the wrong way. Many of our learners will try to memorize difficult concepts from textbooks. However, our brain isn’t geared

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MyStudyBar

MyStudyBar is free to download and is designed to help overcome problems that students commonly experience with studying, reading and writing. MyStudyBar is similar to popular commercial programs which use a floating toolbar to support literacy.It helps to alleviate problems with organization, reading and writing. The toolbar consists of programs assembled into one convenient and

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AAC Resources

 The above graphic is from AAC TechConnect.




When working with students who are using any form of Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC), it is important to teach several components when using a device. These may be good areas to focus on when writing an IEP: 



How to operate the device and take care of it as independently as possible
How to communicate with it, (Eyes, Ears,

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Writing to Demonstrate Knowledge - Alternative Supports for

A writing-to- demonstrate- knowledge assignment is one that teachers employ when they assign reports, essays, persuasive writing letters and papers, and research papers.

When writing to demonstrate knowledge, students show what they have learned by synthesizing information and explaining their understanding of concepts and ideas. Students write for an audience with a specific purpose. But

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iDevices, Disabilities and Good Things to Know

Apple is really understanding how much of a role they are playing in our world. It is exciting!! What a great time we live in.





Apple Lineup To
Become More Disability Friendly

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