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found, as some become outdated or not found to be the best, as others are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
Friday, 17 December 2010
iDevice Accessories: Tools to Protect and provide Access
Posted on 13:19 by Unknown
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found, as some become outdated or not found to be the best, as others are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
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Gift Shopping for Special Needs Children
Posted on 12:01 by Unknown
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
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Math, Math and more Math
Posted on 08:04 by Unknown
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
Friday, 23 July 2010
Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
Posted on 08:45 by Unknown
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’
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Free Classroom Supports Worth Knowing About
Posted on 08:26 by Unknown
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
Friday, 2 July 2010
Page Fluffing
Posted on 13:21 by Unknown
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
Friday, 28 May 2010
Pictures to Support Learning
Posted on 08:13 by Unknown
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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