EDU614 Session 8

Assistive and Augmentative Technology

Agenda• Rachel & Jessica

• Final Project - individual meetings

• Assistive & Augmentative resources

• UDL

• Assistive Technology

• iPad

•we will pass it around while we investigate many sites

iPad appsa blog post how iPad is used in a special education classroom

• A Blog Post listing many apps

• Apps Store has Special Education section

I do not have the expensive ones, but take a look to see the potential

and our friend Cybrary man’s list

A handout for using iPad in the Special Education Classroom

More on the iPad

• Live Binders on iPad in Schools - a tremendous amount of material

• Mr. G Blog IPads, Web tools, math education

a CNN report

• App Smackdown

The DESEThe Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has awesome links to information, resources and grants.

• Includes:

• CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology

Easter Seals - allows teachers to try out technology

• Many, many more

• Please take about 30 minutes to investigate all the resources

• Be sure to bookmark Diigo any site you want to return to.

Mass Match

• MassMatch - initiative to get assistive technology to people who need it

FREE to borrow from ATRC Assistive Technology Regional Centers.

National Center to Improve Practice in Special Education

• NCIP - through technology, media and materials

take a look

Accessibility in the Classroom

• Accessibility features in Microsoft products

• Includes tutorials

UDL Toolkit

• UDL toolkit wiki

o Please spend some time looking at the resources:

o graphic organizers

o literacy

o study skills

o math

o writing

o many more...

National Center on UDL

• Examples & Resources

o Please spend some time looking at the resources

Every principle is linked to resources & tools