EdCeptional http://edreach.us Hosted by Anne Truger, Patrick Black, and Deb Truskey, the EdCeptional show highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities. Often showcasing the most innovative iPad apps, assistive technologies, Web tools for teachers- this show makes learning and resources for teachers its mainstay. Wed, 30 May 2012 16:00:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 987654321 Copyright © EdReach 2010- 2012 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ info@edreach.us (EdReach- The Education Media Network) info@edreach.us (EdReach- The Education Media Network) Education Technology 1440 http://edreach.us/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/EdCeptional-Button.png EdCeptional http://edreach.us 144 144 http://feeds.feedburner.com/edceptional Learning for All. Hosted by Anne Truger, Patrick Black, and Deb Truskey, the EdCeptional show highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities. Often showcasing the most innovative iPad apps, assistive technologies, Web tools for teachers- this show makes learning and resources for teachers its mainstay. education,exceptional,learners EdReach- The Education Media Network no no Copyright © EdReach 2010- 2012 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/education,exceptional,learnersEducation/K-12info@edreach.us EdCeptional #033 – We’re All Still Learning http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/EzFcszayFS4/ http://edreach.us/2012/05/08/edceptional-033-were-all-still-learning/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 12:18:02 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=11504 Tonight we focus on Professional Development. As many of us are preparing to head off into summer shortly we decided to take a look at how we can personally keep up with our own professional/personal development. I fully believe that if you are involved in education that you should be a lifelong learner and willing to learn even on “your own” time     Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Here’s our Show Notes!  [...]

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Tonight we focus on Professional Development. As many of us are preparing to head off into summer shortly we decided to take a look at how we can personally keep up with our own professional/personal development. I fully believe that if you are involved in education that you should be a lifelong learner and willing to learn even on “your own” time

 

 

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show contributors:

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Here’s our Show Notes! 

Visit the EdCeptional Channel to view past broadcasts. 

Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us

]]> http://edreach.us/2012/05/08/edceptional-033-were-all-still-learning/feed/ 0 0:26:18 Tonight we focus on Professional Development. As many of us are preparing to head off into summer shortly we decided to take a look at how we can personally keep up with our own professional/personal development. I fully believe that if you are i[...] Tonight we focus on Professional Development. As many of us are preparing to head off into summer shortly we decided to take a look at how we can personally keep up with our own professional/personal development. I fully believe that if you are involved in education that you should be a lifelong learner and willing to learn even on “your own” time     Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Here’s our Show Notes!  Visit the EdCeptional Channel to view past broadcasts.  Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/05/08/edceptional-033-were-all-still-learning/ EdCeptional #032 – Surviving the IEP Blues http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/MZcUJRpVaY0/ http://edreach.us/2012/04/30/edceptional-032-surviving-the-iep-blues/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 01:05:20 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=11384 It’s all about surviving the push to the end of the year, also known as IEP season for most special educators. First, we talk about some of the great recommendations for keeping organized from Sean Sweeney’s post in ASHA. Then, we have some fun discussing our favorite stress relievers! Make sure to check out the show notes for links to all our suggestions.     Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Here’s our Show [...]

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It’s all about surviving the push to the end of the year, also known as IEP season for most special educators. First, we talk about some of the great recommendations for keeping organized from Sean Sweeney’s post in ASHA. Then, we have some fun discussing our favorite stress relievers! Make sure to check out the show notes for links to all our suggestions.

 

 

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show contributors:

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Here’s our Show Notes! 

Visit the EdCeptional Channel to view past broadcasts. 

Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us

]]> http://edreach.us/2012/04/30/edceptional-032-surviving-the-iep-blues/feed/ 0 0:29:06 It’s all about surviving the push to the end of the year, also known as IEP season for most special educators. First, we talk about some of the great recommendations for keeping organized from Sean Sweeney’s post in ASHA. Then, we hav[...] It’s all about surviving the push to the end of the year, also known as IEP season for most special educators. First, we talk about some of the great recommendations for keeping organized from Sean Sweeney’s post in ASHA. Then, we have some fun discussing our favorite stress relievers! Make sure to check out the show notes for links to all our suggestions.     Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Here’s our Show Notes!  Visit the EdCeptional Channel to view past broadcasts.  Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/04/30/edceptional-032-surviving-the-iep-blues/ EdCeptional #031 – Gaga for Games http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/m7bIS4ASHhY/ http://edreach.us/2012/04/16/edceptional-031-gaga-for-games/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:00:34 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=11175 Tonight we have some fun and discuss games in the classroom. There are some great blogs about gaming for kids with disabilities, as well as some great apps to do it too. It’s not all about technology though, as we discuss some of our favorite games growing up. Make sure to check out all the information from the show by clicking the show notes!     Show Host: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Tricia Lazarro (@tlazarro11) Here’s [...]

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Tonight we have some fun and discuss games in the classroom. There are some great blogs about gaming for kids with disabilities, as well as some great apps to do it too. It’s not all about technology though, as we discuss some of our favorite games growing up. Make sure to check out all the information from the show by clicking the show notes!

 

 

Show Host: Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Show contributors:

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Tricia Lazarro (@tlazarro11)

Here’s our Show Notes! 

Visit the EdCeptional Channel to view past broadcasts. 

Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us

]]> http://edreach.us/2012/04/16/edceptional-031-gaga-for-games/feed/ 0 0:26:38 Tonight we have some fun and discuss games in the classroom. There are some great blogs about gaming for kids with disabilities, as well as some great apps to do it too. It’s not all about technology though, as we discuss some of our favori[...] Tonight we have some fun and discuss games in the classroom. There are some great blogs about gaming for kids with disabilities, as well as some great apps to do it too. It’s not all about technology though, as we discuss some of our favorite games growing up. Make sure to check out all the information from the show by clicking the show notes!     Show Host: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Tricia Lazarro (@tlazarro11) Here’s our Show Notes!  Visit the EdCeptional Channel to view past broadcasts.  Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/04/16/edceptional-031-gaga-for-games/ EdCeptional #030 – Spring into UDL with Joy! (Zabala) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/Vph7hxx9aKo/ http://edreach.us/2012/03/19/edceptional-030-spring-into-udl-with-joy-zabala/#comments Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:00:08 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=10451 Tonight we discuss UDL (Universal Design for Learning) with our special guest Dr. Joy Zabala. Joy works with the CAST Center to promote UDL and increase the availability of accessible materials. Check out all the great resources we discuss by clicking on the Show Notes link below.         Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest: Joy Zabala (@joyzabala) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Tricia Lazarro (@tlazarro11) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any [...]

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Tonight we discuss UDL (Universal Design for Learning) with our special guest Dr. Joy Zabala. Joy works with the CAST Center to promote UDL and increase the availability of accessible materials. Check out all the great resources we discuss by clicking on the Show Notes link below.

 

 

 

 

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show Guest: Joy Zabala (@joyzabala)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Tricia Lazarro (@tlazarro11)

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]]> http://edreach.us/2012/03/19/edceptional-030-spring-into-udl-with-joy-zabala/feed/ 0 0:48:59 Tonight we discuss UDL (Universal Design for Learning) with our special guest Dr. Joy Zabala. Joy works with the CAST Center to promote UDL and increase the availability of accessible materials. Check out all the great resources we discuss by clic[...] Tonight we discuss UDL (Universal Design for Learning) with our special guest Dr. Joy Zabala. Joy works with the CAST Center to promote UDL and increase the availability of accessible materials. Check out all the great resources we discuss by clicking on the Show Notes link below.         Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest: Joy Zabala (@joyzabala) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Tricia Lazarro (@tlazarro11) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/03/19/edceptional-030-spring-into-udl-with-joy-zabala/ EdCeptional #029: The Pot of Gold- Conference Nuggets http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/QeM66macTL4/ http://edreach.us/2012/03/13/the-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-the-rainbow-conference-nuggets/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:00:45 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=10308   It’s a been a long time since we have all had time to chat! There have been several exciting events that have taken place during this time. Three things that we will chat about today are the Illinois ICE Conference, MACUL, and the big Apple announcement. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us

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It’s a been a long time since we have all had time to chat! There have been several exciting events that have taken place during this time. Three things that we will chat about today are the Illinois ICE Conference, MACUL, and the big Apple announcement.

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Leave us some feedback! 

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]]> http://edreach.us/2012/03/13/the-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-the-rainbow-conference-nuggets/feed/ 0 0:34:49   It’s a been a long time since we have all had time to chat! There have been several exciting events that have taken place during this time. Three things that we will chat about today are the Illinois ICE Conference, MACUL, and the big Apple[...]   It’s a been a long time since we have all had time to chat! There have been several exciting events that have taken place during this time. Three things that we will chat about today are the Illinois ICE Conference, MACUL, and the big Apple announcement. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions or comments - edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/03/13/the-pot-of-gold-at-the-end-of-the-rainbow-conference-nuggets/ EdCeptional #28 – Docs Rocks! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/XSOpDWmPk7s/ http://edreach.us/2012/02/22/edceptional-28-docs-rocks/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:55:48 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=9866 Tonight we discuss Google Docs and it’s use in the classroom. We spend some time talking about the different versions (personal vs. apps for education), ways to collaborate, and some of the privacy settings. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions or comments- edceptional@edreach.us

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Tonight we discuss Google Docs and it’s use in the classroom. We spend some time talking about the different versions (personal vs. apps for education), ways to collaborate, and some of the privacy settings.

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11)

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]]> http://edreach.us/2012/02/22/edceptional-28-docs-rocks/feed/ 0 0:35:25 Tonight we discuss Google Docs and it’s use in the classroom. We spend some time talking about the different versions (personal vs. apps for education), ways to collaborate, and some of the privacy settings. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruge[...] Tonight we discuss Google Docs and it’s use in the classroom. We spend some time talking about the different versions (personal vs. apps for education), ways to collaborate, and some of the privacy settings. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions or comments- edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/02/22/edceptional-28-docs-rocks/ EdCeptional #27 – Making It Happen with Jeanette http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/XWVlMic6tEM/ http://edreach.us/2012/01/23/edceptional-27-making-it-happen-with-jeanette/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:00:03 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=9260 Tonight we were joined by Jeannette Van Houten a Assistive Technology/Curriculum consultant from New Jersey and a blogger at My Point of View…. We talked about all the myriad ways to access the computer, both built in features and those that are extra. Even how an iDevice can be used to access and interact with a computer. Show Host: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Show contributors: Jeannette Van Houten (@jvanhoutensped) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions [...]

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Tonight we were joined by Jeannette Van Houten a Assistive Technology/Curriculum consultant from New Jersey and a blogger at My Point of View…. We talked about all the myriad ways to access the computer, both built in features and those that are extra. Even how an iDevice can be used to access and interact with a computer.

Show Host: Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Show contributors:

Jeannette Van Houten (@jvanhoutensped)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Leave us some feedback! 

Contact us with any questions or comments- edceptional@edreach.us

]]> http://edreach.us/2012/01/23/edceptional-27-making-it-happen-with-jeanette/feed/ 2 0:00:01 Tonight we were joined by Jeannette Van Houten a Assistive Technology/Curriculum consultant from New Jersey and a blogger at My Point of View…. We talked about all the myriad ways to access the computer, both built in features and those that[...] Tonight we were joined by Jeannette Van Houten a Assistive Technology/Curriculum consultant from New Jersey and a blogger at My Point of View…. We talked about all the myriad ways to access the computer, both built in features and those that are extra. Even how an iDevice can be used to access and interact with a computer. Show Host: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Show contributors: Jeannette Van Houten (@jvanhoutensped) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions or comments- edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/01/23/edceptional-27-making-it-happen-with-jeanette/ EdCeptional #26 – Codebreakers http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/QFExcg3W4gQ/ http://edreach.us/2012/01/09/edceptional-26-codebreakers/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:50:48 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=8853 We are excited to be back for our first podcast of 2012 and talking about QR Codes. There are so many exciting, fun and free ways to create and use QR codes in the classroom, and we spend a few minutes discussing and trying them out. Make sure you check out the show notes for links to all the ideas and tools.       Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Deb Truskey [...]

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We are excited to be back for our first podcast of 2012 and talking about QR Codes. There are so many exciting, fun and free ways to create and use QR codes in the classroom, and we spend a few minutes discussing and trying them out. Make sure you check out the show notes for links to all the ideas and tools.

 
 
 

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Leave us some feedback! 

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]]> http://edreach.us/2012/01/09/edceptional-26-codebreakers/feed/ 0 0:29:20 We are excited to be back for our first podcast of 2012 and talking about QR Codes. There are so many exciting, fun and free ways to create and use QR codes in the classroom, and we spend a few minutes discussing and trying them out. Make sure you[...] We are excited to be back for our first podcast of 2012 and talking about QR Codes. There are so many exciting, fun and free ways to create and use QR codes in the classroom, and we spend a few minutes discussing and trying them out. Make sure you check out the show notes for links to all the ideas and tools.       Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Leave us some feedback!  Contact us with any questions or comments- edceptional@edreach.us EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2012/01/09/edceptional-26-codebreakers/ EdCeptional #25-Kickin’ it with Kevin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/A5zxnZ_vqy0/ http://edreach.us/2011/12/12/edceptional-25-kickin-it-with-kevin/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:00:03 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=8164 Tonight we are joined by Kevin Honeycutt of http://kevinhoneycutt.org to talk Internet safety for kids. Kevin shared his wonderful site for kids - http://www.mysafesurf.org and entertained us with the Online Safety Song.

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Tonight we are joined by Kevin Honeycutt of http://kevinhoneycutt.org to talk Internet safety for kids.  Kevin shared his wonderful site for kids – http://www.mysafesurf.org and entertained us with the Online Safety Song.

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show Guest:  Kevin Honeycutt (@kevinhoneycutt)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

 

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]]> http://edreach.us/2011/12/12/edceptional-25-kickin-it-with-kevin/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Tonight we are joined by Kevin Honeycutt of http://kevinhoneycutt.org to talk Internet safety for kids. Kevin shared his wonderful site for kids - http://www.mysafesurf.org and entertained us with the Online Safety Song. Tonight we are joined by Kevin Honeycutt of http://kevinhoneycutt.org to talk Internet safety for kids. Kevin shared his wonderful site for kids - http://www.mysafesurf.org and entertained us with the Online Safety Song. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/12/12/edceptional-25-kickin-it-with-kevin/ EdCeptional #24-The sweet spot: where ESL meets Special Ed http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/lesGR8JHujk/ http://edreach.us/2011/12/06/edceptional-24-the-sweet-spot-where-esl-meets-special-ed/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:22:57 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=7962 This week we are joined by Larry Ferlazzo a teacher and blogger at Larry Ferlazzo’s Website of the Day.  We discuss the ways that ESL and Special Education instruction are similar and take a look at a ton of great resources! Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest:  Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the [...]

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Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show Guest:  Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes

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The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/12/06/edceptional-24-the-sweet-spot-where-esl-meets-special-ed/feed/ 0 0:00:01 This week we are joined by Larry Ferlazzo a teacher and blogger at Larry Ferlazzo’s Website of the Day.  We discuss the ways that ESL and Special Education instruction are similar and take a look at a ton of great resources! Show Host: Anne Truger [...] This week we are joined by Larry Ferlazzo a teacher and blogger at Larry Ferlazzo’s Website of the Day.  We discuss the ways that ESL and Special Education instruction are similar and take a look at a ton of great resources! Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest:  Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/12/06/edceptional-24-the-sweet-spot-where-esl-meets-special-ed/ EdCeptional #23 – 25 days ’til Christmas http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/fPQpnquDnGU/ http://edreach.us/2011/11/28/edceptional-23-25-days-til-christmas/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:11:33 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=7801 Today we veer a little from our normal show and talk about what tech goodies do you hope to find in your stocking and share some geeky gifts and places to pick these up for the holiday season. We also talk about EduBlogger Award Nominations and how you can find the best blogs to reader from these nominations.  Show Host:  Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to [...]

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Show Host:  Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show contributors:
Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)
Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11)

Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes

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The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/11/28/edceptional-23-25-days-til-christmas/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Today we veer a little from our normal show and talk about what tech goodies do you hope to find in your stocking and share some geeky gifts and places to pick these up for the holiday season. We also talk about EduBlogger Award Nominations and how [...] Today we veer a little from our normal show and talk about what tech goodies do you hope to find in your stocking and share some geeky gifts and places to pick these up for the holiday season. We also talk about EduBlogger Award Nominations and how you can find the best blogs to reader from these nominations.  Show Host:  Anne Truger (@atruger) Show contributors: Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/11/28/edceptional-23-25-days-til-christmas/ EdCeptional #22 – EdCeptional ROCKS ATIA! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/OZ3lqdg9oJc/ http://edreach.us/2011/11/07/edceptional-22-edceptional-rocks-atia/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:00:10 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=7209 Tonight’s show is all about things we saw and heard at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference that took place in Schaumburg, IL last week.  We are sharing an audio cast of the full 1 hour session Deb and I led called – Everyone deserves and EdCeptional Education.  If you are interested in the notes from this session you can find them at http://bit.ly/edceptionalnotes. Show Host: Tricia Lazarro (@tlazzaro11) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The [...]

]]> Tonight’s show is all about things we saw and heard at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference that took place in Schaumburg, IL last week.  We are sharing an audio cast of the full 1 hour session Deb and I led called – Everyone deserves and EdCeptional Education.  If you are interested in the notes from this session you can find them at http://bit.ly/edceptionalnotes.

Show Host: Tricia Lazarro (@tlazzaro11)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes

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]]> http://edreach.us/2011/11/07/edceptional-22-edceptional-rocks-atia/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Tonight’s show is all about things we saw and heard at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference that took place in Schaumburg, IL last week.  We are sharing an audio cast of the full 1 hour session Deb and I led called – Everyo[...] Tonight’s show is all about things we saw and heard at the Assistive Technology Industry Association conference that took place in Schaumburg, IL last week.  We are sharing an audio cast of the full 1 hour session Deb and I led called – Everyone deserves and EdCeptional Education.  If you are interested in the notes from this session you can find them at http://bit.ly/edceptionalnotes. Show Host: Tricia Lazarro (@tlazzaro11) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki. EdCeptional, Featured EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/11/07/edceptional-22-edceptional-rocks-atia/ EdCeptional #21 – iOS 5 for All http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/Y_BHF9sdtBg/ http://edreach.us/2011/10/31/edceptional-21-ios-5-for-all/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:00:09 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=7120 Tonight we focus on iOS 5 and many of the accessibility features that have been added.  Some of our favorites are text expander, Siri & volume as a photo shutter. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest:  Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki.

]]> Tonight we focus on iOS 5 and many of the accessibility features that have been added.  Some of our favorites are text expander, Siri & volume as a photo shutter.

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show Guest:  Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11)

Show contributors:

Patrick Black (@teachntech00)

Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

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]]> http://edreach.us/2011/10/31/edceptional-21-ios-5-for-all/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Tonight we focus on iOS 5 and many of the accessibility features that have been added.  Some of our favorites are text expander, Siri & volume as a photo shutter. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest:  Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Show [...] Tonight we focus on iOS 5 and many of the accessibility features that have been added.  Some of our favorites are text expander, Siri & volume as a photo shutter. Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest:  Tricia Lazzaro (@tlazzaro11) Show contributors: Patrick Black (@teachntech00) Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki. EdCeptional, Featured EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/10/31/edceptional-21-ios-5-for-all/ EdCeptional #20: Ladies Night-ePublishing on the Floor http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/vH2q-t73-IQ/ http://edreach.us/2011/10/17/edceptional-20-ladies-night-epublishing-on-the-floor/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 01:22:20 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=6845 EdCeptional 20 is all about the Ladies!  Tricia Lazarro joins Deb and Anne to discuss ePub and it’s benefits for students.  ePubBud & Calibre are just 2 of the many resoursed shared, check out all the resources and ideas at the EdCeptional Wiki! Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest:  Tricia Lazarro (@tlazzaro11) Show contributors:  Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional [...]

]]> EdCeptional 20 is all about the Ladies!  Tricia Lazarro joins Deb and Anne to discuss ePub and it’s benefits for students.  ePubBud & Calibre are just 2 of the many resoursed shared, check out all the resources and ideas at the EdCeptional Wiki!

Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger)

Show Guest:  Tricia Lazarro (@tlazzaro11)

Show contributors:  Deb Truskey (@debtruskey)

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]]> http://edreach.us/2011/10/17/edceptional-20-ladies-night-epublishing-on-the-floor/feed/ 0 0:00:01 EdCeptional 20 is all about the Ladies!  Tricia Lazarro joins Deb and Anne to discuss ePub and it’s benefits for students.  ePubBud & Calibre are just 2 of the many resoursed shared, check out all the resources and ideas at the EdCeptional Wiki![...] EdCeptional 20 is all about the Ladies!  Tricia Lazarro joins Deb and Anne to discuss ePub and it’s benefits for students.  ePubBud & Calibre are just 2 of the many resoursed shared, check out all the resources and ideas at the EdCeptional Wiki! Show Host: Anne Truger (@atruger) Show Guest:  Tricia Lazarro (@tlazzaro11) Show contributors:  Deb Truskey (@debtruskey) Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki. EdCeptional, Featured EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/10/17/edceptional-20-ladies-night-epublishing-on-the-floor/ EdCeptional Show #19: What’s on the Horizon? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/abag855OV4s/ http://edreach.us/2011/09/28/edceptional-show-19/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:00:31 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=6618 This episode of the EdCeptional show starts off with each crew member sharing a great blog that they had read recently.  They then jump right into a discussion about the Horizon Report 2011 K12 Edition and what implications it might have for special education.  LeapFrog’s LeapPad, the kid-friendly tablet, was the other hot topic this week.   Show Host: Anne Truger Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown & Deb Truskey Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the [...]

]]> This episode of the EdCeptional show starts off with each crew member sharing a great blog that they had read recently.  They then jump right into a discussion about the Horizon Report 2011 K12 Edition and what implications it might have for special education.  LeapFrog’s LeapPad, the kid-friendly tablet, was the other hot topic this week.

 

Show Host: Anne Truger

Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown & Deb Truskey
The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki.

 

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/09/28/edceptional-show-19/feed/ 0 0:33:25 This episode of the EdCeptional show starts off with each crew member sharing a great blog that they had read recently.  They then jump right into a discussion about the Horizon Report 2011 K12 Edition and what implications it might have for special[...] This episode of the EdCeptional show starts off with each crew member sharing a great blog that they had read recently.  They then jump right into a discussion about the Horizon Report 2011 K12 Edition and what implications it might have for special education.  LeapFrog’s LeapPad, the kid-friendly tablet, was the other hot topic this week.   Show Host: Anne Truger Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown & Deb Truskey Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki.   EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/09/28/edceptional-show-19/ EdCeptional Show #17: Let’s Get it Started….First Day of School Preparation http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/4x6iKRM4WaM/ http://edreach.us/2011/08/20/edceptional-show-17/#comments Sat, 20 Aug 2011 22:45:36 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=6237 Show Host: Anne Truger Show Guest:  Aviva Dunsiger Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown & Deb Truskey Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki.  

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Show Host: Anne Truger
Show Guest:  Aviva Dunsiger
Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown & Deb Truskey

 

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/08/20/edceptional-show-17/feed/ 0 0:37:40 Show Host: Anne Truger Show Guest:  Aviva Dunsiger Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown & Deb Truskey Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCept[...] Show Host: Anne Truger Show Guest:  Aviva Dunsiger Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown & Deb Truskey Subscribe to The EdCeptional Podcast on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki.   EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/08/20/edceptional-show-17/ EdCeptional Show #16: Surfing the SLP Wave with Speech Techie http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/MkJb0Q8vWAU/ http://edreach.us/2011/07/19/edceptional-show-16/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:00:01 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=5509 Tonight, we are Surfing the SLP Wave with Speech Techie, Sean Sweeney. Sean is a speech and language pathologist and instructional tech specialist and is the author of the blog SpeechTechie. We are very excited to have Sean with us tonight! To start our show, we each share what inspires us as professionals in the field of special education.   During News Watch, we discuss how assistive technology (especially AAC and the iPad) has emerged in the mainstream media, introduce [...]

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Tonight, we are Surfing the SLP Wave with Speech Techie, Sean Sweeney. Sean is a speech and language pathologist and instructional tech specialist and is the author of the blog SpeechTechie. We are very excited to have Sean with us tonight!
To start our show, we each share what inspires us as professionals in the field of special education.   During News Watch, we discuss how assistive technology (especially AAC and the iPad) has emerged in the mainstream media, introduce a study about iPads in higher education, share our thoughts on whether or not tablets are ready for the classroom, and get an update from Anne on what she learned at DENSI (wiki /twitter) and ISTE 2011 conferences.  Did you know UDL is NOT a known topic?  For Blog Watch, we learn about Sean’s blog Speech Techie and share a recent post on PediaStaff by Megan Bratti.  On the Radar for this week was low-tech or homemade AT solutions, Google+ field testing accessibility for ASL users, activation of Assistive Touch in iOS 5 Beta, Jeremy’s list of Android apps for Special Education (Autism), and a series of instructional videos for AT.
 

Show Host: Anne Truger

Show Guest:  Sean Sweeney

Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown, & Deb Truskey

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]]> http://edreach.us/2011/07/19/edceptional-show-16/feed/ 1 1:18:44 Tonight, we are Surfing the SLP Wave with Speech Techie, Sean Sweeney. Sean is a speech and language pathologist and instructional tech specialist and is the author of the blog SpeechTechie. We are very excited to have Sean with us tonight! To star[...] Tonight, we are Surfing the SLP Wave with Speech Techie, Sean Sweeney. Sean is a speech and language pathologist and instructional tech specialist and is the author of the blog SpeechTechie. We are very excited to have Sean with us tonight! To start our show, we each share what inspires us as professionals in the field of special education.   During News Watch, we discuss how assistive technology (especially AAC and the iPad) has emerged in the mainstream media, introduce a study about iPads in higher education, share our thoughts on whether or not tablets are ready for the classroom, and get an update from Anne on what she learned at DENSI (wiki /twitter) and ISTE 2011 conferences.  Did you know UDL is NOT a known topic?  For Blog Watch, we learn about Sean’s blog Speech Techie and share a recent post on PediaStaff by Megan Bratti.  On the Radar for this week was low-tech or homemade AT solutions, Google+ field testing accessibility for ASL users, activation of Assistive Touch in iOS 5 Beta, Jeremy’s list of Android apps for Special Education (Autism), and a series of instructional videos for AT.   Show Host: Anne Truger Show Guest:  Sean Sweeney Show contributors:  Patrick Black, Jeremy Brown, & Deb Truskey Subscribe to The EdReach Podcasts on iTunes Subscribe to the EdReach Podcast Feed The complete show notes are now on the EdCeptional Wiki. Call us on our comment line! If you’d like to leave some feedback you can call us on our very own EdReach Comment line: That’s: (443) 93REACH. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/07/19/edceptional-show-16/ EdCeptional Show #15: SummerCeptional – Google +, Mac Apps, & more! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/cFIamM1CzEk/ http://edreach.us/2011/07/12/edceptional-15/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:30:16 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=5445 ROLL CALL: Patrick Black:  A Cleaner Youtube – an extension for Chrome, Firefox or Safari that removes all related content & comments from YouTube viewing Deb Truskey: NASA HD iPad app Your host for tonight….Jeremy Brown: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard (FREE), Dolls House ($2.99), & Dream Place for iPad (FREE w/ $.99 in-app purchase to unlock all content)   NEWS WATCH: An Open Letter to School Administrators I’m NOT your Enemy:  Secrets from your child’s SPED teacher Google Apps Accessibility Research [...]

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ROLL CALL:

 

NEWS WATCH:

 

BLOG WATCH:

“ON THE RADAR”:

  • Web 2.0 Tools:
    • Google +
    • Goalbook – ALPHA test to start Monday (July 11th)
  • Software:
    • Mac:
      • Goal Chart ($2.99) – create & print customized goal\reward chart(s).  Type in goal & reward and add image of reward.  Could also arrange multiple goal charts on a Vision Board.
      • SafetyBrowser ($.99 for limited time) – visual, safe interface for kids to the use the web.  Parents\teachers choose sites (or parts of a site using filters) & others are blocked.  Setup visual homepage with thumbnails for each approved site.  Features include multiple profiles, kiosk mode, timed session, & usage log.
      • CutieMelody (FREE) – simple version of children’s glockenspiel with realistic sounds, responsive playing\sliding, & animated feedback
      • Kids Make Music ($1.99) – unique, attractive, & easy to use soundboard, 4 screens to choose from (bass guitar, percussion, xylophone, & funny objects), authentic sounds
      • After Me ($.99) – Simon Says game using words/images – improves memory skills, classification, & reading/spelling of basic words.  4 word groups (shapes, animals, fruits, & foods).  Available as iOS app as well.
      • Fantastic 4 In A Row Free
      • What is my job? (FREE)
      • Lets Math ($.99) – number sounds, writing numerals, counting images, add/subtract using images
      • Pre-K Math ($1.99) – read & write numbers 1-10, counting 1-10, sequencing numbers 1-10 & 10-1, more/less, shapes
      • SpellBoard ($4.99) – app to help students improve spelling.  Use included lists (Dolch words, etc.) or input your own.  Optionally, you can enter phrase/sentence for each word as well.  Ability to record words using your own voice.  Records data.  Also available as iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch app!
    • Windows:

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Twitter chats:
    • SLPchat: August 7th
    • SPEDchat: Tuesdays

 

If you would like to continue the conversations, you can find the crew at Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 on Twitter,   Deb Truskey at @debtruskeyand@SLPDeb on Twitter, and Jeremy Brown at @techieteacher on Twitter or iTeach Special Education – iOS Devices in Special Education on Facebook.  If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/07/12/edceptional-15/feed/ 0 1:24:28 ROLL CALL: Patrick Black:  A Cleaner Youtube – an extension for Chrome, Firefox or Safari that removes all related content & comments from YouTube viewing Deb Truskey: NASA HD iPad app Your host for tonight….Jeremy Brown: ShowMe[...] ROLL CALL: Patrick Black:  A Cleaner Youtube – an extension for Chrome, Firefox or Safari that removes all related content & comments from YouTube viewing Deb Truskey: NASA HD iPad app Your host for tonight….Jeremy Brown: ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard (FREE), Dolls House ($2.99), & Dream Place for iPad (FREE w/ $.99 in-app purchase to unlock all content)   NEWS WATCH: An Open Letter to School Administrators I’m NOT your Enemy:  Secrets from your child’s SPED teacher Google Apps Accessibility Research   BLOG WATCH: GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS: Apps In Education: Apps for Getting Your Students Organized SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS: Mommy Speech Therapy OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: Gosh Thats Neat: Several Ways To Stay Connected to the Online OT “ON THE RADAR”: Interactive Whiteboards: Teachers Hold the Real Keys to Whiteboard Effectiveness Mobile Learning (iOS/Android): ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard(FREE) EXAMPLES: Blue Addition Methods for Teaching Children with ASD – Labeling  by Function, Feature, or Class boxemeup Technology Bits Bytes & Nibbles: Turn a Paper based book into interactive with QR Codes SoundScan app ($9.99) Web 2.0 Tools: Google + Goalbook – ALPHA test to start Monday (July 11th) Software: Mac: Goal Chart ($2.99) – create & print customized goalreward chart(s).  Type in goal & reward and add image of reward.  Could also arrange multiple goal charts on a Vision Board. SafetyBrowser ($.99 for limited time) – visual, safe interface for kids to the use the web.  Parentsteachers choose sites (or parts of a site using filters) & others are blocked.  Setup visual homepage with thumbnails for each approved site.  Features include multiple profiles, kiosk mode, timed session, & usage log. CutieMelody (FREE) – simple version of children’s glockenspiel with realistic sounds, responsive playingsliding, & animated feedback Kids Make Music ($1.99) – unique, attractive, & easy to use soundboard, 4 screens to choose from (bass guitar, percussion, xylophone, & funny objects), authentic sounds After Me ($.99) – Simon Says game using words/images – improves memory skills, classification, & reading/spelling of basic words.  4 word groups (shapes, animals, fruits, & foods).  Available as iOS app as well. Fantastic 4 In A Row Free What is my job? (FREE) Lets Math ($.99) – number sounds, writing numerals, counting images, add/subtract using images Pre-K Math ($1.99) – read & write numbers 1-10, counting 1-10, sequencing numbers 1-10 & 10-1, more/less, shapes SpellBoard ($4.99) – app to help students improve spelling.  Use included lists (Dolch words, etc.) or input your own.  Optionally, you can enter phrase/sentence for each word as well.  Ability to record words using your own voice.  Records data.  Also available as iPad and iPhone/iPod Touch app! Windows: Hamster Free eBook converter (FREE) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: EdCeptional: Diigo Group Twitter chats: SLPchat: August 7th SPEDchat: Tuesdays Recent & Upcoming Conferences: ISTE 2011 Lekotek Webinar – Apps for Play and Learning for Children with Disabilities Patrick Black July 25, 12-1 pm (CST) Offers/Giveaways: That’s how I feel by Smarty Ears ($2.99) – 2 codes to giveaway for listeners who comment on this episode’s show notes!   If you would like to continue the conversations, you can find the crew at Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 on Twitter,   Deb Truskey at @debtruskeyand@SLPDeb on Twitter, and Jeremy Brown at @techieteacher on Twitter or iTeach Special Education – iOS Devices in Special Education on Facebook.  If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/07/12/edceptional-15/ EdCeptional Show #14: Down Under with Ricky Buchanan http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/LmQzIWRhwxE/ http://edreach.us/2011/07/11/edceptional-14/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:22:48 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=5422 Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of having a very special guest, Ricky Buchanan, all the way from Australia!  Ricky is the author and editor of the blog/website ATMac: Empowering Disabled Apple Users. Welcome Ricky!   ROLL CALL – What is your favorite access tool? Ricky Buchanan:  the free/built in access things, because anybody can use them Jeremy Brown: gestures & multi-touch Deb Truskey: Voice Over & Screen Magnification Patrick Black:  switch access via usb or wi-fi (Attainment Switch [...]

]]> Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of having a very special guest, Ricky Buchanan, all the way from Australia!  Ricky is the author and editor of the blog/website ATMac: Empowering Disabled Apple Users. Welcome Ricky!

 

ROLL CALL – What is your favorite access tool?

Ricky Buchanan:  the free/built in access things, because anybody can use them
Jeremy Brown: gestures & multi-touch
Deb Truskey: Voice Over & Screen Magnification
Patrick Black:  switch access via usb or wi-fi (Attainment Switch app)

NEWS WATCH:

BLOG WATCH:

“ON THE RADAR”:
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
  • Recent & Upcoming Conferences:

 

If you would like to continue the conversations, you can find our special guest, Ricky Buchanan at @ATMac on Twitter and the crew at  Jeremy Brown at @techieteacher on Twitter or iTeach Special Education – iOS Devices in Special Education on Facebook, Deb Truskey at @debtruskey and@SLPDeb on Twitter, and Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblackor @teachntech00 on Twitter. If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/07/11/edceptional-14/feed/ 0 1:11:18 Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of having a very special guest, Ricky Buchanan, all the way from Australia!  Ricky is the author and editor of the blog/website ATMac: Empowering Disabled Apple Users. Welcome Ricky!   ROLL CALL – W[...] Two weeks ago, we had the privilege of having a very special guest, Ricky Buchanan, all the way from Australia!  Ricky is the author and editor of the blog/website ATMac: Empowering Disabled Apple Users. Welcome Ricky!   ROLL CALL – What is your favorite access tool? Ricky Buchanan:  the free/built in access things, because anybody can use them Jeremy Brown: gestures & multi-touch Deb Truskey: Voice Over & Screen Magnification Patrick Black:  switch access via usb or wi-fi (Attainment Switch app) NEWS WATCH: Google Voice/Image Search available for Chrome Browser head to http://google.com to use, click on microphone http://images.google.com, drag and drop image to find out about it BLOG WATCH: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS: ATMac.org KeyStrokes by Assistiveware Time Independent Games ATMac on Facebook SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS: Special Learning Kid’s Place Teen Scene GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS: Look at my Happy Rainbow Look at my happy rainbow! FB group ELL/ESL TEACHERS: Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS: Easy Speech and Language Ideas OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: Gosh, that’s neat! “ON THE RADAR”: AAC: Special Learning releases new, FREE AAC app (“ComApp”) Smarty Ears updates Expressive app to include 700 Smarty Symbols!  Also new That’s how I feel app (iPad, $1.99) Accessibility: Touch Slide to Unlock review @ Autism Epicenter Mobile Learning (iOS/Android): Discovr Apps Apps: Dragon Remote Mic (FREE) let’s users use iPhone/iPod Touch (4th Gen only) act as a wi-fi microphone for Dragon Nat Speaking (Windows only at this time) DTT Words by Dr. Gary Brown – FREE (includes 39 preschool words) – additional word packs will be available as in-app purchases Dylan Monkey & Squishy Face (FREE for limited time) – introduces scientific method to preschoolers I SEE-QUENCE… FIREWORKS WiFi Joiner Knowtilus Basic – Web Browser, Writing Tool, Voice Reader, Sketching Tool, Barcode Scanner… SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Diigo Group Recent & Upcoming Conferences: ISTE 2011 Follow ISTE 2011 with the hashtag #iste11 on Twitter   If you would like to continue the conversations, you can find our special guest, Ricky Buchanan at @ATMac on Twitter and the crew at  Jeremy Brown at @techieteacher on Twitter or iTeach Special Education – iOS Devices in Special Education on Facebook, Deb Truskey at @debtruskey and@SLPDeb on Twitter, and Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblackor @teachntech00 on Twitter. If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/07/11/edceptional-14/ EdCeptional Show #13: Summer Thoughts in the Cloud http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/wNmasBBdiYA/ http://edreach.us/2011/06/13/edceptional-13/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 02:28:27 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=4569 Although we had a smaller than usual EdCeptional crew and are all overwhelmed with end-of-year craziness, we decided to keep on rolling!  To start off this week’s show, we each shared our favorite childhood summer activities. Jeremy Brown: I use to go to northern Michigan every summer, where my dad’s family all had cottages.  My favorite activities there were riding my bike, swimming, and yes, pretending to be a lifeguard! Deb Truskey: As a kid, summer seemed endless! We lived [...]

]]> Although we had a smaller than usual EdCeptional crew and are all overwhelmed with end-of-year craziness, we decided to keep on rolling!  To start off this week’s show, we each shared our favorite childhood summer activities.
  • Jeremy Brown: I use to go to northern Michigan every summer, where my dad’s family all had cottages.  My favorite activities there were riding my bike, swimming, and yes, pretending to be a lifeguard!
  • Deb Truskey: As a kid, summer seemed endless! We lived on the southeast side of Chicago. Our house was not air conditioned. Sitting on the front porch in the evening, catching fireflies and visiting with neighbors was always fun. It seemed like there was always a pack of kids to play with at any given time. Everyone was outside!
  • Your host for tonight….Patrick Black:  I spent the whole summer outside, one of my favorite places was a little town called Lakeside, we went with some cousins, basically had the run of the town, swim in Lake Erie, and just hang out

 

NEWS WATCH:

 

BLOG WATCH:

 

“ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS:

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

 

  • Twitter chats:
    • SLPchat will be held on Aug. 7th at 2 PM EST. Topic will be SLPs and Literacy.  Thank you @SLPTanya & @speechreka for this information!
  • Recent & Upcoming Conferences:

 

If you would like to continue the conversations, you can find the crew at  Jeremy Brown at @techieteacher on Twitter or iTeach Special Education – iOS Devices in Special Education on Facebook, Deb Truskey at @debtruskey and @SLPDeb on Twitter, and Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 on Twitter. If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/06/13/edceptional-13/feed/ 0 1:12:11 Although we had a smaller than usual EdCeptional crew and are all overwhelmed with end-of-year craziness, we decided to keep on rolling!  To start off this week’s show, we each shared our favorite childhood summer activities. Jeremy Brown: I use t[...] Although we had a smaller than usual EdCeptional crew and are all overwhelmed with end-of-year craziness, we decided to keep on rolling!  To start off this week’s show, we each shared our favorite childhood summer activities. Jeremy Brown: I use to go to northern Michigan every summer, where my dad’s family all had cottages.  My favorite activities there were riding my bike, swimming, and yes, pretending to be a lifeguard! Deb Truskey: As a kid, summer seemed endless! We lived on the southeast side of Chicago. Our house was not air conditioned. Sitting on the front porch in the evening, catching fireflies and visiting with neighbors was always fun. It seemed like there was always a pack of kids to play with at any given time. Everyone was outside! Your host for tonight….Patrick Black:  I spent the whole summer outside, one of my favorite places was a little town called Lakeside, we went with some cousins, basically had the run of the town, swim in Lake Erie, and just hang out   NEWS WATCH: App Market Explores for Techie Toddlers A Parent Struggles with Child’s iPad Addiction – David Pogue eSchoolNews: Some Calif Schools see rising test scores with iPads eSchoolNews: Speech Therapy Moves Online Learning: Is there any app for that? [PDF]   BLOG WATCH: Parents: IEP Recommendation: Mobile Access by Shelly Blake-Plock Special Education Teachers: Exceptional Abilities General Education Teachers: 2,000 Hours Speech Language Pathologists: iSpeak App App Ability Corporate: Hacking Autism   “ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS: AAC: CandLe Ltd.’s AAC Self-Assessment Tool-Kit Smarty Symbols Accessibility: Windows: Making Windows Accessible by Ira Socol Switches: Ablenet’s Switch Selection Grid [PDF] Mobile Learning (iOS/Android): IOS 5 – 200 new features custom LED flash/vibration alerts assistive touch new notifications camera from lock screen & new camera features Multi-tasking gestures & split keyboard iPad Mirroring via AirDisplay http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/ios-5-features-list-part-1.html http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/ios-5-features-list-part-2-camera.html Software: Mac: Doodle Hangman Free (Mac App Store) SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:   EdCeptional: Diigo group Twitter chats: SLPchat will be held on Aug. 7th at 2 PM EST. Topic will be SLPs and Literacy.  Thank you @SLPTanya & @speechreka for this information! Recent & Upcoming Conferences: ISTE 2011 – follow #iste11 on Twitter Conference NING Offers/giveaways: A4CWSN App Parties iTeach Special Education: iOS Devices in Special Education is giving member #1,000 free 30-minute personalized app consults for July & August!   If you would like to continue the conversations, you can find the crew at  Jeremy Brown at @techieteacher on Twitter or iTeach Special Education – iOS Devices in Special Education on Facebook, Deb Truskey at @debtruskey and @SLPDeb on Twitter, and Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 on Twitter. If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/06/13/edceptional-13/ EdCeptional Show #12: Listening to Literacy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/6yI6BGJzk84/ http://edreach.us/2011/06/06/edceptional-12/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:05:36 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=4358 Good evening everyone and welcome back to an exciting new podcast! Tonight we have very special guests Chris and Melissa Bugaj joining us. Chris and Melissa are the authors and creators of Night Light Stories…incredible stories for children to listen to. Miss Mel and Mr. Chris continue to delight and educate children around the world with their amazing storytelling skills. Chris also is the creator and host of the A.T.TipsCast and is a returning guest. Chris and Melissa I was [...]

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Good evening everyone and welcome back to an exciting new podcast! Tonight we have very special guests Chris and Melissa Bugaj joining us. Chris and Melissa are the authors and creators of Night Light Stories…incredible stories for children to listen to. Miss Mel and Mr. Chris continue to delight and educate children around the world with their amazing storytelling skills. Chris also is the creator and host of the A.T.TipsCast and is a returning guest. Chris and Melissa I was hoping that you could kick off our podcast tonight by telling us what your favorite book was as a child….. 

Chris Bugaj- Looice by Benjamin & Pot, any Nursery Rhyme
Melissa Bugaj- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, and Cookie Monster at the Cookie Tree
Patrick Black:  Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Deb Truskey: Mabel The Whale by Patricia King
Your host for tonight….Anne Truger: I had two books that I vividly remember reading over and over during my childhood. The Golden Bible: The Old Testament printed in 1946 and The monster at the end of this book….PLEASE don’t turn that page!!!

 

NEWS WATCH:

 

BLOG WATCH:


  • SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS:
    • Instacast – This is from Therapy App 411 blog by Sean Sweeney.

 

ON THE RADAR:

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

 

A big thanks to our panel this week. If you would like to continue the conversations you can find our special guests Chris Bugaj at @attipscast on Twitter, Melissa Bugaj @nightlight08 and the rest of the crew at Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 on Twitter Deb Truskey at @debtruskey on Twitter, and Anne Truger at  @atruger on Twitter. If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us.

 

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/06/06/edceptional-12/feed/ 0 1:16:28 Good evening everyone and welcome back to an exciting new podcast! Tonight we have very special guests Chris and Melissa Bugaj joining us. Chris and Melissa are the authors and creators of Night Light Stories…incredible stories for children t[...] Good evening everyone and welcome back to an exciting new podcast! Tonight we have very special guests Chris and Melissa Bugaj joining us. Chris and Melissa are the authors and creators of Night Light Stories…incredible stories for children to listen to. Miss Mel and Mr. Chris continue to delight and educate children around the world with their amazing storytelling skills. Chris also is the creator and host of the A.T.TipsCast and is a returning guest. Chris and Melissa I was hoping that you could kick off our podcast tonight by telling us what your favorite book was as a child…..  Chris Bugaj- Looice by Benjamin & Pot, any Nursery Rhyme Melissa Bugaj- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, and Cookie Monster at the Cookie Tree Patrick Black:  Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion Deb Truskey: Mabel The Whale by Patricia King Your host for tonight….Anne Truger: I had two books that I vividly remember reading over and over during my childhood. The Golden Bible: The Old Testament printed in 1946 and The monster at the end of this book….PLEASE don’t turn that page!!!   NEWS WATCH: ASK Engineering: An iPad app with a special touch Which eReader is right for you? The Basics of Educational Podcasting: Enhancing the Student Learning Experience! Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand   BLOG WATCH: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS: http://attipscast.wordpress.com/ Count Edula’s Game Saber Saw’s Game ATTipscast on Facebook SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS: iPods/Ipads in Special Education: a conflicted practice Night Light Stories Night Light Stories on Facebook GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS: If you were on Twitter yesterday…http://bigthink.com/ideas/38698 SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS: Instacast – This is from Therapy App 411 blog by Sean Sweeney.   ON THE RADAR: Practical & Fun Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools Sample Chapter – Chapter 6 Sample Audio Chapter – Chapter 6 Practical & Fun Guide to Assistive Tech on Facebook   SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: EdCeptional Diigo Account Offers/Giveaways: Apps for Children with Special Needs Worldwide App Party – June 9 on Facebook Focus group – APPvisory Board   A big thanks to our panel this week. If you would like to continue the conversations you can find our special guests Chris Bugaj at @attipscast on Twitter, Melissa Bugaj @nightlight08 and the rest of the crew at Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 on Twitter Deb Truskey at @debtruskey on Twitter, and Anne Truger at  @atruger on Twitter. If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us.   EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/06/06/edceptional-12/ EdCeptional Show #11: All About Assistive Technology in Alton, IL! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/UVHckUXm_pU/ http://edreach.us/2011/05/30/edceptional-11/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 22:58:23 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=4119 Greetings everyone!  A huge shout out to all of you veterans out there…Thanks for everything you do to make our country an amazing and safe place to live! Tonight we are joined with a smaller Edceptional crew than normal and one amazing special guest, assistive technology specialist Mr. Brian Dowd. Brian is an AT specialist with Alton School District in Alton, Illinois. His district’s top initiatives are the roll out of iPads and the use of Read and Write Gold [...]

]]> Greetings everyone!  A huge shout out to all of you veterans out there…Thanks for everything you do to make our country an amazing and safe place to live! Tonight we are joined with a smaller Edceptional crew than normal and one amazing special guest, assistive technology specialist Mr. Brian Dowd. Brian is an AT specialist with Alton School District in Alton, Illinois. His district’s top initiatives are the roll out of iPads and the use of Read and Write Gold for co-teaching in mainstream classrooms.

For this week’s roll call, each panel member shared one instance where they have witnessed AT make a difference in a student’s life by either enabling him/her to be more independent or to demonstrate new knowledge.

1.  Brain Dowd – During my first AT assessment, I witnessed a student use a light touch switch to operate a fan and a radio.

2. Jeremy Brown – My first year of teaching I had a student start using a high-tech AAC device (Vantage).  It took him a few weeks to the learn the basic navigation. One afternoon my class was having snack and I had brought in cupcakes for another student’s birthday. Well, this student independently used his Vantage to communicate “I want more like muffin.” Cupcake was not part of the vocabulary programmed into the device, so he found something similar to communicate his request!  After he enjoyed his second cupcake, this student and I then went on to have a short conversation about why we were having the special treat and how the cupcakes were so yummy.  Furthermore, I received several emails from this student’s mother about how they he was using the Vantage at home to make requests, have simple conversations, and even say his prayers each night.

3. Your host, Anne Truger:  Mac laptop for her son, who has Aspergers.

 

NEWS WATCH:

 

INTERVIEW: Mr. Brian Dowd, Assistive Technology Specialist

  • Background about Brian & Alton School District
  • AT initiatives:

 

BLOGS:

 

“ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS:

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Recent & Upcoming Conferences:

 

Don’t forget, you can find all of tonight’s links at the EdCeptional Diigo Group.

 

You can e-mail the EdCeptional crew or follow us all at:

Jeremy Brown – @techieteacher or iTeach Special Education: iOS Devices in Special Education group on Facebook

Anne Truger – @atruger

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/05/30/edceptional-11/feed/ 1 1:15:19 Greetings everyone!  A huge shout out to all of you veterans out there…Thanks for everything you do to make our country an amazing and safe place to live! Tonight we are joined with a smaller Edceptional crew than normal and one amazing sp[...] Greetings everyone!  A huge shout out to all of you veterans out there…Thanks for everything you do to make our country an amazing and safe place to live! Tonight we are joined with a smaller Edceptional crew than normal and one amazing special guest, assistive technology specialist Mr. Brian Dowd. Brian is an AT specialist with Alton School District in Alton, Illinois. His district’s top initiatives are the roll out of iPads and the use of Read and Write Gold for co-teaching in mainstream classrooms. For this week’s roll call, each panel member shared one instance where they have witnessed AT make a difference in a student’s life by either enabling him/her to be more independent or to demonstrate new knowledge. 1.  Brain Dowd – During my first AT assessment, I witnessed a student use a light touch switch to operate a fan and a radio. 2. Jeremy Brown – My first year of teaching I had a student start using a high-tech AAC device (Vantage).  It took him a few weeks to the learn the basic navigation. One afternoon my class was having snack and I had brought in cupcakes for another student’s birthday. Well, this student independently used his Vantage to communicate “I want more like muffin.” Cupcake was not part of the vocabulary programmed into the device, so he found something similar to communicate his request!  After he enjoyed his second cupcake, this student and I then went on to have a short conversation about why we were having the special treat and how the cupcakes were so yummy.  Furthermore, I received several emails from this student’s mother about how they he was using the Vantage at home to make requests, have simple conversations, and even say his prayers each night. 3. Your host, Anne Truger:  Mac laptop for her son, who has Aspergers.   NEWS WATCH: Education Week: Technology Must Be Accessible To All, Feds Reaffirm June 29, 2010 – “Dear Colleague” Letter: Electronic Book Readers May 26, 2011 – “Dear Colleague” Letter May 26, 2011 – FAQs about June 29, 2010, “Dear Colleague” Letter eSchoolNews: Teacher who video-recorded disruptive student suing over job loss TechLearning Advisor Blog: Who has the Right? by Bob Sprankle Nielsen Norman Group Reports: Usability of iPad Apps and Websites Time&Transcript: UNB technology has big benefit Marketwire: Educational Testing Services: New Math-to-Speech Technologies to Help Blind and Visually Impaired Students Master Mathematics   INTERVIEW: Mr. Brian Dowd, Assistive Technology Specialist Background about Brian & Alton School District AT initiatives: iPod Touches & iPads Read and Write Gold for co-teaching   BLOGS: Assistive Technology Blog for Dyslexic Students, Teachers, and others in the Workplace TechLearning Advisor Blog: iPad Apps to meet IEP Goals Blogging About the Web 2.0 Connected Classroom – Steven Anderson, District Instructional Technologist for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools in NC Building Your PLN – A Primer For Anyone   “ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS: Interactive Whiteboards: Promethean introduces new model featuring multi-touch functionality Mobile Learning: Speech-Language Pathology Sharing: New AssistiveWare videos for Proloquo2Go Write an eBook for iPad using Google Docs Apps: List Recorder (Lite-$0.99/Full-$7.99) – best eyes-free list organizer for iPhone EyeNote (FREE) – app for identifying money from Bureau of Engraving LookTel Money Reader ($1.99) That’s Silly for iPad ($0.99) Grasshopper eBooks & learning games iAdvocate (FREE) AutismClassroom.com’s 2nd app – Classroom Set Up ($0.99)   SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Recent & Upcoming Conferences: ISTE 2011 (June 26-29, Philadelphia) Offers/Giveaways: A4CWSN APP Party on 6/11   Don’t forget, you can find all of tonight’s links at the EdCeptional Diigo Group.   [...] EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/05/30/edceptional-11/ EdCeptional Show #10: An Inside View from an App Developer for Special Needs http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/7SQM4XLOJBY/ http://edreach.us/2011/05/23/edceptional-10/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 23:32:18 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=3889 Tonight we welcomed Jeff and Lisa Johnson from Grembe Apps to our show. Lisa is a physical therapist and Jeff is a software engineer together they formed Grembe Apps as a way to help their child and others to communicate. Grembe apps are apps that make a difference.         To start off our roll call we shared an app that has made a difference in either a student’s life or your own childs. Jeff Johnson & Lisa [...]

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Tonight we welcomed Jeff and Lisa Johnson from Grembe Apps to our show. Lisa is a physical therapist and Jeff is a software engineer together they formed Grembe Apps as a way to help their child and others to communicate. Grembe apps are apps that make a difference.

 

 

 

 

To start off our roll call we shared an app that has made a difference in either a student’s life or your own childs.

Jeff Johnson & Lisa Johnson: iCommunicate
Patrick Black: Angry Birds
Deb Truskey: ProLoQuo2Go & Tap To Talk
Your host for tonight….Jeremy Brown: iReward, WH-Questions, and Word Magic

 

NEWS WATCH:

 

BLOG WATCH

 

“ON THE RADAR”

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

  • AUGCOM CHAT: (Facebook) – June 13 & July 10 via Skype

 

Don’t forget you can find all of tonight’s links at the EdCeptional Diigo Group – http://groups.diigo.com/group/EdCeptional.

 

You can follow our contributors at:
Patrick Black - http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00
Deb Truskey - @debtruskey or @slpdeb
Jeremy Brown - @techieteacher

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/05/23/edceptional-10/feed/ 0 1:11:18 Tonight we welcomed Jeff and Lisa Johnson from Grembe Apps to our show. Lisa is a physical therapist and Jeff is a software engineer together they formed Grembe Apps as a way to help their child and others to communicate. Grembe apps are apps that[...] Tonight we welcomed Jeff and Lisa Johnson from Grembe Apps to our show. Lisa is a physical therapist and Jeff is a software engineer together they formed Grembe Apps as a way to help their child and others to communicate. Grembe apps are apps that make a difference.         To start off our roll call we shared an app that has made a difference in either a student’s life or your own childs. Jeff Johnson & Lisa Johnson: iCommunicate Patrick Black: Angry Birds Deb Truskey: ProLoQuo2Go & Tap To Talk Your host for tonight….Jeremy Brown: iReward, WH-Questions, and Word Magic   NEWS WATCH: Maryland State Department of Education releases report on UDL A Route for Every Learner Looking to the Future Study Wrongly concludes that iPad Users skim, have poor retention Hudson Star Observer: iPad Holds promise for dealing with autism Research project being conducted by the University of Toronto aimed at determining if devices like iPads make it easier for developmentally challenged children to communicate and interact with others   BLOG WATCH ACCESSIBILITY: Accessibility and Technology Geek OneSwitch UK OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY: Daily Living Skills   “ON THE RADAR” ACCESSIBILITY: Switch HelpKidzLearn Touch QIAT thread re: using iPad to access special education software like Classroom Suite and Kurzweil INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: SEN Teacher 5 Reasons Why Math Worksheets Don’t Work MOBILE LEARNING (iOS/Android): Blooms Apps Friends of ATIA newsletter: “The Apps Edition” Grembe Apps iReward iCommunicate My Pictures Talk Grembe Apps is involved with Moms with Apps.   SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS PODCASTS: Chris Vacek on Coffee Klatch TWITTER: Follow #ETIS11 for news from industry leaders @ 2011 Ed Tech Industry Summit hosted by the SIIA, Software & Info Industry Assoc. #storyappchat Topic: Storytime vs. playtime. What turns a book into a game? via @storyappchat AUGCOM CHAT: (Facebook) – June 13 & July 10 via Skype RECENT & UPCOMING CONFERENCES: EdCamp Chicago EdCamp Chicago Smackdown Philadelphia EdCamp Philly Smackdown Louisiana - July 9 ISTE 2011 (June 26-29, Philadelphia) OFFERSGIVEAWAYS: A4CWSN App Party – https://www.facebook.com/a4cwsn go to events page to RSVP – June 11 from 9-11am EST   Don’t forget you can find all of tonight’s links at the EdCeptional Diigo Group – http://groups.diigo.com/group/EdCeptional.   You can follow our contributors at: Patrick Black - http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 Deb Truskey - @debtruskey or @slpdeb Jeremy Brown - @techieteacher EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/05/23/edceptional-10/ EdCeptional Show #09: Remember when…? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/0jshn_oep9g/ http://edreach.us/2011/05/16/edceptional-show-09/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 22:30:28 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=3482 This week, we had the normal Edceptional Crew and asked:  What was the first “technology” YOU remember using as student?? Patrick Black:  I had a TI-80 at home, used a TV as monitor and saved information to a tape recorder!  We had Apple IIe’s in the classroom at school. Jeremy Brown: In terms of educational software, Kid Pix, Number Crunchers & Oregon Trail.  For hardware, Mac Plus for desktop, PowerBook 100 for laptop, and Palm Pilot. Deb Truskey:  The floppy [...]

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This week, we had the normal Edceptional Crew and asked:  What was the first “technology” YOU remember using as student??
  1. Patrick Black:  I had a TI-80 at home, used a TV as monitor and saved information to a tape recorder!  We had Apple IIe’s in the classroom at school.
  2. Jeremy Brown: In terms of educational software, Kid Pix, Number Crunchers & Oregon Trail.  For hardware, Mac Plus for desktop, PowerBook 100 for laptop, and Palm Pilot.
  3. Deb Truskey:  The floppy disc was invented in 1970 as well as the microprocessor. Atari games were popular. (Post It Notes were also invented in the 70’s.) However, my technology as a student was in the form of a tape recorder, a typewriter and a stereo record player. (Favorite memory: “A Horse With No Name” by America being blasted out of the dorm window.)
  4. Your host for tonight….Anne Truger: Apple IIe in 7th grade at home, not school and as a college student the Magnavox VideoWriter.

NEWS WATCH:

BLOG WATCH:

  1. How to build your own matching “app”
  2. List of FREE\discounted apps & resources
  3. Twitter – @techinspecialed
  4. Facebook group - http://www.facebook.com/techinspecialed

“ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS:

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Voulnteer Opportunities:
    • Volunteering for a summer program (at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA from July 22-31) focused on augmentative communication and empowerment for young adults. Potential audiences may include students in Special Education, OT, PT, SLP/CSD, Rec Therapy or people currently working in disability services, etc.  See disabilities.temple.edu/programs/aac/aces/ for fliers and more information about ACES.
  • Offers/giveaway
    • Webspiration Classroom Giveaway!  9 more chances to win this month. Enter at www.inspiration.com/fbsweepstakes!
    • A4CWSN App Party – 6/11 @ 9AM EST -
      • App Party will occur on Facebook & last over 2 hours with more than 1000 promo codes to be given out!  Most recent update was over $3,000 worth apps.
      • Also, 1 or 2 iPad 2’s loaded with winner’s choice of 200 apps will be given away!

 

Don’t forget you can find all of tonight’s links at the EdCeptional Diigo Group.

You can follow our contributors at:
Patrick Black – http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00
Deb Truskey – @debtruskey or @slpdeb
Jeremy Brown – @techieteacher
Anne Truger – @atruger

Thanks for listening!

The EdCeptional Crew (@EdCeptional or EdCeptional@edreach.us)

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/05/16/edceptional-show-09/feed/ 0 1:11:39 This week, we had the normal Edceptional Crew and asked:  What was the first “technology” YOU remember using as student?? Patrick Black:  I had a TI-80 at home, used a TV as monitor and saved information to a tape recorder!  We had A[...] This week, we had the normal Edceptional Crew and asked:  What was the first “technology” YOU remember using as student?? Patrick Black:  I had a TI-80 at home, used a TV as monitor and saved information to a tape recorder!  We had Apple IIe’s in the classroom at school. Jeremy Brown: In terms of educational software, Kid Pix, Number Crunchers & Oregon Trail.  For hardware, Mac Plus for desktop, PowerBook 100 for laptop, and Palm Pilot. Deb Truskey:  The floppy disc was invented in 1970 as well as the microprocessor. Atari games were popular. (Post It Notes were also invented in the 70’s.) However, my technology as a student was in the form of a tape recorder, a typewriter and a stereo record player. (Favorite memory: “A Horse With No Name” by America being blasted out of the dorm window.) Your host for tonight….Anne Truger: Apple IIe in 7th grade at home, not school and as a college student the Magnavox VideoWriter. NEWS WATCH: TECH & LEARNING: SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: Assistive Tech: May We Help You? – Sascha Zuger eSchoolNews: Special Education Teacher describes fun classroom technology learning environment to teach curriculum and social skills to autistic children QIAT discussion on AT included in new Common Core Standards state tests Speak Up Survey Results PTSD in Sped Teachers? Antibiotics can cure Fragile X, Autism? BLOG WATCH: Innovations and Perspectives Technology in (Spl) Education How to build your own matching “app” List of FREEdiscounted apps & resources Twitter – @techinspecialed Facebook group - http://www.facebook.com/techinspecialed The Innovative Educator – Lisa Nielson, educational administrator in NYC Dynamic Therapy Associates Technology and Tools for Kids “ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS: Visualization http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html# Hardware: Google’s Chromebook http://www.google.com/chromebook Will Chromebooks for Education be a Good Deal for Schools? http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/will_chromebooks_for_education_be_a_good_deal_for.php AAC: DynaVox’s Implementation Toolkit Accessibility: Podcasts: Blind Cool Tech Mobile Learning (iOS/Android): New York Times: Four Ways to Kidproof an iPhone or iPad Toby Price’s iPad Do’s & Don’ts for Parents Accessories: OtterBox for iPad 2 iBallz SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: Podcasts: A.T. TIPSCAST – mouse settings in Windows 7 EdTech Talk: SEEDLINGS The Coffee Klatch Twitter chats: SpEdChat – Chris Vacek sums up “The Heart of the Matter” from last Monday’s special SpEdChat “The Future of Special Education” SLPchat – If you want to read an archive of the #slpchat from May 14, 2011 on Fluency, you can read it here: http://chirpstory.com/li/1447.  Next SLPchat will be on literacy and the role of the SLP – time & date TBD.  Follow @slpchat on Twitter for more details. Webinars: ATIA summer webinars on assistive technology topics ranging from AT for individuals with autism, vision impairments, learning disabilities, communication disorders to individuals who require switches Recent & Upcoming Conferences: Edcamp: Philly Chicago ASET Ontario Voulnteer Opportunities: Volunteering for a summer program (at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA from July 22-31) focused on augmentative communication and empowerment for young adults. Potential audiences may include students in Special Education, OT, PT, SLP/CSD, Rec Therapy or people currently working in disability services, etc.  See disabilities.temple.edu/programs/aac/aces/ for fliers and more information about ACES. Offers/giveaway Webspiration Classroom Giveaway!  9 more chances to win this month. Enter at www.inspiration.com/fbsweepstakes! A4CWSN App Party – 6/11 @ 9AM EST - App Party will occur on Facebook & last over 2 hours with more than 1000 promo codes to be given out!  Most recent upd[...] EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/05/16/edceptional-show-09/ EdCeptional Show #8: Speaking Universally with Karen Janowski http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/_tosk_D22J4/ http://edreach.us/2011/05/09/edceptional-show-8-speaking-universally-with-karen-janowski/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 23:16:16 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=3152 We on the EdCeptional crew would like to wish a happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who are listening. Our guest speaker for this evening is Karen Janowski: passionate about Universal Design & Universal Access 3 days/week – Assistive Technology Specialist with Newton Public Schools 2 days/week – Assistive and Educational Technology Consultant in the Greater Boston area Adjunct Professor @ Simmons College 24/7 AT activist! It’s all about promoting success, engagement, independence and joyful learning!   ROLL CALL [...]

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We on the EdCeptional crew would like to wish a happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who are listening.

Our guest speaker for this evening is Karen Janowski:

  • passionate about Universal Design & Universal Access
  • 3 days/week – Assistive Technology Specialist with Newton Public Schools
  • 2 days/week – Assistive and Educational Technology Consultant in the Greater Boston area
  • Adjunct Professor @ Simmons College
  • 24/7 AT activist! It’s all about promoting success, engagement, independence and joyful learning!

 

ROLL CALL

This week’s panel shared one UDL tool (activity/software) that you couldn’t live without:

Karen Janowski: my iPad – mobile device – this is UDL!
Patrick Black:  screen readers
Jeremy Brown:  iPad & SMART Board
Deb Truskey:  iPhone/Evernote
Your host for tonight….Anne Truger:  Zoom!!

 

NEWS WATCH:

 

BLOG WATCH:




 

“ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS

Accessibility:

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
  • Recent & Upcoming Conferences:
    • EdCamp Boston
    • EdCamp Chicago – May 21
    • SpedCamp – October
If you have any comments or suggestions, please e-mail us!

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/05/09/edceptional-show-8-speaking-universally-with-karen-janowski/feed/ 0 1:16:14 We on the EdCeptional crew would like to wish a happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who are listening. Our guest speaker for this evening is Karen Janowski: passionate about Universal Design & Universal Access 3 days/week – Assistive [...] We on the EdCeptional crew would like to wish a happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers who are listening. Our guest speaker for this evening is Karen Janowski: passionate about Universal Design & Universal Access 3 days/week – Assistive Technology Specialist with Newton Public Schools 2 days/week – Assistive and Educational Technology Consultant in the Greater Boston area Adjunct Professor @ Simmons College 24/7 AT activist! It’s all about promoting success, engagement, independence and joyful learning!   ROLL CALL This week’s panel shared one UDL tool (activity/software) that you couldn’t live without: Karen Janowski: my iPad – mobile device – this is UDL! Patrick Black:  screen readers Jeremy Brown:  iPad & SMART Board Deb Truskey:  iPhone/Evernote Your host for tonight….Anne Truger:  Zoom!!   NEWS WATCH: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education: Engineering Universal Access for Learning – Paul Ruffins (May 5, 2011) TEACHING EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN – Using Voice Thread to Promote Learning Engagement and Success for all Students VoiceThread Universal – Patrick Black - http://teachingall.blogspot.com/2011/04/voicethread-universal.html? Universal VoiceThread – Not Quite… – Ira Socol –  http://speedchange.blogspot.com/2011/03/universal-voicethread-not-quite-and.html   BLOG WATCH: ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS: Teaching Every Student – Karen Janowski Misunderstood Minds GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS: Matt Bergman’s Universal Design for Learning / Ed Tech 2.0 Blog - This blog is devoted to enhancing classroom instruction, through the use of technology and Universal Design for Learning principles. SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS: Examples of Materials That Can Be Adapted For Therapy – a collection of resources by Judith Maginnis Kuster OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS: Your Therapy Source - http://yourtherapysource.blogspot.com   “ON THE RADAR”- RESOURCES / TOOLS / FUNCTIONS Accessibility: Cross-Platform: Tech Ease 4All Windows: Using the keyboard to work with Ribbon programs, Microsoft Office 2010 How To Add New Tabs To The Ribbon In Office 2010 – supports UDL Mobile Learning (iOS/Android): iOS: Accessibility: THIS IS A RUMOR…but still exciting…@T3X8: Apple iOS 5 to use Nuance speech recognition for iPhone and iPad http://bit.ly/klbZKq and http://bit.ly/mhABEM Research: AT4ASD –  AT4ASD (Assistive Technology for Autism Spectrum Disorders) is a research project studying the iPad 2 and Autism Spectrum Disorders Apps: iOS apps list sorted by learning goals - http://jnxyz.posterous.com/fyi-ios-apps-list-sorted-by-learning-goals-ho Accessories: HyperShield – case protects back of the iPad 2 Keyguards for iPad iProp eBooks: Magic Blox Web 2.0 Tools: UDL Tech Toolkit Wiki UDL: CAST AIM Navigator UDL Learning Tools Cast UDL YouTube Channel National Center on UDL SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: EdCeptional is on Twitter: @EdCeptional EdCeptional diigo group Twitter Chats:  List of Educational Twitter Hashtags Recent & Upcoming Conferences: EdCamp Boston EdCamp Chicago – May 21 SpedCamp – October If you have any comments or suggestions, please e-mail us! EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/05/09/edceptional-show-8-speaking-universally-with-karen-janowski/ EdCeptional Show #7: Geeking out with Barbara Fernandes! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/4FLgikQbcCI/ http://edreach.us/2011/05/02/edceptional-show07/#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 23:33:12 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=2932 Today we welcome Barbara Fernandes also known as GeekSLP. Barbara is a wealth of information and has many accolades to her name. Here are just a few. Speech Language Therapist Creator of Smarty Ears apps (Over 20) Speaks 3 languages (Spanish, English and Portuguese) Originally from Brazil HUGE online presence as GeekSLP Travels the globe presenting on how to use technology during speech therapy sessions We welcome Barbara to the show! Everyone was asked to share a low to mid [...]

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Today we welcome Barbara Fernandes also known as GeekSLP. Barbara is a wealth of information and has many accolades to her name. Here are just a few.

  • Speech Language Therapist
  • Creator of Smarty Ears apps (Over 20)
  • Speaks 3 languages (Spanish, English and Portuguese)
  • Originally from Brazil
  • HUGE online presence as GeekSLP
  • Travels the globe presenting on how to use technology during speech therapy sessions
We welcome Barbara to the show! Everyone was asked to share a low to mid tech tool that they have used recently.
  • Barbara: The concept of “low-tech” has been the only concept I have known for the longest time. Being from Brazil, we did not have access to all this technology I have today. Devices in Portuguese were, and still are unheard of; which requires people to be very creative when trying to give someone a form of communication. Given that, I am still a fan of using ANY low tech solution.
  • Patrick Black: daily visual schedules, communication boards for books to aide comprehension
  • Jeremy Brown: visual supports – activity schedules, Time Timers, token boards, etc.  Highlighting and Elkonin boxes for writing.
  • Deb Truskey: I enjoy using short video clips (YouTube stuff) with my students. It helps set the visual for them and I am able to work in vocabulary, sequencing, inferences and many other skills. I also like to get free educational videos & materials from : Video Placement Worldwide.
  • Anne Truger: Post-it notes or electronic stickies to help students to remember what they need to do next.
NewsWatch:
  1. FCC established a program to enable low-income individuals who are deaf-blind to access 21st Century communications services such as the Internet.
  2. Section 255 represents the most significant governmental action for people with disabilities since the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). It is one of the key provisions of the Act promoting the goal of universal access and seeks to increase the accessibility of telecommunications services and equipment to the 54 million Americans with disabilities.
  3. In Section 255, Congress set forth a broad but practical mandate: telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers must make their services and equipment accessible to people with disabilities, to the extent that it is readily achievable to do so.
  4. CG Docket No. 10-145 – In the Matter of Accessible Mobile Phone Options for People who are Blind, Deaf-Blind, or Have Low Vision
  5. FCC background material is available at www.fcc.gov.
  6. Comments are due by May 23rd.
BlogWatch:
http://www.geekslp.com – This is Barbara’s blog. We spent about 20 minutes exploring all of its goodies and discussing Barbara’s favorite tools.

On the Radar:
Special Considerations:
  • #spedchat – Want to discuss the future of SpEd with Michelle Ree & Dr. Nyankori? Join us at #SpEdChat, Monday May 9, 8pm EST
  • #slpchat – Next one is Saturday, May 14th 7:00 PM EST

Webinars:

  • Introductory level webcast on “AAC and Young Children” (20 minutes) by Drager, Light, and McNaughton may be useful for introducing AAC to Early Childhood Education staff.
  • MATN webinar on UDL (recording)
  • Recent & Upcoming Conferences:
  • CEC (#CEC11)
  • EdCamp Chicago – May 21 (FREE but only about 15 spots left!)
  • Proposals for ATIA and CTG due in 1 week – May 6 and May 5 ~ EdCeptional is submitting a proposal for a panel discussion!!

Offers/giveaways:

That will do it for this week’s EdCeptional Podcast. Please feel free to email us at edceptional@edreach.us with any comments or suggestions of ways we can continue to improve our growing podcast.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/05/02/edceptional-show07/feed/ 1 1:05:47 Today we welcome Barbara Fernandes also known as GeekSLP. Barbara is a wealth of information and has many accolades to her name. Here are just a few. Speech Language Therapist Creator of Smarty Ears apps (Over 20) Speaks 3 languages (Spanish, Eng[...] Today we welcome Barbara Fernandes also known as GeekSLP. Barbara is a wealth of information and has many accolades to her name. Here are just a few. Speech Language Therapist Creator of Smarty Ears apps (Over 20) Speaks 3 languages (Spanish, English and Portuguese) Originally from Brazil HUGE online presence as GeekSLP Travels the globe presenting on how to use technology during speech therapy sessions We welcome Barbara to the show! Everyone was asked to share a low to mid tech tool that they have used recently. Barbara: The concept of “low-tech” has been the only concept I have known for the longest time. Being from Brazil, we did not have access to all this technology I have today. Devices in Portuguese were, and still are unheard of; which requires people to be very creative when trying to give someone a form of communication. Given that, I am still a fan of using ANY low tech solution. Patrick Black: daily visual schedules, communication boards for books to aide comprehension Jeremy Brown: visual supports – activity schedules, Time Timers, token boards, etc.  Highlighting and Elkonin boxes for writing. Deb Truskey: I enjoy using short video clips (YouTube stuff) with my students. It helps set the visual for them and I am able to work in vocabulary, sequencing, inferences and many other skills. I also like to get free educational videos & materials from : Video Placement Worldwide. Anne Truger: Post-it notes or electronic stickies to help students to remember what they need to do next. NewsWatch: UDL: Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, suggests reform of ESEA should include UDL UDL mentioned in the National Ed Tech Plan Race to the Top funds supported creation of two state assessment consortia that are now tasked with developing next-generation assessments by 2014.  Technology will influence the work of both groups. SLP News: S&L World –  http://www.slworldbulletin.com CASLPA – Spring Newsletter FCC regulations could impact AAC users: FCC established a program to enable low-income individuals who are deaf-blind to access 21st Century communications services such as the Internet. Section 255 represents the most significant governmental action for people with disabilities since the passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). It is one of the key provisions of the Act promoting the goal of universal access and seeks to increase the accessibility of telecommunications services and equipment to the 54 million Americans with disabilities. In Section 255, Congress set forth a broad but practical mandate: telecommunications service providers and equipment manufacturers must make their services and equipment accessible to people with disabilities, to the extent that it is readily achievable to do so. CG Docket No. 10-145 – In the Matter of Accessible Mobile Phone Options for People who are Blind, Deaf-Blind, or Have Low Vision FCC background material is available at www.fcc.gov. Comments are due by May 23rd. BlogWatch: http://www.geekslp.com – This is Barbara’s blog. We spent about 20 minutes exploring all of its goodies and discussing Barbara’s favorite tools. On the Radar: Accessibility: Brainfingers – controlling PC with your mind; hands-free computer access solution Software Helps Individuals with Disabilities Use Computer Mouse SwitchClimber- subscription site featuring leveled switch activities…more info to come. Mobile Learning: Smarty Ears Apps AutismClassroom.com’s app ($1.99) E-Books: myON Reader system – new online service applies ‘Netflix’ model to literacy Vocational: Job Tips site from Do2Learn Special Considerations: #spedchat – Want to discuss the future of SpEd with Michelle Ree & Dr. Nyankori? Join us at #SpEdChat, Monday May 9, 8pm EST #slpchat – Next one is Saturday, May 14th 7:00 PM EST Webinars: Introductory level webcast on “AAC and Young Children” (20 minutes) by [...] EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/05/02/edceptional-show07/ EdCeptional Show #6: Match the Tool! with Chris Bugaj http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/JXnJ50nhbZs/ http://edreach.us/2011/04/25/edceptional-show-6/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 04:30:44 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=2711   This week the EdCeptional Crew welcomed our special guest, Chris Bugaj (@ATTipscast).  Chris is an Assistive Technology Trainer with Loudon County Pulic Schools in Virginia - http://www.lcps.org/at.  He is also host of the popular assistive technology podcast, A.T. TIPSCAST, This podcast spotlights different tools and strategies in the form of “A.T.Tips” that can be used to help students who might be struggling in school.  He is the co-author of The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools: Building [...]

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This week the EdCeptional Crew welcomed our special guest, Chris Bugaj (@ATTipscast).  Chris is an Assistive Technology Trainer with Loudon County Pulic Schools in Virginia - http://www.lcps.org/at.  He is also host of the popular assistive technology podcast, A.T. TIPSCAST, This podcast spotlights different tools and strategies in the form of “A.T.Tips” that can be used to help students who might be struggling in school.  He is the co-author of The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools: Building or Improving Your District’s AT Team, available for purchase through ISTE – , and make sure you check this book’s Facebook Page.  Finally, Chris is the Co-Author (and sometime narrator) of many stories for children of all ages that are featured in the podcast Nightlight stories.

 

To start off we all shared a piece of assistive technology software, and how we use it:
  • Patrick Black:  Classroom Suite – using it as a interactive calendar activity
  • Deb Truskey: Dragon Dictation/Dragon Naturally Speaking – which allows you to do voice to text. You can use it as a story starter for kids who have a difficult time getting their thoughts on paper.
  • Chris Bugaj: www.metaatem.net/words (Spell with Flickr) – Helps students visualize words by remembering the picture of each letter.
  • Jeremy Brown: Clicker 5 – sentences to describe photos using the forced order feature.  Which allows students to create sentences about a photo in an errorless way.

 

1.  NEWS WATCH:

2.  BLOG WATCH

3.  “ON THE RADAR”:

  • iChat  supports audio and video conferencing, and thanks to its high-quality video and fast frame rate, it’s ideal for those who communicate using sign language. You can clearly see both hand and finger gestures in detail, so you can communicate from afar with the same range of emotions available to you when you’re in the same room. You can also use iChat to place and receive video relay and text relay calls, using a service called HOVRS.com. HOVRS (Hands-On Video Relay Service) can connect you to others using AIM and even those using videophones. Just add “hovrsIM” as a buddy, then type “hello” (or “hola”) in a message. HOVRS places the call and provides a Video Interpreter (VI) or Call Assistant (CA) to facilitate a conversation between parties through speech, sign language, and text messaging.  For more information, visit Mac Accessibility.
  • lingro – coolest online dictionary known to man!  Type in a URL and this tool will make all the words on that site clickable so that you can easily get definitions.
  • TraitR from Toondoo.com for social-emotional goals -
    • Students can make different expressions using an onscreen character generator (like most avatar generators)
  • goalbook  - http://enomeinc.com/ – online IEP tool that’s currently in development.  They have shared a demo video and are seeking feedback.

4.  SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

  • Chris and Beth Poss are presenting on Web 2.0 Tools in Second Life for the PATINS Project - Register here.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/04/25/edceptional-show-6/feed/ 2 1:16:32   This week the EdCeptional Crew welcomed our special guest, Chris Bugaj (@ATTipscast).  Chris is an Assistive Technology Trainer with Loudon County Pulic Schools in Virginia - http://www.lcps.org/at.  He is also host of the popular assistive t[...]   This week the EdCeptional Crew welcomed our special guest, Chris Bugaj (@ATTipscast).  Chris is an Assistive Technology Trainer with Loudon County Pulic Schools in Virginia - http://www.lcps.org/at.  He is also host of the popular assistive technology podcast, A.T. TIPSCAST, This podcast spotlights different tools and strategies in the form of “A.T.Tips” that can be used to help students who might be struggling in school.  He is the co-author of The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools: Building or Improving Your District’s AT Team, available for purchase through ISTE – , and make sure you check this book’s Facebook Page.  Finally, Chris is the Co-Author (and sometime narrator) of many stories for children of all ages that are featured in the podcast Nightlight stories.   To start off we all shared a piece of assistive technology software, and how we use it: Patrick Black:  Classroom Suite – using it as a interactive calendar activity Deb Truskey: Dragon Dictation/Dragon Naturally Speaking – which allows you to do voice to text. You can use it as a story starter for kids who have a difficult time getting their thoughts on paper. Chris Bugaj: www.metaatem.net/words (Spell with Flickr) – Helps students visualize words by remembering the picture of each letter. Jeremy Brown: Clicker 5 – sentences to describe photos using the forced order feature.  Which allows students to create sentences about a photo in an errorless way.   1.  NEWS WATCH: Daily Mail (UK): Primary pupils who use educational apps are at the top of the class 2.  BLOG WATCH New Books on Assistive Technology and New Media – Greg O’Connor, Spectronics Melanie Broxterman, Special Education Intervention Specialist for students in grades K-2 with multiple disabilities in Cincinatti, OH -http://broxtermansblog.blogspot.com/ Apps in Education blog iPad Cases: Otterbox & AMDI’s iAdapter Jonathan Wylie, elementary teacher in the Midwest shares a collection of all the latest technology news and resources for K-12 teachers -http://educationtechnologyblog.com/ Becky Wanca, SLP with 12 years experience, can subscribe to get the materials, $60 for 1 year subscription - http://www.speechtherapyideas.com/ School System Occupational Therapist in Virginia, tons of low-tech ideas with pictures! - http://otinpublicschools.blogspot.com/ 3.  “ON THE RADAR”: Attainment SWITCH iChat  supports audio and video conferencing, and thanks to its high-quality video and fast frame rate, it’s ideal for those who communicate using sign language. You can clearly see both hand and finger gestures in detail, so you can communicate from afar with the same range of emotions available to you when you’re in the same room. You can also use iChat to place and receive video relay and text relay calls, using a service called HOVRS.com. HOVRS (Hands-On Video Relay Service) can connect you to others using AIM and even those using videophones. Just add “hovrsIM” as a buddy, then type “hello” (or “hola”) in a message. HOVRS places the call and provides a Video Interpreter (VI) or Call Assistant (CA) to facilitate a conversation between parties through speech, sign language, and text messaging.  For more information, visit Mac Accessibility. Therapy App 411 ShowMe App More on QR Codes from Patrick lingro – coolest online dictionary known to man!  Type in a URL and this tool will make all the words on that site clickable so that you can easily get definitions. TraitR from Toondoo.com for social-emotional goals - Students can make different expressions using an onscreen character generator (like most avatar generators) ePubhub http://2differentiate.pbworks.com/w/page/38813168/ePub http://2epub.wikispaces.com goalbook  - http://enomeinc.com/ – online IEP tool that’s currently in development.  They have shared a demo video and are seeking fee[...] EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/04/25/edceptional-show-6/ EdCeptional Show #5: All About Sam http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/0XBWsONx2is/ http://edreach.us/2011/04/20/edceptional-show-5-all-about-sam/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:52:24 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=2612 This week Anne Truger and the EdCeptional crew welcomed Special Educational Technology Specialist, Samantha Fecich! Newswatch: School Library Journal: Talking Apps and eBooks The AAC Institute has written a position statement on iDevices and AAC along with an AACtion Point titled “iPads, AAC & Children.” The ASHA Leader – The Future at Hand: Mobile Devices and Apps in Clinical Practice – Gary Dunham Speech Therapy Moves Online Blogwatch: AT resource provider who posts all things AT! Sam’s cool tools for [...]

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This week Anne Truger and the EdCeptional crew welcomed Special Educational Technology Specialist, Samantha Fecich!

Newswatch:
  • The AAC Institute has written a position statement on iDevices and AAC along with an AACtion Point titled “iPads, AAC & Children.”

Blogwatch:

  • AT resource provider who posts all things AT!
  • Sam’s cool tools for the classroom – Sam created this blog as a resource for educators and parents. The blog reviews apps and tools for the iPod Touch, Interactive whiteboard, laptops, and more. She reviews different technology that is tried and true. She will also give examples of how she utilizes this tool in the classroom.
  • http://adaptions4kidz.blogspot.com/ – This is all about helping kids with different abilities live life to the fullest. This blog stars Junior, and shows examples of how to adapt materials and activities for kids with significant needs. She has adapted games, skateboarding, and even basketball for junior!
  • http://paulhami.edublogs.org/ – Blog about educational supports and Assistive Technology devices/tools to support UDL
  • KB….Konnected – Karen B. – art, reading, & writing teacher in Chicago Public School system.
  • SLP Sharing – Eric Sailers – the co-creater of artix-pix and a speech therapist who showcases tech in his therapy sessions… Includes wonderful resources for parents and educators.

On the Radar: Resources, Tools and Functions

  • Mrs. Hurley’s ESL – Great resource for teachers and young learners – a variety of games to use on the smartboard and already made notebook templates.
  • QR Codes

Special Considerations:

  • EdCeptional diigo group — A newly created Diigo group for EdCeptional listeners to follow that allows them access to all of the show links in one location!

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/04/20/edceptional-show-5-all-about-sam/feed/ 2 1:05:08 This week Anne Truger and the EdCeptional crew welcomed Special Educational Technology Specialist, Samantha Fecich! Newswatch: School Library Journal: Talking Apps and eBooks The AAC Institute has written a position statement on iDevices and AA[...] This week Anne Truger and the EdCeptional crew welcomed Special Educational Technology Specialist, Samantha Fecich! Newswatch: School Library Journal: Talking Apps and eBooks The AAC Institute has written a position statement on iDevices and AAC along with an AACtion Point titled “iPads, AAC & Children.” The ASHA Leader – The Future at Hand: Mobile Devices and Apps in Clinical Practice – Gary Dunham Speech Therapy Moves Online Blogwatch: AT resource provider who posts all things AT! Sam’s cool tools for the classroom – Sam created this blog as a resource for educators and parents. The blog reviews apps and tools for the iPod Touch, Interactive whiteboard, laptops, and more. She reviews different technology that is tried and true. She will also give examples of how she utilizes this tool in the classroom. http://adaptions4kidz.blogspot.com/ – This is all about helping kids with different abilities live life to the fullest. This blog stars Junior, and shows examples of how to adapt materials and activities for kids with significant needs. She has adapted games, skateboarding, and even basketball for junior! http://paulhami.edublogs.org/ – Blog about educational supports and Assistive Technology devices/tools to support UDL KB….Konnected – Karen B. – art, reading, & writing teacher in Chicago Public School system. SLP Sharing – Eric Sailers – the co-creater of artix-pix and a speech therapist who showcases tech in his therapy sessions… Includes wonderful resources for parents and educators. On the Radar: Resources, Tools and Functions ASU’s ‘Team Note-Taker’ wins Microsoft Imagine Cup Microsoft Accessibility Update Newsletter, April 2011 Flip4SpEd – Promethean Planet – Anne Truger Using Your Kindle with a SMART Board Mrs. Sears Smartboard resources – Great already made games for Smartboards! Has games and interactives for all subject areas and units! Mrs. Hurley’s ESL – Great resource for teachers and young learners – a variety of games to use on the smartboard and already made notebook templates. Head tracking with iPad 2?? RFB&D Releases App http://www.theiphonemom.com/ – great place for all things ipod/pad/phone! Provides promo codes and app reviews! QR Codes alternativeto.net - http://alternativeto.net/ Find alternatives to tools you are currently using. My Own Worksheet Special Considerations: EdCeptional diigo group — A newly created Diigo group for EdCeptional listeners to follow that allows them access to all of the show links in one location! Lenovo ThinkCentre Give aways! Every blogger on the list is coming up with a contest to give away a Lenovo ThinkCentre! Contests all take place in the next month so act now! http://www.boxoftricks.net/?p=2036 Here is an example of one of those contests >>> http://www.leekolbert.com/ EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/04/20/edceptional-show-5-all-about-sam/ EdCeptional – Show #4 – Barriers,Challenges and Solutions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/PuxUDf52ulw/ http://edreach.us/2011/04/17/edceptional-show-4-the-nearly-lost-in-the-mix-episode/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 13:48:34 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=2544 Edceptional 4 :Barriers,Challenges and Solutions This week the EdCeptional show kicked off with the exciting news that Jeremy Brown will be part of the “regular” EdCeptional crew! Each member of the crew shared a favorite website or two which are listed below Jeremy Brown:  for professionals: http://livebinders.com for students: http://www.zacbrowser.com/ and http://kideos.com Patrick Black: http://tarheelreader.org, http://diigo.com Deb Truskey: http://www.evernote.com, http://dropbox.com, 1Password Anne Truger: for personal use- http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ and for PD http://www.sqworl.com NewsWatch: What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle [...]

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Edceptional 4 :Barriers,Challenges and Solutions

This week the EdCeptional show kicked off with the exciting news that Jeremy Brown will be part of the “regular” EdCeptional crew! Each member of the crew shared a favorite website or two which are listed below

  1. Jeremy Brown:  for professionals: http://livebinders.com for students: http://www.zacbrowser.com/ and http://kideos.com
  2. Patrick Black: http://tarheelreader.org, http://diigo.com
  3. Deb Truskey: http://www.evernote.com, http://dropbox.com, 1Password
  4. Anne Truger: for personal use- http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ and for PD http://www.sqworl.com

NewsWatch:

BlogWatch:

1On the Radar:

  • www.flubaroo.com – tool that scores multiple-choice tests created in Google Documents (Forms)
  • Windows 7 Access

Special Considerations:

  • New!  Apple Distinguished Educators on iTunes U!  http://bit.ly/eBNLEP –  A global community of innovative educators sharing content on iTunes U.
  • Mobile 2011 Conference – #mobile2011
  • MATN Webinar - http://matnonline.com/webinars
    1. AT Implementation: Technology Integration in Classroom Instruction – Gayl Bowser - http://bit.ly/bowser2011 [Contributed by JB]
    2. 4/21 with Maryse Kaplan on UDL

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Each member of the crew shared a favorite website or two which are listed below Jeremy Brown:  for professionals: http://livebinders.com for students: http://www.zacbrowser.com/ and http://kideos.com Patrick Black: http://tarheelreader.org, http://diigo.com Deb Truskey: http://www.evernote.com, http://dropbox.com, 1Password Anne Truger: for personal use- http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ and for PD http://www.sqworl.com NewsWatch: What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle To Technology At School? – Speak Up 2010 survey - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_do_kids_say_is_the_biggest_obstacle_to_techno.php Breaking Down Barriers Between General Education and Special Education – Meg Wilson - http://edreach.us/2011/04/03/breaking-down-barriers-between-general-education-special-education/ At Odessa Elementary, Autistic Students Find Their Voice - http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/at-odessa-elementary-autistic-students-find-their-voice/1161306 SNApps4Kids Launches App Review System - http://www.snapps4kids.com/2011/04/snapps4kids-launches-app-review-system/ http://www.good.is/post/apple-s-genius-idea-donating-your-old-ipad-to-teach-for-america-classrooms/ BlogWatch: Ira Socol’s blog: http://speedchange.blogspot.com/2009/08/ten-years-after.html Chris Vacek’ blog: http://specialeducationtech.com/ Spectronics - http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/web-links/2011/0 3/useful-spectronics-blog-posts-check-them-out/ iSpeak App - http://www.ispeakapp.com/ – FB group: http://www.facebook.com/pages/-iSPeak-App-/174558189230940 1On the Radar: BubCap - http://bubcap.com/ – home button cover for iOS devices Switch-access for iOS AbleNet’s Blue2 Bluetooth Switch –  http://www.ablenetinc.com/AssistiveTechnology/Switches/Blue2BluetoothSwitch/tabid/905/Default.aspx RJ Cooper’s iPad Cordless Switch Interface - http://rjcooper.com/ipad-switch-interface RJ Cooper’s iPad Cordless Super-Switch - http://rjcooper.com/ipad-super-switch/ ZoomReader - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zoomreader/id414117816?mt=8&ls=1 Location-based (GPS enabled) technology (especially AAC apps) MyVoice Communication Aid - http://www.myvoiceaac.com – new, free AAC app with limited vocabulary.  Interesting location feature where you can tag a particular location and then have a specific set of vocabulary appear for that location.  Page design can be done on the web.   Also, you can pay for extra voices (if you want them) Tobii unveils, Tobii PCEye, an eye control device for computers - http://www.tobii.com/en/assistive-technology/north-america/news-events/us-press-releases-tobii-ati/tobii-unveils-eye-control-device-for-personal- computers/?id= PrimaryWall - http://primarywall.com – web-based sticky note tool (like Wallwisher) designed for schools!  No sign-up or registration required. www.flubaroo.com – tool that scores multiple-choice tests created in Google Documents (Forms) MeMoves - http://thinkingmoves.com/ Windows 7 Access http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/accessibility MITS Freedom Stick - http://mits.cenmi.org/Resources/MITSFreedomStick.aspx – portable, use-anywhere accessibility solution that is FREE to download & install on any flash drive (4GB minimum) Dynamic Keyboard (win only) - http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/2011/03/dynamic-keyboard.html Microsoft Mathematics 4 (win only)- http://www.microsoft.com/education/products/student/math/default.aspx?qstr=CR_CC=&CR_ID=#overview magnifier - http://lifehacker.com/#!5789442/get-more-from-windows-7s-magnifier-tool Special Considerations: New!  Apple Distinguished Educators on iTunes U!  http://bit.ly/eBNLEP –  A global community of innovative educators sharing c[...] EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/04/17/edceptional-show-4-the-nearly-lost-in-the-mix-episode/ EdCeptional Show #3: Are You Aware? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/SO2fEzJx8wg/ http://edreach.us/2011/04/04/edceptional-show-3-are-you-aware/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 20:20:14 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=2228 EdCeptional kicked off our 3rd podcast with the addition of a special guest, Jeremy Brown. We are very excited to announce that Jeremy did such a great job that we are not going to let him go! Jeremy Brown will now be a part of our weekly podcast along with Deb Truskey, Patrick Black and host Anne Truger. This month kicks off Autism Awareness Month and there are some great deals to be had to celebrate. Be sure to read [...]

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EdCeptional kicked off our 3rd podcast with the addition of a special guest, Jeremy Brown. We are very excited to announce that Jeremy did such a great job that we are not going to let him go! Jeremy Brown will now be a part of our weekly podcast along with Deb Truskey, Patrick Black and host Anne Truger.

This month kicks off Autism Awareness Month and there are some great deals to be had to celebrate. Be sure to read all of the notes to find those hidden gems! We covered so many topics in the podcast last night listed below are all of the URLs we covered.

NewsWatch:

Blog Watch:

On the Radar:

Ebooks

  • Easy Learning Books -Stories with real pictures. Limited but with many extra teacher supports

Special Considerations:

  1. Twitter – #spedchat Tues  7:30CST pm
  2. Autism Awareness Month – Watch out for a number of app giveaways or discounts to celebrate! (GRACE, Expressive, Kindergarten.com flashcard series, Good Karma’s apps – 50% off, See.Touch.Learn – 50% off and reduced in-app prices, & others.)
  3. list on A4CWSN home page
  4. Special Education section on iTunes

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/04/04/edceptional-show-3-are-you-aware/feed/ 2 0:00:01 EdCeptional kicked off our 3rd podcast with the addition of a special guest, Jeremy Brown. We are very excited to announce that Jeremy did such a great job that we are not going to let him go! Jeremy Brown will now be a part of our weekly podcast a[...] EdCeptional kicked off our 3rd podcast with the addition of a special guest, Jeremy Brown. We are very excited to announce that Jeremy did such a great job that we are not going to let him go! Jeremy Brown will now be a part of our weekly podcast along with Deb Truskey, Patrick Black and host Anne Truger. This month kicks off Autism Awareness Month and there are some great deals to be had to celebrate. Be sure to read all of the notes to find those hidden gems! We covered so many topics in the podcast last night listed below are all of the URLs we covered. NewsWatch: The Horizon Report Says Education Is Going Mobile A follow up to our SLP whitepaper discussion on the use of mobile technologies The State News: New app offers modern form of help for nonverbal by Megan Durisin “To App or not to App” blog post by Patrick Black Tech & Learning: Involve, Prepare, Apply and Develop: iPads in the Classroom – Autumn Kelley, Director of Curriculum and Instrcution for Sepcialized Educational Services, Inc. Blog Watch: Eat. Pray. Teach. - by Morgan Kolis iPad: A Tool for Differentiation by Wesley Fryer (Speed of Creativityblog) iPad as Whiteboard Dr. Tim Tyson’s iUpgrade Series On the Radar: Wednesdays with Sam Apps for Children with Special Needs (A4CWSN) #a11y – Twitter hashtag generally used to discuss accessibility Cell phone accessibility Google Accessible Search Experiment Accessibility Settings in IOS 4 Goanimate4schools Glogster EDU Ebooks Mighty Book Jr.- FREE subscription code: Autism Speaks Tumblebooks- subscription ($500/school) Easy Learning Books -Stories with real pictures. Limited but with many extra teacher supports Tarheel Reader- FREE, accessible online, downloadable, etc Accessible Books Collection – subscription ($49.95/year)-  HTML, Clicker 5, Intellitools Classroom Suite, Boardmaker Plus! v6 Bookshare Special Considerations: Twitter – #spedchat Tues  7:30CST pm Autism Awareness Month – Watch out for a number of app giveaways or discounts to celebrate! (GRACE, Expressive, Kindergarten.com flashcard series, Good Karma’s apps – 50% off, See.Touch.Learn – 50% off and reduced in-app prices, & others.) list on A4CWSN home page Special Education section on iTunes EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/04/04/edceptional-show-3-are-you-aware/ EdCeptional – Testing 1,2,3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/G7C8SCesWaA/ http://edreach.us/2011/03/28/edceptional-testing-123/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:22:13 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=1969 Welcome to the EdCeptional Show! EdCeptional highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities.  Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack, Deb Truskey at debtruskey on Twitter, Anne Truger at  atruger on Twitter, and Scott Meech at SMeech on Twitter.  Patrick Black Deb Truskey Meg Wilson Co-Host – Anne Truger Host – Scott Meech News Watch: Opting Out of Tests: Mother hopes others will opt out of national testing some say she is hurting her child by opting out what are [...]

]]> Welcome to the EdCeptional Show! EdCeptional highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities.  Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack, Deb Truskey at debtruskey on Twitter, Anne Truger at  atruger on Twitter, and Scott Meech at SMeech on Twitter. 

  1. Patrick Black
  2. Deb Truskey
  3. Meg Wilson
  4. Co-Host – Anne Truger
  5. Host – Scott Meech

News Watch:

  1. Opting Out of Tests:
    1. Mother hopes others will opt out of national testing some say she is hurting her child by opting out what are your thoughts?  http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/20/pennsylvania.school.testing/
    2. Response from Dr. Steve Perry:  http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/21/perrys-principles-parents-opt-out-of-standardized-tests/
  2. Whitepaper on Mobile Devices and Communication Apps:  http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/index.php/pages/show/id/46
  3. Ipad is NOT a Miracle Device for Autism – http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/03/ipads-are-not-a-miracle-for-autism-geekdad-opinion

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Blog Watch:

  1. Speech Techie -http://www.speechtechie.com (Sean Sweeney SLP)
  2. Is there a minimum age for 1to1?  http://ipadeducators.ning.com/forum/topics/is-there-a-minimum-age-for-11?xg_source=msg_mes_network

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“On the Radar”- Resources / Tools / Functions

  1. Special Education and Google Docs?
  2. VoiceBrief – http://www.voicebriefweb.com/Voice_Brief/Home.html
  3. iAnnotate – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iannotate-pdf/id363998953?mt=8
  4. Verbally:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbally/id418671377?mt=8
  5. Graphic Organizers – ExploraTree:  http://www.exploratree.org.uk
  6. iTeach Special Education- iDevices in Special Education – amazing FaceBook group run by Jeremy Brown http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_122716487786903&ap=1

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Special Considerations

  1. Twitter – #spedchat –  Inclusion was this week’s topic. Here is a wiki that is being created to support #spedchat. http://spedchat.wikispaces.com/
  2. #slpchat date has been moved from Mother’s Day to Sunday, April 10th at 2:00 PM EST Topic: Early Lexicon Choices For Language Delayed Children (This may be more of an announcement)

Don’t forget to follow EdReach on Twitter as well.  Subscribed to all of the great podcasts and post through EdReach.us, iTunes, and our RSS feeds.

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/03/28/edceptional-testing-123/feed/ 2 0:00:01 Welcome to the EdCeptional Show! EdCeptional highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities.  Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack, Deb Truskey at debtruskey on Twitter, Anne Truger at  atruger on Twitter, and Scot[...] Welcome to the EdCeptional Show! EdCeptional highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities.  Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack, Deb Truskey at debtruskey on Twitter, Anne Truger at  atruger on Twitter, and Scott Meech at SMeech on Twitter.  Patrick Black Deb Truskey Meg Wilson Co-Host – Anne Truger Host – Scott Meech News Watch: Opting Out of Tests: Mother hopes others will opt out of national testing some say she is hurting her child by opting out what are your thoughts?  http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/20/pennsylvania.school.testing/ Response from Dr. Steve Perry:  http://amfix.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/21/perrys-principles-parents-opt-out-of-standardized-tests/ Whitepaper on Mobile Devices and Communication Apps:  http://aac-rerc.psu.edu/index.php/pages/show/id/46 Ipad is NOT a Miracle Device for Autism – http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/03/ipads-are-not-a-miracle-for-autism-geekdad-opinion ———————————————————————————————————————— Blog Watch: Speech Techie -http://www.speechtechie.com (Sean Sweeney SLP) Is there a minimum age for 1to1?  http://ipadeducators.ning.com/forum/topics/is-there-a-minimum-age-for-11?xg_source=msg_mes_network ———————————————————————————————————————— “On the Radar”- Resources / Tools / Functions Special Education and Google Docs? VoiceBrief – http://www.voicebriefweb.com/Voice_Brief/Home.html iAnnotate – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iannotate-pdf/id363998953?mt=8 Verbally:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbally/id418671377?mt=8 Graphic Organizers – ExploraTree:  http://www.exploratree.org.uk iTeach Special Education- iDevices in Special Education – amazing FaceBook group run by Jeremy Brown http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_122716487786903&ap=1 ———————————————————————————————————————- Special Considerations Twitter – #spedchat –  Inclusion was this week’s topic. Here is a wiki that is being created to support #spedchat. http://spedchat.wikispaces.com/ #slpchat date has been moved from Mother’s Day to Sunday, April 10th at 2:00 PM EST Topic: Early Lexicon Choices For Language Delayed Children (This may be more of an announcement) Don’t forget to follow EdReach on Twitter as well.  Subscribed to all of the great podcasts and post through EdReach.us, iTunes, and our RSS feeds. EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/03/28/edceptional-testing-123/ EdCeptional – Learning for all! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Edceptional/~3/7Ziaq0oXgnY/ http://edreach.us/2011/03/21/edceptional-learning-for-all/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:58 +0000 info@edreach.us http://edreach.us/?p=1814 … EdCeptional highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities … Our first show kicked off with an interesting discussion on the “miracle” device, iPad 2.  We transitioned into a talk about QR codes which stand for Quick Response codes.  These stories led us into a nice talk about Chris Vacek’s work including #Spedchat and some blog posts of his including a post on Symbaloo!  Next up was our agreement on the immediate read of Richard Byrnes blog [...]

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Our first show kicked off with an interesting discussion on the “miracle” device, iPad 2.  We transitioned into a talk about QR codes which stand for Quick Response codes.  These stories led us into a nice talk about Chris Vacek’s work including #Spedchat and some blog posts of his including a post on Symbaloo!  Next up was our agreement on the immediate read of Richard Byrnes blog “Free Tech 4 Teachers” and his post on Free clip art.   Our radar section brought up the discussion on CAST UDL as Scott learned a lot from the team.  We turned briefly to Aimee Mullins and her TED talk that talked about how disabilities can become enhancements in some ways as well.  Google Scribe is very interesting and we are all going to check it out even more!  If you want to be a part of a great discussion, check out #spedchat on Twitter every Tues night, 7:30 pm CST.  Even if you don’t want to post on Twitter … You can still leverage it for your own personal learning!  Finally, check out SpEdCamp at http://specialeducationtech.com/special-education-tech-news/announcing-spedcamp-2011/  - October 15th SpEdCamp in Wichita, Kansas.

Patrick Black:  @teachntech00 / Deb Truskey:  @debtruskey / Anne Truger: @atruger / Scott Meech:  @smeech

]]> http://edreach.us/2011/03/21/edceptional-learning-for-all/feed/ 1 0:00:01 … EdCeptional highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities … Our first show kicked off with an interesting discussion on the “miracle” device, iPad 2.  We transitioned into a talk about QR codes whi[...] … EdCeptional highlights access to learning for exceptional students of all abilities … Our first show kicked off with an interesting discussion on the “miracle” device, iPad 2.  We transitioned into a talk about QR codes which stand for Quick Response codes.  These stories led us into a nice talk about Chris Vacek’s work including #Spedchat and some blog posts of his including a post on Symbaloo!  Next up was our agreement on the immediate read of Richard Byrnes blog “Free Tech 4 Teachers” and his post on Free clip art.   Our radar section brought up the discussion on CAST UDL as Scott learned a lot from the team.  We turned briefly to Aimee Mullins and her TED talk that talked about how disabilities can become enhancements in some ways as well.  Google Scribe is very interesting and we are all going to check it out even more!  If you want to be a part of a great discussion, check out #spedchat on Twitter every Tues night, 7:30 pm CST.  Even if you don’t want to post on Twitter … You can still leverage it for your own personal learning!  Finally, check out SpEdCamp at http://specialeducationtech.com/special-education-tech-news/announcing-spedcamp-2011/  - October 15th SpEdCamp in Wichita, Kansas. Patrick Black:  @teachntech00 / Deb Truskey:  @debtruskey / Anne Truger: @atruger / Scott Meech:  @smeech EdCeptional EdReach- The Education Media Network no no http://edreach.us/2011/03/21/edceptional-learning-for-all/ EdReach- The Education Media NetworknonadultLearning for All.