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Book Review: The Ultimate Guide to Assistive Technology in Special Education

SpeechTechie

If I were to make an FAQ page--I can''t think of questions that I get asked frequently enough to form a critical mass--one that would be there would go something like: "We just got an iPad. What do you recommend?" This is an understandable but unfortunately sort of prohibitively broad question.

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Book Review- The Practical (and fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools: Building or Improving Your District’s AT Team

SpeechTechie

This review originally appeared on the PediaStaff Blog Book by: Christopher R Bugaj and Sally Norton-Darr Note: I read this book on my iPad''s Kindle app! The book will still provide a treasure trove of valuable information about AT and how it shapes our practice as therapists. Where to look to learn more about Assistive Technology.

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COVID-19 Is Costing Visually Impaired Students Time That Can’t Be Made Up

Edsurge

On the flip side, technology caused stress in families where parents became navigators for students who could not use assistive technology independently. Rosenblum says one issue that carried over into the fall is the systemic problem of access to information. Those changes would impact people like Lopez and her son.

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Technology Tools That Can Help Dyslexic Students

MindShift

Dyslexic students are finding they can complete assignments faster when they employ special features on a laptop or iPad that help work around their dyslexia-related issues. But to fully maximize how technology can help students with learning differences, educators’ expectations may need to be shifted.

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3 Steps to a More Accessible Classroom

Graphite Blog

Plus, the students who struggled with attention didn't miss out on any information since they could access the content through the voice-over, the visuals in the video, and the text in the captions. Can the content be interpreted by assistive technologies? I used closed-captioning with BrainPop Jr.

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mARch: Augmenting with Aurasma, Part 1.

SpeechTechie

Note: Aurasma is available for free for iPhone, iPod and iPad 2 and above. My apologies to readers with an iPad 1. Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. Aurasma is actually pretty easy to use! So, first, a context.

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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

Shake Up Learning

Offer alternatives for auditory and visual information. . Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . Other simple options for starting out with this method include reviewing material, gathering background information, or final project options to demonstrate learning. Foster collaboration and community.