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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

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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! Where to look to learn more about Assistive Technology. It was great to be able to read it and use the annotation features while preparing for this review.

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Create Photo Comics with Story Me

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I have often covered these techniques in workshops and lamented that there wasn''t a good free app allowing people to get their feet wet with comic-making. Story Me (free for iPad) was named one of the best new apps by App Advice recently, and for good reason. Let us know in the comments.

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Make a "BIG" Visual Support

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A takeaway I always emphasize in my workshops is that we can use technology in simple ways to engage. Make it Big is a simple, free app for iPad that allows you to type in a message so that it is displayed in color and, naturally, big. Visual supports are key to our work.

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Innovative Communication Techniques for Individuals with Autism

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STAR Autism Support (SAS) provides curriculum materials, workshops and training to school and agency staff who work with students with autism. The lessons can be tailored to any grade level, assigned to any student, and played on iPad or Android tablets, laptop or desktop computers. Data is tracked automatically.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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GRADECAM ENHANCED ANSWER FORMAT ( www.GradeCam.com ) GradeCam introduced a futuristic new answer format powered by Aita – their proprietary Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistant technology – that can read and score handwritten letters and words up to twenty characters in length.

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