Teaching All Students

Fun Switch Activites

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Looking for some fun, up to date, maybe even hip switch activities for students? Ian Bean has posted a great set of switch activities that are downloadable and work on Windows computers (no Mac support at this time). You may recognize some of these cause...(read more)

Pass it On Center

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

While listening to my incredible backlog of podcasts I listened to one from way back on August from Assistive Technology Update . The August 17 podcast featured an interview with Carolyn Phillips & Liz Persaud of Passitoncenter.org . The Pass it on Center...(read more)

CEC - Yes, I Can Awards

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

The Council for Exceptional Children is hosting an amazing award program called the Yes I Can! Awards. These awards celebrate children and adults (ages 2-21) with disabilities on a national and international level! The CEC will select 21 winners in the...(read more)

What's an iPhone worth to you?

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

As a person without any disabilities, I find the iPhone an invaluable tool in helping to keep me organized, happy and informed. Recently, James Nuttall posted to his blog what his iPhone is worth to him and it was an amazing $8700!!! James, who has a...(read more)

Hidden Features of iOS 6

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

iOS 6 has been out for a couple of weeks, and there have been quite a few changes. Some of them have been talked about over and over, but at least one I had never heard about. When Apple released iOS 6 everyone knew there would be a clock app. I decided...(read more)

Great ideas for teaching AAC use!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Kate over at Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs has a great new post with ideas for teaching AAC use. These are simple ways to help AAC users become masters of their devices!! Please check out her post - Motivate, Model & Move Out of the Way!...(read more)

AT Instructables

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Instructables has great instructions for creating a multitude of everyday objects, and I stumbled upon an entire section dedication to Assistive Technology . Some of these require some skill with a soldering iron or computer coding (like this one using...(read more)

ClassDojo App

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT

ClassDojo has released an iOS app for use in the classroom. The free app ( ClassDojo App ) is even easier to use than their mobile site. It works seamlessly across all platforms and give you some great options like assigning points to multiple students...(read more)

QR Codes for homework

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT

QR Codes are everywhere, and I've started using them in my classroom. One use I have been trying, is attaching them to homework for students. Typically I'll print them out on an address label and the code will link to a screencast or video explanation...(read more)

EdCeptional #038 - Diving Deeper in iOS 6

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:54:00 GMT

Check out the latest episode of EdCeptional, where we talk with Mark Coppin ( @mcopp ) about iOS 6 and the updates to the accessibility options like Assistive Touch & Guided Access. This episode is our 2nd on video, which gives us the opportunity to show...(read more)

You're Not Alone: Can't judge a book by it's cover

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:00:00 GMT

You know the saying "you can't judge a book by its cover"? I know in my heart that this is a true statement but I also know that most people do just that. They take one look at my boy and form an opinion without ever talking to him. It is so sad that...(read more)

weekly Diigo Post (weekly)

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 11:32:00 GMT

Raki's Rad Resources: Using QR Codes to Teach Vocab - Spotlight Blogger - Michelle Lundy from Making it as a Middle School Teacher tags: blogger qr codes codes middle school school reading literacy tech education free easy vocabulary Inclusion Toolkit...(read more)

TalkTyper

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Talk Typer is an interesting option for creating Speech to Text in the Chrome Web Browser. It has a very simple interface, just click on the microphone on the right hand side and start talking. It even accepts punctuation marks! If you are satisfied with...(read more)

Rate That App

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Make sure you check out this great article on the ASHASphere - Rate that App . Not only does Deborah Tomarakos provide links to all sorts of apps she has tried out and how she has found them. She shares the rubric she uses to rate apps. She included 2...(read more)

Fleksy

noreply@blogger.com (Patrick Black) — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT

Fleksy is a very interesting iOS keyboard option for users with visual impairments or who need word prediction. Like other input apps (Dragon or Typ-O) it does not replace the stock iOS keyboard, but is an app that you use to input text, but have quite...(read more)