"Picture Students Reading and Writing: Making Computerized Books for Students with Disabilities" will be presented at the INDATA State Technology Conference July 30th, 2010.
Save the Date - ATIA 2010 Chicago
October 27-30 - Schaumburg Renaissance Convention Center
Using a playstation controller to acce
ss the computer?
One of my students with vision and fine motor challenges can't type on a regular keyboard, but he is amazingly fast with a Playstation controller. So, with a free download and a Logitec game pad, he can now use the same motor pattern he uses for video gaming with an onscreen keyboard and word prediction to write.
www.alltogetherwecan.com/ Here is a great website for curriculum support for students of all abilities - look for information about using the WII remote for an interactive whiteboard and more!
I'm Wild About Wiki's......
What's a Wiki, you ask? It is an easy to create and edit website that is perfect for online collaboration between groups who have news to share. Teachers, students and parents can have a Wiki, family members can have a Wiki, even YOU could have a wiki.
You can set your Wiki properties so that anyone on the web can find it, or just whomever you give rights to - the same with editing it. To watch a great video explanation of a Wiki go to: youtube wiki video. Still need handholding to get your WIKI up and running? Lots of tutorials on the web at www.wikispaces.com, www.wetpaint.com, www.pbwiki.com .