Summary: 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! Related posts: EdCeptional Show #5: All About Sam EdCeptional Show #09: Remember when…? EdCeptional Show #11: All About Assistive Technology in Alton, IL! Related posts: EdCeptional Show #5: All About Sam EdCeptional Show #09: Remember when…? EdCeptional Show #11: All About Assistive Technology in Alton, IL!
