Summary: Edceptional 4 :Barriers,Challenges and Solutions This week the EdCeptional show kicked off with the exciting news that Jeremy Brown will be part of the “regular” EdCeptional crew! Each member of the crew shared a favorite website or two which are listed below Jeremy Brown: for professionals: http://livebinders.com for students: http://www.zacbrowser.com/ and http://kideos.com Patrick Black: http://tarheelreader.org, http://diigo.com Deb Truskey: http://www.evernote.com, http://dropbox.com, 1Password Anne Truger: for personal use- http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ and for PD http://www.sqworl.com NewsWatch: What Do Kids Say Is The Biggest Obstacle To Technology At School? – Speak Up 2010 survey - http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/what_do_kids_say_is_the_biggest_obstacle_to_techno.php Breaking Down Barriers Between General Education and Special Education – Meg Wilson - http://edreach.us/2011/04/03/breaking-down-barriers-between-general-education-special-education/ At Odessa Elementary, Autistic Students Find Their Voice - http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/k12/at-odessa-elementary-autistic-students-find-their-voice/1161306 SNApps4Kids Launches App Review System - http://www.snapps4kids.com/2011/04/snapps4kids-launches-app-review-system/ http://www.good.is/post/apple-s-genius-idea-donating-your-old-ipad-to-teach-for-america-classrooms/ BlogWatch: Ira Socol’s blog: http://speedchange.blogspot.com/2009/08/ten-years-after.html Chris Vacek’ blog: http://specialeducationtech.com/ Spectronics - http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/web-links/2011/0 3/useful-spectronics-blog-posts-check-them-out/ iSpeak App - http://www.ispeakapp.com/ – FB group: http://www.facebook.com/pages/-iSPeak-App-/174558189230940 1On the Radar: BubCap - http://bubcap.com/ – home button cover for iOS devices Switch-access for iOS AbleNet’s Blue2 Bluetooth Switch – http://www.ablenetinc.com/AssistiveTechnology/Switches/Blue2BluetoothSwitch/tabid/905/Default.aspx RJ Cooper’s iPad Cordless Switch Interface - http://rjcooper.com/ipad-switch-interface RJ Cooper’s iPad Cordless Super-Switch - http://rjcooper.com/ipad-super-switch/ ZoomReader - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zoomreader/id414117816?mt=8&ls=1 Location-based (GPS enabled) technology (especially AAC apps) MyVoice Communication Aid - http://www.myvoiceaac.com – new, free AAC app with limited vocabulary. Interesting location feature where you can tag a particular location and then have a specific set of vocabulary appear for that location. Page design can be done on the web. Also, you can pay for extra voices (if you want them) Tobii unveils, Tobii PCEye, an eye control device for computers - http://www.tobii.com/en/assistive-technology/north-america/news-events/us-press-releases-tobii-ati/tobii-unveils-eye-control-device-for-personal- computers/?id= PrimaryWall - http://primarywall.com – web-based sticky note tool (like Wallwisher) designed for schools! No sign-up or registration required. www.flubaroo.com – tool that scores multiple-choice tests created in Google Documents (Forms) MeMoves - http://thinkingmoves.com/ Windows 7 Access http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/accessibility MITS Freedom Stick - http://mits.cenmi.org/Resources/MITSFreedomStick.aspx – portable, use-anywhere accessibility solution that is FREE to download & install on any flash drive (4GB minimum) Dynamic Keyboard (win only) - http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/2011/03/dynamic-keyboard.html Microsoft Mathematics 4 (win only)- http://www.microsoft.com/education/products/student/math/default.aspx?qstr=CR_CC=&CR_ID=#overview magnifier - http://lifehacker.com/#!5789442/get-more-from-windows-7s-magnifier-tool Special Considerations: New! Apple Distinguished Educators on iTunes U! http://bit.ly/eBNLEP – A global community of innovative educators sharing c[...]
