2¢ Worth Listen A few weeks ago I worked and attended North Carolina's ISTE affiliate conference. I opened the NCTIES conference with a breakfast keynote address and Marc Prensky closed it with a luncheon keynote the next day. I would first offer some constructive criticism to NCTIES , and to all such ed-tech conferences across the nation and around the world. The only idea I can think of is to have one or two session rooms devoted to unconference topics. Now to the surprises It was in the student showcase, a part of most ed-tech conferences that I often miss, using it as an opportunity to visit the exhibitors or dash up to my room for something or other. She then began telling me what they were doing, describing some of the communication skills they were learning as well as social studies and character. “No software. After my hesitation, she continued, “..the game master.” “Today we do not need content specialists in our classrooms as much as we need context specialists.” And then, Is this true?
Home Page Educational Technology Guy: Awesome LiveBinder of Evernote Resources for Education I'm a huge fan and user of Evernote for, well, everything. I use it for my lesson plans, lesson resources, lesson schedule, meeting notes, class notes, student notes, research, web clippings, recipes, to do lists, project management, and so much more. I share notes with colleagues and students. I just found an incredible resource for anyone looking to use Evernote, especially in Education. If you use Evernote as an Educator, you really need to look through this LiveBinder on Evernote for some great ideas and tips. Check it out: I'm adding it to My Evernote Resources for Education page. Related: My Evernote Resources for Education Page LiveBinders - Organize materials in online binders
Dan J Gallagher Top Alternative & Augmentative Communication iPad Apps The iPad continues to make communication more accessible and cost-effective for persons with developmental and speech disabilities. Mobile apps provide many of the vocabulary building and text-to-speech features of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices for far less than products such as the Dynavox Maestro. The following apps help persons who struggle to speak due conditions such as autism, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and stroke. 1. iTunes I Can Speak is an easy-to-use AAC app designed to meet most of the communications needs of those unable to speak. 2. iCommunicate, Grembe, Inc., $49.99) iCommunicate lets you design and customize such things as visual schedules, storyboards, communication boards, choice boards, flash cards, and speech cards. 3. iPrompts, Handhold Adaptive, LLC, ($49.99) 4. Locabulary provides vocabulary to communicate quick phrases, moods, and requests for assistance. 5.
Released: How to Succeed in Ed-Tech There’s a lot of noise today about entrepreneurs and investors getting involved in education technology, much more than we’ve ever heard. This is a good thing. But we’re also convinced that most of today’s new ed-tech startups will fail and that a lot of investor money will be lost when they do. In part, that’s just how it goes in entrepreneurial endeavors. Given the stakes however, we wanted to publish a guide for ed-tech entrepreneurs and investors based on our experiences over the last 7 years in building and growing a successful, large ed-tech platform. We’ve gotten so much out of building Wikispaces, and we hope that many more entrepreneurs have the kind of experience we’ve had. We welcome your feedback and comment. Read the full guide then come back here to discuss.
iLearn Technology Speech Therapy | Language Development | Speech Therapist Mom | Tips for Parents Children Teachers Teaching-with-Technology - Wikis in Education This page provides an extensive list of sites that examine the use of Wikis in Education.What is a wiki? Simply put, wikis enable anyone and everyone to create content online using easily understandable tools. The most famous wiki is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia created by users from around the globe. Not surprisingly, K-12 schools are also taking advantage of the opportunities for "collaborative construction" that wikis provide.wikihosts | classroom examples| articles about wikis in the classroom | wiki resources for teachers. Wiki Hosts: the following links are examples of online spaces where you can join and set up wikis for your class.Wikispaces: If you are a teacher or student and you wish to create an advertisement free space that will be used for educational purposes then go to this link and join up for free. If you would like to see more examples of classroom wikis created with wikispaces go here. Wikis @ Wedderburn
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