AT trends 2010

Marcia ObukowiczCESA 9

AT Consultantmarciao@newnorth.net

http://marciaoat.wikispaces.com/

Gaining Comfort with Technology

How do you get

your information?

Why We Need to Embrace Technology Use

• Computers have replaced TV as the number one entertainment

• Looking out into the world of work and life

• Alternate forms of access in one system

• Visual learner Engagement

Monk Help Desk

Web 2.0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ

Integrating Tech Systems

Technology

Assistive Technology

Improve Own Tech Proficiency

Develop a Web Support System• Tool use sites

– Adapted learning ( Boardmaker) www.adaptedlearning.com – Smart Board www.smarttech.com – Promethian Planet http://www.prometheanplanet.com/server.php?

show=nav.1137 – Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com/

• List serves – Wetech http://dpi.wi.gov/imt/wetech.html

• Blogs– Classroom 2.0 www.classroom20.com – Larry’s http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/ ( ELL with LD Applications)– Naomi’s http://blog.innovativeeducator.us/ ( web 2.0 tools handout)

• Wikis– http://marciaoat.wikispaces.com/– http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome ( building a curriculum)

• Twitters– http://twitter.com/Paulhami ( Paul Hamilton)

Engage with Interactives

Infrastructure Goes Portable

http://www.livescribe.com/

Reconsider assignments

• Multimedia offers us a way to present information in multiple formats.

Providing Content in Alternate Ways

Develop Student Skills

• SETT

Accessible Curriculum Material• Finding E-text

– Audio supported sites • Larry• One more story

– Reading the web• Premier

– Converting formats• Text -MP3• Zamzar

– E-text and audio sites– Etext and Audio materials– NIMAS access student

• Bookshare• WAMP

Accessible Curriculum Material

• Translation

• Highlight and abstract

• Reference generation

• Math and digital manipulatives

• Alternate ideas

Think Outside the Box

• Positioning

• Productivity

• Mobility

• ELL and LD

Increasing Collaboration

• http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/

• http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/Student+Created+Wikis