Presented by Doug Scott, Engineering and Design Teacher, STEMisED; and Joyce Ward, Director of Education, Office of Public Engagement, USPTO
assistive technology
Integrating Assistive Technology into Virtual Instruction for Struggling Readers
This edWebinar will explore ways to integrate assistive technology (AT) into virtual instruction that can benefit struggling readers in their general education classes as well as their special education services.
Educational and Home-Based Technology for Individuals with Autism
This edWebinar will provide you with information on new and innovative technologies that can be used by individuals with Autism in the classroom and at home.
Support Struggling Readers District Wide with Assistive Tech
Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district, one of the largest in the United States, are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving.
Students Reflect on Being edWeb Presenters
When we “flip” the learning, and have students present to educators in our edWebinars, it’s a great example of how much we can learn from our students. In a recent edWebinar, Turn Struggling Readers Into Leaders Using Assistive Technology, Gavin and Marley, two middle school students, along with dyslexia specialist Dana Blackaby, presented on their use of assistive technology that helps struggling readers. We wanted to know how they felt about playing the role of teacher to a crowd of over 800 attendees.
A District-Wide Approach to Using Assistive Technology to Support Struggling Readers
In this edWebinar, join two of FCPS’ assistive technology team leaders for a panel presentation with time for questions and answers.
Using Assistive Technology for Your Struggling Readers
“What are you [teachers] doing right now so that your students have unhindered access to grade-level curriculum each day?” is a question often asked by Dana Blackaby, Dyslexia Specialist at The Academy at Nola Dunn in Texas. During a recent edWeb.net edWebinar, Blackaby and two student-led tech crew members from The Academy at Nola Dunn, 5th-grade student, Gavin, and 4th-grade student, Marley, explained that students with disabilities cannot access grade-level curricula 100% by themselves if they are not yet reading at grade level. Eighty-five percent of what we learn we learn is by listening and students can listen and comprehend two grade levels above their reading levels.
Turn Struggling Readers Into Leaders Using Assistive Technology
In this edWebinar learn how assistive technology allows students to access and master grade-level curricula even if they have dyslexia.
Top Assistive Technology to Support Grade 3-8 Readers
In this edWebinar, Mike Marotta, a RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Professional, will share a broad range of low- and high-tech applications and tools to support struggling readers in these grades when it comes to keeping up with classroom assignments.
Innovative Communication Techniques for Individuals with Autism
Communicating can be a challenge for certain individuals with autism. In “Communication Innovations for Individuals with Autism,” Howard C. Shane, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and Director of the Center for Communication Enhancement and the Autism Language Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, discussed different types of communication displays, explained the Visual Immersion System™ (VIS), and talked about repurposing consumer products to provide Just In Time Communication to individuals with autism.