Homewood+City+-+SPED+Part+Two

=Homewood City - SPED Part Two=

Thursday, April 21, 2011 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. //Livescribe's Smart Pen// Simple, student-centered, integrated assistive technology device allowing opportunities to revisit instruction, build comprehension, and improve productivity in the classroom. ||= //Training Agenda//
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**Welcome and Overview of the Day's Session**

**Smart Pens** Introduction and Test Preparation

**E-Readers** Review Resources

**Reading Comprehension** Review Resources, Demonstration

**Audio Support and Low Vision** Review Resources

**Transition Information** Review Roadmap and Resources

**Conclude Session** || || **Resource Chart** Are Using the Pen Today
 * **Livescribe Smart Pens** || **E- Readers** || **Reading Comprehension** || **Audio Support and Low Vision** ||
 * 12 Ways Educators & Students

[|LivescribeSmartpenUserManualTyped.pdf] [|LIVESCRIBE-TUTORIALS.pdf] || [|7 things you should know about e-readers.pdf] Resource from Educause, 2010 || //Reading Comprehension Resources// [|How To Teach A Novel] [|Teaching Reading and Lang Arts] [|Assistive Technology and Reading] || [|Visually Impaired Resources] Braille, General Resources, Screen & Print Magnifiers, Audio Books, Audio Games and Resources || Pencasts, resources, training, and other helpful tips for using smartpens. || Educators Groups (E-Readers) eBook Educators Group || //Apps Information// [|iPhone, iPad, iPod Apps SPED.pdf] 20 Amazing iPad Apps for Education || [|Hearing Impaired Resources] Pictograms, Visual Supports & Strategies for teaching students with hearing impairments || Sign up for training webinars on May 12th and/or June 9th Follow on Twitter - @LivescribeK12
 * Livescribe Education Blog
 * Upcoming Training Webinars

//**Examples from a class in Canada:**// Literacy Multiplication Social Studies || ** __CK12 Flexbooks __ ** A resource for free digital textbooks Great comparison and review of the different <span style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">e-readers and features. <span style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** __<span style="color: #0060ff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Great websites for exploring ebooks __ ** <span style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">** __<span style="color: #0060ff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">and ereaders __ ** <span style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">__<span style="color: #0060ff; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Using eBooks in Schools __ Negotiate, Train, <span style="margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Pilot, Expand - Great article from THEJournal. || //Apps Examples and Lists// [|Shakespeare in Bits] [|Apple App Store] iPod Apps for Education (Horry Co.)
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//General Resource// Mobile Learning for Special Needs Wiki || [|Reading Assistance] Natural Reader, Gutenberg project, ReadPlease, Strategies for teaching those who struggle with reading, and more

Training My Dragon ||
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Short Video Tutorials for Working with Tests Using Smart Pens

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Additional Resources
<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Gus] <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|AbleNet] <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Prentke Romich] <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|Dynavox Technologies] <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; padding-right: 10px;">[|AMDI] ||  || Assistive Technology for the Classroom || High School - every subject, all grade levels || **UDL Resources** || UDL Toolkit Wiki || Tips, Accommodations, Strategies, Interventions and Organizational Schemes for dealing with the ADD/ADHD student ||  ||   ||
 * **Transition** || [|Secondary Transition Roadmap.pdf] || **Assistive Technology** || [|Assistive Technology Continuum.pdf] ||
 * || [|Transition-Career Awareness and Development.pdf] ||  || Assistive Technology Resource Page ||
 * **Assistive Technology**
 * Companies** || ===<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22px; padding-right: 10px;">[|Words+] ** ===
 * **Other** || [|End of Course Practice Tests]
 * || [|ADD and ADHD Resources]

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