Take the Pledge to end the R Word

 Take the Pledge

iDevice Workshop Opportunity on Mar7th, 2014 Exeter, NH Sue is presenting- iLearn-Intro To Your iPad for Educators (Beginner Users) So you got an iPad, now what? In this hands-on workshop participants will learn tips and tricks about operating their iPad, multi-tasking, organizing the screen, customizing it for students accessibility needs, Guided Access and Restrictions. Participants will understand the camera functions, importing, transferring, saving photos/videos/images, and searching efficiently on the Internet. Leave this workshop knowing how to Annotate a .pdf, write on a image, fill out a worksheet, create a book with images, video and recordings, make text speak, highlight, personalize an eBook, create a collage, talking postcard, scrapbook page, and make it speak. You will create a screencast, customize apps with your own content and learn 11 educational games using your own images and vocabulary. Additionally, resources for finding the best educational applications and for teaching with your iPad will be shared. Approximately 30 applications will be explored. Leave this workshop feeling confident knowing all You can do with your iPad! Participants will be emailed a list of FREE apps to download prior to attendance. For more info and to register, please see http://ift.tt/1ewJ3AZ

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Remembering Puppy LOVE

Happy Valentines Day!

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SO how are we doing meeting the needs of our augmentative communication users? The Communication Bill of Rights was written in 1992 by the National Joint Committee for the Communication Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities and states "All people with a disability of any extent or severity have a basic right to affect, through communication, the conditions of their existence. All people have the following specific communication rights in their daily interactions." These rights are summarized below. Each person has the right to: request desired objects, actions, events and people refuse undesired objects, actions, or events express personal preferences and feelings be offered choices and alternatives reject offered choices request and receive another person's attention and interaction ask for and receive information about changes in routine and environment receive intervention to improve communication skills receive a response to any communication, whether or not the responder can fulfill the request have access to AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) and other AT (assistive technology) services and devices at all times have AAC and other AT devices that function properly at all times be in environments that promote one's communication as a full partner with other people, including peers be spoken to with respect and courtesy be spoken to directly and not be spoken for or talked about in the third person while present have clear, meaningful and culturally and linguistically appropriate communications From the National Joint Committee for the Communicative Needs of Persons with Severe Disabilities. (1992). Guidelines for meeting the communication needs of persons with severe disabilities. Asha, 34(Suppl. 7), 2–3. Truly something to consider when selecting vocabulary , programming devices for students, writing IEP Goals & Objectives and Accommodations.

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Friendship Needs No Words: The Rewards of Pet-Assisted Speech Therapy | McCoy Educational Consulting, LLC

Guest Blog Post:

Friendship Needs No Words: The Rewards of Pet-Assisted Speech Therapy | McCoy Educational Consulting, LLC or read at http://mccoyedcon.com/blog 

Lily You are the BEST!!

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Special Ed Retires

RETIRED or just tired, I'm not so sure but Special Ed, a 6 year Pet Partners will no longer be doing visits. His awesome size makes it hard for the kids and elderly to handle him. Much love to this Special boy

iPad verse Dynavox as a Communication Device Study

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The Hand Glider, Tablet Glove, iPad glove,

The Hand Glider - Though our primary goal was to solve the problem of "hand in the air" style of writing with today's tablets, we also wanted to bring along a sense of style....

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The Dog Will See You Now Animal-Assisted Therapy

The Dog Will See You Now

The growth of animal-assisted therapy means that man's best friend may soon be man's best medicine

Read more: Animal-Assisted Therapy Brings Dogs Into Treatment | TIME.com http://healthland.time.com/2014/02/05/the-dog-will-see-you-now/#ixzz2sU3QiHcX 

Time Magazine Article

Microsoft Super Bowl Commercial: Empowering us all

What is Technology? What can it do? Microsoft is inspired by the amazing things people do with our technology and invite you to share their stories....

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