1. Being Your Best on a
Limited Budget:
Collaborative Professional
Development
Sally Norton-Darr, MS CCC-SLP
Christopher R. Bugaj, MS CCC-SLP
2. Contact Us!
Sally Norton-Darr
◦ snortondarr@yahoo.com
Christopher Bugaj
◦ attipscast@gmail.com
◦ @attipscast via Twitter
◦ www.tinyurl.com/attipscast
◦ www.attipscast.wordpress.com
For More Info: Facebook Site:
http://iste.org/chewat http://bit.ly/atbookfb
Download a PDF of this entire presentation at
http://slideshare.net/attipscast
13. Other Points
Shared Login vs. Individual Logins
Private (Internal) vs. Public (Open)
Library vs. Groups
Highlighter & Sticky Note Tools
Subscribe via RSS
There’s an app!
Delicious.com
is an alternative
14. Solutions
Now we can search all
shared resources.
Now we can share LISTS
(tags) of resources with
community & educators.
http://bit.ly/idahocecbookmarks
We have both a static and
a dynamic web site.
23. The Theater
5 minute faculty meeting tips
Face-to-Face Workshops
Customized by school needs
Website (www.lcps.org/at)
Handpicked resources
FAQs
Training Videos
Strategy-A-Day Calendar
One strategy a day, rip-off calendar
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24. The Home Theater
AT Tonight DVDs
Teachers check out
the DVD, watch
the videos, answer
questions and
return to get staff
development
credit. 24
25. Podcasts on CD as PD Workshops
Burn podcasts onto CDs to play in the car!
Try it with the A.T.TIPSCAST
- 13 Volumes completed
- Download the question booklets from the
"Free PD Kits" link
- Distribute to participants
Three big problems addressed!
1. Time (we all commute)
2. Technology competency
3. No need for Internet at home
28. Training by
Community Building
When training on a specific tool that is not
available to general educators (for example, a
specific AAC device)
form communities
of educators who
are working with
students who are
using these devices.
29. Establish a
Personal Learning Network
PLN – Your own community of individuals you
go to when you need support
Methods-
◦ Facebook (Groups – Open & Private)
◦ Twitter
◦ Moodle (or Blackboard?)
◦ Blog
◦ Google Plus
◦ LinkedIn
◦ Happy Hours
30. Part of a Larger Community
QIAT LISTSERV - http://bit.ly/joinqiat
http://bit.ly/idahoclearinghouse
Existing social networking groups
◦ Assistive Technnology on Facebook
Raise awareness by presenting at conferences
◦ ATIA, CTG, TechKnowledgy, Idaho CEC, etc.
◦ Many strategies overlap – so they aren’t just for
your students