This is the presentation used during the 1/20/11 TTAC book study for "The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools" - http://iste.org/chewat

1. The Practical and Fun Guide to
Assistive Technology i Public
A i ti T h l in P bli
Schools
Christopher R. Bugaj
Sally Norton-Darr
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2. Is AT your primary responsibility?
YES
1
NO 2
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3. Do you conduct AT evaluations?
NO YES
1
2
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4. Do you serve as a member of IEP
teams?
NO
YES
1
2
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5. Getting to know you!
• Name tent
• KWL activity – write down ONE thing
about building an AT Team (under the K
and W only)
• Sh
Share with your neighbors at your t bl
ith i hb t table
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6. How Do You Write Assistive
Technology Into a IEP?
• You’ve finished considering You’ve
You ve considering…You ve
found a tool or tool(s). How do you write it
in? Where does it go?
• Student is taking a multiple choice test.
They require only 3 choices rather than 4 4.
Is this Assistive Technology?
• Do you write it in the goals?
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7. UDL is the practice of embedding flexible strategies into
the curriculum during the planning process so that ALL
students can access a variety of learning solutions.
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8. Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework
for removing barriers by anticipating the needs of all
students.
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9. UDL principles…
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11. Short Video Explaining UDL:
http://bit.ly/udlexplained
http://bit ly/udlexplained
Multiple Means of
Representation
R pr s nt ti n
Multiple Means
of Expression
MULTIPLE MEANS OF ENGAGEMENT
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12. Who You Gonna Call?
• Who is there to help you make decisions
about technology for ALL students?
• Your table is now a team- Take 10
minutes t come up with th f ll i
i t to ith the following:
• Logo (Draw it)
• Sl
Slogan
• Cool, Hip Team Name
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13. Why Do You Need A Team?
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• Sell yourself!
Chris and Sally are administrators – tell us
why you need an AT Team.
Team
Go!
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14. The Pitches
• For the kids & save money in the long run!
• Share knowledge with teachers/save time
• Help keep focus on what the child needs
(demystify the technology)
• AT Team can help collect data on test scores
scores.
• Increase compliance, decrease liability
• Professional Development/training for others
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(Get the word out)
• Facilitate transitions
• Regular sharing success stories using
inexpensive solutions
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15. Reason To Have An AT Team
• Help make decisions about tech to
implement (district and student levels)
• Promote UDL
• Provide training on technology
• Keep current with technology
• Improve AYP (NCLB)
• Save Money / Spend Wisely
• Save time Not wasting time on
strategies that don’t work.
don t work
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16. Choosing Teammates
• Things to consider
– Hardworking is better than multidisciplinary
– You need a Leader
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17. Your Grand Daddy Master
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To Do List
• Every team (even a team of one) is going
to be a bit different with varying priorities.
• Developing/writing policies (Should work in as
many scenarios as possible)
• Inventory (purchasing, maintaining tracking) –
(purchasing maintaining,
Google Docs?
• Meetings
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• Data Storage & Sharing
(www.delicious.com/lcpsat)
• Team Professional Development (Conferences)
• Collecting data to prove your worth
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18. What Data Should Be
Collected?
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19. Building & Promoting
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• Be fun and stay positive (approachable)
• You’ve pitched a team, collected data and
your team has been sanctioned/officially
created. What now?
“NEVER SAY NO”
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20. Homework!
• Go to Google Doc – http://bit ly/ttacatfun
http://bit.ly/ttacatfun
• Click on the “Handwriting & Composition”
tab.
• Follow the on-screen instructions.
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21. Where Can I Find This
Presentation?
• This entire presentation is available at …
www.slideshare.net/attipscast
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22. Jeopardy Review
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23. References
• Bugaj, C.R. & Norton-Darr, S. (2010). The practical and fun guide to
assistive technology in publics schools: building or improving your
district’s AT team. Washington, D.C.: International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE).
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