1. EDU614 Session 8
Assistive and Augmentative Technology

2. Agenda
• Rachel & Jessica
• Final Project - individual meetings
• Assistive & Augmentative resources
• UDL
• Assistive Technology
• iPad
• we will pass it around while we
investigate many sites

3. iPad apps
a blog post how iPad is used in a special education
classroom
• A Blog Post listing many apps
• Apps Store has Special Education section
I do not have the expensive ones, but take a look to
see the potential
and our friend Cybrary man’s list
A handout for using iPad in the Special Education
Classroom

4. More on the iPad
• Live Binders on iPad in Schools - a tremendous
amount of material
• Mr. G Blog IPads, Web tools, math education
a CNN report
• App Smackdown

5. The
The DESE
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
has awesome links to information, resources and
grants.
• Includes:
• CAST - Center for Applied Special Technology
Easter Seals - allows teachers to try out technology
• Many, many more
• Please take about 30 minutes to investigate all the
resources
• Be sure to bookmark Diigo any site you want to

6. Mass Match
• MassMatch - initiative to get assistive technology to
people who need it
FREE to borrow from ATRC Assistive Technology
Regional Centers.

7. National Center to Improve
Practice in Special Education
• NCIP - through technology, media and materials
take a look

8. Accessibility in the Classroom
• Accessibility features in Microsoft products
• Includes tutorials

9. UDL Toolkit
• UDL toolkit wiki
o Please spend some time looking at the resources:
o graphic organizers
o literacy
o study skills
o math
o writing
o many more...

10. National Center on UDL
• Examples & Resources
o Please spend some time looking at the resources
 Every principle is linked to resources & tools