A weekly half hour chat focused on improving access to education for PK-12 students through the use of Accessible Educational Materials (AEM), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Assistive Technology (AT).
I'm Jena Fahlbush, PATINS Data & Outreach Specialist & ur moderator tonight. Who's joining me? Please introduce yourself. Don't forget to include #PatinsIcam with each tweet!
I'm here! ...Director of @PATINSPROJECT, former SpEd Teacher, Para, Therapist, and so glad it's summer time! Let's chat about Active Summer Minds! #PatinsIcam
I literally just pulled into the garage from 3hr trip from lovely #INeLearn conference, Im that excited to be joining tonight! Hi, Im Jessica #PatinsIcam
A1: Described and Captioned Media Program https://t.co/DldnEtIXKT Streaming TV and Movies, DVDs, Interactive Media, Resources, and more. Free Resource to qualifying families and teachers. #PatinsIcam
A1: So glad you all are here! I love OverDrive, a free app, for borrowing audio books, downloads, and streaming video from my local library! #PatinsIcam
A1: I start reading and my family knows to leave me alone. I use print books, Kindle, iPad and even my phone. I don't usually auditory read. #PatinsIcam
A1: I think it's important to make sure Ss know how to activate AND use the Text To Speech features on whatever device they have over the summer to support independent reading! #PatinsIcam
A1: So glad you all are here! I love OverDrive, a free app, for borrowing audio books, downloads, and streaming video from my local library! #PatinsIcam
A3: Snacks, treats, wiggle breaks corresponding to beads on a string and maps. We look for bridges, rivers, towns, signs and other things. We took the beads off on the way out and put them back on on the way home. #PatinsIcam
A3: Document highlights of the journey with smartphone photos and voice (text) descriptions that can be used to create a memory book of the trip. Share and discuss each photo collection daily, video record the discussion. #PatinsIcam
A3: I love the idea of a parent, sibling, friend, etc., reading a chapter at a time out loud and recording it with their phone and texting the audio file to their kids to listen to while they look at the book! #PatinsIcam
A4: Yoga! Many communities have occasional free yoga classes and I think it can be really beneficial to many Ss to learn to coordinate breathing and movement for self regulation and re-focus! #PatinsIcam
A4: 15 yr old just made a new friend that likes to go fishing. Great antidote for screen obsessions. Fun watching him discover this new pleasure #PatinsIcam
A4: Yoga! Many communities have occasional free yoga classes and I think it can be really beneficial to many Ss to learn to coordinate breathing and movement for self regulation and re-focus! #PatinsIcam
A5: laminate a topical activity overlay or the one the Ss use on a regular basis, attach it to a floating pad. Make an AAC overlay into a temporary tattoo. and attach it to Ss, adults, swim helpers. #PatinsIcam
A5: laminate a topical activity overlay or the one the Ss use on a regular basis, attach it to a floating pad. Make an AAC overlay into a temporary tattoo. and attach it to Ss, adults, swim helpers. #PatinsIcam
If families need ideas, the Core Word Classroom from @AssistiveWare has lots of free ideas on how to model and use in it lios of fun age appropriate activities #PatinsIcam
