Assistive Technology Supports for Students who Struggle with Time Management with Cassie Frost
An overview of assistive technology both low tech and high tech for students who struggle with time management and how these tools offer support within the classroom.
Objectives
● Viewers will be able to identify at least two low-tech tools to support students who struggle with time management in the classroom.
● Viewers will be able to identify at least two high-tech tools to support students who struggle with time management in the classroom.
Autism and Assistive Technology: Apps for Autism with Mo Buti
Apps for Autism: a review of some of the popular apps that educators use for students on the autism spectrum.
1) Participants will be able to identify a search engine for Apps
2) Participants will be able to identify apps to support communication
3) Participants will be able to identify apps to support behavior
Tips for Increasing Family Involvement Series - Resources with Kelly Key
This session provides participants with a variety of resources to provide parents that have children that use AAC. Examples include newsletters,
games, toy bins, visual supports for home and more.
Learning Outcomes
● Participants will increase their repertoire of resources to provide parents to increase their knowledge and comfort level with modeling AAC.
● Participants will increase their repertoire of resources to provide parents to increase their knowledge of their child’s AAC system
tags: Family Engagement, AAC Implementation, AAC
How to Keep Assistive Technology from Causing Executive Function Glitches with Cassie Frost
For students who have struggles with executive functioning, the very tools that are meant to help may cause additional struggles. This session will discuss considerations related to how to implement assistive technology while considering organization, memory, attention, processing, etc.
Objectives
● Viewers will be able to identify at least three ways that adding assistive technology to a student’s day can cause executive functioning challenges.
● Viewers will be able to utilize a process to look at assistive technology usage to identify possible areas of concern or executive functioning “glitches”.
tags: Executive Functioning
Switch Control on the iPad - Next Level with Mark Coppin
This session will cover the process for setting up switch control and what features to consider when evaluating switches. It will also explore some of the scanning features that can be customized for each user.
Objectives
At the end of this presentation:
Participants will be able to three features to consider when selecting a switch.
Participants will be able to identify at least 2 customizable features of the iPad.
Participants will be able to describe at least 2 customizable features of Switch Control.
tags: Switch Access, iPad
Rocking in the real world - Accessible Music with Mark Coppin
We will look at accessible music solutions such as Skoog, Beamz, Garageband and iPad apps. We will cover solutions from basic cause and effect music apps all the way to apps for composing and performing. Participants will learn how to unleash the inner Rock Star!
Objectives:
At the end of the session participants will:
1. Learn how accessibility features work with various music apps and programs.
2. Identify at least three music apps.
3. Identify at least three musical features of Garageband.
tags: Music
Individualizing AAC: Adapting Core Based AAC Systems with Kelly Key
This session will provide participants with examples of strategies to adapt AAC systems for individual students.
Learning Outcomes
● Participants will learn options for adapting AAC for students with physical access needs.
● Participants will learn about options for adapting AAC for students that struggle with initiation.
● Participants will learn about creative ways to adapt AAC for individual students with unique needs.
tags: AAC, AAC Implementation
Autism and Assistive Technology - Writing Supports with Mo Buti
Writing supports for students on the autism spectrum. Low-tech assistive tech to support students to increase fine motor and the writing process.
1) Participants will be able to describe 2 main areas that writing can include.
2) Participants will be able describe ways to provide visual boundaries to support writing.
3) Participants will be able to describe alternatives to physical handwriting.
Lesson Planning with Core in Mind with Kelly Key
This session will share information about 2 types of planning when
implementing core vocabulary; the activity first approach and the target
word approach. Advantages of using both of these approaches as well as
examples will be shared.
Learning Outcomes
● Participants will learn how to plan a lesson first, then pull core words
and phrases that can be used and focused on throughout the lesson.
● Participants will learn how to use the target vocabulary focus
approach when planning for core vocabulary based lessons.
tags: Communication Partner Training, AAC Implementation, AAC
Choosing a Universal Core Board: Low Tech Options with Kelly Key
This presentation shares the benefits of choosing a universal core board. It will provide participants with a variety of core board options to choose from and things to consider when choosing a universal board.
Learning Outcomes
● Participants will learn the benefits of choosing a classroom &/ or district universal core board.
● Participants will explore at least 5 different options for pre-made core boards
tags: Core Vocabulary, AAC
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