Expanded Core Curriculum

Audio Memos App and WH Questions
Sign with Who, When Where, How, Why and What with text, "Recording O&M lessons"
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Expanding your O&M lessons with this fun activity for non-traditional O&M students.
Coding and STEM: Robot Obstacle Challenges 2 (Hurricane Dorian)
Image of a man kneeling and placing duct tape on a ramp leading to a tunnel bridge with a Sphero ball at the bottom of the ramp.
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Fun activities that apply coding and engineering concepts using simple robots, part 2.
Picture in a Flash: A Tactile Image is Worth a Thousand Words
Graphed line equation being inserted into a PIAF machine & text, "Picture in a Flash" A Tactile Image is Worth a Thousand Words"
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Picture in a Flash uses special paper & heat to create raised line drawings. This article outlines the basics of the process and operation of the machine.
Coding Unplugged: My Robotic Friends Activity
Photo of 3 cups stacked in pyramid formation, tactile coding card, arrows depicting code, & tactile code guide. Unplugged Coding
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Challenge your students with this fun activity only requires plastic cups, a couple of command cards and brain power!
3D Printed Teaching Models
Photo of Rich and wind tunnel activityl (3D printed model of WWII wing) and text, "3D printed teaching models".
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3D printed resources for teachers of students with visual impairments!
Note-taking Applications for the iPad: Part 3
Four types of styluses with title of post on picture
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In this post I describe and present video demonstrations of the use of various types of styluses with the Noteshelf 2 and PDF Expert apps for the iPad.
Twelve is the Magic Number
Adult hand and child's hand playing the piano together and text, "Piano Tutorial #3"
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This is the third tutorial in a series on learning to play the piano.
Naming the Five Black Notes
Adult and child's hands on a keyboard with the text, "Piano Tutorial: Naming Black Keys"
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Another tutorial in the piano series for students who are visually impaired or blind.
Botley Activities #1: Accessible Robot and Coding Concepts
Photo of a Botley robot and text, "Botley Coding Robot"
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This adorable robot can be programmed to move, spin, talk, and play games!
Sonification: Sounds with Meaning Activity
Colorful sound waves with text, "Sonification: Sounds with Meaning"
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Take a quick glimpse of these charts using your ears. What???

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