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Spatial Tech Standards 1: Directional Terms
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Spatial Tech Standards are unique to students who are blind or low vision; learn how to teach these foundational skills to young students!
"Dictionary" Skills and Tech
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What are your dictionary goals?
Spinrockers: "Got This by Myself" song
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Mary Rose and Devin motivate others to be independent!

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Here is a fun, interactive activity about the Perkins Braille Writer!
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Braille Boom Cards: Braille Learning Series 2
Activities using these fun toys to develop concepts and strengthen finger strength for brailling and touch screen gestures!
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Squigz: Toy to Promote Improvement of Developmental Skills and Independence
Great resource to create your own INTERACTIVE book or find teacher-created CVI-friendly resources!
Screenshot of TinyTap app while creating the Spring Flowers interactive book. "Creating Interactive Customized Books & Games"
TinyTap App: CVI-Friendly Books and Games
Important accessibility bug for braille display users!
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Braille Display and iOS 14.4 bug
How to introduce a new app to a student and to build foundation spatial and directional concepts.
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VoiceOver Teaching Strategies: Spatial Concepts Activity
Learn how to create an accessible table (for teachers) and how to navigate a table with a screen reader (for teachers and students).
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Tech Standards: Navigating a Table Using JAWS
Learn how the Braille AI Tutor game improves braille literacy.
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ObjectiveEd: Sara and Kai Use Braille AI Tutor
Low vision strategies for remote learning using the Zoom platform and a Chromebook.
Photo of Zoom meeting's magnified chat box on a Chromebook.
Zoom-Zoom: How to Magnify Zoom Chat on a Chromebook
Are you new to VoiceOver and wondering what in the world is happening?
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Learning VoiceOver: Problem-Solving Activity
Enjoy these podcasts created by kids for kids - and participate in future podcasts!
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AtYourLevel Podcasts
Learn more about this text to speech app - including the education version of Speech Central.
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Speech Central App
This working mother of three shares her experiences of introducing her toddler to an iPad during the pandemic!
Photo of 22 month old Luke tapping the firetruck on an iPad and text, "A Mom's Perspective"
Remote iPad Instruction with a Toddler: Mother's Perspective
Learn more about sonification and the exciting future Ballyland Sonoplanet app which incorporates sonification into a game for young students!
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Discovering Sonification
Video chat platforms are causing physical and mental fatigue; learn how to counteract their effects!
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Stanford Research on 'Zoom Fatigue' and Suggestions
Jose, a transition student from Colorado, is interviewing Peter Altschul, an Organization Pyschologist, author and musician.
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It's My Job Podcast #15: Peter Altschul
Learn how to embed core subject concepts such as math while you introduce technology to YOUNG children.
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Tech Standards: Why Teach Digital Concepts Early?

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