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Tech Skills for Preschoolers Part 1: Computer Literacy
Image of toddler boy leaning over a computer; with hand on a computer keyboard. Text: "Preschool: Computer Skills"
Their computer tech goals for preschoolers?!?
Ballyland CosmoBally App
Ballyland CosmoBally App logo: Ballylander with astronaut helmet in space.
Learn about planets with CosmoBally in this fun interactive space-themed story!
Google Maps Offers Voice Guidance for Visually Impaired Users
cartoon image of a hand holding a smart phone displaying a map and Point of Interest marker.
Google Maps, a web-based service that provides detailed information about geographical regions and navigation now has voice guidance.

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Seeing two of everything can be overwhelming. Here are ten things that I do to help minimize the effects of my double vision, and why.
Ten "odd" things I do with double vision. www.veroniiiica.com
Ten "Odd" Things I Do With Double Vision
More coding challenges using the Sphero Ball bot and the CodeSnaps app!
Code Blocks sequence for Course 1, with CodeSnaps app on iPad, Sphero ball and text, "CodeSnaps #2"
CodeSnaps Activity Part 2
Teach self-advocacy skills with this Help Menu lesson!
BrailleSense Polaris notetaker: 32 cell refreshable braille display, Perkin’s style keyboard with small LCD display & 2 keys.
Exploring the BrailleSense Polaris: Help Menu
Students, let your voice be heard! Please participate in this screen reader survey.
Cartoon man holding a tablet & scratching his head with bubble sad, happy & neutral faces & check boxes; "Screen Reader Survey"
WebAIM Screen Reader Survey #8
Try this picture technology as a fun way to take a break from keeping eyes fixated on a screen.
Image of an old-fashioned pocket watch with beach scene in the background with text, "Perceptual Puzzles"
Perceptual Puzzle Strategy
Take a quick glimpse of these charts using your ears. What???
Colorful sound waves with text, "Sonification: Sounds with Meaning"
Sonification: Sounds with Meaning Activity
Not a perfect speller/typist? Learn how to use this spell checker tool!
Photo of a BrailleSense Polaris notetaker and the text, "Check Spelling".
BrailleSense Polaris: Check Spelling
This is the second tutorial in a series on learning to play the piano.
Adult hand and child's hand playing the piano together and text, "Piano Tutorial #2"
Eating Your Way Through New Jersey: 5 Black and White Notes
This installment is about the 5th generation of the Focus Blue series from Freedom Scientific (Vispero).
Images of Focus 14, 40 and 80 with text, "So Many Braille Displays, which one is right for my student? Focus Blue Series."
So Many Braille Displays: Which One is Right for My Student? Part Six
Looking for a simple and accessible smartphone?
3 colorful Lucia smart phones with a large print screen, 5 simple different shaped buttons and a physical keypad.
Lucia - An Easy-to-Use Cell Phone for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Editing without router buttons!
Orbit Reader 20 refreshable braille display with a 20 cell display.
Editing using the Orbit Reader 20 and iPad
This is the first tutorial in a series on learning to play the piano.
An adult hand and a child's hand playing the piano with text, " Piano tutorial #1"
Help - I'm Lost! Getting Familiar with the Keyboard
Use the SAS Graphics Accelerator to access planet data and determine which planet is suitable for human life.
photo of student's hands on a computer display an Accelerated chart and text, "Choosing a Habitable Planet"
Choosing a Habitable Planet: Data Analysis Activity
Review your knowledge using tactile charts and apply this knowledge to accessible digital charts!
Image of a bar chart and a pie chart with the text, "Charts and Graphs Skills"
Charts and Graphs Skills Review
A ultra road and trail marathon runner shares her story about running without vision.
Image of marathon runner wearing a "blind" vest holding two hiking poles running on the shoulder of the road.
Batgirl: A Marathon Runner Who is Blind
Print a 3D tactile representation of the iOS virtual rotor!
photo of 3D printed virtual rotor with orange base and white spinnable dial with text, "3D rotor box".
3D Rotor Box

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