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This series is designed to show how a tablet (in this case an iPad, but the same is true with any tablet) can be used to systematically teach critical...
Are you teaching dictionary skills to your students? In third grade, the Common Core dictates that students learn to use glossaries or beginning dictionaries,...
National Chip and Dip Day is next Tuesday! (March 23rd)
I’m not gonna lie, it’s one of my favorite holidays. And it makes for some fun lessons with students. I...
This is the second post in a series about Braille Boom Cards. The first post, Braille Boom Cards, included three Braille Boom Decks – World Braille Day Boom...
Did you know that you can create customized INTERACTIVE books and games? Interactive - meaning that you can make an image or area on the screen an interactive...
This fun digital game encourages students to practice their braille skills and reading accuracy. Using the ObjectiveEd web-dashboard, the TVI creates her own...
Teachers of students with visual impairments or blindness are responsible for teaching so many things. How do you prioritize what to teach when?
It used to be...
Cash Reader is the perfect app for identifying currencies from all over the world. Just point your phone’s camera at the banknote you want to identify, and the...
In a previous post, Jessica shared how to find free (Creative Commons) clip art coloring page images that can be used - without any editing - to make simple...
These worksheets were created with images I created with the Procreate app (See Procreate App: Creating Customized Materials post) and put into a worksheet...
TVIs - our mission is to help our students learn math and to love learning math! What mainstream, approved digital math tools are you teaching your students?...
Zoom meetings have become the "new normal" for businesses and for classes. Scribe for Meetings is a new tool that enables the meeting host to upload PowerPoint...
The Math Melodies app is a FREE fully accessible math app created specifically for students who are blind or low vision. The app covers a wide range of math...
It can be challenging to think of age-appropriate activities for students with CVI or for students who had additional disabilities. Jessica McDowell, TVI...
Boom Cards are digital, self-checking, interactive activities. Boom is a platform which enables teachers to purchase, find and/or create digital activities for...
When reading, some students breeze over the words without truly understanding the meaning - missing many of the humorous lines that are weaved into the story....
Teachers of the Visually Impaired are jumping for joy! Why? Math Melodies is a fully accessible math app covering a wide range of math topics ranging from...
Dimple Duo by Fat Brain Toys is a fun sensory play educational toy, that can be used increase finger strength and finger isolation. The toy has six silicone...
The National Homework Hotline for Blind and Visually Impaired students (NHH-BVI) was created in response to the school closures due to COVID. (See Homework...
Alphabet books are among a child's first exposures to read aloud books and are important first steps to reading. Students with visual impairments should also...
What happens when Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas are all mixed together? Find out in this whacky poem! These activities can be done on any device; the...
What do calculators, extended keyboards, bank machines, adding machines, checkout at registers, door locks, and phone have in common? Numpads! (Also known as...
A creative TVI, Mallory Carr, shares how she engaged her dual media learner in the conversation about using tools in class and the benefits of these tools. In...
Teachers are buzzing about APH's new beginning braille letter app, BrailleBuzz! This is a sister app to the popular stand-alone BrailleBuzz toy. Both games...
While looking for public fall-themed educational activities, I came across Kids Listen, podcasts for kids. Kids Listen is unique in that all the content is...
It is common to believe that a child who does not perform in school does not try hard enough. However, the reasons for this difficulty can be much deeper....
Emerging readers should be flooded with interesting books and these books should be available in various formats! Preschoolers love to do the same activity...
Teachers of the Visually Impaired (TVIs) quietly and unobtrusively teach within the gen ed classroom. Subtle verbal or physical prompts are often needed to...
Google's software update included accessibility improvements!
New Shortcut command that instantly toggles Braille Support in Docs, Sheets and Slides...
After several weeks of distance learning, I have made note of the things that can be done to enhance the learning experience for our students with visual...
Updated August 2020
Using IPEVO for Remote Instruction
With many students starting the fall of 2020 with remote instruction, there is a critical need for...
Accessibyte is an online platform built specifically for blind and visually impaired students. The Accessibyte platform is fully self-voicing and highly visual...
Finding Solutions
Students in today's classrooms are using digital educational materials - especially now with remote instruction, online courses and virtual...
Seesaw is an online platform that had been used by schools prior to COVID- 19 in New Hampshire to communicate with parents and share student work. Once schools...
Assistive Tech for The Win!
Up to this point, the content we’ve put out on this blog page has mostly about cooking. However, our wonderful meal kit delivery...
Get #AllInTogether for Summer Reading
Are you looking for fun and EASY ways to keep your child or students learning this summer?
Bookshare’s #AllInTogether ...
Zoom is becoming a leader in video conferencing worldwide and features an accessible interface for use by people who are visually impaired. Zoom can be used...
"Accessible Places" is a new feature (May 2020) in Google Maps. This feature lists whether a location has an accessible entrance, seating, restrooms and...
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For remote instruction, my student with multiple disabilities and CVI receives materials via Google Classroom. Service providers post short videos of fine...
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