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In the first post, Remote iPad Instruction with a Toddler: Luke, we followed 22 month old Luke through his first couple of months learning to use an iPad. In...
The pandemic changed traditional educational services for toddlers with visual impairments, but one dedicated mom and innovative preschool TVI created their...
Do you have a student who uses a Freedom Scientific device? Showcase your student's success by entering him/her into this contest!
K-12 students in the United...
I wanted to share a success story with remote learning. Last year I had a 3rd grader with no functional vision that I was trying to teach Braille to. He also...
Update: The Lesson Library is now LIVE under the Paths to Technology Resource Library. Here is the direct link to the Lesson Library. Note: The Lesson Library...
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...
My multiply impaired student transitioned to middle school last year and had lots of trouble with all the changes. He refused to read braille in class with his...
You (the TVI) and your general education classroom teacher are working in tandem to continue classroom instruction with your braille student during the COVID-...
Tactile number lines can be very beneficial to building strong number sense for students who are visually impaired. In the first number line post, we discussed...
How do you start teaching digital literacy skills to young students who are learning technology? Memorizing a list of commands is B-O-R-I-N-G!
How about...
For a variety of reasons, students who have functional vision are often resistant to using a screen reader. Should these students be introduced to a screen...
Alt Text description of book on the post's featured image: "Microsoft Word document displaying the image of the book cover Frank and Beanswith an alt text pane...
Lesson 12: I can link the iPad to the RFB display independently.
Materials Needed
iPad
RFB or Braille Display
Objective
The student will be able to...
For many users, the cost of a traditional braille displays can be an issue. There are currently two options for small braille displays that cost around $500:...
Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place every on March 2 - Dr. Seuss's birthday. Classrooms celebrate Dr. Seuss and his...
When I arrived at school after winter break, I was excited to obtain the BrailleBuzz for my kindergarten student. According to the APH website, “BrailleBuzz is...
Beginning print and braille readers benefit from reading books with predictable text or repetitive text. A book with predictable text contains repetitive...
Preschool and kindergarten students have many opportunities to count items. Counting activities start with manipulatives and move to counting worksheets. In...
The challenge put forth to me was to create a mobility lesson while using a high tech app. Imagine my student, a 2 year old child who is totally blind trailing...
Review of Colorscape App for Digital Color Activities
Many TVIs have students who struggle with drawing and coloring activities due to difficulties with visual...
Fisher Price has created three free read and sing along nursery rhyme apps - perfect for babies, toddlers and preschoolers who are ready to interact with an...
My Desk is an iBook about what the writer does at their desk including their homework and playing with toys. Each page contains high contrast images and audio...
Many libraries have started providing eBooks for cardholders- read more about digital library resources here. While many eBook titles available are targeted at...
The Basics
In the past I have completed several blogs about the Book Creator app. However, about six months ago the developers created a web based version...
The world is filled with written word. I discovered this awesome tool to help my students bring words to voice with the touch of a wand. The wand is used to...
Feelif Creator is an adapted tablet (currently a Samsung Galazy Tablet) with special accessible apps that combine haptics (vibrations), sounds, an embossed...
Read aloud stories (video books) and QR codes is a popular way to turn students on to the joy of books. These stories are also a great opportunities to support...
Dedicated to beagle butt, who attended over 50 therapy dog reading programs and helped dozens of children be comfortable around dogs.
This week, a news story...
Electronic alphabet toys have been around for decades for students with vision. LeapFrog Fridge Phonics is a sing along magnetic letter set that introduces...
Just like their peers, young students with visual impairments and blindness are being introduced to technology at a very early age. Exposure to books -...
Students who are blind with additional disabilities may struggle to read, write and answer questions independently. However, mainstream technology such as an...
Storyline Online streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading award winning children's books. These riveting video books are free! Teacher guides/...
Cody, a high school student with multiple disabilities due to a traumatic brain injury (TBI), is learning to visually identify and name fast food signs in his...
Your student’s classroom teacher is handing out a worksheet, and the print is too small for your student to read. This is a scenario many TSVIs have...
The Visual Brailler iPad app from APH is a handy app marketed as a "simple braille editor." It is meant primarily to provide visual users with a way to...
When do you start?
Now!
Everywhere you go, people are using technology to text, listen to music, watch a video, play a game, participate in social media,...
Welcome to the first blog in our Back to School with Bookshare series. Over the next two months, we will publish a series of blogs specifically designed to...
This iBook is about going to the beach! Using high contrast images and sounds, the writer talks about playing in the sand, laughing with friends, and throwing...
Journal writing is an activity that encourages students to become confident writers by giving students the opportunity to practice writing in safe environment...
The App Store and Google Play are full of educational apps geared for all levels of students. Mainstream classroom teachers are using these fun educational...
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