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This is the second post in a series of how to successfully teach 21st Century classroom skills by pairing tactile graphics with digital resources. In the first...
Macy, with Challenge Solutions, shares her tips and tricks on how she creates Keynote presentations on her iPad with VoiceOver. Challenge Solutions is a group...
This faster and more robust BrailleSense has 32 braille cell with cursor routers and Android 10 operating system.
This is an excellent video tutorial by Jenny...
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,...
There are so many reasons why YOU (and your student!) should know how to check the accessibility of an app with a screen reader. Here are a few of the most...
National Technology Standards state that students are introduced to creating simple presentations (PowerPoint, Keynote or Google Slides) in first grade and...
Mainstream National Technology standards require students to add photos and images to documents and slide presentations, which is typically introduced in First...
Young students are being introduced to technology way before kindergarten. Students who are blind and low vision often access teacher-created books and...
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Over the years, I have had several awesome teachers and professors who have helped me learn how to write essays and...
Challenge Solutions is a website created and managed by a group of blind students for blind students and their teachers. Their mission is to provide lessons...
The Center for Assistive Technology Training (CATT) is a federally funded project providing technology directly to students who are visually impaired. The...
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...
Squigz by Fat BrainToys are a fun multi-sensory toy that can help support many developmental skills. As a TVI, part of the job is to be creative in our...
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...
If you or your student uses a braille display with an iOS device, do NOT update to iOS 14.4!
Currently, there is a bug with iOS 14.4 that is causing users to...
All students are introduced to simple tables in general education kindergarten classrooms in paper/pencil (or tactile) formats which quickly transition to...
This fun digital game encourages students to practice their braille skills and reading accuracy. Using the ObjectiveEd web-dashboard, the TVI creates her own...
During remote learning, many students are using Chromebooks to access virtual classes. A question that frequently comes up, is how to magnify the “chat”...
Before you can teach your student to use an iPad running VoiceOver, YOU - the teacher - need to learn the basics. For many TVIs, just thinking about using a...
Are you interested in podcasting? Have you ever listened to podcasts that are created by kids for kids? Ari, an 11 year old who hosts the AtYourLevel podcast...
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...
Stanford has released the first peer-reviewed research on video conferencing platforms, frequently referred to as "Zoom Meetings". The research is specifically...
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...
The pandemic changed traditional educational services for toddlers with visual impairments, but one dedicated mom and innovative preschool TVI created their...
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Why Use a Digital Format Instead of Paper:
As a low vision student using a digital format is easier to use than paper. To start, a...
Join this exciting, upcoming webinar from Earl Huff, a Ph.D. student studying Human-Centered Computing in the School of Computing at Clemson University....
Looking for emerging reader activities? Here is another set of braille alphabet coloring pages - with lovable Disney characters! In a previous and popular post...
Every young girl loves horses. In my family, horses are almost an obsession! This Horseback Riding Book has been created with horse-lovers in mind! When...
Have you ever wanted to learn more about New York City - known as the "city that never sleeps"? Here are two famous Big Apple areas: Union Square and...
Note: This is a guide to develop your own lessons, unit, and ideas with CVI adaptations as needed. Use it as a jumping off point.
Objectives
Students...
Emerging readers need exposure to letters and phonics early - including emerging readers with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). This lowercase alphabet book...
Inclusion is what we all strive for. I always think back to sitting with a student when I worked with a young child in a gen ed classroom years ago. The class...
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...
Task
Put a graphic on cover of a book for elementary reader from an image found online.
Why
Why take the extra time: Having an image on the book creates an...
Podcast team contributors: Rich, Patrick, Brook, Mara, Ajay, Nick, Abrienda, and Evan.
Teacher supports: Jackson Shermer, Bob Taylor
Humble beginnings:...
Some of us folks who are soundly middle aged can recall a time when finding planets outside our solar system was the stuff of science fiction. In 1995 the very...
These worksheets were created with images I created with the Procreate app (See Procreate App: Creating Customized Materials post) and put into a worksheet...
Tactile images and adapting images to make them accessible in raised line form can be difficult hurtles, not to mention the time consumption they entail....
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?...
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