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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...
Math fact drills with a twist: APH's Math Robot app and it's humorous robot jokes! Students will laugh along with the "know-it-all" math robot and may even...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
In a previous VoiceOver teaching strategies post, we learned how to observe and analyze a preschool student who was being introduced to basic VoiceOver...
All students are introduced to simple tables in general education kindergarten classrooms in paper/pencil (or tactile) formats which quickly transition to...
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...
I am the developer of Speech Central, one of the leading text to speech apps on the App Store.
The aim of the app is to provide a very wide set of features at...
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...
iPads are now an accepted tool in your TVI toolbox. You – the TVI – personally use tech daily for work and in your personal life. Your smart phone is your...
APH shared the following information:
We have identified connection issues for the Mantis Q40 and Chameleon 20 after upgrading to iOS 14.4. We recommend that...
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?...
Since the company was founded, it has strived to earn the support of the TVIs and O&Ms. By attending regional and nationwide conferences, holding scores of...
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...
Endangered animals and invasive species and MATH? This recently released iOS app incorporates motivating content used to build graphics literacy. Tasmanian...
Auditory Awareness is defined as a person's ability to perceive and make sense of what is going on around them through sound. Students who are visually...
What if . . . everything on the screen was labeled correctly for VoiceOver? What if every button, icon, image and element is accessible?
iOS 14 incorporates on...
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....
Perkins is offering a 6 module (12 weeks) course on how to introduce young children to an iPad running VoiceOver. The online modules are video tutorials...
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...
We all adore the classic Peakaboo Barn app by Night and Day. Peakaboo Barn was launched in 2008 and has been in the top 25 kids apps ever since. Have you tried...
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...
Santa is preparing for his Christmas Eve run to deliver presents to children around the world. Find out how far it is between the North Pole and your house by...
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...
Multiple times each month, I receive emails from people who have a family member with recent vision loss who are seeking information on how to introduce...
Apple Pay (and Google Pay for Android users) is a mobile contact payment system and digital wallet service that enables users to pay for products and services...
What do calculators, extended keyboards, bank machines, adding machines, checkout at registers, door locks, and phone have in common? Numpads! (Also known as...
Recently some SAS Graphics Accelerator users have lost the Accelerate Button on their Google map. (The Accelerate button is used to convert the Google map into...
Emerging readers should have access to fun digital books - just like their peers! The books can be read aloud to the student, the student can listen to the...
The non-visual digital map software is brand new and O&Ms and students are learning together as we go. Older students who have strong orientation concepts...
The ability to localize sound is a critical skill for orientation and mobility students. ObjectiveEd has created a fun game to teach auditory awareness and...
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