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After creating the slide show, the next logical step for students is to present the content of their slide show in front of the class. When delivering slide...
PhET is a suite of research-based interactive computer simulations for teaching and learning physics, chemistry, math and other sciences. "PhET" was originally...
An idiom is a word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning. Do you know what these idioms mean?
He's as cool as a cucumber...
Preschoolers learn to group items into categories, starting with activities that group by color, shape or size. The content of what is being categorized...
During recent discussions about what accessible math tools students are using, Desmos is always one of the first tools mentioned. Desmos, a graphing calculator...
"Anyone know of good accessible periodic tables, other than the APH one or the audio tactile from Touch Graphics? I have used both, but wondering if there's...
As an educator with vision, I have often struggled to learn the basics of various devices and accessibility features. Before I can introduce a student to...
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....
Note taking is an important digital skill for students to learn. Young students, including students who are blind or visually impaired, should be given age-...
Temperatures are dropping, leaves are turning colors, school has started and classrooms are diving into fall themed activities! Here are some creepy crawling...
Back to school is the perfect time to introduce new activities. Journaling is a daily activity that has tremendous educational benefits. We often think about...
Classrooms often use inline suggestions when participating in group assignments that require sharing a Google Document. In addition, teachers frequently make...
Teacher's Pet Online is a free, accessible tool to create and share practice materials, quizzes and tests. The tool works with your platform's screen reader...
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 National Homework Hotline for Blind and Visually Impaired students (NHH-BVI) was created in response to the school closures due to COVID. (See Homework...
What do calculators, extended keyboards, bank machines, adding machines, checkout at registers, door locks, and phone have in common? Numpads! (Also known as...
In recent times, there has been a huge increase in the use of video conferencing software. So many educators and other professionals have been required to...
During COVID-19 school closures, Amazon has made their books and audio stories for children and students of all ages FREE - no subscription! Books can be...
As each state embarks on providing remote instruction to students, many companies are providing free training through video conferencing and webinars, as well...
This is a perfect time for students with visual impairments to learn and master new tech skills; having strong tech skills will have a significant, lasting...
Zoom is a leader in accessible video and audio conferencing. With school closures, educators are turning to Zoom as a means to provide virtual instruction....
Students with visual impairments and blindness are successfully using technology in the classroom and it is exciting to see how technology has a positive...
All students need to learn to use commas and have opportunities to practice using commas. Quite often braille students who are pulled out for language arts,...
There are digital tools available that enable students with visual impairments to access digital math and more resources are being developed! As educators, we...
As educators, we often teach basic reading skills, such as identifying letters, words, building vocabulary and spelling. However, when was the last time you...
The Active Braille is a forty-cell refreshable braille display with cursor router keys, a Perkin’s style keyboard, two triple action keys, and two spacebar...
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...
Update 9/4/2019
APH recently updated their APH Crossword web-browser game. There are several noteable updates, including:
Letters are larger - match the...
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...
Editor's Note: The Smart Beetle is no longer available.
NOTE: Please see other posts in this series including
So Many Braille Displays Part One (focusing on...
Sam is a tech support agent at the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk, where he answers calls from customers who are blind or have low-vision calling through the...
I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2019 DC/MD annual AER conference. My presentation focused on common issues that TVIs and service providers faced when...
NOTE: Please see other posts in this series including
So Many Braille Displays Part One (focusing on the Brailliant BI 40 and BI 80 models)
So Many Braille...
Just as there are many types of books to read, there are also many reasons to read. Reading a textbook or technical article for school/work requires full...
Are you looking for some fun Easter-themed activities? Use these activities to practice tech skills! This is a great way to review tech skills in preparation...
This fun European folktale is one explanation of why a bunny brings eggs at Easter. A folktale is a legend or tale that has a moral or lesson and is typically...
Educational content is strategicially organized and formatted into sections. This helps readers to quickly find specific things and to mentally organize the...
Let the student drive
It is important to let your student be the person interacting with the device during practice sessions. The ability to control when...
Use content that fascinates
The most important criterion for choosing content that your student will use to practice reading speed is the degree to which the...
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