Early Childhood
When and how should we introduce young students with visual impairments to technology?
This manual will help you introduce iOS technology and VoiceOver to 3 to 8 year old students!
Sonokids is offering a COVID-19 discount to the Paths to Technology Community!
Teaching number line concepts has never been easier or more fun!
Wondering how to get started with introducing young students to accessible digital math skills?
Check out these teacher-created videos for students with CVI!
Download these free digital books/PDFs designed specifically for students with CVI!
Ballyland iOS apps are fully accessible iOS apps for young students with visual impairments - offered at no cost from April 1, 2020!
Here are terrific, teacher-created videos for students with CVI!
Just released - an exciting, fully accessible app for students who are emerging or beginner readers!
A day in the life of Crosby and the college student who is raising him!
Tips for maximizing remote video instruction for students with CVI.
Follow this dynamic TVI and family of a young girl with CVI as they share resources, experiences and lesson plans!
Here are a couple of fun videos and activities to explain what hand washing does to germs - perfect for young kids!
Comprehension questions and techniques should be embedded into all activities! Use this simple interactive book app to teach listening comprehension.
Tips from parents who have raised extraordinary kids with visual impairments.
What tactile math skills should be taught before transitioning to math activities in a digital format?
Practice braille contractions while reading about Noelle the cat!
The Novel Effect app adds sound effects to APH's tactile book!
From Hospital to Home: Using Early Visual Functioning to Support Families
Turn your emerging braille student into a braille wizard!
Coding concept games are navigating through a maze; how can students with visual impairments access digital mazes?
Create exciting video stories VI and O&M activities!
Here are additional number line activities and concepts; including how number lines can help with braille reversals!
Their computer tech goals for preschoolers?!?
From Hospital to Home: Using Early Visual Functioning to Support Families
Matt Tietjen provides an overview of designing a school day for a child with CVI
Introducing addition and subtraction to a young braille student using a number line.
Searching for Paths to Technology posts on accessible coding concepts and coding? Check out this reference list!
Simple fun ways to adapt and teach basic number line concepts to a young braille student.
This emerging reader is learning to read in three mediums: magnified print, braille and auditory.
Using holiday poems to teach technology skills.
What to do, when? Order of coding concept activities and skills.
Using Specdrums by Sphero to develop independence on braille cell concept for emergent braillers.
Use this fun app to introduce digital tables to young students!
Here is a fun acorn lesson plan - perfect to do before Back-to-School Night!
Fun activities to apply coding and engineering concepts using simple robots.
Challenge your students with this fun activity only requires plastic cups, a couple of command cards and brain power!
Consider introducing your potential or emerging braille reader to a refreshable Braille Display!
Try these tried and true tips when learning VoiceOver gestures or when teaching students/adults 3-finger gestures.
Try these tried and true tips when learning VoiceOver gestures or when teaching students/adults 2-finger gestures.
Sonokids, the creators of the Ballyland iPad apps, have broadened out into PC software with their new Ballyland Keyboarding program! Here's a sneak peek!
Try these tried and true tips when learning VoiceOver gestures or when teaching students/adults 1-finger VoiceOver gestures.
This adorable robot can be programmed to move, spin, talk, and play games!
Experiences and suggestions for teaching keyboarding to Pre-K and early elementary BVI students in a group class (computer lab)setting.