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Accessible Instructional Materials TTA Grant Applications Due Feb. 7, 2013  Let PATINS Help Make Your District More Accessible to ALL of your Students   • This is a unique opportunity to have dedicated PATINS Coordinators working directly and intensively with your district to make sure it is as accessible and efficient as possible with regard [...]

A NEW VIDEO INTERVIEW:  On the day before the PATINS State Conference last month, I sat down to speak casually with Dr. Joy Zabala, National AIM Center Director of Technical Assistance, about her background and start in the world of assistive technology, accessible materials, and “usable materials,” and how these concepts are all interrelated in a [...]

 YOU ONLY HAVE 1-WEEK  LEFT To REGISTER! There still is time to register for the 2012 PATINS State Conference, which is 2 days full of exciting interactions with professionals in teaching and technology. This is a great opportunity to absorb and share not only hi-tech applications you never knew were possible, but also practical low-tech [...]

Schedule of Presentations Announced! PATINS State Conference 2012 Download the PDF Schedule Here: PATINS State Conf 2012 Schedule of Presenters Flyer About The Conference: PATINS State Con f2012 Flyer 2 “DRM Corner-Chat” with the ICAM-IERC Experts! Register for the conference Here:  www.surveymonkey.com/s/StateConf2012 Flipping The Classroom:  This Fall, we’ve already been contacted a few times about districts that have [...]

Apple Special Ed. Seminar September 13:  Co-Sponsored by PATINS Project and ICASE Sept. 13, 2012, 8:30am – 3:00pm At CIESC in Indianapolis NO COST Registration opens to public TODAY.  Space is limited to first 75 participants Flyer Here: Apple Seminar Sept 13 2012 Flyer Register Here:  http://edseminars.apple.com/series/3k1nW-bbxap  ICAM VI Teacher Audio Interviews: If you’ve not yet heard [...]

NEW ICAM Blog Announced! Martha Hammond at the ICAM has started blogging all things AIM, NIMAS & ICAM related on Thursdays via the brand new “ICAM Dispatch.”  I think it’d be a wise decision to take 5 minutes and check it out, subscribe just like you do to this blog and leave Martha some comments, [...]

  Submit A Proposal Soon!  PATINS State Conference 2012 Are You Doing Great Things?  You PROBABLY are and may not even realize it or might not consider it that great, but just think about it for a moment. Could another educator somewhere in IN benefit from hearing more about what you’re doing?  Are you implementing [...]

AIM To Start Early: AIM for Young Children with Scott Marfilius and Kelly Fonner  Part 3 WEBINAR RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE.  It has been captioned and is ready for viewing and taking the PGP certification. Watch it right here: OR watch this video, the first 2 parts of this series, and  ALL of the other PATINS [...]

Tech Expo Advice! We’ve got some exciting and interesting new tools and concepts we’ll be implementing at this year’s Tech Expo.  Those of you registered for the 2012 PATINS Tech Expo on April 19th in Indianapolis will want to: Bring ANY laptop, netbook, iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android, Tablet, etc., device that can get on [...]

Apologies that this post didn’t go out Friday morning like usual.  I have several important announcements though and needed to wait a couple more days.  You won’t want to miss some of this stuff!  When Will We Start Teaching Online Responsibility… and stop blocking access???  Anyone who’s ever had a conversation with me about education has [...]