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OK, so there’s no hiding the fact that I’ve been a nearly-hopeless blogger this Fall 2012.  But, I’m here today.   I’ll do my best to be here next Friday as well.  I hope that most readers/subscribers have stuck with me and in return, I’ll try hard to make up for lost posts in the [...]

JUST A FEW HOURS left to register for the PATINS State Conference 2012 on Nov. 8-9.  The Presentation Schedule: http://bit.ly/PresentationGrid  Full Conference Booklet: http://bit.ly/FullBooklet  Register Online:  http://bit.ly/PATINSStateConf2012 National CASE Conference Highlights: I had planned to share some points from the CASE Conference today, but the conference is still going on the  2nds half of today and tomorrow, I will [...]

 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 [...]

Submit To Present At The PATINS State Conference 2012! You are PROBABLY doing something amazing in your classroom or school OR you know someone who is. Could another educator somewhere in Indiana benefit from hearing more about what you’re doing?  Are you implementing Accessible Materials, creating Accessible Materials, promoting Accessible Materials, utilizing Assistive Technology to [...]

  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 [...]

Early Intervention Switch-Ready Apps: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touch-switch/id467933372?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inclusive-smarty-pants/id490126715?mt=8  http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/switch-kids/id467551739?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ispeak-button/id471583149?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/switch-kids-lite/id480241366?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/attainment-switch/id432089360?mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/five-sharks-swimming/id490124748?mt=8   Braille App for your iOS or Android Phone: http://whatsnext.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/20/can-braille-be-faster-than-qwerty-app-developer-thinks-so/?hpt=hp_bn6   Create A Story Using Apps:    www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3753   5 Common iPad Questions Answered:  http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3672 Some Thoughts/Advice for Parents of 1:1 Programs:  http://www.thethinkingstick.com/advice-for-parents-of-11-programs-2/   QR Codes!  Create QR Codes using Google.  Video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRrhbsZ9BS8&feature=related Lots of [...]

Controlling Your SMARTBoard w/Your iPad:  This is a question I’ve received several times actually.  It’s a little bit confusing so I like to first make sure that folks understand what the smartboard actually is.  There’s no computer in the smartboard, rather the smartboard is connected to a computer and it controls the computer it is [...]

PATINS Accessible Pledge Accessible Instruction: EVERY Educator’s Responsibility What did your students do today? Read a textbook or a chapter? Take a pop quiz?  Imagine you are given a reading assignment or told to take out a blank sheet of paper for a quiz… but are unable to read the page of a textbook or [...]

Last Thursday, we had our first-ever App Party here at the NE PATINS Office, with a handful of folks here in person and Jeff, the PATINS Central Site Coordinator sharing with us Virtually via Skype!  I know I learned about several great new apps that I’ve already used with kids and recommended for use by [...]

Low Tech Mainstream AT:  I saw this photograph floating around on a social media network from a colleague this week and wanted to share it.  It not only represents a great idea for keeping your many cables where you want them, it also represents the fact that great assistive technology does not have to be [...]