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2 iPad Tips:  Two iPad-things happened to me this week that were more than slightly frustrating and the solutions quite simple.  So, I thought I’d share in hopes of helping others avoid future headaches! My iPad stopped making all noises: I had checked all of my settings, performed hard and soft reboots, and yes, I [...]

The Next 2 of  the 6  Mostly Free, Easy, Fun Ways to Get Books/Content on Your iPad: Install The Magic Catalog of Project Gutenberg ePubs on the iPad: Gutenberg Magic Catalog PDF Instructions Use The Free StoryKit App on the iPad:  StoryKit on iPad Instructions Next Week: Use MS Powerpoint and the DJ ePub Converter [...]

6 Mostly Free, Easy, Fun Ways to Get Books/Content on Your iPad: Use MS Word and the Free (if you’re in Indiana) ePub Converter from Don Johnston on Mac or PC: Download the Step-By-Step PDF of this simple process here: Worde Pub To iBooks Step by Step McNulty PAGES Software on a Mac Computer: Download the [...]

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 [...]

SAVE THE DATE NOW!  It is my pleasure to announce on this Friday before the Holidays that the The PATINS State Conference will once again take place in Indianapolis on November 8-9, 2012!  Mark your calendars now and watch for more information to come!   The theme is, “Accessible Instruction: Every Educator’s Responsibility.”  Free ePub [...]

PATINS Tech Expo 2011 took place this past Thursday at the Crown Plaza in Indianapolis!  Thank you to all who came and helped make it a success!  It was a great event with lots of information from many assistive technology vendors including many presentations and hands-on opportunities with both software and hardware! If you missed [...]

School’s Always In Session: With all the lovely weather this winter and ALL the snow days that MANY Indiana schools have experienced, I thought this was particularly relevant.  You’ve been reading my thoughts here on the blog about online 3D immersive environments and learning now for several years, but now it’s showing up in many [...]

NIMAS and ROL Qualifications: I got these questions a few times this week about which students qualify for NIMAS File Sets of their Textbooks and which students qualify to use Read:OutLoud, so I thought I’d share some quick information on the subject for everyone.    I’ll be happy to help with this if I can.  First, [...]

Teaching in Second Life: (Thanks Colleen!) This is a program developed in New York City Schools District 75 using Second Life as a virtual world for training students – This course is for teachers of high school aged students in alternate assessment whose goals focus on expanding students’ communication, social and life skills.   Students selected [...]

NE PATINS Office has a NEW LOCATION! As of TODAY, the Northeast PATINS Site is located at: 1091 Central Avenue Wabash, IN 46992 Phone: (260) 563-5148  ext. 30 Fax:  coming soon Email (same) nepatins@ciesc.k12.in.us What this means: Moving mid-year like this isn’t easy and presents some potential for minor problems.  I am sorry for any [...]