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Tech Expo Presentation Schedule: For those of you attending the Tech Expo next week here’s the “Schedule At A Glance:“  TechExpo2011PresentationAtAGlance Monday May 2, 2011 4-5pm EST Chris Bugaj & Beth Poss Present: UDL 2.0  The Read-Write Web: Free Tools for Students Register Here (limited): www.surveymonkey.com/s/MAY2 PATINS  Second Life Island Event Location: http://bit.ly/PATINSLSISLAND PGP Points [...]

Google & Autism Spectrum (thanks Chris B): Did you know about Google for Education?   …and that Google has a project for students on the autism spectrum and the educators working with them?  Check this out: www.google.com/educators/spectrum.html Collaborating and Presenting in Second Life Viewer 2!  As you may know, Viewer 2 for Second Life introduced [...]

New PATINS Staff Contact Info: Most PATINS Staff will have new contact information including email, phone, fax, physical address starting now!  I’ll keep you updated here as these changes are finalized.  Here are our new email addresses for now: Vicki Hershman (PATINS Director):  vhershman@ciesc.k12.in.us Glenda Thompson (Admin. Asst):  gthompson@ciesc.k12.in.us Daniel G. McNulty (NE PATINS): nepatins@ciesc.k12.in.us [...]

Are you a Friend of PATINS Project on Facebook yet? Interactive White Boards a Waste? …not if you asked me!  However, there are some heated debates about this very issue within the educational technology circles.  Here’s one.  Check it out, become aware and weigh in!  www.techlearning.com/blogs.aspx?id=31098 I’ve found the success of any technology in any [...]

Getting Started in Second Life (pdf files): Getting Started in SL First Login Location Viewer2 PATINS Island IP Address Video Tutorials, Calendar of Events and more:  www.patinsproject.com/SLEventsCalendar.html PDF of the Flyer Below: JunePATINSSLFlyer Click Image Below to View Larger Getting Started in Second Life (pdf files): Getting Started in SL First Login Location Viewer2 PATINS [...]

Can you read the above image? Many of your students probably can!  They are also communicating with one another using these QR-Codes and unless you can read them, you have no idea what they are saying!!!   Scary?  Perhaps.  Exciting and bursting with possibilities?  ABSOLUTELY! So, here’s your mission: You need to locate a free : [...]

“According to a research report from Forrester, by 2012, “3-D Virtual Platforms will be as important for work as the Web is today.” Are you prepared for this?  Are you prepared to prepare your students for this?  How about to prepare your students with disabilities for this? National Presenter: David Davis on, “Virtual Instruction and [...]

Google Wave Top 100 For Students: http://onlinedegreeprograms.org/blog/2010/the-ultimate-google-wave-guide-for-students-100-tips-tools-and-tricks/ iTouch Education Apps Screenshot iTouch/iPhone Apps for Education: A GREAT Listing here.  I think I blogged this a couple weeks back, but for anyone who might have missed it, this is WORTH checking out. www.scribd.com/doc/24470331/iPhone-and-iPod-touch-Apps-for-Special-Education CoSketch! An online way to collaborate using sketching, text, uploading images, stamps, symbols [...]

David Davis is a respected national level speaker from the Florida Diagnostic and Learning   Resources System (FDLRS), who’s recent national presentations have included such titles as, “Accountability & Student Outcome Data Collection Systems,” and “Distance/Virtual Learning and Success for Students with Disabilities” This presentation will take place in Second Life on the PATINS Project Island.  [...]

I know I’ve been really bad about updating this blog the last few Fridays in a row!  Things have been quite busy and I apologize.  I hope everyone returned to their classrooms and offices well fed and rested after the Thanksgiving Holiday and are now ready to rest for a few more days before tackling [...]