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 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 [...]

Well, to say things have been busy the last couple weeks would be a severe understatement!  I do apologize for missing the last couple of weeks with the blog though and have lots to share.  This one, actually should have posted Friday and didn’t, but here it is and I’ll do my best to get [...]

Two Important Announcements This Week!  3rd Round of Targeted Technical Assistance (TTA) on AIM Grants:  Applications Open Until Sept. 28, 2012 Apply Here: www.surveymonkey.com/s/TTA3FALL2012   PATINS State Conference Registration is OPEN: Register Here:  www.surveymonkey.com/s/StateConf2012  More Info:    Targeted Technical Assistant Grant Opportunity (TTA)  The PATINS Project – Indiana Center for Accessible Materials (ICAM) will provide [...]

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 [...]

Did you know?  PATINS has a prize drawing for all those that participate in our Training Follow Up Surveys.  Sue Buse from Merrillville Community School Corporation was chosen as the lucky winner for this past quarter and received a Point 2 View USB Camera! Congratualations!    AppWriter/Dyslexie Font:  A really cool, but not free ($20) [...]

A Few Reminders & Updates:  Starting on March 20, 2012, Jeff Bond and I initiated the PATINS LIVE TV Series.  Yesterday (May 1) we did the 4th episode in this series.  These are LIVE broadcasts that take place at 11:45 EST and finish at 12 noon.  So far, we’ve demonstrated such things as text-to-mp3, iBooks [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]