Affiliation: Connective Technology Solutions, Inc.
Contact information:
Connective Technology Solutions, Inc.
P.O. Box 74
Hoosick, NY 12089-0074
(518) 686-9408 (voice)
dherlihy@juno.com
http://www.connectivetechnologysolutions.com/
Session Title: Creating Accessible Curriculum Activities for the Deaf/HH (Hands-on Lab)
Session Description:
Learn how to create accessible curriculum materials for the Deaf/HH allowing students to meet standards as well as provide them with tools for communicating their ideas in creative ways. Use Clicker 5, IntelliTools Classroom Suite, Inspiration 9, Sign Smith Studio 3 along with inexpensive webcams, camcorders, and more to create accessible tests and quizzes with signed support. Learn how to create signed or captioned video for playback on an iPod, iPhone or iPad. Students easily record their own signed movie clips, drag and drop them into creative writing activities, signed story books, daily journals, answer questions on tests and more! Participants will receive a CD of sample activities.
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Session Title: Conducting the Symphony of Technology (Hands-on Lab)
Session Description:
So much technology available for education, yet how do you make it play well together in your classroom? From iPod, iTouch and iPads to Netbooks, Echo Pens, hand held document readers and more, how do these devices work, what can you do with them, are they easy to use or accessible? Just because it’s new and cool, is it really a good fit to enhance the teaching and learning going on in your class? In this hands-on lab, learn how Web 2.0 tools, digital tools for the classroom, including digital video devices, wireless tools and more, can make a difference in engagement, understanding and differentiating your curriculum. Intermediate Level computer skills required.
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