Assistive Technology Ideas For the Classrooom 

This Wiki is written for staff in the school corporations of Greenfield-Central, Mt.Vernon, Southern Hancock, Eastern Hancock, South Madison and Northwest Shelby County. The purpose of this site is to provide an open forum for administrators, teachers, para professionals, and parents to exchange  ideas and learn about supporting students of  ALL abilities with technology.  If you want a wiki for your class feel free to contact me for more information.  Wiki's are easy, free and so much fun! 

Beth Waite, CCC/SLP-ATP, Assistive Technology Coordinator

Explore the information on  this site to learn how to get your students engaged in learning.

iPod Touch and iPad Use in the Classroom

Free online switch software 

(click here for more information)

Setting up your computer with a switch (for more information click here)

Digital Storytelling - click here to learn how to motivate students and improve composition using multi-media. 

    Digital Book Trailers- Engaging Teens through Technology   

Bringing the Outside In - Great website and book Bringing the Outside In: Visual Ways of Engaging Reluctant Readers, written by Sara Kajder, Assistant Professor of English Education at Virginia Polytechnic and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia.  She is also a former middle school English teacher   

         Study strategies with MS Word  - click here to

learn about using the outline feature in Word to enhance student writing, reading, and studying.  

• Symbol Resources- Look here for free picture symbol resources

         Preschool-Early Elementary  -early literacy activities for reading and writing

Accessible Online Books - click here to learn about online books for young children

Google Lit Field Trips for K-12  - Use Google Earth to map out "where" the great stories in literature took place.

Boardmaker Plus tips for teachers 

Text-to-Speech Resources   

Free word prediction software download - www.phraseexpress.com

For additional information or to schedule a training about any of these topics for your staff please

contact Beth Waite, CCC/SLP-ATP, Assistive Technology Coordinator at bwaite@hmses.org