TECHNOLOGY TUESDAYS ARE BACK!
TECHNOLOGY TUESDAYS: Keeping abreast of the latest trends in assistive and instructional technology
These intro level mini-workshops are designed to offer participants an opportunity to practice using assistive technology materials, learn new skills and share ideas with others. All of these workshops are available to professionals and families in the VCU T/TAC Virginia Superintendent’s Regions 1 and 8. They will be held at the VCU T/TAC Office in Richmond, 10 East Franklin Street, Suite 200.
October 2, 4-6 pm, Click and Go: Cheap and Easy Software for Use in the General Education Classroom
See how a handful of widely-available, universally-designed software programs can be used to help students with mild-to-moderate disabilities progress in the general education classroom. Microsoft applications, Inspiration, and a variety of free downloads will be included (grades 3-12).
December 11, 4-6 pm, How Suite It Is!
Come explore Classroom Suite from IntelliTools. We will show how to adapt existing templates and activities from the activity exchange website to create your own individualized lesson. Share your created lessons with others, leave with a CD of prepared activities. (appropriate for PK-elementary and teachers of students with significant disabilities)
February 5, 4-6 pm, Text-to-Speech Computer Software
If only the computer could talk! Well it can! Many of our students can benefit from hearing their writing read back to them, listening and reading along with electronic books, having websites read aloud, recorded study guides and lectures…the possibilities are endless. Come explore the variety of programs available and learn some exciting new ways to reach your students! (grades K-12)
April 15, 4-6 pm, Show me the Money: Funding Opportunities for AT, presented by Joey Wallace, Executive Director of the Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority
Locating funding resources for all those great AT tools is often a challenge. Creativity is the key—recognizing where the sources are and understanding the potential resources within your local community. Come join us for a discussion and review of potential local, state, and national funding resources for AT.
Please feel free to contact one of the assistive technology specialists at the T/TAC at VCU with questions about the workshop content, (804) 828-6947
Send Registration to Rose Eanes, VDOE T/TAC at VCU, P. O. Box 843081, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23284-3081, Phone: 804-828-6947FAX: 804-828-7495 E-mail: reanes@vcu.edu. Registration will close one week prior to the workshop. Workshop space is very limited. NO WORKSHOP FEES