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Apps and Special Needs - Wading Through and Finding Just the Right One

This has become an amazing challenge: keeping up with the app explosion in special education. The frequency and rate at which these apps are coming out is just plain overwhelming for all of us. It has to make one question the value of the product with the speed in which we are being inundated with these apps. It is very hard to know exactly what is what and which ones are even worth

Assistive Technology for Aging

(Please see my Pinterest Site on Aging Supports!) Assistive technology (AT) resources can help to allow adults to age with dignity. Many senior citizens or people with disabilities, injuries or illness make use of assistive technology- tools, products, or kinds of equipment that help people perform tasks and activities. They can be as simple as a hearing aid, a few bars in the bathroom, or a

50+ Ways to Use Voice Output Devices

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Pinterest Posts and Educational Use Ideas

Pinterest is a visual social media platform that allows users to “pin” images that either represent content (e.g., image-as-link), or is content in and of itself (e.g., an infographic). Pinterest is a great, fast way to collect information by providing visuals that will then link to the source of the information. I have begun using Pinterest a lot, as it is just so convenient. The other