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Technology Spotlight

Technology Spotlight Check out how T/TACs throughout the state are using technology to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities.

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Technology Spotlight

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  1. Technology Spotlight Check out how T/TACs throughout the state are using technology to improve educational opportunities and contribute to the success of children and youth with disabilities. VCU T/TAC is using blogs to share best practices and resources in assistive technology for educators across regions 1 & 8. Read more… VCU T/TAC is using wikis to share information, files and resources about serving students with disabilities. Read more… Virginia Tech T/TAC is using podcasts to provide timely information about news and events. The podcasts include audio and visual content that may be downloaded to a computer and played through iTunes or an iPod player. Read more…

  2. Blogs offer a web space where information can be shared with others on a particular topic. The VCU T/TAC assistive technology blog was created to share best practices and resources in assistive technology for educators across Superintendent's Regions 1 & 8. Since debuting during the summer of 2006, it has been viewed by many and noted as a national resource by educators and consumers. Check it out: VCU T/TAC Assistive Technology blog -http://www.assistivetechnology.vcu.edu/ A teacher recently made the following comment on my blog Captioning Video for the Web: “Thank you for recommending MovCaptioner! I used it to add captions to movies for my students with hearing disabilities. I can’t believe how much time it saved me!” - Fran Smith VCU T/TAC Contact the Expert! Fran Smith fgsmith@vcu.edu How to start your own blog – gettingstarted.pdf How do blogs work? Check out this video – blogvideo.wav Best practices for blogs – blogging.com Need more help with blogs? Visit the blog support page in the Support Center.

  3. Wikis provide a web area for mutual creation and collaboration. These allow users to easily create, edit, and link pages together to form a "digital community" or website. The VCU T/TAC Technology Tuesdays wiki is used to contain information, files and resources shared at our Technology Tuesday training events. VCU T/TAC Technology Tuesdays Wiki-http://ttactechtuesday.pbwiki.com/ The VCU T/TAC UDL 4 Literacy wiki includes a collaborative web space where information has evolved around universal design for learning (UDL), UDL and literacy, and UDL in the age of Web 2.0. UDL 4 Literacy Wiki-http://udl4literacy.pbwiki.com/ The VDOE Early Childhood Priority Project wiki was established to contain the work of members of this priority project. Information is shared around Inclusive Placement Opportunities for Preschoolers (IPOP), links to statewide projects, and resources on best practices. VDOE Early Childhood Priority Project Wiki-http://earlychildhoodpp.pbwiki.com/ The VCU T/TAC Tac it Up wiki provides a web space where resources on assisting teachers of students with intellectual disabilities are shared and posted. Tacitup Wiki-http://tacitup.pbwiki.com • How do I start a wiki? • – beginningwikis.pdf • - wikitutorial.mov • Recommended wikis • pbwiki.com • mywiki.com • Best practices for wikis – wikis.doc Contact the Expert! Susanne Croasdaile sscroasdaile@vcu.edu Need more help with wikis? Visit the wiki support page in the Support Center.

  4. Podcasts can be used to communicate audio or visual information…[Rachel can phrase this better] The Training and Technical Assistance Center at Virginia Tech is offering podcasts as a way of providing timely information about our news and events. The podcasts include audio and visual content that may be downloaded to a computer and played through iTunes or an iPod player. Check it out: http://www.ttac.vt.edu/podcasting.html William and Mary T/TAC is using podcasts to share their newsletter. Check it out: http://fdgeis.people.wm.edu/podcasts.php “Although I was unable to attend a recent workshop on reading comprehension but was able to listen to a podcast of the workshop from the comfort of my home.” - Janet Kimen 5th grade teacher How to get started with podcasting – gettingstarted.pdf Required downloads for podcasting Best practices for podcasting Instructions for downloading WM newsletters podcasts Contact the Expert! Brian Dye briandye@vt.edu Need more help with podcasting? Visit the podcasting support page in the Support Center.

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