Supporting Students with Special Needs in Remote Learning with Accessibility Features, Assistive Technology, Accommodations, Modifications and more!

#EduDuctTape -- EduDuctTape.com -- @JakeMillerTech -- JakeMiller.net -- JakeMillerTech@gmail.com

• Ways to Support the Show or Connect with Jake & other Duct Tapers! 
  • Apple Podcast Reviews
  • FlipGrid.com/EduDuctTape
  • #EduDuctTape on social media
  • Telling your friends & colleagues
  • The Duct Tapers Facebook Group - facebook.com/groups/ducttapers
  • Stickers! Want to pass some out?  Want some for yourself? JakeMiller.net/SendMeStickers
• Certificates of Listening, Laughing, and Learning!
  • EduDuctTape.com/certificate
  • Listen to the whole show to hear the “super-secret code”!
• #EduDuctTape Twitter Chats
  • Access the calendar! - bit.ly/EduDuctTapeCalendar
• Thanks to The Mighty Ducts! Melissa Van Heck, Molly Klodor, Nanci Greene, Pam Inabinett, Sarah Kiefer, Alex Oris, Amy Huckaby, Angela Green, Brandy New, Dan Stitzel, David Allan, Jennifer Conti, Kimberly Wren, Lisa Marie Bennett, Matt Meyer, Melinda Vandevort!
• The JakeMillerTech Newsletter - Sign up! jakemiller.net/newsletter
• Today’s SoapBox Moment - “The Tale of the Dry Erase Marker Fail”
• Which of the Following Would Be Less Torturous - flipgrid.com/0a984ed4
• Guests & the Tools & Tips that they Shared:
  • Jake Miller - @MrJakeMiller
  • Jennifer Pearson - @1hightechteach
    • Jennifer's blog post & Podcast appearance on Shake Up Learning
    • Jennifer's free webinars with Shake Up Learning
    • Kasey Bell’s “Grace is Greater Than Grades” post that features Jennifer’s thoughts
    • Guided Access on iOS devices - support.apple.com/en-us/HT202612
    • Set a timer!
    • Hatch app - apps.apple.com/us/app/hatch-stay-focused/id1320527234
    • MathLearningCenter.org  
    • “If the method of delivery is already going to be online, let’s have them process information offline.”
    • Sketchnoting with a purpose - flipgrid.com/s/b112d1951bff
  • Catherine Day - @DayCatherineM
    • Meet Remotely with the IEP Team and plan this out
    • “Universal design for learning (UDL) is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” cast.org/our-work/about-udl.html#.XoVlotNKhpg
  • David Allan - @_david_allan
    • Be sure to look at the accommodations, modifications, SDI (Specially Designed Instruction)
    • Modify content, process or product?
    • Assign work individually or in groups to differentiate
    • Digital copies of your textbook? Audio copies?
    • Snap and Read - snapandread.com
    • Read & Write - texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write
    • Chromebook Accessibility Features - edu.google.com/why-google/accessibility/chromebooks-accessibility
      • Select to Speak
    • Embed audio or directions into your platform, i.e. Google Slides - youtube.com/watch?v=7HgPaeCVViA
    • Microsoft’s Immersive Reader  - youtube.com/watch?v=wHJJCLV-DNg 
    • Immersive Reader Chrome Extension - youtube.com/watch?v=NHfy6QoiXjE
    • How to scribe?  First - what are you assessing? Is it actually writing?
    • Screencastify - screencastify.com
    • Loom - loom.com
    • Flipgrid - flipgrid.com
    • Chromebook Voice Typing - support.google.com/chromebook/answer/177893?hl=en
    • Built-in Voice-Typing in Google Docs or Google Slides Speaker Notes - support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
    • Add in images of checklists
    • Give real-time feedback
    • Provide Word Banks
    • Use slides with 2 columns (resources on 1 side, typing on the other)
  • Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles - @HillaryGFphdatp
    • Hillaryhelpsulearn.com
    • “Designing [online instruction] is not just flipping a switch. It is designing with intention. So, how do we support our learners with special needs? We design with intention first.”
    • National Center on Accessible Educational Materials - CAST - aem.cast.org
    • AEM's Upcoming Webinars
    • Council for Exceptional Children - cec.sped.org
    • Google Hangouts/Meet
    • Read & Write - texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write
    • Flipgrid - Flipgrid.com
    • UDL - cast.org
  • Matt Meyer - @54Mr_Meyer
    • Matt’s 1st video - flipgrid.com/s/cf60b6a2442f
    • Iron Chef eduProtocol - eduprotocols.com/iron-chef
    • Matt’s 2nd video - flipgrid.com/s/e11a28f62652
• Which of the Following Would Be Less Torturous - flipgrid.com/0a984ed4
• MORE Guests & the Tools & Tips that they Shared:
  • Lauren Hawkins - @TheiTeamHawk
    • iPad stuff:
      • Voice dictation on iPad - support.apple.com/en-us/HT208343
      • Read Aloud on iPad - support.apple.com/guide/ipad/turn-on-and-practice-voiceover-ipad9a246898/ipados
      • Tools for Learning - Reading.mov
      • Tools for Learning - Creating.mov
      • Tools for Learning - Writing.mov
      • ‎Opening Doors to Access on Apple Books by Morgan Cave-Twitter: @its_morgancave
    • Immersive Reader built into Flipgrid & Wakelet (and other places)
      • Wakelet & Immersive Reader: bring text to life
      • Flipgrid and Accessibility
    • Google Read & Write from TextHelp - texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write
    • Equatio from TextHelp - EquatIO® is now Free for Teachers!
  • Angela Greene - @AngelaGreene12
    • Nearpod - Nearpod.com
    • Add audio-overlay on text-heavy slides to either (a) read the text for them or (b) include messages to the students
  • Pam Hubler - @SpecialTechie 
    • Chromebook Accessibility Features - edu.google.com/why-google/accessibility/chromebooks-accessibility
    • Built-in Voice-Typing in Google Docs or Google Slides Speaker Notes - support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en 
  • David Allan - @_david_allan
    • 3 options for keeping your images in Google Slides getting messed up by kids:
      • Editing the Master Slide - jakemiller.net/update-the-master-slide-in-google-slides
      • Adding Images as Backgrounds - jakemiller.net/creating-locking-google-slides-backgrounds
      • David’s suggestion - Put images on Google Slides and cover them with a transparent rectangle
    • Use Google Slides to chunk assignments 
    • → Lauren’s response and tip about using Keynote on Apple Devices
    • Set video to play in separate chunks on different slides - shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-video-options-in-google-slides-that-will-make-your-day
    • Use Slide specific URLs - jakemiller.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Different-Doc-Sheet-Slides-Bookmarks.gif