List of websites-Multiple Meaning Words
In a previous post I asked for ideas to teach these words, but then I began my own search for ideas to teach/reinforce multiple meaning words. This is the list I compiled as a result of my search. It includes lesson plans, online games, and worksheets. Hope it's useful to others!
Top Alternative & Augmentative Communication iPad Apps
The iPad continues to make communication more accessible and cost-effective for persons with developmental and speech disabilities. Mobile apps provide many of the vocabulary building and text-to-speech features of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) devices for far less than products such as the Dynavox Maestro. The following apps help persons who struggle to speak due conditions such as autism, brain injuries, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and stroke.
Therapy materials
Translate this page into your language Powered by Translate a collection of resources by Judith Maginnis Kuster
Respiratory Failure (Health & Wellbeing: About The Respiratory System)#what-is-respiratory-failure#what-is-respiratory-failure
Richard Sheldon (Medical Advisor to the CA State Respiratory Care Board) gives expert video advice on: What are the most common causes of respiratory failure?; What are the most common symptoms of respiratory failure? and more... What is respiratory failure? Respiratory failure is a condition where the lungs have failed and they failed either in one of two areas.
39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom
Pages Friday, October 7, 2011 39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom
Online Speech and Language Acitivities
These activities are great for children on the Autism/PDD spectrum, but could also be used for preschool or for other special needs children. Many of these activities are from Do2Learn.com which offers many free online activities as well as materials that you can purchase. AAC Intervention You could spend days searching the links on this site. Loads of activities for language development, reading, math, auditory discrimination, and AAC handouts. Awesome Site!
A new approach to e-Portfolios
My previous research into VLEs indicated a gaping hole in both e-Portfolio thinking in schools and also any real availability of products that would meet my design criteria. (Click here for .pdf file.) It was obvious that the strongest voice in e-Portfolio usage is that of the universities and in particular the definitive statements by JISC.
Literacy Journal: Only 1 iPad in the Classroom?
[for additional ELA/Reading specific apps and ideas see Reading on the iPad] Is only one iPad in a classroom worth it? This question keeps reappearing on the EC Ning and in other blog spaces.
College of Liberal Studies
General Instruction About Using Portfolio Templates The pages that form the basic structure of your electronic portfolio have already been created for you. You will be customizing your portfolio, but at this point you do not need to worry much about designing.
The Ultimate Guide To Using iPads In The Classroom
How Students Benefit From Using Social Media 14.60K Views 0 Likes A lot of criticism has been leveled at social media and the effect it has on the way students process and retain information, as well as how distracting it can be. However, social media offers plenty of opportunities for learning and interactivity, and if you take a moment to think about it, it's not too hard to see how students benefit from using social media. 100 Web 2.0 Tools Every Teacher Should Know About 44.24K Views 0 Likes
Feeding and Swallowing Problems (Dysphagia)
Dysphagia means trouble with feeding and / or swallowing. Oral dysphagia refers to problems with using the mouth, lips and tongue to control food or liquid. Pharyngeal dysphagia refers to problems in the throat during swallowing. Dysphagia may lead to aspiration (where food or liquid gets into the lungs). Dysphagia can affect a person at any age − from infants to the elderly. Show All
