Post on 19-May-2015
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Sally Norton-Darr, MS CCC-SLP
Christopher R. Bugaj, MS CCC-SLP
Being Your Best on a
Limited Budget: Collaborative Professional
Development
Contact Us! Sally Norton-Darr
◦ snortondarr@yahoo.com
Christopher Bugaj
◦ attipscast@gmail.com
◦ @attipscast via Twitter
◦ www.tinyurl.com/attipscast
◦ www.attipscast.wordpress.com
For More Info: http://iste.org/chewat
Facebook Site: http://bit.ly/atbookfb
Download a PDF of this entire presentation at
http://slideshare.net/attipscast
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Our AT Team…
had three problems.
Too Many Good
Resources!
App-alanche!
Stuff we FOUND
and CREATED
How to share these with educators?
Do we want our website to be dynamic or static?
Some team members want one way,
Other team members want it the other way.
Solution: Social Bookmarking!
www.commoncraft.com/video/social-bookmarking
It’s a
SNAP!
Show Them! Show Them! Show
Them! Show Them! Show Them!
Show Them! Show Them! Show
Them! Show Them! Show Them!
Show Them! Show Them!
Use the
toolbar
Give it a title,
description, &
tags
Save to a
library or
group
Tagging Search for
TAGS
Other Points
Shared Login vs. Individual Logins
Private (Internal) vs. Public (Open)
Library vs. Groups
Highlighter & Sticky Note Tools
Subscribe via RSS
There’s an app!
Delicious.com
is an alternative
Solutions
Now we can search all
shared resources.
Now we can share LISTS
(tags) of resources with
community & educators.
We have both a static and
a dynamic web site.
http://bit.ly/idahocecbookmarks
http://bit.ly/lcpsatdiigogroup
www.diigo.com/user/attipscast
Which is simpler
and more memorable?
This….
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2011-orlando/
Bit.ly
Free
Create memorable URLS
Gather metrics
NOT NECESSARILY SHORTER,
JUST MORE MEMORABLE!
Capitalization Counts!
http://bit.ly/nlsitunes
http://bit.ly/NLSiTunes
This
Works
This Does
NOT Work
Multimodal PD
Videos (PACER example)
◦ AT Minutes-
www.youtube.com/pacercenter
Podcasts: A.T.TIPScast & Edceptional
RSS (How to subscribe in Google Reader)
Duplicate
Yourself!!!
The Theater
23
5 minute faculty meeting tips
Face-to-Face Workshops Customized by school needs
Website (www.lcps.org/at) Handpicked resources FAQs Training Videos
Strategy-A-Day Calendar One strategy a day, rip-off calendar
The Home Theater
24
AT Tonight DVDs
Teachers check out the DVD, watch the videos, answer questions and return to get staff development credit.
Podcasts on CD as PD Workshops
Burn podcasts onto CDs to play in the car! Try it with the A.T.TIPSCAST - 13 Volumes completed - Download the question booklets from the "Free PD Kits" link - Distribute to participants
Three big problems addressed! 1. Time (we all commute) 2. Technology competency 3. No need for Internet at home
Follow-up Activities
Discuss what you’ve learned!
Create a product!
Training by
Community Building
When training on a specific tool that is not
available to general educators (for example, a
specific AAC device)
form communities
of educators who
are working with
students who are
using these devices.
Establish a
Personal Learning Network
PLN – Your own community of individuals you
go to when you need support
Methods-
◦ Facebook (Groups – Open & Private)
◦ Moodle (or Blackboard?)
◦ Blog
◦ Google Plus
◦ Happy Hours
Part of a Larger Community
QIAT LISTSERV - http://bit.ly/joinqiat
http://bit.ly/idahoclearinghouse
Existing social networking groups
◦ Assistive Technnology on Facebook
Raise awareness by presenting at conferences
◦ ATIA, CTG, TechKnowledgy, Idaho CEC, etc.
◦ Many strategies overlap – so they aren’t just for
your students