ESE training

Inspiration/Kidspiration (12/4/2007)

Please share thoughts and ideas on the program we investigated today.

Boardmaker Basics (11/28/2007)

An incredibly flexible and powerful tool to create and print symbol-based materials!

Boardmaker software is the premiere software among educators for creating printed symbol-based communication and educational materials. A drawing program combined with a graphics database, Boardmaker features more than 4,500 Picture Communication Symbols (PCS™) in both black-and-white and color, all in 44 languages.

PCSD ESE WIKI

EDMARK (11/09/07)

The Edmark Reading Program teaches beginning reading and language development to nonreaders and those who have been unsuccessful using other programs.

Please share thoughts and ideas on the training and how you plan to use the program.

Intellitools Classroom Suite (11/9/07)

IntelliTools provides technology to help struggling students learn to their fullest potential: serving students in PreK-8 who use assistive technology, have IEPs, have limited English proficiency, or need additional instructional support for any reason.

Please share with us if you plan to use the program in your classroom, how you plan to use the program and with who you plan to use the program. ALso please feel to questions and share comments on the actual training class.

MY READING COACH 11/7/07

Please share your questions, ideas and suggestions for using this alternative reading program in your classroom.

Premier Accessibility Suite 11/02/2007

Please let me know if the training on Premier Accessibility Suite will be beneficial to you in teaching and how you expect to use it.  If you feel you will need additional training in its use please let me know. Thanks

Inspiration

This training was primarily for ESE/Inclusion Teachers. Inspiration is the essential tool students rely on to plan, research and complete projects successfully. With the integrated Diagram and Outline Views, they create graphic organizers and expand topics into writing. This powerful combination encourages learning in multiple modes. Let me know what you thought of the software - Kidspiration? Inspiration? Which will you use? How will you use it? Need more assitance in getting it going let me know!

Check out the PCSD ESE WIKI for ideas, links, suggestions and how to's for Inspirtaion/Kidspiration.

PCSD ESE WIKI

ATEN Summer Institute

Did you attend the ATEN Summer Institute? Where you in St. Augustine or Gainesville? Let me know what you liked, what you didn't like and what you want more of. I was in St. Augustine and had an awesome workshop! I attended the Camtasia class and learned how to make video clips, which I plan to use as refreshers for trainings we have. I look forward to hearing what other workshops you attended and what you got out of them.

Premier Assistive Technology

Please let me know if the training on Premier AT will be beneficial to you in teaching and how you expect to use it.  If you feel you will need additional training in its use please let me know. Thanks

MY READING COACH

Please share your questions, ideas and suggestions for using this alternative reading program in your classroom.