Happy Halloween

I have a Halloween question for all of you!  Which tools, technologies and therapies have been treats for you?  Which ones have been tricks?

Assistive Technology – Galaxy Note 4

Ending off our series of assistive technologies available on different platforms, we have an Android device (this article is about the Galaxy Note 4, but many of the technologies appear on other devices).

http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=43325

Amazon Assistive Technology

Continuing our theme from yesterday, here is the assistive technology available for Amazon Kindle Fire devices.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000632481

iPhone’s New Accessibility Features

We’ve seen a lot of new technologies be released recently.  How do these updates to hardware and software translate to assistive technologies?

Learn more about accessibility for iPhone: http://atmac.org/accessibility-iphone-6-iphone-6-plus

New Information about the Common Core

Thoughts?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2014/10/23/the-science-of-the-common-core-experts-weigh-in-on-its-developmental-appropriateness/?utm_campaign=techtwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

New Anti-Bullying Measures for LD Students

The government has released some clarifications for a previous anti-bullying guidelines, which might help to protect about 750,000 students who may not have been covered previously.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/22/bullying-special-ed_n_6031078.html?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067

Learning the Legal Terms

Ever wondered what some of the legal terms relating to dyslexia accommodation actually mean?   Here is a very glossy overview of some of the important phrases and terms.

http://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-childs-rights/5-special-education-vips-very-important-passages?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg#slide-3