This document summarizes eight common low-tech strategies for meeting student needs with existing technology: 1) High-contrast windows settings, 2) PowerPoint photo albums, 3) Visual schedules, 4) Text-to-speech, 5) Social stories, 6) Sound recording in Word, 7) Graphic organizers, and 8) Pacing boards. Links to tutorials, blogs and other resources are provided for each strategy. The document promotes a "use what you've got" philosophy to implement the least restrictive and most adoptable technologies first.

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Christopher R Bugaj, MS CCC SLP
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3. USE WHATCHYA GOT!
The Philosophy:
Use the technology that is already in place first
to meet the needs of students.
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Consider low tech strategies first then move to high
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tech as needed
Implement technology that is least restrictive
Better rate of adoption and less chance of
abandonment
Use a Universal Design for Learning approach
All students (not just those in special education) will
benefit
You’ll save money
money!!!!
You’ll save time!!!!
’ time!!!!
Students implement strategies faster

4. RESOURCEFUL TEACHER’S
ACTIVE VOTE
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5. THE GREAT EIGHT
(LINKS TO RESOURCES AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION)
1. High-
High-Contrast in Windows
2. PhotoAlbum Feature of PowerPoint
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PowerTalk Demo too!
3. Visual Schedules (Linear and Amorphous)
4. Text to Speech
5. Social “Situation” Stories
6. Sound Record Feature of MS Word
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7. Graphic Organizers (paper, software, Internet)
8. Pacing Boards (communication strategy)

6. HIGH CONTRAST IN WINDOWS
Tutorial – http://bit.ly/highcontrasttutorial
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Podcast – http://bit.ly/53audiohighcontrast
Blog - http://bit.ly/episode53highcontrast
Video - http://bit.ly/shiftaltprntscrn

7. PHOTOALBUM FEATURE OF POWERPOINT
Tutorial - http://bit.ly/powerpointphotoalbum
Podcast -
http://bit.ly/ep39audiopowerpointphotoalbum
Blog - http://bit.ly/ep39blogpowerpointphotoalbum
Video - http://bit.ly/videopowerpointphotoalbum
Implementation Ideas - http://bit.ly/attb102

8. VISUAL SCHEDULES
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Blog: http://bit.ly/ep17linearvisualschedules
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Blog: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedules
Podcast: http://bit.ly/ep18amorphousvisualschedulesaudio

9. TEXT-TO-SPEECH
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Podcast: http://bit.ly/ep6readpleaseaudio
Video: http://bit.ly/readpleasevideo
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www.vozme.com
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Blog: http://bit.ly/ep48vozme
Podcast: http://bit.ly/ep48vozmeaudio
Video: http://bit.ly/vozmevideo

10. SOCIAL SITUATION STORIES
Introduction and examples- www.polyxo.com/socialstories
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More examples-
www.region2library.org/SocialStories.htm
More examples-
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http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/strategies.html
More examples- http://bit.ly/watsonstories

11. SOUND RECORD IN MS WORD
Tutorial- http://bit.ly/recaudword
Tutorial- http://tinyurl.com/quickrecord
Blog- http://bit.ly/ep2blogrecinword
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep2audiorecinword

12. GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS
Templates-
www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer
www eduplace com/graphicorganizer
More Templates- http://bit.ly/holtgos
Blog-
http://bit.ly/ep37goi1blog
Podcast-
http://bit.ly/ep37goi1audio
Web 2.0 Tools:
http://bubbl.us
http://bubbl us
http://mindmeister.com
http://mindomo.com

13. PACING BOARDS
Video- http://bit.ly/atpbvid
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Blog- http://bit.ly/ep5pacingboardblog
Podcast- http://bit.ly/ep5audiopacingboards

14. REFERENCES
Bugaj, C.R. & Norton-Darr, S. (2010). The practical and
fun guide to assistive technology in publics schools: building
or improving your district’s AT team. Washington, D.C.:
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
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