EdTech Playlist: Tools for Accessibility and Inclusion
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By Leslie DiChiara and Wendy Torres
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Leslie DiChiara
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*Assistive Technology Blog
*Twitter: @lrdichiara
*Instagram: @ldichiaraat
*Instagram: @ldichiaraat
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*Assistive Technology Specialist for North Bellmore UFSD
*Former Instructional Technology and Elementary School Teacher for 16 years
*Specialization in AT coaching, Apple accessibility, literacy, high incidence disabilities, learning disabilities, vision, executive functioning, autism and *Assistive Technology integration
*Ambassadors for several programs (Seesaw, Book Creator, Epic) as well as an Apple Certified Teacher and Certified MIE (Microsoft Innovative Educator)
*When not doing all things “tech”, you can find me lining the fields for the many sporting events for my two boys, behind the lens of my camera, indulging in my guilty pleasure of watching all Bravo shows, enjoying time with friends and family and snuggling my two furbabies.
*Former Instructional Technology and Elementary School Teacher for 16 years
*Specialization in AT coaching, Apple accessibility, literacy, high incidence disabilities, learning disabilities, vision, executive functioning, autism and *Assistive Technology integration
*Ambassadors for several programs (Seesaw, Book Creator, Epic) as well as an Apple Certified Teacher and Certified MIE (Microsoft Innovative Educator)
*When not doing all things “tech”, you can find me lining the fields for the many sporting events for my two boys, behind the lens of my camera, indulging in my guilty pleasure of watching all Bravo shows, enjoying time with friends and family and snuggling my two furbabies.
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![Wendy with her family. She has two children. One is an African American female who is holding up a high school diploma, She is wearing a white dress. Wendy is in the middle smiling wearing a blue dress. She is a Hispanic woman. Her son is to the right of her. He is an African American male who is ten.](https://assets.api.bookcreator.com/FI1jKsDURCdlFqjcModc0FUoN8U2/books/jgm5grkhRZi7iwilJR_z6g/assets/zmvaJ2_YSF6phvDJ8pJ3sw.png?width=1094&height=821)
Wendy Torres
Wendy Torres has been teaching for over 21 years and has a BA in Special Education and a Masters of Educational Leadership in Instructional Technology. She has taught at all levels from Kindergarten to Higher Ed. She is currently the Senior Instructional and Digital Accessibility Specialist, as well as an Adjunct Instructor for Coppin State University.
She has given numerous professional workshops for Roland Park Country School as well as the St. Francis of Assisi School, the Digital Harbor School, Coppin State University,the University of Maryland, the Online Learning Consortium and multiple professional organizations. She is part of the Maryland Technology First committee.
In 2014, she was selected to appear in The Latino American Who's Who(Volume IV). This edition will appear in The Library of Congress in Washington D.C., corporate and academic libraries.
In 2014, she was selected to appear in The Latino American Who's Who(Volume IV). This edition will appear in The Library of Congress in Washington D.C., corporate and academic libraries.
Wendy is passionate about teaching, instructional technology and digital accessibility. She is married with 2 kids.
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Access and Accessibility get used interchangeably when we discuss online content.Loading...
They are not the same thing. Having access means the content is available.Accessibility means that students can engage fully with the content.
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...with the content fully to make the information make sense. If they are unable to do so, the content is not digitally accessible.Loading...
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When you evaluate Web 2.0 tools, remember it is all about the content.
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You have to know your audience. If you use a tool that is not fully accessible, you can still use it with your students if all the students are able to get the content fully.
However, if any member of your audience cannot fully interact with the tool/content, then you must consider using a different tool.
However, if any member of your audience cannot fully interact with the tool/content, then you must consider using a different tool.
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-Free (with available paid plans as well)
-Easy to use
-Cloud-Based: nothing to install
-Can be integrated into any LMS
-Accessible
-Can be use with students from K-12 and Higher Ed
-Ambassador program available which provides access to an unlimited library and 1,000 books.
-Easy to use
-Cloud-Based: nothing to install
-Can be integrated into any LMS
-Accessible
-Can be use with students from K-12 and Higher Ed
-Ambassador program available which provides access to an unlimited library and 1,000 books.
-While the platform is accessible, the instructor is responsible for making sure the content shared on the platform is accessible. ( examples: images, videos, links, etc)