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Technology Tuesdays with Trina Halama - Billings - January 10, 2012

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What:
January's topics will be Edmodo and Backchannel. Edmodo is a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaberate, share content, and access homework, grades, and school notices.

Backchannel is a site that can be used to show a video, while students comment, write notes, and discuss the film in live time on the side of the screen.

Click here for more information on Edmodo and Backchannel!

Participants must bring a laptop.

When:
January 10th, 2012
5:00 - 7:00 PM Mountain

Where:
MSU Billings College of Education Building
Room 160

Contact:
John Keener - Phone: 657-1743
                        Email: john.keener@msubillings.edu

Debra Miller -  Phone: 657-2072
                        Email: dmiller@msubillings.edu

Revised Reading and Math Intervention Workshops

What:
Region IV CSPD is pleased to offer a range of training opportunities on the following Reading and Math Intervention programs.  All the programs are research-based and are effective in a Multi-Tiered System of Support.

Attached is the revised listing of Reading and Math Interventions being offered by Region IV CSPD.  Please note the change of dates for the Corrective Reading training.

Click here for the revised listing.

AT Network Training on Freeware: 50 Fabulous Freebies for Fun and Function - Webinar - Dec. 8, 2011

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What:
Many people do not realize that assistive technology is a continuum of devices and tools, from low-tech to high-tech. However, everyone agrees that the right assistive technology tools can provide a person with a disability the opportunity for increased independence and access to their community. This presentation will focus on low-tech and free tools that are available for older students and adults with developmental disabilities. This presentation will provide the attendees with resources and ideas for 50 free or low-cost assistive technology tools they can implement quickly. The areas of focus are: scheduling, communication, cooking, accessibility to the computer and the internet, and tools for fun.

When:
Thursday, December 8, 2011
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Mounain

Contact:
Rosemarie Punzalan
Phone: 916-325-1690 ext. 343
Email: rosemarie@cfilc.org

Long-term Planning for People with Disabilities: Public Benefits, Trusts, and Guardianships - Webinar - Dec. 5, 2011

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What:
Please Join the Southwest ADA Center and the Texas Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities for another ADA Virtual Round Tables webinar.

 

Attorney Deborah A. Green with the Law Offices of Deborah Green, and Attorney Tom Ruffner, Court Investigator with Travis County Probate Court in Austin, Texas will discuss a range of financial and legal tools for planning for a lifetime of support.

When:
Monday, December 5, 2011
12:00 PM Mountain 

Contact:
Phone: (713) 520-0232
Email: ilru@ilru.org

Becoming a Love and Logic Parent - Kalispell - January 6, 2011 (for 7 weeks)

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What:
A 7 week parenting program desgined by Love and Logic. This parenting program is designed to give you practical skills that can be sed immediately, giving you the opportunity to know how to many day-to-day parenting struggles and challenges.

When:
January 6, 2011 for 7 weeks
6:30-8:30 PM Mountain

Where:
Serious Ju Ju
Kalispell, MT

Contact:
Lance Isaak
Phone: 406-755-4622

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Becoming a Love and Logic Parent: Parent Training - Kalispell - Jan. 6, 2012 (7 week course)

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What:
Being a parent is a hard job. This seven week training is designed to help you find the answers to questions like:

• "How do I get them out of bed in tiem to catch the school bus?"
• "How can I stop my children from bickering and fighting?"
• "How do I get my children to help with the chores without and argument?"
• " Is there a way to discipline my toddler in public without creating a scene?"
• "How can I get my teenager to come home at the agreed-upon time?"
• "How do I get him to stop spitting his peas and whining at dinner?"
• And many other day-to-day parenting challenges...

The cost is $8 which includes a workbook participants keep and a commitment to attend on a weekly basis.  It is a 7 week class for 1.5 – 2 hrs. Click here to register or contact Lance Isaak at 406-755-4622 for more information.

When:
Fridays beginning January 6, 2012
6:30-8:30pm

Where:
Serious Juju
1896 Airport RD
Kalispel, MT

Quadriplegic to debut virtual violin at Montreal concert

• Quadriplegic to debut virtual violin at Montreal concert

  tags: music assistive technology

  • MONTREAL — When Eric Wan wheels onto Montreal’s Place des Arts stage Tuesday, the audience will soon forget that the solo violinist is quadriplegic.

    Paralyzed from the neck down, Wan will be playing violin with the Montreal Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Wanda Kaluzny.

    The concert will mark the world stage debut of the Virtual Music Instrument that Wan helped develop as a graduate student in engineering at the Bloorview Research Institute at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto.

AP IMPACT: More Kids Skip School Shots In 8 States : NPR

• AP IMPACT: More Kids Skip School Shots In 8 States : NPR

  tags: vaccination

  • ATLANTA (AP) — More parents are opting out of school shots for their kids. In eight states now, more than 1 in 20 public school kindergartners aren't getting all the vaccines required for attendance, an Associated Press analysis found.

    That growing trend among parents seeking vaccine exemptions has health officials worried about outbreaks of diseases that once were all but stamped out.

    The AP analysis found more than half of states have seen at least a slight rise in the rate of exemptions over the past five years. States with the highest exemption rates are in the West and Upper Midwest.

AccessibilityOnline | Accessible Schools - Chicago, Ill. - Dec. 1st, 2011

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What:
The 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Standard apply to many types of schools in the public and private sectors, including primary, secondary, trade schools and colleges and universities . This session will provide an overview of requirements in the ADA and ABA standards for newly constructed and altered school facilities and their related elements and spaces such as student laboratories, assembly seating, assistive listening systems, and much more.

When:
December 1st, 2011
12:30 - 2:00 PM Mountain

Where:
Great Lakes ADA Center
1640 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, Illinois 60608

Contact:
Phone: 877-232-1990

Hybrid Learning Pushes Personalization Forward - Webinar - Dec. 7, 2011

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What:
Schools are moving beyond a one-size-fits-all approach to education toward greater efforts to differentiate learning for each student. To truly personalize the learning process in more meaningful ways, many educators are turning to technology. They're blending face-to-face instruction with electronic resources, which can be everything from online courses complete with online teachers to digital curricula that enhances or reinforces classroom learning. However, experts caution that this approach must be planned very carefully in ways that maximize the benefits of digital content and online courses. Our experts will discuss how to use technology, especially blended learning, to personalize education and raise student achievement.

When:
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011
12:00 PM  Mountain

Also available "on demand" 24 hours after the event.