PD INFO: Assistive Technology Virtual Meetup Hour on Fridays - First One is April 24

Special Education Directors,

The ADE/ESS Assistive Technology (AT) team is pleased to offer a weekly Virtual Meetup hour every Friday. ADE/ESS AT Specialists Mitch Galbraith, OTR, Margaret Egan, PT, and ADE Assistive Technology Short Term Loan Library coordinator, Mike Buckley, are here to support your needs and answer your questions with the first virtual meetup scheduled for Friday, April 24, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Mitch, Margaret, and Mike will answer your assistive technology questions (but not IT questions!). Participants will type/dictate their questions into the Chat Box (please do not use identifiable information), and the ESS AT team will answer them during the hour. Participants will be muted during this chat so that people do not talk over each other, and the team will address as many of the questions as possible during the hour. All remaining questions will be gathered and answers posted on an ADE/ESS AT Padlet. Registration for the virtual meetup will allow the AT team access to your contact information so the Padlet can be sent directly to you.

These sessions will improve the ESS/AT team’s understanding of your needs and help to formulate trainings to address the needs of your students, as well as identify tools and strategies you can use with students virtually.

Join us for this 60-minute (Zoom) virtual meetup!

To continue to problem-solve regarding virtual learning, ESS/AT is developing short videos called “Quick AT Tips” that will be available for you to view on your own time. The team will post the links on the Assistive Technology Website as each tip is completed. We would appreciate feedback on topics, questions, and needs for your general education, special education, and related service provider staff.

Register for this event here

Questions regarding the Virtual Meet-up can be sent to the AT Inbox.