Fun facts: I love Star Wars, music and reading. Current favorites: Pearl Jam Dark Matter and The Demon of Unrest by Eric Larson

AT in my house - Lever door handles

Professional resource (totally self serving!) - My book Inclusive Learning 365: Edtech Strategies for Every Day of the Year - inclusive365.com

AT at my house, speech-to-text and text-to-speech.

Professional resources: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0009-0005-3805-7998

Fun Facts: I enjoy bingeing tv shows, and watching sports. I also love to try new restaurants.

Some AT I use daily in my home are that I use closed captions when I watch tv shows. I also use my Amazon Alexa a lot, because it makes ordering things I need so much easier!

I am excited for this class!

Fun Facts: I am a huge cat person, and you might see my cat Moots appear on the Zoom sometimes!

AT in My House: My glasses! I can't see anything without them. Also, post-it notes that I leave by my door so I remember to bring things that I need to work each day.

Professional Resource: UFLI Foundations Toolbox. https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/

This is a great resource for literacy instruction, especially if you teach struggling readers!

In my house I think the best AT we have is our Echoes. Alexa has been able to learn to understand my mostly nonverbal son and through her we have learned his taste in music and jokes. It has helped my son be able to express himself because it learned his speech pattern and understands what he wants. When we first got Alexa we discovered that my son's favorite song is Happy by Pharrell. He played it on loop on Alexa. It was precious and I think its the best investment we have made in our house.

I am excited for this class especially because my thesis paper was about Assistive Technology. I currently work at the Bogota Middle School in NJ as an RTI Math teacher. It has been a crazy first year as I have been a replacement teacher in two other classrooms, but I am certainly enjoying it.

Fun Fact: I am an audio engineer in my spare time!

AT from my house: I would say using Alexa for reminders and turning on and off lights or other technology is an example of AT inside of my home.

I am currently a self-contained ABA teacher at my local public school. Previous professional roles in the field of education have included: job coaching, 1:1 paraprofessional and as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).

Fun facts:

I have a fur baby, and my morkie, Kenzie will make on-camera guest appearances in online classes :)

I joined Orange Theory fitness last year, and attend at least 4 classes per week!

At home assistive technology: my glasses!

I always had perfect eyesight, but a significant head injury last school has resulted in my need to wear glasses every day!

Professional resource:

Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools: a program presented by Special Olympics to promote inclusion of all students in schools!

https://www.specialolympics.org/what-we-do/youth-and-schools/unified-champion-schools

Fun Fact- I am an Actor! and this summer I am teaching dance to 2nd and 3rd grades in my district. This will be my first official teaching job!

At my house, I have many AT items. They are- glasses, iPad, laptop, cell phone (its my whole life), all appliances, and a Fridge that dispenses ice and water! - a must for me! so sick of ice trays!

Professional Resource is - https://www.education.com/

I am very excited to learn about different technologies that can help me as a teacher and those that can assist my students. I am not that tech savvy, so I am excited to learn as much as I can.

Fun Fact: I've eaten dinner at the top of the Eiffel Tower.

AT at my house: Recently, my husband sprained his ankle so he's been using crutches to help with his mobility.

I recently started listening to the podcast Science of Reading.

Fun fact: I have a 15 year old son who loves creating music and playing volleyball.

At home, I rely quite indulgently on Alexa for everything from telling me the weather to setting timers and alarms for when I am supposed to do something or be somewhere - I really need it!

Because this is my first encounter with STEM as a teacher I have joined multiple STEM and science groups on FB. I maintain a subscription to Carly and Adam (https://carlyandadam.com/) which provides an entire STEM curriculum for all elementary grade levels.

Fun facts: I am an Eagle Scout and have earned all three Eagle Palms (the highest rank in scouting).  Prior to earning my MASE, I earned a master’s degree with distinction and had my original research published in a peer-reviewed academic journal (https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/hgjpa/vol5/iss1/7/).  In my spare time, I serve as a Scout Master and Eagle Scout advisor, work as a student mentor at my alma mater, and volunteer at a local food bank.

Professional Resource: https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/toolbox/.

AT in my house: I use closed captions on both the television and the computer.

Fun Facts: I'm all about my family of 4 children and 4 grandchildren. I love taking long walks in nature and playing in my flower beds.

AT at my house: Glasses, contact lenses, Amazon Alexa, Roomba, cell phone.

Honestly, I'm looking forward to completing this class and moving on to a long-awaited trip to Costa Rica with my family! It's been a challenging and rewarding two years of academia.

Fun fact: I used to work as a Curve's fitness trainer (back in Ukraine) while completing my graduate degree in Psychology, so my thesis was about how group workouts affect clients' results.

Fun facts: I have passion for trying new recipes! I have a 9 month old baby, who name is Vision his arrival into this world has changed my whole perspective as teacher now that I am a "mama"

Assistive Technology in Home: Closed captions while watching shows, baby monitor that tracks (temperature & humidity levels), and post-it reminders daily

Professional resource: ABCYA!

Great for grade-appropriate leveled games and fun activities! https://www.abcya.com/?irclickid=wH7QmGzB%3AxyLTgawUx0Mo38dUkHXn831z1QHUM0&irgwc=1&utm_source=impact&utm_medium=affiliates&utm_campaign=Skimbit%20Ltd.&utm_id=10078&utm_term=Online%20Tracking%20Link

Fun Facts: I am a really good hula hooper and taught one of my students last Thursday how to hula hoop. I also have a dog, Zeus, who sleeps under my desk during every class session.

AT in My House: My house has smart lighting, so I can turn off and on the lights using my voice or even my phone—the benefit of having a future brother-in-law who is an electrician.

Professional Resource: DitchThatTextbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/

Matt Miller; a teacher I follow on Twitter has a great website where you can find tons of technology resources you can use in your classroom. There is a page dedicated to 30 different ways to use Google Slides interactively. I have found tons of great lessons from following his Twitter and using his website. Highly recommend.

Wife to my pal 25 years (been together 30)

Mom of 2 girls, (Freshman and a Sophmore both now in college)

Fish Mom - big tank full of fresh water African Cichlids

Dog mom - we have 3 dogs, 2 are rescues

Fun fact - Huge ice hockey fans with a player and coach in my house. My rising freshman in college is committed to play field hockey and also played ice hockey. We all skate and love the beach as well!

AT in our home: We all wear glasses!, Ipads, close caption is on my device. My planner that keeps the family schedule!

Professional Resource: My go to at the moment is: Common Lit

Fun facts: I love music, namely Grateful Dead. Over the last few years I have toured the country with friends and family to see live music, a serious passion of mine. I also really enjoy any kind of traveling, as well as cooking, watching sports, and casual gaming.

AT in my house: closed captions on TV, AI/voice commands on my tech devices (especially for reminders), and my auto-cat feeder!

Professional resouce: The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher by Harry K. Wong & Rosemary T. Wong.

Two examples of AT that I use in my home are closed captions on the tv/devices and a step stool to reach high places.

Recently I've been listening to the Chalk & Talk podcast and Science of Reading: The Podcast.

Fun facts: I am a huge NY Giants fan and I love county music.

AT in my house: headphones that my grandmother uses that connect to her tv because she is hard of hearing.

AT at home: Some assistive tech in my home include my Amazon Alexa, Ring Camera, and my cell phone.

Professional Resource: https://www.shapeamerica.org/

Examples of AT that I use : My Bluetooth/Apple Car Play, Google Home to check the accurate digital time, to set alarms, and to play songs. I also use closed captions/subtitles while I watch movies on TV as it helps me follow movies in languages that I do not understand and also at times when there is background noise that prohibit me from hearing the audio of the movie; my smartphone is also an AT that I use in every day life.

Professional resource: Quizizz, Khan Academy. I am also a member of Special Education Tecaher support group in Facebook

Hi! My name is Kate DeVincent and I work at a program geared towards students with ASD. I am getting ready to end my 4th year and I have absolutely loved it. I have learned so much not only from my co-workers and supervisors but also from the students. 

Fun Fact: I have a puppy named Cassie. She is a Golden Retriever who’s 1 and loves to sit next to me during class. 

The AT device that I use at home is closed captions on the TV, Alexa, and my aunt uses a talk to text while using a phone since she is deaf. 

Teacher Off- Duty podcast is the professional resource

There are countless examples of AT devices in my house, but one that has really come in handy lately is my smart lighting through Google home. My lights automatically turn on every morning to wake me up, and it has been much more effective than even the loudest of alarms!

One resource that I love is TextBlaze. It is a browser extension that allows you to create custom keyboard shortcuts. Saves so much time for me during lesson planning and IEP writing. For example, you could make one where if you type /swb it will replace it with "Students will be able to..."