assistive technology

Student Film from Perkins School for the Blind

I recently blogged about one of the producers from the hit TV show, Friends, teaching filmmaking at Perkins School for the Blind. It’s a remarkable example of how technology continues to empower those that are “differently-abled.” The NBC news story that served as the primary source for my blog post included a reference to a student-film that resulted from this class. Enjoy this powerful message from three Perkins students.

Screenshot Source: PSB1829

“Friends” Producer Helps Blind Filmmakers Find Vision [Must See Video] (clifmims.com)
Blind filmmaking students may lack sight, but not vision, says their teacher (rockcenter.nbcnews.com)

Mobile Technology Can Be Assistive Technology

“Mobile learning is seen by many as a disruptive technology. This is because it has been identified as a technology which holds great potential to transform the learning and teaching within a classroom. What follows is a mash-up presented at the NSWDEC 5th Biennial Equity Conference in 2011 which explains some of the issues.” (Source)

Thoughts on the state of mobile learning (techcommgeekmom.com)
How Hot is Mobile Learning in 2012? (bostinno.com)
Does Technology Improve Learning? No! (brightfutures4me.wordpress.com)
25 Ways To Use iPads In The Classroom by Degree of Difficulty | Edudemic (sharingtree.wordpress.com)
Combining 21st Century Skills, Project Based Learning, and iPads (speedofcreativity.org)

Jott Alternatives

I was a big fan of Jott and used it a lot when it was a free. However, its services are not valuable enough to me to merit being added to my list of monthly communications expenses (phone, Internet, cell, etc.). For a long while I’ve not been using anything, but I recently decided to ask my PLN if there were any free alternatives to Jott. Several asked if I’d share the responses, so here they are.

Here are the replies that I received from my Plurk buddies.

These are the responses from my Twitter friends.

Jott Alternatives - Twitter Replies

Thanks to everyone that provided feedback and suggested resources. I’ve not had a chance to look at these, but I hope to share my reviews once I have.

The Left Thumb Blogger

Glenda Watson Hyatt shares her experiences living with cerebral palsy to motivate and inspire others to think about how they perceive their own situation and their own world around them. She does all this by typing with only her left thumb! (Source)

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