Joke Websites- Building social interaction skills

As Linda Burkhart stated, "Jokes are great for building turn taking and social interaction skills. They can also be great as extensions to the language arts, science, social studies and math curriculum. Look for jokes related to specific topics or riddles that utilize vocabulary from a particular unit." Jokes are wonderful to use with communication switches and devices. (Try the sequential

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Creative Ways to Use a Switch Communicator

From AbleNet Inc.

It is important to encourage and expect communication by offering activities and opportunities that are interesting to your students. This is especially important in situations when your students are just getting their first experience in voice output communication. Sequential message devices can be very powerful.

What Are Sequential Message Communication Devices?
These

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PowerPoint for Switch Access - How to Guide

PowerPoint for Switch Access Users
Talking Books



Microsoft
Office Power Point is a presentation program developed for computers.
In PowerPoint text, graphics, movies, music, and other objects are
inserted on individual pages or “slides”. You can make a Power Point
presentation for any topic and customize it with text, graphics, and
music to engage the audience.

Power Point is

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AT for the LD Population (including iDevice Information)

 Contents:

Discussion on AT for the LD population
AT Tools by subject concern
Low tech to high tech
Listing of sites for further information
Parent Resources
Free Supports 

AT ideas for executive functioning and ADHD
Apps to support LD needs


Assistive technology can play to a student's strengths to support or work around their learning challenges. The use of technology to enhance

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