Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Free Webinars by Don Johnson


Check out these free webinars from Don Johnston:

Chrome as AT: What You Need to Know
When: Friday, January 16, 2015
Time: 2:00 noon EST
Cost: Free
Description: Includes what you need to know to support accessibility on Chromebooks with Google apps on the Chrome Browser. Literacy-based accessibility tools Co:Writer Universal (word prediction) and Snap&Read Universal (text reader and leveler) will also be reviewed. 

Reading Instruction and Access
When: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Time: 1:00 EST
Cost: Free
Description: Start-to-Finish CORE Curriculum and Start-to-Finish Online Library give you the instructional guidance and accessible books to meet these new expectations. Together, they help your not-yet-readers in late elementary through high school make literacy gains through real literature—the same required general ed books, only simplified. The curriculum shows you how to use chapter books to teach your students reading and listening comprehension skills.

A Smarter PAR: The Right Accommodations Start with the Right Data
When: Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Time: 1:00 EST
Cost: Free
Description: Now see what you’re capable of when you deliver the new online version—uPAR (Universal Protocol for Accommodations in Reading). It allows educators to assess up to 25 students in one class period and get documented results instantly. In fact, it’s the first AT consideration tool that can be group-delivered but gives individual results!

Visit the Don Johnston Webinars page for more information on upcoming live webinars.

Visit  the Don Johnston On-Demand Webinars page to read full descriptions of webinars and see more sessions that are now available.

To access the CDR Library: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.asp

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