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Data Security – Are Your Digital Files Safe?

What measures do you take to ensure safety against theft or data loss?  A week ago, my friends’ home was broken into and several laptops and a PC were stolen.  While the equipment can be replaced, residing on those computers was an entire year’s worth of precious family photographs that were not backed up, and [...]

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Future Quest 2009 Recap. & Video Keynote

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of attending the northern Virginia college and career forum called Future Quest 2009.  As a first time attendee I was  VERY impressed.   This is an incredible free event for families and educators to gather information to help plan and prepare for post-secondary education and career training.   While I was only [...]

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Grab the popcorn it’s movie time!

Looking for a good movie to watch with family and friends during the upcoming break?  Below are some of my favorite movies and documentaries that highlight some amazing accomplishments by individuals with disabilities.   Have a great movie to add to this list?  Simply leave the information in the comment section below and I’ll add the movie to this post!
 
The Music Within http://www.musicwithinmovie.com (movie trailer available within [...]

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What do Teachers Want?

 

Do you know what style of professional development your teachers prefer?  We do! This year, Assistive Technology Trainer Karen Dietrich surveyed over 200 teachers to collect data for team analysis in further developing and enhancing assistive technology professional development.   The survey was completed during the months of August and September and the results have been compiled into a variety of visually [...]

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Classroom of the Future

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the classroom of the future

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