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Subject: FCTD Technology Voices - An OT's Panoramic Perspective

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In This Issue...

They include iPads and iPods, smartphones and lap­tops. They cost far less than more specialized technology and their prices continue to drop. Many, like this month's expert interviewee, Dr. Milton Chen, believe these devices have the potential to help change the course of U.S. K-12 education for nearly every child, both with and without disabilities.

The Family Center on Technology and Disability is pleased to bring you the insights of education researcher and author Milton Chen, who calls these increasingly ubiquitous devices, "weapons of mass instruction." http://www.fctd.info/resources/newsletters/index.php.

To download a printer-friendly pdf, visit http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vlnhuxcab & t=g4q7e7eab.0.f4jgh7eab.vlnhuxcab.7632 & ts=S0598 & p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fctd.info%2Fassets%2Fnewsletters%2Fpdfs%2F287%2FFCTD-TechVoices-Feb11.pdf%3F1299524319>

Highlighted Members

Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF)

Northeast Regional Resource Center (NERRC)

National Education Technology Standards Project (NETS) Project

Special Education Technology Center (SETC)

Technology for Education

EUSD iRead Project

The Education Center

Family Information Guide to Assistive Technology & Transition Planning

This 50 page guide is aimed at providing families with the information they need to effectively prepare for and participate in periods of transition in their children's lives.

Individuals may order one free copy of the guide. Additional print copies are available for $10. A discount is available for bulk orders. To request print copies, visit http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vlnhuxcab & t=g4q7e7eab.0.gaevbbeab.vlnhuxcab.7632 & ts=S0598 & p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fctd.info%2Fshow%2Forder_guides

FCTD Network

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2011 FCTD AT Resources CD-Rom

We've been dazzled by the response to the CD-ROM. The CD, was released in January and all 5,000 copies were distributed by mid-February. To those of you who have requested bulk shipments since then, we're pleased to report that we've ordered another 5,000 and will send them to you as soon as we receive them. To order your CD's,

please visit http://www.fctd.info/show/order_form.

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