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Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind: The State of Web Accessibility in United States K-12 Education
Peter Blair
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 1104–1107
American students in K-12 education are guaranteed access to the general curriculum under the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In many cases, access is not possible for persons with disabilities when curricular content is Web-based. ...
Topics: Curriculum, Accessibility
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No Child Left Behind: Is your Web site accessible? WebAIM's Research, Resources, and Tools
Michael Lyman; Peter Blair
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2004 (2004) pp. 4927–4929
American students in K-12 education are guaranteed access to the general curriculum under the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In many cases, access is not possible for persons with disabilities when curricular content is Web-based. ...
Topics: Accessibility
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Captioning Web Multimedia – An Overview of Processes, Technologies, Resources, and Tools
Jared Smith; Peter Blair
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 3242–3244
Instructional multimedia is becoming common on the Web and in educational settings. From Flash to streaming video to voice over IP, the proliferation of multimedia technologies will continue as the classroom and schools become more technologically...
Topics: Learning Disabilities, Multimedia, Accessibility, Educational Technology
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Keeping Web Accessibility in Mind: The State of Web Accessibility in United States K-12 Education
Jennifer Dance; Peter Blair
EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology 2003 (2003) pp. 3284–3286
American students in K-12 education are guaranteed access to the general curriculum under the 1997 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In many cases, access is not possible for persons with disabilities when curricular content is Web-based. ...
Topics: Accessibility, Curriculum, Students
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DIY Virtual World: One Teacher Education Program's Journey from SecondLife to Opensimulator
Peter Blair; Lee Mason; Matt Reeder
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2013 (Mar 25, 2013) pp. 238–240
Simulations have been shown to be an effective method of introducing novice professionals to complicated and high-risk experiences. In distance teacher education programs where students may be isolated from professors and peers, opportunities for...
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How Virtual Learning Environments Function to Simulate IEP Team Meetings in a Distance Teacher Education Program
Lee Mason; Nancy Glomb; Peter Blair
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 630–635
The purpose of this study was to identify and examine how virtual simulations function to train pre-service teachers learning to conduct IEP team meetings. Seven pre-service special education teachers enrolled in a mild/moderate distance degree and ...
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Making the MUVE To Sustainability:From R&D to Standard Operating Procedure in a Distance Teacher Preparation Program
Nancy Glomb; Peter Blair; Heather Weese; Charles Salzberg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2014 (Mar 17, 2014) pp. 2405–2408
To provide distance education teacher preparation students in a large Western state with opportunities to engage in simulated activities similar to those conducted in the campus-based program, a multi-user virtual environment called TeacherSim was...
Topics: special education
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Standards-based IEP Goal Development via PBL sessions in a Multi-User Virtual Environment
Peter Blair; Nancy Glomb; Raine Christensen; Matt Reeder
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 150–153
This paper describes the activities of a study in progress. The results of the study to be presented include pre and post-test quality scores on standards-based IEP goals developed during a PBL process while using a multi-user virtual environment....
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TeacherSim: A Virtual Education Environment for Distance Teacher Education and Rehabilitation Counseling Students
Nancy Glomb; Peter Blair; Jared Schultz; Matthew Reeder; Raine Christiansen; Charles Salzberg
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (Mar 05, 2012) pp. 351–354
Students who participate in distance teacher preparation and rehabilitation counseling programs are often isolated from their classmates and are unable to engage in simulated teaching and counseling activities otherwise possible in live classroom...