Archived Conferences
2024 TechKnowledgy Conference
- Preconference - Discover the Joy of Making AT in Minutes – A Hands-On Workshop
- Keynote - Literacy and Assistive Technology: A Reciprocal Relationship
- It Takes a Village: Positioning for Success
- The A to Zs of AAC in a School Setting
- Brainstorming About AAC Behavioral Barriers
- Be You: Where will you self-advocate?
- Increasing access to CTE courses: One life skill at a time
- Breaking the Barriers: Embedding Assistive Technology in Early Childhood Settings
- Transforming Assistive Technology with 3D Printing
- Gotta Catch Them All-Coding, Robotics and Steam
- Empowering Access: Transforming Everyday Objects with Makey Makeys
- AI-Powered: Assistive Technology Application
- AI: A New Ally for Teachers and Related Service Providers
- Making Literacy Instruction Accessible and Engaging for ALL
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Resources at your Fingertips for English Language Learners
- There are No Speech SOLs! Helping Students with Expressive and Receptive Language Impairments Access the Curriculum
- Organize Me!
- From OSEP to VDOE to Your Division - New AT Guidance and What It Means for You
- Shifting the Sands - Computer Concepts for B/VI Students
- Using Voice Access & JAWS for Students with Visual Impairments and Physical Disabilities
- Visual School Days: Building an Accessible School Building
- Finding the Fuel for Learning: The Neurochemistry of Social Engagement (Part 1)
- Literacy and AT for Students with Extensive Support Needs: Getting Started with Emergent Literacy
- Follow Their Lead! Build a Versatile Toolkit that Facilitates Student-Driven AAC Learning
- 14 Ways to Improve Your Inclusive Practices: Adapt
- Finding the Fuel for Learning: The Neurochemistry of Social Engagement (Part 2)
- Literacy and AT for Students with Extensive Support Needs: Focusing on Conventional Literacy
- That was FUN! An Interactive Demonstration of Student-Driven AAC & Literacy Activities
- 14 MORE Ways to Improve Your Inclusive Practices: Re-design
- Embedding Child-Centered Early STEM Learning Experiences for All Young Children
- Using Assistive Technology to Support Meaningful Early Learning
- Maker Session - Sense-Sational Tools You Can Make Today and Use Tomorrow
- Maker Session - “Making” Books More Accessible
- Maker Session - Making Art Happen with Easily Made Tools
- From Paper to Pixels: Modernizing Assistive Technology Portfolio Development
- Preconference - Discover the Joy of Making AT in Minutes Continued
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2023-2024 Conference
- Practical Strategies Using Technology to Support Learners of All Abilities - Part 1
- Practical Strategies Using Technology to Support Learners of All Abilities - Part 2
- Navigating the AAC Roadmap
- Assistive Technology for Early Learners & Learners with Complex Disabilities
- Inclusive, Accessible, & Multisensory Coding instruction
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Supporting Diverse Learners
2023 TechKnowledgy Conference
- Keynote - Creating a Culture of Inclusion in Schools and Communities.
- Part 1- Access for All in Universally Designed for Learning Early Childhood Classrooms
- Part 1- The Why & What of Access for All Students with Accessible Materials & Technologies
- DIY is Not "Making Do": Promoting Participation in Play and Learning with Easily Found Materials
- Part 1- Designing and Delivering Empowering Experiences to Teach Language Using AAC
- Part 2- Access for All in Universally Designed for Learning Early Childhood Classrooms
- Part 2- The How of Access for All Students with Accessible Materials & Technologies
- AEMing for Inclusive Practices with Technology Enhanced Text and Book Adaptations
- Part 2- Designing and Delivering Empowering Experiences to Teach Language Using AAC
- Supporting Access to Literacy with Technology
- Technology Skills for Success in Life
- Best Practices for Considering Visual/Non-visual AT Solutions for Students with Vision Impairments
- Have Switch, will Create and Learn
- AACcidentally in Love: From Interfering Behaviors to Connecting with Others
- Exhibitor's Session: Holistic Approaches for All Individuals in Literacy, Access, and Sensory Support
- AT Teams Oregon Trail Style!
- It's a Continuum! Adapting Literacy Instruction for ALL Learners
- Walking and Talking? Physical Therapy's Role with AT and Education
- Chromebooks, iPads, Built-Ins & More
- What Shall We Talk About? Understanding and Assessing Early Communicators with Sensory Loss (including Deafblind) and Multiple Disabilities
- Reading, Writing, Math, and AAC! Access to AAC = Access to Curriculum
- Exhibitor's Session: Foundational Skills for Eye Tracking
- Maker's Session
- AT Implementation, A Winning Approach: Case Study of an AT Team & Initiative. This is how we do it!
- "Switch it Up" - Using Assistive Technology to Enhance Movement and Learning
- Inclusive, Accessible, and Multisensory Coding Instruction
- Built-in Accessibility in Chromebooks, Extensions Periodic Table Style, and More - Oh My!
- Cortical Vision Impairment (and Students with Complex Needs): Maximizing Assistive Technology for Literacy, Growth, and Collaboration
- Maker's Session
- How We Started Using a Specific Language AAC Support
- Exhibitor Session - Children's Assistive Technology Services (C.A.T.S)
- AAC from Consideration to Implementation
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2022-2023 Conference
- Assistive Technology Transition Summit
- Assistive Technology Transition Summit 2
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2021-2022 Conference
- Assistive Technology and its Role in Education for Students with Vision Impairments
- Technology Tips & Tricks: Learning from the Past and Thinking Toward the Future!
- DIY Light Tech Eye Gaze to Access Education
- Adapting Books and Creating Kits for Learning
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication Instruction for Highly Impacted Students with ASD: High- and Low-Tech Strategies to Increase Communication
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2020-2021 Conference
- Fixer Upper: A hands-on workshop for improving the accessibility of your instructional materials
- Supporting AAC during virtual learning: Live Q & A
- Using Sensory Activities to Promote a Readiness to Learn
- Built-in and Free Chromebook Accessibility Features
- Putting the 'AT' in mATh: Making Math More Accessible with Assistive Technology
- See Me, Hear Me, Touch Me, Read Me: Adapting Books So They Can
- Taking a Look at Google Extensions Periodic Table Style
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Virtual TechKnowledgy 2019-2020 Conference
- Adapting Play - Making Toys Accessible
- Ready to Learn - A Whole School Approach to Meeting Sensory Needs
- AAC Implementation: Making the Most of Every Opportunity!
- Taking a Look at Google Extensions Periodic Table Style
- Adapting Play - Making Toys Accessible
- Do It Yourself Assistive Technology at Home
- Virtual Therapy Summer Series: Exploring Platform Options for Virtual Therapies
- Virtual Therapy Summer Series: Coaching Facilitators to Maximize Virtual Therapy Sessions
- Virtual Therapy Summer Series: Interactive Activities to Keep Students Engaged During Virtual Therapy Sessions
- Digital Accessibility Summer Series: Word and Google Document Accessibility
- Digital Accessibility Summer Series: Let’s Make Our PowerPoint/Google Slides Accessible to All!
- Digital Accessibility Summer Series: PDF Accessibility
- Digital Accessibility Summer Series: Video Accessibility
TechKnowledgy 2018-2019 Conference
- Keynote: The Future is Now: Technology for All
- Promote a UDL Learning Environment with Google Tools
- Creating Core Vocabulary Environments for Students with Complex Motor and Communication Needs - Part 1
- Using iTechnology as Evidence-based Practice to Meet the Learning and Behavioral Needs for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Accessible Mathematics for Early Learners
- Assistive Technology to Support Executive Function
- Creating Core Vocabulary Environments for Students with Complex Motor and Communication Needs - Part 2
- Please Teach Me to Communicate! Expressive Communication Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
- An Eye on Visuals: Supporting Behavior, Learning, and Communication for Pre-K Students
- Free is Fun
- InCOREporATing Literacy & Play = Participation for All!
- Access for All: Strategies for AAC and Literacy
- Write on, Write now
- The Periodic Table of Google Extensions
- 29 Ways to Improve your Inclusive Practices
- Assistive Technology Supports for Challenging Behavior
- HANDS-ON: Some New Tips and Tricks in Power Point and Word, Plus Adding a Wireless Switch
- Assistive Technology in One to One Computer Initiatives
- Escape the Room with Inclusive Strategies!
- Recipes for Success: AAC Implementation Strategies for Caregivers and Clinicians
- AIM to Enhance Your Classrooms
- Facilitating Access Ability in AAC: The Next Steps in the Assessment of Learning Process (ALP) for AAC
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2018-2019 Conference
- Assistive Technology Tools in Literacy Instruction and Support
- Connecting AAC & Literacy
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2017-2018 Conference
- Meet Alexa, Your New Classroom (Voice) Assistant
- Something to AIM for…
- Implementation of AAC: Debunking Common Myths and Road Blocks
- A World of Waldo: Teaching Students with Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI)
- Preparing for the Real World
- Blending Technology to Enhance Movement Can Increase Learning for all Students
- Video Games: The Common Thread Among Students
- Necessary Components of Successful AAC Consideration - Part 1
- Necessary Components of Successful AAC Implementation - Part 2
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2016-2017 Conference
- "Say what you wanna say"
- Technology Use in Early Childhood Special Education: Teaching The Swipe Generation
- Overview of Chrome OS and Google Apps Accessibility
- No Chromebooks? No Problem! PCs and Macs are Accessible for Diverse Learners too
- Web Accessibility
- Duties and Tasks of Providing AT in Schools: A Study
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2015-2016 Conference
- Aided Language Stimulation: An Essential Strategy for Teaching Language to AAC Users of Any Age
- 50 Ways to Create Accessible Literacy Experiences with Everyday Technologies
- 101 Assistive Technology Solutions You Can Make in Minutes - Everyday Items with Extraordinary Uses
- SETTing the Stage for the Success of EVERY Student
- Twitter 101 for Educational Professionals: Harry Potter Style!
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2014-2015 Conference
- AAC Update: Current Findings and Tools for Educators and Specialists
- Technology Tools to Support Executive Functioning Skills
- Making Math and Science Accessible for All - Differentiating Instruction with Low Cost Tools
- Interactive Whiteboards in the Special Education Classroom? Definitely a Hands-On Approach
- Broaden Your Students’ Educational Horizons through Assistive Technologies
- Free Technology Tools for Struggling Readers
- Free Electronic Books and Software for Struggling Students
Virtual TechKnowledgy 2013 Conference
- Keynote: Busting Barriers to the Use of AT in School Improvement Efforts
- Digital Print Plus MS Word Equals Access…a Winning Equation
- Who Needs AT in an Early Childhood Classroom?
- Accessible Academic Activities – Literacy
- AAC and Core Vocabulary