December 9, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
. A strange thing happened while we were busy thinking and writing about AAC. Two strange things, actually. First, we got nominated for the 2013 Edublog Awards by fellow SLP bloggers. (Many thanks to those who put our name into the hat in the Individual Blog and Resource Sharing categories.) Then, we became finalists. Not too shabby for a low incidence topic like AAC! The cool thing about these nominations is that it is yet another way to raise awareness about AAC. It must be working because we’re hearing from professionals who are curious about what AAC is and how it relates to their area of interest, language. There are many deserving nominees in both categories. We listed our nominees here. Take a moment to vote for your favorites. They are ALL winners! Best Individual Blog 2013 – Edublog Awards Best Resource Sharing Blog 2013 – Edublog Awards View more lists from... [Read More...]
Filed under: PrAACtical Thinking
Tagged With: Awards, Edublogs, vote
December 1, 2013
by Carole Zangari -
The Edublog Awards recognize the power of the individual to make a positive impact in education-related fields. We were so surprised to hear from Jenna Rayburn, author of the popular Speech Room News blog and TpT Store, that she had nominated us for the 2013 Eddies. It got us to thinking about our own favorites from the past year (so many wonderful blogs and bloggers!). Here are our nominees: Best individual blog: Chapel Hill Snippets Best class blog: Considerate Classroom Best ed tech/resource sharing site: Boardmaker Achieve Best teacher blog: Think Inclusive Most influential blog post of the year: SLPs and AAC Evaluations: First, Do No Harm Best individual tweeter: Brian Goldstein, @goldstein25 Best twitter hashtag: #AugComm Best free web tool: Jing Best educational use of audio/video podcast: Laura Mize, Teach Me to Talk podcasts Best educational wiki: CommunicatePA Best open PD/webinar series: AbleNet Best educational use of a social network: Pinterest,... [Read More...]
Filed under: PrAACtical Thinking
Tagged With: Edublogs, Jenna Rayburn, Speech Room News