EdCeptional Show #12: Listening to Literacy

Good evening everyone and welcome back to an exciting new podcast! Tonight we have very special guests Chris and Melissa Bugaj joining us. Chris and Melissa are the authors and creators of Night Light Stories…incredible stories for children to listen to. Miss Mel and Mr. Chris continue to delight and educate children around the world with their amazing storytelling skills. Chris also is the creator and host of the A.T.TipsCast and is a returning guest. Chris and Melissa I was hoping that you could kick off our podcast tonight by telling us what your favorite book was as a child….. 

Chris Bugaj- Looice by Benjamin & Pot, any Nursery Rhyme
Melissa Bugaj- Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey, and Cookie Monster at the Cookie Tree
Patrick Black:  Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Deb Truskey: Mabel The Whale by Patricia King
Your host for tonight….Anne Truger: I had two books that I vividly remember reading over and over during my childhood. The Golden Bible: The Old Testament printed in 1946 and The monster at the end of this book….PLEASE don’t turn that page!!!

 

NEWS WATCH:

• ASK Engineering: An iPad app with a special touch

• Which eReader is right for you?

• The Basics of Educational Podcasting: Enhancing the Student Learning Experience!

• Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand

 

BLOG WATCH:

• ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SPECIALISTS:
  • http://attipscast.wordpress.com/
    • Count Edula’s Game
    • Saber Saw’s Game
    • ATTipscast on Facebook

• SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS:
  • iPods/Ipads in Special Education: a conflicted practice
  • Night Light Stories
    • Night Light Stories on Facebook

• GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS:
  • If you were on Twitter yesterday…http://bigthink.com/ideas/38698

• SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS:
  • Instacast – This is from Therapy App 411 blog by Sean Sweeney.

 

ON THE RADAR:

• Practical & Fun Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools
  • Sample Chapter – Chapter 6
  • Sample Audio Chapter – Chapter 6
  • Practical & Fun Guide to Assistive Tech on Facebook

 

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

• EdCeptional Diigo Account

• Offers/Giveaways:
  • Apps for Children with Special Needs
    • Worldwide App Party – June 9 on Facebook
    • Focus group – APPvisory Board

 

A big thanks to our panel this week. If you would like to continue the conversations you can find our special guests Chris Bugaj at @attipscast on Twitter, Melissa Bugaj @nightlight08 and the rest of the crew at Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or @teachntech00 on Twitter Deb Truskey at @debtruskey on Twitter, and Anne Truger at  @atruger on Twitter. If you have suggestions, comments or queries  about the show you can reach the whole Edceptional crew by emailing Edceptional@edreach.us.