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Upcoming Events

Date: 9/8/2010 - 9/8/2010

Basics on Assistive Technology 101

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Date: 9/8/2010 - 9/8/2010

Basics on Learning Disabilities and Assistive Technology

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Date: 9/9/2010 - 9/9/2010

Digital Talking Book Players 101

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Date: 9/9/2010 - 9/9/2010

Basics on Assistive Technology

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MITS collaborates with CAST to develop 1st Draft of UDL Critical Elements

Mayer-Johnson Offering Major Discounts on Select Products through MITS

Dr. David Rose Named to National Educational Technology Plan (NETP) Working Group

IDEA ARRA Guidance Document -Assistive Technology Section A-4

NIMAS/AIM Eligibility and Acquisition Flowchart

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Welcome to MITS

The overall purpose of Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS) is:

  • To provide information services
  • Support materials
  • Technical assistance
  • Training to local and intermediate school districts in Michigan

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Upcoming Webinars

Free AIM Webinar Series, July - August 2010

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AIM BASICS

Dates: July 13th from 1-2pm (EST), August 10th from 3-4pm (EST).

Topic: In the AIM Basics webinar, those with varied AIM-related interests and responsibilities will learn about and discuss the legal and practical issues related to the provision of print-based instructional materials in specialized formats. Main topics include: NIMAS and AIM in federal education statutes, AIM and copyright legislation, a brief overview of decision-making around the selection, acquisition, and use of accessible materials, and information about useful resources. Participation in an AIM Basics session is considered to be a prerequisite for the other webinars on targeted topics of high interest to particular stakeholders.

Presenter: Joy Zabala

Register for Tuesday, July 13: https://aim.ilinc.com/register/brbzjfx

Register for Tuesday, August 10: https://aim.ilinc.com/register/tvtbzrx

SYSTEM-LEVEL LEADERS SERIES

Consider the Possibilities: Ensuring the Provision of Accessible Materials to Students not Certified as Having a Print Disability under Copyright

Date: Tuesday, July 13th from 3-4pm (EST)

Topic: The NIMAC, Accessible Media Producers (AMPs), and some local production provide an increasingly robust means to support timely provision of print-based instructional materials in specialized formats to students who are served under IDEA 2004 AND certified as having a print disability as defined in copyright legislation. These sources, for the most part, are not available to students served under IDEA 2004 who do NOT have certified print disabilities but have been determined to unable to use print-based materials effectively. In this session, current sources of AIM for these students will be discussed and promising future trends will be explored.

Presenters: Joy Zabala, Skip Stahl, Chuck Hitchcock

Register: https://aim.ilinc.com/register/brbzjsx

STUDENT-LEVEL LEADERS SERIES

What’s Fair and Unfair about the Fair Use Provision in Copyright?

Date: Tuesday, August 10th from 1-2pm (EST)

Topic: Educators often refer to the “Fair Use” limitation in copyright statute as a means to provide materials to students who cannot use print-based materials effectively; however, the term and the exclusion are often used without sufficient knowledge of the elements upon which “Fair Use” is based. In this session, we will introduce the four elements of “Fair Use” included in Section 107 of U. S. Copyright Code and discuss how those elements inform the permissions and limitations of Fair Use. This session makes no attempt to provide legal interpretation or advice, but rather is designed to provide information that raises the awareness of educators and families about these elements and how the elements may logically apply to thinking about the provision of instructional materials.

Presenters: Joy Zabala, Chuck Hitchcock

Register: https://aim.ilinc.com/register/wkvcftz

**Note: Recordings of all webinars will be posted and available for later access on the AIM Center website.

About the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials:

With funding from the U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, we are a national TA&D center that serves as a resource to state- and district-level educators, parents, publishers, conversion houses, accessible media producers, and others interested in learning more about and implementing AIM and NIMAS in accordance with the IDEA. Learn more about the AIM Center.

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AAC TechConnect

AAC TechConnect Device Assistant

MITS has arranged for a statewide license granting Michigan Educators free access to the AAC Tech Connect Device Assistant.

Learn more about AAC Tech Connect.

Mayer-Johnson Offering Major Discounts

Mayer-Johnson Boardmaker Plus Software

Mayer-Johnson Offering Major Discounts

On behalf of Michigan educators, Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS) negotiated statewide discount pricing for Boardmaker software.

Mayer-Johnson offered fantastic discounts:

  • Boardmaker v.6 Plus with addendum libraries (mac or PC) $280.00 per copy (normally $515.00)
  • 10% OFF ALL M-CODED ITEMS
  • 5% OFF ALL R-CODED ITEMS  

Download the order form (PDF) and place your order directly with Mayer-Johnson.

The price is good through April, 2011.

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Michigan's Integrated Technology Supports (MITS) is a Michigan's Integrated Improvement Initiative (MI3) funded under IDEA mandated activities funds through the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Early Intervention Services.