Recent and Emerging Technologies to

Support Student Accessibility

PAST EVENT

Come see the latest innovations and features in accessibility software and hardware from Google and Chrome apps and extensions. Practitioners from the field, and Google staff, will share their experiences working with students who have Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), Attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Developmental Disabilities and other educational disabilities using Google Glass, Virtual and Augmented Reality, “Social” Robots, Hangouts with live captioning, Chromebooks and other hardware and software.

This day is geared to special education administrators, school technology directors, school psychologists, school social workers, special education teachers, service providers, BCBAs, assistive technology professionals, and AAC professionals.

As part of the day a member of the Google accessibility team will join us to hear your suggestions and innovations that would benefit your students.

Member Information

METAA is the Massachusetts CoSN chapter. Because of this powerful national affiliation you have some choices about how you join our organization. You may join METAA alone or METAA + CoSN. You may also register below to indicate interest in staying informed about METAA without joining our organization yet.

If you have ANY questions about membership or benefits, please email us at:
metaa@techdirectors.org.

OPTION 1: JOIN METAA + CoSN

COST: example – Small district is $440 (see reg form for other size districts)

To join both organizations and to reap the benefits at the state and national level, you must join CoSN at the INSTITUTIONAL level. Below is a link to COSN registration form. Please note that state chapter dues are included only if you become an institutional member, but not if you become an individual member.

Cost of membership is calculated on the size of your organization. For example, if you have under 2500 students, annual membership for METAA + CoSN costs $440. If you already have individual CoSN membership, you will want to join METAA only ~ see OPTION 2.

CoSN + METAA REGISTRATION

OPTION 2: JOIN METAA Alone

COST: $150

To join METAA alone, choose this option. You will receive all the benefits that METAA has to offer including a mentor program, advocacy at the state level, professional development specifically for technology administrators, and more. The annual membership cost is only $150.

Save the Dates – Technology Directors’ Advisory Days:

Jan 15, 2020 – Student Rostering & Data Privacy
April 6, 2020 – Cisco

Past Technology Directors’ Advisory Days:

Februrary 4, 2019 – Microsoft STEM Garage Tour
December 6, 2018 – Student Data Privacy with Steve Smith
February 13th – Advisory Day – ITS and Computer Science Certification
December 11th – Erate Advisory Day with Sheryl Abshire
January 20th – Advisory Day announcing the METAA/Microsoft Licensing Agreement for Massachusetts
February 27th – Advisory Day announcing the launch of the Massachusetts Learning Technology Initiative (LTI)