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Did you know? It’s the law…
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA, 2004) requires that states and school districts provide accessible versions of instructional materials to students with disabilities in a timely manner, typically at the same time as their peers. While it may be obvious that students who are blind or have print disabilities must be provided with instructional materials that are accessible to them, IDEA 2004 goes further to say that states and school districts are responsible for ensuring that even students who are not included under the definition of blind or other persons with print disabilities, must receive accessible instructional materials in a timely manner. This includes all students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs) who struggle to read using traditional print. For more information, visit the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials @ http://aim.cast.org/learn/aim4families/aim_factsheet_parents
News & Observer; Greensboro, NC
ITUNES U: NC DEPT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND PARTNERS
The “North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Partners” iTunes U site is a new tool teachers, students, and parents can use to download the latest multimedia education resources, including presentations, professional development videos, curriculum materials and more.
To date, content contributors include:
- Office of the Governor
- NC Department of Public Instruction
- NC Virtual Public School
- NC Museum of History
- LEARN NC
To access the site, users must first download the iTunes application. There is no cost to download this application, and installation instructions are listed below.
To view North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Partners content, paste the url http://itunes.apple.com/us/institution/north-carolina-department/id390990274 into your browser. Your computer should ask you if you want to use iTunes to open and you should select “yes.”
Another way to access content is by searching for North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in the search box.
All content on iTunes U is available for PC or Mac, iPod, iPhone or iPad. Users also can subscribe to content.
NC Legislative Session Ends
June 24, 2011
The NC Legislative session came to a close on Saturday. In the end, the Governor’s budget veto was overridden, and late yesterday evening the Governor signed 22 bills (including HB916 Statewide Expansion of 1915 bc waiver & SB498 Modify Law Corporal Punishment Permission) and vetoed one bill- HB 351, widely known as the Voter ID bill.
