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New Guide, Technology for Transition and Postsecondary Success: Supporting Executive Function, Now Available!

Learn how readily available technology tools can be used to help students who struggle with executive function successfully transition from high school to college or the workplace!

Authors Gillian Hayes and Stephen Hosaflook have developed this quick-reference guide to help guidance counselors, transition teams, job TTEFcounselors and other professionals identify free and low-cost applications and software that support executive function skills, such as time and task management, organization, and self-regulation. These skills are crucial for carrying out daily routines and accomplish school and work-related goals.

Technology for Transition and Postsecondary Success: Supporting Executive Function provides easy to follow instructions for how to use

  • Digital calendars
  • Task lists/To-Do list apps
  • Productivity software
  • Meditation and mindfulness applications
  • Self-monitoring applications

The authors also provide useful tips on mobile device etiquette, composing professional emails, and staying safe online.

Read more about the guide and purchase at http://www.nprinc.com/technology-for-transition-and-postsecondary-success/

About the authors:

HayesheadshotGillian R. Hayes, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, in the School of Education, and in the School of Medicine at The University of California, Irvine. She is the Robert A. and Barbara L. Kleist Chair in Informatics as well as the Director of Technology Research at the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. For the last decade, she has dedicated much of her research to the design, development, and evaluation of technologies in support of children with special needs and their families and teachers. She is the Chief Technology Officer at Tiwahe Technology.

 

IMG_4067Stephen W. Hosaflook, MS is the CEO of Tiwahe Technology, a consulting and design firm specializing in technologies for children and families coping with neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and ADHD. He is a Certified Assistive Technology Specialist and has been working with children with autism for over a decade. Together with co-author Gillian R. Hayes he offers school districts and organizations customized workshops on using technology to promote executive function and facilitate postsecondary transition.

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