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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial">We are extending our use of technology to provide you with PAAP information through</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Arial">new and engaging</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B> <FONT FACE="Arial">format</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial">s</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><B><FONT FACE="Arial">.</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> Our first efforts will be directed to brief multimedia presentations about specific aspects of the PAAP.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">A downloadable script of</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">each</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> presentation will</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">be</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">provide</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">d</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">enhance access for audience members who are deaf</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">o</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">r</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> hard of hearing. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">The first of these presentations has been posted in the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Arial">Materials and Tools</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> section of the PAAP Webpage</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">(</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN><A HREF="http://www.mecas.org/paap/materialstools"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">www.mecas.org/paap/materialstools</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">)</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">The topic is “Identifying Maine Students Appropriate for Alternate Assessment”.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">In order to view the presentation, you will need to have Adobe Flash Player loaded on your computer.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">Most PCs are already equipped with this program; if your computer does not have Flash Player, or you wish to upgrade, you can download the program for free by clicking on the icon at the bottom of the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><I> <FONT FACE="Arial">Materials and Tools</FONT></I></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> page. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">We hope you will look at and listen to this first</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">in</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">a</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">-</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">series presentation, and</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Arial">send</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> any feedback you may have to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:kimberly.schroeter@maine.gov?subject=Feedback%20regarding%20Flash%20Presentation"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Kim Schroeter</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">,</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:linda.parkin@maine.gov?subject=Feedback%20regarding%20Flash%20presentation"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Linda Parkin</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">, or</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:peter.bernard@maine.gov?subject=Feedback%20regarding%20Flash%20presentation"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial">Peter Bernard</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> </SPAN></P>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">Thank you, and h</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial">ave</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Arial"> a fabulous summer!</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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