Participate and share: Poster 
Educational Challenge: Understanding the importance of and how to use alt_tags effectively.
Instructional Activities: Attendees will learn what alt tags are, how to identify and create descriptive alt tags, where to locate alt tags in common creation tools such as Google Docs and Word documents, and how to apply alt tags to branding using social media tools including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Engagement using tools such as Pear Deck or Nearpod will allow interactivity and direct, real time response between attendees and session facilitators. Facilitators will also provide opportunities for attendees to apply knowledge learned to #ISTE social media shared photographs and videos to put skills into practice immediately.
5 Minute Quick Introduction
10 Minutes Explanation of legal issues including ADA, Section 504, WCAG
45-50 Minutes Skills Practice including identifying alt+tag tools within common software and applications such as Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Facebook,Twitter, Instagram (I do, We do, You do); writing alt+tag descriptions (I do, We do, You do); opportunities for discussion with other attendees and to compare alt+tags (Share on tool such as Padlet or Google Doc for collaborative learning)
10-15 Minutes Resources sharing
10 Minutes Question and Answer period
5 Minutes Wrap Up
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, W3C World Wide Web Consortium Recommendation 12-month year (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG 2.0) https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
Microsoft Research Blog: Alt Text That Informs: Meeting the Needs of People Who Are Blind or Low Vision https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/alt-text-that-informs-meeting-the-needs-of-people-who-are-blind-or-low-vision/
Write Good Alt Text to Describe Images https://accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images
Writing Alternative Text for Images https://afb.org/blog/entry/writing-alternative-text-images
What Is Alt Text? Why You Should Use It, and How to Write It https://www.howtogeek.com/821673/what-is-alt-text-why-you-should-use-it-and-how-to-write-it/
How to Write Great Alt Text And Why It Matters https://aceseditors.org/news/2020/how-to-write-great-alt-text-and-why-it-matters
Alt Text https://moz.com/learn/seo/alt-text
A Comprehensive Guide to Alt Text and Why It Matters https://www.steelcroissant.com/blog/a-comprehensive-guide-to-alt-text-and-why-it-matters
Give a Damn About Accessibility: A Candid and Practical Handbook for Designers https://www.accessibility.uxdesign.cc/
Inclusive Learning 365: EdTech Strategies for Every Day of the Year https://my.iste.org/s/store#/store/browse/detail/a1w1U000004LphkQAC
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