The purpose of this Web site is to focus on how technology already in the classroom or school can support good instruction and research-based strategies that work. Our focus in this site is on Differentiated Instruction - which is a teaching theory based on the idea that instructional approaches should give students multiple options for taking in information, making sense of ideas, expressing what they learn, and accommodating differences while teaching to students strengths and knowledge (Tomlinson 2001).
WestEd: Using Technology To Support Diverse Learners
Annotated listing of a variety of print materials available online.
Click on Download File: "FindingText1006.pdf".
WordTalk is a free plug-in developed for use with all versions of Microsoft Word (from Word 97 upwards), which can help people with reading difficulties use Microsoft Word more effectively.
The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) The mission: To strengthen the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia, so that each child has their best opportunity to develop speech
The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA)
The mission: To strengthen the support systems in the lives of children with apraxia, so that each child has their best opportunity to develop speech
LibriVox: free audiobooks. LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the net. Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audio books.
WordSift is a tool that was created primarily for teachers. Mainly, think of it playfully - as a toy in a linguistic playground that is available to instantly capture and display the vocabulary structure of texts, and to help create an opportunity to talk and play with language. Cut and paste any text into WordSift and the program helps to quickly identify important words that appear in the text.
Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge