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Strategies that help students with special needs successfully access the general education curriculum. Great collection of resources

Free customizable and printable resources for special education

An unmissable site for all things SEN. Find resources, ideas and help to push your students forward. I love the certificate maker. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Special+Educational+Needs

"Resources and ideas for teachers of learners with severe, profound, intensive, significant, complex or multiple special needs."

 The author is my grandson ,Shane's, advocate. Without her he would be up the creek without a paddle.  Will My Child Grow Out of It written by Dr. Bonny Forrest is an important book for parents, educators and practitioners. The succinct, accurate description of learning differences and mental health issues is based on extensive research as well as personal case study experience. The topics discussed and suggestions given are realistic yet always positive. The expanded appendix provides resources for action, effective therapies for consideration and medications commonly in use. Most importantly there is a direct link to ProjectSkip, http://www.projectskip.com/. A special code is given for use of this tool, a first step in the decision of whether to seek professional help. While this book is an excellent resource for parents, it could also be an important textbook for educators as well as those studying in the field of psychology

Many of you are familiar with the Love and Logic Series (Parenting with Love and Logic, Teaching with Love and Logic, etc). Well yesterday a fellow teacher showed me a resource the Love and Logic Institute is providing for teachers. The free resources cover: How to Create a Love and Logic Classroom  Misbehavior Cycle Special Reminders Regarding the Use of the "Recovery Process" for Disruptive Classroom Turn Your Words into Gold The Delayed or "Anticipatory" Consequence Twenty-Three Classroom Interventions

Comprehensive list of links for special education resources

Special ed customizable printables, user friendly

Explore EducationWorld's extensive archive of special education resources.

We invite you to submit a proposal for the 15th Sloan-C International Conference on Online Learning: "The Power of Online Learning: Opportunities for Tomorrow." The conference strongly encourages proposals that reflect the implications for the field of specific e-learning experience and practices. Proposals that address blended learning, issues of diversity, international applications of online learning, open educational resources and/or social networking are especially encouraged. Last year's conference attracted over 1100 participants to more than 180 presentations, as well as exhibits, pre-conference workshops, keynote and plenary addresses, and a variety of other special events.

Several great bloggers on this list - SMD Teacher, TLWMSN, Free resources from the Net, EdTech Change, AT Cubed....to name a few!

The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when everyone,and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching.The book enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success. [Scroll down for list of contents] Book release date (final version): 1 April 2015

Teachers sharing ideas, resources and activities for teaching ICT

Resources for adapting technology to be more accessible to students, teachers, and staf with special needs.

This is a specialized search engine that is focused on 6-traits resources. It's built with the Eurekster system that uses Yahoo Technology.

A special collection of books, reports, videos, links, and more resources about e-content in education with the use of Pinterest.

"As I started a go-to list of the best educational iPad apps for kids, the list got so long, I split up my posts into categories. So, today we'll start with my favorite iPad apps for literacy - reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids. Also, I've included special needs iPad app resources at the end of this post."

Resources, links, webinars, twitterchat archives, and more... all related to the work done by ISTE's SIGDS community.