Episode #46 features another excerpt from the presentation for the Individual Differences in Learning Association in Howard County, Maryland. This excerpt describes WordTalk; a free text-to-speech plug-in for Microsoft Word.
The episode features a bumper from Karen Janowski who is an assistive technology consultant, an assistive technology specialist for a school district in Massachusetts, adjunct faculty member at Simmons College, and school board member in her town. She is also one of the innovators behind the UDLTechToolKit wiki, which contains a plethora of resources useful for differentiating instruction.
UDL Wikispaces Wiki created using Glogster.Interactive Wiki providing a variety of information and support for implementing a UDL framework within educational environments
Karen Janowski's wiki contains an amazing array of free UDL tools and resources for all classrooms, including math, literacy, study skills, research, and much more.
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