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ISTE's 6 week on Universal Design for Learning

Wonders of Word and MSOffice video tutorials and MUCH MORE

Loudoun County Public Schools collection of links for tangible resources including foldables

Internet for Classrooms - Helping Teachers Use the Internet Effectively website has links to academic resources, instructional supports, software tutorials, and other classroom technology resources.

I4C OVERVIEW Whether you are a newcomer or an old pro, it's easy to get "lost" in everything I4C has to offer. We have subject help by grade level on almost all school topics. Don't forget to click and explore when you are looking for teacher resources. Here are a few main topics to get you started. Early Childhood Elementary Math Elementary Language Arts Elementary Science Elementary Social Studies Middle/High School Language Arts Middle/High School Math Middle/High School Science Middle/High School Social Studies/History Middle/High School Foreign Languages SkillBuilders provide online interactives per subject and grade. Tech Tutorials provide online support as well as printables. Assessment Assistance offers online and printable tests.

Resources from the High Incident Assistive Technology Team in Montgomery County Public Schools related to UDL

"For many students, access to the computer requires the use of some assistive input device such as a switch or a touch screen. Priory Woods has developed a range of motivating programs to help students develop the skills needed to use these devices in a meaningful way. Switch 'videos' are simple slideshows animations set to music which can be operated by switch or touch-screen. They feature sounds and images from popular music and TV shows and can be used with pupils of all ages" the videos have been revamped for additional opportunities for switch use

Louisiana Assistive Technology Initiative provides instructions on creating basic foldables. Check out the "Parts of a Dollar" foldable!

"If You Build It, They Will Read!" Authoring Books Online with CAST Book Builder Following Universal Design for Learning principles, engage readers with a free online authoring tool that allows users to create, read, and publish digital books while meeting"

Simple adaptations and words of wisdom to make art accessible to all students

Baltimore City Public Schools On this website you will find books that have been adapted using the Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) and the Mayer-Johnson program BoardMaker (c). The Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) are typically used by individuals

pre-made picture symbols for over 700 books. must have Boardmaker software to download and use

The Story Map interactive includes a set of graphic organizers designed to assist teachers and students in prewriting and postreading activities. The organizers are intended to focus on the key elements of character, setting, conflict, and resolution development.

Students will be able to… *identify and describe the germination process of a bean plant. *conduct a simple science experiment and observe and record the outcome. *identify the basic needs of bean seeds in order to germinate. *measure the growth of a bean plant using standard measurement. *recognize that tools (rulers,…) have specific functions (to assist in measuring, …) to makes tasks easier.

Cheat sheet created by the Loudoun County Public Schools' Assistive Technology Team on using the Boardmaker Plus v. 6 Symbolate tool. Type in the text, or copy and paste it from a document or the Internet, and the graphics will appear with the text. It also has a text to speech feature that reads the text aloud. Provides wonderful supports for struggling readers and English language learners!

This collection of visual supports and other resources provides examples of various strategies that can be used to support students on the autism spectrum, as well as others with and without disabilities. Some of these visuals have also been used as part of a school's Response to Intervention (RTI) or as part of School-wide Positive Behavior Supports (PBIS). Many of the visuals can also be used with families to assist their son/daughter at home. Others may benefit adults on the spectrum, as well.

Visual supports from the Indiana Resource Center for Autism

A resource for students interested in an alternative to the traditional campus college experience, OnlineUniversities.com's goal is to assist students in finding the best online university that fits their needs and demands.

How Do You Know It? How Can You Show It? Data collection Reed, Bowser & Korsten

Explanation of PECS with video

The LCPS Assistive Technology team has created adapted play guides for some of our switch-operated toys that we provide to our students. These toys are often used to teach students about cause and effect, but as this sample activity guide shows, there are many other uses for concept development and social interaction.