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Extensive document with guidance in creating accessible Office documents, PDFs, videos, etc.

"Adapted Books (new URL link) These are adapted books and materials created with Boardmaker, Writing with Symbols, Smartboard's Notebook, and MS PowerPoint. Some have also been converted to Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). If the Boardmaker files direct you to a page that states "Server Not Found" please right click on the link and select "Save Target as..." and you will be able to save the file. "

Google Story Builder allows anyone to create short, Google-Docs style videos. You can adjust the characters, the story line, the plot, and even customize the music.

"The Transition Toolkit contains all of the resources needed for planning and hosting a Transition Institute that will create a memorable, high quality learning experience for deaf-blind teens.  The Toolkit is a repository of information, tools and resources that serve as a model for hosting a workshop for deaf-blind teens ages 14-22 and their families."

This collection of tutorials provides step-by-step guides for users to create accessible books to support print disabled students. Find tutorials for PowerPoint, Clicker 5 & Clicker 6, Boardmaker Studio, the Pictello app for iPad

allows kids to take notes on Internet articles as they research online. Kids can use highlighters, sticky notes and other tools to mark key information. All of their work is saved in an online account. Scrible automatically creates citations for articles and puts them into a bibliography, too.

Paths to Technology is designed to assist educators and families in learning and staying current on ever-changing technology for students with visual impairments and blindness. The goal of this project is to enable students with visual impairments and blindness (VIB) to succeed in paperless mainstream classrooms and post-school opportunities for employment by achieving digital literacy and by staying current with rapidly evolving technology. Created as an interactive site, Paths to Technology will be a resource for defining and disseminating best practices, training, and support for teachers of the visually impaired, braille transcribers, other education professionals, parents and students themselves.

This non-exclusive community has come together in an effort to unite all individuals concerned with communication rights for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disability, autism and other disabilities that create complex communication needs. This wikispace aims to serve as a mechanism for: Sharing ideas and resources (including appropriate and/or promising practices) Raising awareness of issues and barriers for individuals with complex communication needs Problem solving through collaboration

How to create a QR code from within OneDrive (Office 365).

SEE LINK BELOW Index and Description of Dynamic Learning Maps Self-Directed Learning Modules. To help educators understand the Common Core State Standards and their application to students with significant cognitive disabilities, the Dynamic Learning Maps™ consortium has created and will continue to create self-directed learning modules. Each of the interactive modules is short (30-45 minutes on average) and focuses on a single topic. When you complete a module, be certain to complete the information regarding your name, school, and state so that you will receive credit where available. If you have questions about these modules, please contact dlmpd@unc.edu - See more at: http://dlmpd.com/all-modules-in-alphabetical-order/

Insanely jealous of Strategy-A-Day Calendar? @attipscast just shared this template so you can make your own! http://t.co/cxxPEqpIgC #ATIA14 RT @attipscast: We are creating calendar slides for the http://t.co/AVEIspS0Yv at #ATIA14 http://t.co/XNrUB69y2E

Timeline allows students to create a graphical representation of an event or process by displaying items sequentially along a line. Timelines can be organized by time of day, date, or event, and the tool allows users to create a label with short or long descriptive text. Adding an image for each label makes a timeline more visually appealing.

Timetoast is a great way to share the past, or even the future... Create timelines in minutes, it's as simple as can be.

Welcome to Padlet, possibly the easiest way to create and collaborate in the world

"Browse our selection of lesson plans and bring the stories to life with your students..."

"When making your own PowerPoint book, a template can be a helpful time saver. The templates below are for creating ABC books and personal books for students with significant disabilities, including deaf-blindness. The templates have high contrast backgrounds and some have finger spellings. (The finger spelling photos come from Pics4Learning.com. They are free!). The templates have also been setup so that there is an auditory click and some movement when students turn the pages in the book. In all of the downloadable templates, the pages and the text boxes have already been made. Teachers, therapists and/or parents can spend time adding pictures and text, rather then the technical aspects of starting from scratch."

"These projects provide ideas and strategies to promote play through better access to play materials, and use assistive technology to give the children this critical access. Typical solutions revolve around "low tech" assistive technology. By building on what the child can do, and by creating interactive play environments, families can reclaim play as a critical component of childhood! Look here for information on selecting toys for play, toys for children with disabilities, adapting toys to make them easier to use, locating specially designed toys as well as other resources to promote play."

This 5-part series of YouTube videos will walk Scratchers through the steps to create a simple animation where sprites speak and move from scene to scene.

Provides step by step instructions with photos on how to create a document holder using cardboard and a clothespin, chip clip, or binder clip

Create a free login to access a wealth of downloadable Boardmaker templates and activities. Search features enables you to specify category, grade level, interactivity, and more. Must have Boardmaker software to open the files. LCPS staff members can get the Boardmaker CDs from the school libraries.