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Video webinar of how to use Google Keep with students for notetaking and organization

This article summarizes research and evidence that suggests symbolated text should NOT be used to help teach reading.

ISTE Author Carmela Curatola Knowles answers questions and shares insights about the Piano and Laylee books. These books are used to help students learn about using technology safely and wisely.

pre-made templates to help you and your students

Invite students to listen to songs created to help them understand and remember content in multiple subjects. The website, created by Dr. Lodge McCammon, invites educators and students to learn by listening to music. Videos along with downloadable .mp3 files, teacher guides, and lyrics are also available.

"Making tactile books for children is not as challenging as you may think, and to make it even easier we have collected lots of information and resources to help you in your task"

Page fluffers are helpful in fostering independent literacy skills. Page fluffers are simple adaptations made to books or other reading material that make pages more accessible to turn. Page fluffers increase the space between the pages of a book, allowing those with limited fine motor skills to get their fingers between each page therefore making it easier to turn a page. You can use a variety of different materials to make page fluffers. A fluffer can be glued, taped, or clipped to the corner of each page.

Article featuring Xbox Kinect and Steuart W. Weller E.S.

Microsoft, The multinational corporation that develops, licenses and suports computer materials and software, has a great section for teachers and students. Microsft has created Teacher Guides where it provides free teaching tips and step by step guides for popular teacher tasks. These guides are supposed to help teachers and educators learn and explore better ways to inspire students and integrate technology in class.

Short and fun vocabulary videos intended to aid students build a strong vocabulary and are especially helpful in preparing for standardized tests such as SAT, ACT and GRE.

Join Professor Gideon T. Flummox and his friends as they put their minds to work creating inventions that help them understand the most perplexing scientific mystery of all: other people

Users create a one-page web site featuring information they want the world to know about them. Upload one picture, add relevant text, and add hyperlinks to any content that helps people understand who you are and what you're all about.

"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

Here's a collection of free materials we've found or created to help kids with speech disorders communicate at home and in the community

Aims to help students and children to memorize English vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using image, pronunciation and game. Free and Fun!

This page details the different uses of the function keys on a keyboard

F11 is useful for opening a Web browser in full screen mode, limiting distractions on the screen. Helpful for navigation.