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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.

"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."

Welcome to ConnectABILITY a website and virtual community dedicated to lifelong learning and support for people who have an intellectual disability, their families and support networks. The core of our community is accessible, self-directed access to valuable information and tools, ready on demand.

Links to Ian Bean's free resources to accessible materials, videos and other activities, along with documents and information useful to those working with or parenting young people with severe and complex needs. All of their resources have been virus checked and determined to be safe to download for use at school or at home.

Digital portfolios provide a distillation of an individual's best work, typically generated over a year or a longer period of time. Most digital portfolios contain a broad range of information to properly capture the person's versatility. Information in d

EmpTech aims to provide information resources on assistive technologies that are designed to help those with specific difficulties or disabilities work and study more effectively. The database includes product descriptions, links to manufacturers, supplie

Graphs and charts are great because they communicate information visually. For this reason, graphs are often used in newspapers, magazines and businesses around the world.

Informal diagnostic tool to assist speech-language pathologist with identifying a language representation system for AAC users. freeware correlate to http://www.closingthegap.com/media/conference/sessions/183/ArtandScienceofAACEval.pdf

Meet the creators of Adobe Voice and hear their take on what makes a story engaging and memorable. Voice is a free iPad app that helps you create stunning animated videos in minutes. No filming - just talk to tell your story. Pick from over 25,000 beautiful iconic images to show your ideas and Voice automatically adds cinematic motion and a soundtrack. Persuade, inform and inspire anyone online. Make an impact. Show your story. Create a stunning animated video - in minutes.

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Online Learning We offer an ever-expanding array of facilitated and self-paced online courses to individual educators, small and large groups from PreK- 12 and Higher Ed settings, as well as other educational organizations. These online learning environments enable collaboration locally and across the globe as participants deepen their understanding of UDL and apply it to practice. Scroll down for information on all of our online course options and graduate credit opportunities.

"Social Stories Why should I do it: Helps teach students routines, expectations, and behavioral standards in an alternative way Reinforces correct behavior Information presented in a story format Provides visual examples of behavior expectations Provides a more personalized and tailored behavioral intervention Helps involve students in the learning process Works well with students on the autism spectrum and those with ADD/ADHD"

This site presents training, resources, and information related to early communication assessment and instruction for students with significant disabilities. It is part of a larger effort to address the needs of students with significant disabilities who participate in the alternate assessment across the state of North Carolina. The goal of the larger project is to provide educators with the training, resources, and support they need to meet the needs of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities across three critical domains: Academics, Communication, and Transition.

"Primaryhomeworkhelp is the new website for Woodlands Junior homework resources. Hundreds of pages of easy to read information and facts on many homework topics including tudors, victorians, romans, rivers and mountains."

CALL Centre provides free downloadable passport templates, customized booklets that enable individuals with communication challenges to express themselves and provide information about their most effective means of communication.

Assistive Technology: Resource Roundup Discover websites, blogs, articles, and videos that provide information and tools related to understanding, selecting, and assessing assistive technology and accessible instructional materials"

"To learn about Newton's Laws of Motion, 8th grade students applied the three laws to a sport of their choosing. Students worked independently on this project but shared their final products with each other for feedback. OneNote was used for the assignment, rubric, and work pages, as well as the sharing of links and student feedback. Sway was used as the platform for the final projects, complete with text, images and video! Click the link below to check out a sample OneNote notebook containing the project information and a few sample student response pages"

Confirmation Bias is a psychological principle/logical fallacy. This recent (2015) study documents how people will seek out ways to justify or confirm their beliefs when presented with cognitive dissonance. Date: November 16, 2015 Source: University of Iowa Summary: Once people reach a conclusion, they aren't likely to change their minds, even when new information shows their initial belief is likely wrong and clinging to that belief costs real money, new research shows"

Educators and parents struggle to find appropriate apps to use for students with special needs. The purpose of this course is to assist in determining what app features to look for when selecting apps. This course explores how to select apps based on learning traits and styles of students, appropriate uses in education, App features to consider, and how this information can be utilized to select more appropriate apps for students with special needs.

Single Message Voice Output Technology Information and resources for single message AAC use