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Brains On! is a podcast featuring inquiry-based science explorations. Each episode poses an authentic question and an entertaining examination of the answer. Sometimes that means talking to a nutritionist or a reptile expert. Other times that means putting on a play about sound waves or singing songs about sleep. It's a science lesson for your ears!

Immersive game played with students throughout the semester or school year where they become characters questing to gain rewards as they learn.

Playing Fraction Hopscotch provides a low tech, multisensory way for students to practice ordering fractions and equivalent fractions during gross motor activities. Students can walk, jump, crawl, or sit and scoot on the fraction squares!

"Review elements of a tweet. Ask students to write their 'handle' (i.e. username) on the top of 3 post its. Play a video, pausing to allow students to add something they learned on their post it to mimic a tweet. Display the tweets around the room and have students walk around the room creating at least three reply tweets to other students."

The inclusive Christmas games for kids below are suitable for individuals who are developing switch timing skills. The games can also be played using a conventional mouse, head pointing systems, touchscreen, spacebar etc. To start the games click on the images below. The switch activated games will open on a new web page. Please wait a few seconds for the games to load. Each 'switch press' is simulating a 'spacebar' which is controlling the game. To setup a 'switch interface' please ensure the switch interface is sending a 'spacebar' click when the switch is pressed.

The Language Lab provides lesson plans for using core vocabulary in a variety of play activities.

Information/content can be found by using the tabs located horizontally along the top of the page. There are also subtabs under each tab that have additional related information. Each tab/subtab contains only 1 piece of info/data. If needed, any document can also be downloaded from this LiveBinder and saved to your computer. Feel free to share this weblink with others or to use as a resource for your own training.

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The Pass It On Center is creating national and state resources to foster the appropriate reuse of AT so that people with disabilities can get the affordable AT they need in order to live, learn, work and play more independently

Play the Oregon Trail virtually on an old Apple IIgs system

Free Switch-Accessible Games Welcome to our free switch-accessible games area. Play the games online in your browser or download stand-alone versions for Windows. All the games can be played by switch, keyboard or mouse. See the individual games for detai

Approachable instrument that anyone may play

Neat online virtual keyboard that can be played using your computer keyboard

YouTube has earned a reputation for featuring brain cell-slaughtering fare such as the truly abysmal Fred and playing host to the some of the most depressingly stupid comments this side of Yahoo! News. But for every participant liberally dishing out misspelled racist, sexist and homophobic talking points, there is at least one whose channel genuinely offers something provocative and educational. For teachers hoping to infuse multimedia into their classrooms, YouTube makes for an excellent starting point. Plenty of universities, nonprofits, organizations, museums and more post videos for the cause of education both in and out of schools. The following list compiles some of the ones most worthy of attention, as they feature plenty of solid content appealing to their respective audiences and actively try to make viewers smarter.

This is the National Park Service's on-line Junior Ranger program for kids of all ages. If you love your National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites, this site is for you. Play more than 50 games and learn about your National Parks.

Poptropica® is a virtual world in which kids explore and play in complete safety. Every month, millions of kids from around the world are entertained and informed by Poptropica's engaging quests, stories and games. Kids create a "Poptropican" character to travel the many Islands of Poptropica and use gaming literacy to enjoy a narrative that is often rooted in factual history. Problem-solving skills are honed as kids discover and solve mysteries unique to each Island. There are always new areas to explore in this ever-expanding world where kids can collect objects, read digital books and comics, watch movies and compete in head-to-head competition. Parents can always trust that their children are playing - and learning - in a safe online environment.

app finder:  searchable database from Georgia Tech

"Welcome to the Tools for Life Database - Our Favorite Apps for Living, Learning, Working and Playing!"

Looking for Audio Read Alouds. This binder offers great read aloud sources for students of all ages. Created by techwithtia

"How playing games, telling stories, and other fun activities can help your ADHD child master math."