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Welcome to this humble course. Here you'll find a set of free online typing lessons and typing exercises for beginning typists, and frustrated hunt-and-peckers who want to move from four-finger typing to full-blown touch typing.

Gotta Have IT is an all-in-one computing resource kit designed with educators' needs in mind. A select set of high-quality posters, computing and careers information, digital media and more, the resource kit builds awareness and inspires interest in compu

Read It Once Again literary preschool curriculums are created especially for preschool children with language delays or disorders, developmental delays, or forms of autism. This preschool curriculum is equally effective in regular preschool settings. Typ

Super cool coloring Turn old menus, CD cases or DVD cases into coloring/writing tools. Slip paper inside and get out the washable markers or dry erase markers (non smelling)! Color - wipe - color - wipe. Practice names, patterns, dot-to-dots and more. This is also great for some special needs situations - for children who get frustrated that their work is not 'perfect' the first time. No worries; they can erase and start again!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/ classroom organization, room set up, furniture arrangement

Tutorial/cheat sheet created by HIAT (High Incidence Accessible Technology) on setting up and using the Type to Learn 3 keyboarding program

"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

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An easy, fun, little project to keep students engaged during Guided Reading: The Giant Googly-Eye Pointer! For the pre-reading set, you can use these to help tracking. For fluent readers, you can use it to ask students to find certain words in the text ("Can you find the compound word on this page? Put your googly eye on it!")

Research article

""Toolbelt Theory" is based around the idea that as humans we are tool users, and that we choose tools most effectively when that choice begins with the Task at hand, and then considers theEnvironment in which that task must be performed, the Skill set of the individual (the tool chooser), and the Tools which are available (Thus the acronyn TEST)  --Ira Socol "

A story map is a strategy that uses a graphic organizer to help students learn the elements of a book or story. By identifying story characters, plot, setting, problem and solution, students read carefully to learn the details. There are many different types of story map graphic organizers. The most basic focus on the beginning, middle, and end of the story. More advanced organizers focus more on plot or character traits.

NATE -- the National Assistive Technology in Education Network -- brings together information from the many fields and disciplines that are involved in assistive technology services in educational settings. We provide that information in a cohesive, integ

Assistive Technology Trainer's Handbook (P.Reed, M. Kaplan, G. Bowser) This manual is designed for all AT service providers who train others. It contains research-based information about planning, providing and evaluating training

Tech-Ease provides step by step instructions, including a video tutorial and a downloadable PDF cheat sheet, on the accessibility settings available in Windows 7 Ease of Access Center.

Nice comparison website to compare AAC devices, their features and vocab set

The National Assistive Technology in Education Network -- brings together information from the many fields and disciplines that are involved in assistive technology services in educational settings. We provide that information in a cohesive, integrated manner, so that people from all disciplines can access it.

Brought to life by the National Center for Family Literacy, Wonderopolis provides a question, something to wonder about each day, along with information about how to find information about that wonder. Videos, text, vocabulary, and related activities allow students to expand their inquisitive minds!

Welcome to Wonderopolis®, a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Wonders of the Day® will help you find learning moments in everyday life. Each day, an intriguing question is posed and explored in a variety of ways. Wonders of the day approach both informs and encourages new questions, sparking new paths of wonder and discovery in family and classroom settings…. And it is FREE!