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Google Site compilation of Executive Functioning sites and Apps from Cheryl Temple at RATE14

Make instant study guides by entering vocabulary words. The guide is created using a table in MS Word with the term, the definition(s), image(s) (optional), and blank notes column.

Video tutorials related to Read&Write 11

work completion checklist made in Google Forms. In order duplicate this you need the Google Spreadsheet link. Choose File>Make a Copy. Then go to Form of the new copy and choose Edit Form to get the link to the Google Form.

"Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by HowStuffWorks.com."

Be a student of History so you aren't doomed to repeat it! This podcast provides audio descriptions and discussions about the people and events from the past who shaped our present. Use specific episodes as an option to provide audio content that complements the topic of study. Invite students to listen during their commute!

Free online literature with more than 2000 classic texts http://www.bibliomania.com/

We Didn't Invent History... We Just Made it Fun!

Track migration of different animals and explore via live cameras

Be a student of History so you aren't doomed to repeat it! This podcast provides audio descriptions and discussions about the people and events from the past who shaped our present. Use specific episodes as an option to provide audio content that complements the topic of study. Invite students to listen during their commute!

presentation handouts and resources

"Seasonal change is all around us. We see it in the length of a day, in the appearance of a flower, in the flight of a butterfly. Journey North engages students and citizen scientists around the globe in tracking wildlife migration and seasonal change. Participants share field observations across the northern hemisphere, exploring the interrelated aspects of seasonal change. Sunlight and the Seasons Discovering how sunlight drives seasonal change by tracking changes in day length, or photoperiod. Plants and the Seasons Exploring plant growth in tulip test gardens, running an experiment to track the arrival of spring. Seasonal Migrations Following animal migrations. Observing, reporting, and tracking travels across the hemisphere. Journey North is a free, Internet-based program presented by Annenberg Learner, a division of the Annenberg Foundation."

LCPS announcement about home use of Read Write Gold.

This literacy software program has a toolbar with Reading, Writing, Study Skills, and Research tools that include text-to-speech, word prediction, talking spell check and calculator, and more. The customizable toolbar floats on top of applications such as Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, and Adobe Reader, so students can access the support tools when needed.

"Chris Klein is a voice to those that have none and helping hand to those with disabilities, even though he was born with cerebral palsy and uses augmentative communication to help him interact with the rest of the world. Over the past four years, Chris has been working closely with people that use AAC. He has recently been elected president of USSAAC (United States Society of Augmentative Alternative Communication). He has also formed an organization called BeCOME AAC. It stands for Building Connections with Others through Mentoring and Education about AAC. Chris is a graduate of Hope College and has studied at Western Theological Seminary. He currently lives in Grand Rapids with his wife Dawn."