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AAC Language Lab Noun Town Book - when everyone lives in Noun Town, they have a difficult time talking with each other!

Provides clues and a talking word wizard dictionary for students to investigate and solve mysteries related to U.S and world history

Student activities , interactive whiteboard activities and great

Students engage in solving a mystery by using problem solving and critical thinking skills. In one or two class periods, students can check out the clues, determine a research strategy, conduct research, and submit their solution to the History Mystery. Perfect for grades 4 through 8.

In this blog post by a famous AAC clinician named Gail Van Tatenhove she tells the story of Velma, an employee at an adult facility who witnessed Gail talking with an AAC user by modeling on the device. Velma was inspired to become "America's Next Top Modeler" with Gail acting as her coach. In the article, Gail outlines some initial scripts she gave to Velma to use when chatting with the AAC user. These scripts were necessary because Velma couldn't be expected to know where every word was she might ever need to say. The scripts took the pressure off! Velma only needed to find these few words. Guess what happened? In time, Velma learned where all of these words were so she didn't need to use the scripts at all.

Free downloadable Boardmaker visuals have been created for more than 750 books that can be used as communication boards or story sequencing cards to talk about the story.

Write the sight word on a whiteboard or make it with magnetic letters. ... Talk about tall and short letters in the word (e.g. "and" has two short letters .... Have students close their eyes and visualize the word. ...

While news from Iran streams to the world, Clay Shirky shows how Facebook, Twitter and TXTs help citizens in repressive regimes to report on real news, bypassing censors (however briefly). The end of top-down control of news is changing the nature of poli

Temple Grandin: The world needs all kinds of minds

TEDxAshburn talk by Christopher Bugaj

Free upload photos and record voice to accompany each one

Districts seek ways to implement universal design By ALEXANDER RUSSO Bringing UDL into the Mainstream, continued Bringing UDL into the Mainstream: Districts seek ways to implement universal design Bringing UDL into the Mainstream For the past several years, new teachers joining the Bartholomew (Ind.) Consolidated School Corporation have been encouraged to watch a video introducing the preferred method of teaching in the district. Rather than highlighting a single approach, however, the video is all about encouraging teachers to use varied ways and materials to present new information and to assess learning, be it aurally through talking iPads, visually through doodles on whiteboards, creatively through art projects and games, or by using old-fashioned pen and paper. That's because the preferred method of teaching in Bartholomew County is UDL, or Universal Design for Learning.

Talking Calculator for Cyberchase

Here are all the quick, compelling one-session activities you need to incorporate interactive learning and technology into your curriculum. Each activity requires no prep and can be completed in 15-30 minutes. talking books

Building on the momentum the Obama administration started more than a year ago to stop bullying in schools and communities, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan today unveiled a revitalized Stop Bullying website - www.stopbullying.gov - to encourage children, parents, educators, and communities to take action to stop and prevent bullying. The website provides a map with detailed information on state laws and policies, interactive webisodes and videos for young people, practical strategies for schools and communities to ensure safe environments, and suggestions on how parents can talk about this sensitive subject with their children. The site also explores the dangers of cyberbullying and steps youngsters and parents can take to fight it.

This 18 minute video talks about re-designing education using a universal design for learning approach (without ever using the words Universal Design for Learning).

"Reading and writing are modalities of  language (just like listening & talking). The more we integrate literacy into language learning the more opportunities for prAACtice and learning.  Think of all the ways to prAACtice core words with reading and writing (e.g., "read again", "write about that", "that is good", "He was bad", "tell me more", "I know", etc…). With this in mind, we love encouraging a love of literacy for ALL of our students. Here are some top tips we have learned from the most reluctant reader/writers, to beginning reader/writers, to even the more proficient readers/writers. It is such a great pleasure to watch students begin to love literacy as much as we do."

23 page resource from the FDLRS. With step by step dirctions and screenshots along with implementation ideas.

Enlighten us, but make it quick.

Loudoun County residents can use their public library card to access engaging and interactive eBook websites for kids. Click on the Just for Kids link to access BookFlix video storybooks with related eBooks and TumbleBooks animated talking picture books with related activities.