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Learn how to quickly place your digital photos into PowerPoint using the Photo Album feature. PowerPoint Photo Album Templates templates are available from Microsoft Office.com, or you can create your own. Add narration and text for digital storytelling.

Capzles helps anyone create beautiful, interactive, rich-media timelines online using videos, photos, text, music, audio and most documents..

"The Word Cloud feature enables you to use Word Banks or selected text to create and display word lists or "clouds" for use when writing, filling in worksheets, or taking tests."

The Word Cloud feature enables you to use Word Banks or selected text to create and display word lists or "clouds" for use when writing, filling in worksheets, or taking tests. Students can use these as prompts or to have key vocabulary words at the ready when writing an essay on a specific topic. Teachers can use this feature for fill in the blank vocabulary worksheets or use to instruct students to use particular vocabulary words when writiing an essay. 

"There are many tools for creating and using graphic organizers, but one great option is Google Drawings. Some benefits include: Loads of ways to add images, shapes, connectors, text, and more Easy to collaborate with partners or for a whole class brainstorming activity Final product can be shared as is, or can be exported in several formats It's free!"

Direct link to the audio of the A.T.TIPSCAST podcast episode about using Vozme.com, a free, web-based text to speech tool

Word Prediction, Text-to-Speech, etc.

Free online audience response system that uses SMS text messages or the web to answer questions with real-time results.

A free sci-fi short story in both audio and text about a girl with autism who helps to rescue a man stranded on a deserted island.

"Talking with a person who uses AAC - what to do, and what not to do! - in order to be a good communication partner. What people who use AAC have to say about communication partners."

"finding materials that link directly to the grade level content, but are written at a level that is accessible. "

"The SIFTS is a quick and easy web-based survey tool developed primarily to support IEP teams who need assistance in matching student needs and strengths to AT features. It has embedded text, picture and video supports to assist teams in building their knowledge of assistive technologies as well as their capacity to implement AT assessments."

"Learning new vocabulary can be stressful and challenging, but it doesn't have to be. Words U puts college-level vocabulary words in your hands, and lets you discover them as you message your friends."

Caroline Musselwhite's blog is a companion to the website, www.aacintervention.com At this site, my friends and I will be sharing quick posts, minitips, and think outlouds! Please visit frequently, as this site will change rapidly!

"Finding Texts for Students with Significant Disabilities - Apps Included! ATIA 2015"

"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"

"Print eye gaze communication frames of various sizes using symbols or text. Templates with 4, 6 and 16 locations are provided."

"Zing is a dynamic new eBook platform featuring thousands of fiction and nonfiction eBooks. Huge Selection: Thousands of trade book titles that students will want to read, including award winning titles, books and series from well-known authors, Spanish leveled books, and short texts, poems, and articles"

"A public, searchable collection of research on the use of computer access interfaces by people with disabilities. The database includes text entry rate data from studies published since 1986. A registry option exists for those who wish to add to the database."