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Curated list of web resources about how to use QR Codes in Education

Compiled by an SLP. Use the links to navigate to a wealth of resources on many topics. Speech-Language Therapy Materials on the Internet>>Literacy Link will bring you to those on Adapted Books http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/sptherapy.html#literacy

University of NC at Charlotte's website of adapted books that go along with curriculum in NC standard course of study. The books open with and print with Writing with Symbols, a rebus based software tool. A simplified Word version is available as well that can be used alone or with other graphic generating software.

adapted texts for older students University of North Carolina at Charlotte UNC-Charlotte Charlotte's Web

Introduction to accessible books and why access to literature is important to all students. Students will receive an overview of the features of PowerPoint 2007 and be guided through a step by step process of how to use it to create an accessible book. sources for audioboooks, photos and sounds

"If You Build It, They Will Read!" Authoring Books Online with CAST Book Builder Following Universal Design for Learning principles, engage readers with a free online authoring tool that allows users to create, read, and publish digital books while meeting"

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. An abstract, citation, playing time, and word count are given for each of the passages. Many of the passages also have a related reading strategy identified. Each reading passage can also be downloaded as a PDF and printed for use as a read-along or as supplemental reading material for your classroom.

"Description AT Consideration Guide: IDEA (1997) added the requirement that each IEP team consider the need for assistive technology as part of the Consideration of Special Factors. IEP Teams must also document their consideration of assistive technology in the IEP. The consideration guide can assist school divisions in developing a process for consideration of AT in the IEP process. This app was developed in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE)."

Use this visualization of language development to chart a student's progress.

"At this school in Tokyo, five-year-olds cause traffic jams and windows are for Santa to climb into. Meet: the world's cutest kindergarten, designed by architect Takaharu Tezuka. In this charming talk, he walks us through a design process that really lets kids be kids."

The excerpt uses pages 14 through 18 of the report to demonstrate some UDL features. To see descriptions of the UDL features and how they support learning, click on "Show UDL Information. Click on each UDL icon for feature descriptions. Our excerpt demonstrates only a few examples of UDL learning supports. For more information about UDL and the UDL Guidelines, go to The National Center on UDL. Learn More

Sample article with embedded text-to-speech tools

Students will be able to… *identify and describe the germination process of a bean plant. *conduct a simple science experiment and observe and record the outcome. *identify the basic needs of bean seeds in order to germinate. *measure the growth of a bean plant using standard measurement. *recognize that tools (rulers,…) have specific functions (to assist in measuring, …) to makes tasks easier.

SETBC provides step by step instructions on using the Symbolate tool available in Boardmaker v. 6. This text with graphics tool provides wonderful visual supports for struggling readers and English language learners. It also has a text to speech feature to provide audio support.

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The Iowa Center for Assistive Technology Education and Research (ICATER) is proud to announce that many of the resources that we offer including our AT app webinars and archives and AT Tips of the Day are available as part of a free app for the iPad. The ICATER Toolkit is available in the app store and aims to provide AT resources to teachers on their mobile device.

specializes in finding unique and creative & effective ways to use technology in the classroom. Tammy offers some fabulous free resources and ideas here at her NEW website

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.

An example of an interactive picture created using ThinkLink

"The trick to tool use is to learn to evaluate tasks and environments and your skills and the tools themselves as they change and determine what works best for you. I call this the "TEST" - Task - Environment - Skills - Tools, a specifically ordered reframing of Joy Zabala's "SETT" protocol. A specifically ordered reframing designed for self-determination."