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Communication Matters is committed to supporting people who find communication difficult because they have little or no clear speech. You will find here information on methods of communication which can be used to supplement the more usual methods of speech and writing. These methods are called Augmentative and Alternative Communication, or AAC for short.

Chris's Slideshow on using URL Shorteners and QR Codes

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

Pre-K through high school level books. Many are illustrated, animated, and read aloud; some are available in large print. Online quizzes, book reports, lesson plans, and other related activities are also available. Some books are available in Spanish or F

Loudoun County Public Library has free access to Tumblebooks for patrons who have a library card. Loudoun County Public Schools also has a subscription for staff and students to use Tumblebooks.

Paul Hamilton's resource on Universal Design for Learning. Gives overview and then ideas/examples of tool use based on representation, expression, and engagement

How UDL can be related to vocational programs

Tutorials on the magnifier in Windows 7

Template for a student to use regarding the creation of a digital portfolio

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) launched the first "Read Captions Across America" campaign in 2006 as a part of the National Education Association's (NEA) annual "Read Across America" initiative. This event is the nation's largest reading celebration, focusing our attention on motivating children to read in addition to their mastering basic skills. Bill Stark explains what captions are, how they act as an instant reading incentive, and what reading benefits can occur from the use of captioning. The DCMP's support to teachers, librarians, and others in making the activity a success is also overviewed.

Teachers, when you are watching a video at school...turn the captions on to increase reading abilities. Parents, when watching TV at home with your kids, turn the captions on to increase reading skills.

Loudoun County Public Schools collection of links for tangible resources including foldables

Video tutorial created by Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium

"JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running."

Create a free website using www.weebly.com for classrooms, personal pages or workshops. Easy and free!

In this course, we will read British literature from about 1790 to 1945, examining literary works from the Romantic, Victorian, and twentieth-century periods in an historical and cultural context, and delving into some of the significant issues and debates that characterize and inform the literature and art of these periods. Although we will move quickly through a large number of authors and texts, the strategies and skills of close reading, analysis, and interpretation that we will focus on in this course will prepare you for more intensive study of English literature. These audio podcasts have been produced to reinforce and supplement the course's instructor notes, promote class discussion, and facilitate a deeper understanding of the course's texts. If you have any feedback, please send email to the instructor at: rsalbrig@hacc.edu.

Virtual manipulatives for grades 3 - 5.

Virtual manipulatives to teach concepts for 3-5 grade math skills. The base ten activities are great. If you do not have manipulatives in your classroom, or another teacher is using them that day, consider these online manipulatives

sensory stories for switch-use with scripts and props

Fun animated activites to increase and practice mouse skills!