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Pew Resesearch Center survey of almost 2,500 Advanced Placement and National Writing Project Teachers re: impact of digital technologies on middle school and high school student.

Slick iPad app intended for teaching, and certainly useful in that regard. But think about the writing and digital storytelling possibilities. Write or draw freehand, import photos or images, type text, record audio, share via email. Saves as a video (which captures process).

Couple dozen digital storybooks online in three age categories: young children, older children, and young adults. Texts and illustrations. No built-in read-aloud option, but can't beat the price.

Read aloud by two children (clearly actors, but still cute). Text clearly visible. Excellent digital text experience for developing readers. Fun for others.

The best app for digital language experience that I have seen yet. Take pictures of experience with your iPad/iTouch/iPhone, import them into Click n' Talk, add text, record a student or anyone else reading the text or talking about the picture. Voila, personalized book in minutes for emergent or beginning reader.

American Association of School Librarians (AASL) selected sites that foster innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration in 6 categories: media sharing, digital storytelling, manage/organize, social networking, content resources, and curriculum collaboration.

Digital book collection compiled, reviewed, and managed by parents of a child with multiple disabilities.

Free, online program with touch typing lessons. Intended for children who are non-disabled but practice might assist other digital keyboard user.

41 different K-1 texts read aloud with visible text. Great support for beginning readers.

"Hi, Fly Guy" by Tedd Arnold read aloud online. Text easy to follow while listening.

Exemplar text supports broken into grade level bands. Useful for folks looking for texts to implement Common Core (or just provide easier text versions of regular classroom texts.

Jazzy rendition (based on "This Old Man") of the children's book, "This Jazz Man," sung by Miss Nina.

Absolutely fabulous reading of Chris Raschka's "Charlie Parker Played Be Bop." Text visible throughout the reading. Great for independent (or teaching) experience to connect the words in the text to the sounds of Bebop jazz.

Remarkable resource for beginning readers, their families, and teachers of beginning readers. Tens of 1000's of digital books that can be read online with or without speech support or downloaded for use offline. Each book can be accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. Parents and professionals may write their own books as well, a great way to create materials targeted to the specific interests of a child or student.

Gallaudet's Visual Language and Visual Learning (VL2) storybooks in app form. Stories are told in ASL and English. Built on bilingual learning principles.