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Remarkable array of useful educational technology for teachers. Categorized lists like: 21st Century, web tools, Google tools...

Funding appeal for Rett University, nonprofit designed to improve literacy, learning, and communication outcomes for girls with Rett syndrome.

Frustrated by the crushing weight of NC's legislation on teachers, students, and NC's future? Here's a non-profit teacher-created organization providing information, advice, and advocacy.

If you think NC's legislation isn't impacting kids in special education, think again.

Family's struggles in trying to get appropriate educational services for their son, who has autism.

Videos, notes, all sorts of instructional guidance for teachers wishing to teach children with significant disabilities to read, write, and do math.

Great resource for teachers of children with significant disabilities.

Descriptions and links to lots of useful tools for teachers (especially those in bring your own device (BYOD) schools where resources have been ripped from the education system to balance budgets or cut taxes.

Easy options for creating educational videos for classes.

Painter with dyslexia who continues to contribute to education of struggling readers.

Important report on why communication and thoughtful engagement, and not standardized disciplinary responses, ought to be more seriously considered. And why teachers are to be more fully supported in problem-solving complex kids. We had Gary in literacy camp one year--lovely kid with a warm heart. Took a girl with Down syndrome to the camp dance, looked out for others, did great with Co:Writer and Write:OutLoud.

Remarkable resource for teachers. Online tools, lesson resources, activities referenced to standards. Various curricular areas and general tools that are useful across curriculum. Free.

Free podcasts on a variety of literacy and learning topics. Thoughtfu and you can't beat the price.

Great way to educate yourself in a time of lean resources for many teachers.

Rich variety of resources for classroom teachers, or anyone interested in educating teachers and children. Spend some time exploring. Not a quick stop.

Bring world knowledge to your students in interesting ways.

Interesting possibility for supporting flipped instruction or providing students with guided viewing experiences. Link to or upload video, edit with comments, directions, tasks, provide links, etc. Interesting instructional possibilities. Only possible downside for instruction is that all projects are made public--that's nice for a learning community but not so great for confidentiality for clinical/classroom vids.

Mother of child with ASD tweets on life, education, communication. Lots of food for thought.

Excellent blog by teacher of students with significant disabilities. Includes nice examples of classroom activities.

Toby Scott's alternative pencils website is full of great ideas, video examples, and more. Great site to educate yourself to possibilities for students with significant disabilities.

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.

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.

Camp ALEC blog. Worth checking out for info about the literacy/AAC camp, about the Alec G. Cunningham Foundation, and more. Dates already announced for August 2016. Amazing experience for all.