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"For these reasons, the U.S. Department of Education's Connected Educators initiative is launching Connected Educator Month in August 2012. Throughout August, there will be coordinated opportunities to participate in events and activities in dozens of online locations to develop skills and enhance one's personal learning network."

"Discover the best video clips, activity ideas, and lesson hooks to capture your students' attention and make your lesson unforgettable. Browse every topic taught in middle school & high school science."

Lots of resources related to speech/language activities curated by Theresa Herman

Boardmaker, Classroom Suite and Clicker downloads

"Looking for simple easy ideas to help infants and toddlers with disabilities be more successful? Look no further! EZ AT 2: Simple Assistive Technology Ideas for Children Ages Birth to Three is a guide for increasing young children's participation in daily activities and routines using assistive technology. "

"his page is an index to all the online books, although they are also accessible from the main post for each activity set. In addition, below the index you'll find a general description of book structure, and helpful tips about what's required to use these books successfully with whichever browser you are using. "

"The Universal Design for Learning Implementation and Research Network (UDL-IRN) is a grassroots organization started by a collaborative group of practitioners, researchers, and developers in 2010. The mission of the UDL-IRN is to support educators in the effective implementation of UDL. As a mission driven organization we are focused on the following activities: Identification and dissemination of models of best practice. Identification and dissemination of effective implementation tools. Supporting and expanding the UDL implementation research base. Identification and dissemination of progress mentoring practices. Fostering high-quality UDL personnel preparation & professional development. Promoting increased collaboration across education."

"Enabling Devices announces four information-packed brochures to use with our communicators:   Making the most of:  Single Message Communicators Two Message Communicators Multiple Message Communicators Sequencers"

"Cloudina is a series of apps that support people with reduced independency in their daily activities. Working together with a carer or professional coach Cloudina can be setup according to the needs of the individual user."

"The Social Express™ is engaging, educational software for children and young adults with social learning challenges. The software is designed to teach users how to think about and manage social situations, helping them to develop meaningful social relationships and succeed in life. The Social Express is based on best practices and programs that feature cognitive behavioral techniques and visual strategies including Social Stories (Gray, 2002), Comic Strip Conversations (Gray ,1994), the Alert Program(r) (Williams & Shellenberger, 1996), The Incredible 5 Point Scale (Buron & Curtis, 2003), and The Hidden Curriculum (Myles, Trautman and Schelvan, 2004).  The activities presented in the software adhere to  the ELA (English, Language, Arts) Common Core Standards. Some of the core concepts presented are based on the work of Michelle Garcia Winner and her Social Thinking® curriculum"

"Write About This is a visual writing prompt & creation platform perfect for classrooms and families! With endless ways to respond and the ability to craft custom photo prompts, it will kick-start any writing activity. 125 categorized images & 375 text+voice prompts included! "

"Schedule Assistant is a multimedia scheduling application for individuals with significant literacy challenges that prohibit the effective use of mainstream text-based scheduling systems. Any number of appointments or events can be entered into the system by recording an audio message and designating the day(s) and time for the message to activate. A relevant digital picture or icon can also be displayed when the message displays. The combination of time-based audio messages and picture cues are ideal for meeting bus schedules, medication reminders, taking work breaks, maintaining classroom schedules or morning routines, and more! Schedule Assistant can be tightly integrated with AbleLink's Pocket Discovery Desktop."

"CanPlan promotes independence and builds confidence by helping people with cognitive challenges complete tasks successfully. Virtually any activity can be broken into a sequence of easy-to-follow steps, illustrated by photos and reinforced with optional text and audio. Scheduling and reminder features ensure each task gets done on time."

"As an annual tradition, we are again offering our FREE summer curriculum for students participating in extended school year programs. This year we have an exciting summer unit focusing on summer camp activities. Turn your classroom, living room, hallway or playground into an exciting camp adventure."

"Filled with information and supports such as self-evaluation matrices, suggested activities, checklists and other helpful tools, Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology is a clearly written and well-organized resource for those who seek to ensure that quality AT services are provided."

"e initiatives include professional development, information dissemination and technical assistance. View the Minnesota Assistive Technology Manual.  Sign up for the AT listserv. Educators must consider assistive technology for all children with an Individualize Education Program  and provide assistive technology for students who require it. Assistive technology can be as simple as a pencil grip or as complex as a voice-activated computer."

"Shared reading is a collaborative learning activity that emulates and builds on the bedtime book experiences that many children and parents have together. The focus during shared reading is on the interaction. Shared reading is appropriate for any emergent reader, no matter their age and can be done individually or in small groups."

This booklet is a guide for schools on 'how to' produce accessible resources. It provides a brief overview of the issues involved with accessibility, duties and legislation and the context within which they are set. The curriculum includes all of the experiences which are planned for children and young people through their education. It is not specific to subject areas but applies to activities that take place across the school.

Below are links to communication boards for specific storybooks. Using boards that contain all of the vocabulary a child needs for a particular activity (such as reading a particular storybook, taking a trip to a particular store, etc.) allows the child to focus on sentence-building rather than on vocabulary-searching.

InfoUse, in collaboration with the Research Triangle Institute (RTI), is conducting an Assistive Technology Act Data Collection Project for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Our 4-year project designed and implemented a Web-based performance reporting system for the Assistive Technology Act state grants program. This system was designed to meet the information needs of the Assistive Technology Act grantees, NIDRR, and Congress, and to fulfill the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA). The project is also conducting evaluation studies, described in more detail under Activities & Resources. We are creating a Chartbook on Assistive Technology that presents national estimates on the need for and use of assistive technology. The project is producing statistical estimates, by state, on the need for and use of assistive technology. The project is studying "model approaches" to capacity building systems that provide assistive technology training to professionals and individuals with disabilities. Research on employment-related assistive technology is also underway.