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"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"

"Showbie makes it easy to collect & review student work on your iPad. Students can: * Share files quickly and easily * Express their creativity through various forms of media * Hand in their homework using a computer or mobile device Showbie also allows teachers to * Assign schoolwork digitally * Collect student work without printing any paper * Review assignments anytime, anywhere"

"Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles and techniques for creating inclusive classroom instruction and accessible course materials. At its core is the assertion that all students benefit when they are given multiples ways to take in new information, express their comprehension, and become engaged in learning."

Tony Vincent's Learning in Hand - Blog - "Nowadays teachers and students have a variety of ways to show what they know and to express themselves. Take a look at some of the hottest online and mobile tools for showing, explaining, and retelling in my infographic, "Show What You Know Using Web & Mobile Apps." These tools can turn students into teachers and teachers into super-teachers! Furthermore, most of the apps listed in the infographic are free of charge."

"The iPad offers tools for providing multiple means of representation as well as tools for students to have a variety of options to express their learning. Because it is such a cutting edge technology, it also has the added benefit of engaging students in learning. Simply put, it is a trendy and attractive tool - one that students desire to use. It has the power to be assistive without marking students look different when using it. If we can leverage this technology, the potential to support all students is tremendous."

"PECS allows individuals to communicate by using pictures instead of, or in conjunction with, speech. PECS provides a functional outlet of expression for individuals who otherwise have difficulty communicating. It is used to initiate conversation and to communicate wants or needs to another person. It may be used with young children but has also successfully been taught to adults with similar communication needs."

"The Lexile ® measure of text is determined using the Lexile Analyzer ®, a software program that evaluates the reading demand-or readability-of books, articles and other materials. The Lexile Analyzer ® measures the complexity of the text by breaking down the entire piece and studying its characteristics, such as sentence length and word frequency, which represent the syntactic and semantic challenges that the text presents to a reader. The outcome is the text complexity, expressed as a Lexile ® measure, along with information on the word count, mean sentence length and mean log frequency. "

Developed for three years at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute in Australia, the app is designed to enable children to express themselves more freely. But the app is not free -- it'll will set you back $189.99 at the iTunes Store.

"Talking Mats is a suite of communication tools for children and adults with communication difficulties that helps them to participate more effectively in conversations and express themselves in a visual way. Choose from high-tech Talking Mats Digital, low-tech Talking Mats Original, or use them in combination."

"What is LAMP? Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP) is a therapeutic approach based on neurological and motor learning principles. The goal is to give individuals who are nonverbal or have limited verbal abilities a method of independently and spontaneously expressing themselves in any setting. LAMP focuses on giving the individual independent access to vocabulary on voice output AAC devices that use consistent motor plans for accessing vocabulary. Teaching of the vocabulary happens across environments, with multisensory input to enhance meaning, with the child's interests and desires determining the vocabulary to be taught."

"PODDs are intended to be as much for receptive communication as they are for expressive communication.  Communication partners of individuals using a PODD also use the PODD to communicate. "

"The Communication Matrix is an assessment tool designed to pinpoint exactly how an individual is communicating and to provide a framework for determining logical communication goals. It was first published in 1990 and was revised in 1996 and 2004 by Dr. Charity Rowland of Oregon Health & Science University. It was designed primarily for speech-language pathologists and educators to use to document the expressive communication skills of children who have severe or multiple disabilities, including children with sensory, motor and cognitive impairments."

Welcome to the AAC Language Lab The AAC Language Lab is designed to help you teach language for a lifetime, thus empowering the AAC communicator to develop expressive language to his or her optimum potential.

"AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback tool. Use it as a tool for online brainstorming or embed it on your website or blog as a poll or guestbook. AnswerGarden has many different users: site admins, bloggers, teachers, creative teams, brainstormers and more! Benefits of AnswerGarden Avoid long rants of commenting users and keep the expression lost in polls. Instant overview of the results. "

"We want to know what UDL means to you! How has UDL influenced you as a learner or as an educator? Submissions can be text, audio, video, or a photo/drawing - be creative, we want to see "multiple means of expression"!"

"Created by the parent of a child with special needs, MyTalkTools is an easy, cool and affordable augmentative, alternative communication (AAC) device. MyTalkTools's Apps for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad are easy to use, easy to manage, highly customizable and affordable. MyTalkTools enables users to express and connect in a whole new way."

The app is $39.99, you can create and save boards on Mobile and Workspace. Plans are available for $9 per month (cancel at any time), $75 yearly or $175 every 3 years. Note: Workspace is free for SLPs and Professionals with an ASHA member number.

"Created by the parent of a child with special needs, the MyTalk iPhone/iPod touch application is a practical, portable and affordable companion to traditional AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) devices. With MyTalk, you can easily create personal communication boards for both education and everyday use. From "My name is Michael" to "I would like to order a Big Mac," MyTalk enables those with expressive language challenges to share their likes, dislikes, desires and needs in common social settings via commonly accepted devices. While traditional AAC aids can enhance rather than reduce social stigma, children, teens and adults alike will be eager to engage with others via their iPhone and iPod touch devices. "

Voice4u, is a revolutionary AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) application that helps individuals to express their feeling, thought, actions and things they need. It is a perfect solution for learning and communication for autistic individuals and people around them. Also highly recommended for SLPs, teachers, parents, children and adults with developmental disabilities, stroke, or traumatic brain injury."

Resources from the National Educational Technology Plan Statements by individuals and organizations expressing ideas, opinions, and recommendations for the new National Educational Technology Plan. Written Resources such as journal articles, reports, and book chapters that discuss educational or technological developments that can help inform the plan. Technology Tools such as hardware, software or applications that hold promise for transforming our education system. Exemplary Cases of programs, activities, curricula, and system redesign that have harnessed technology in innovative ways to enhance student learning, quality teaching, effective assessment, increased productivity, or other educational goals."

"Verbally is the first free iPad app to provide a complete assistive speech solution for creative communication. We hope Verbally will give you a way to speak for yourself again. A way to reconnect with the ones you love... Easily. Expressively. Verbally."