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"Whatever your philosophy regarding frontal teaching methods and the uses of Smartboards, there's no denying two facts: 1. Smartboards have become extremely popular tools in educational institutions 2. Smartboards are relatively expensive and eat major portions out of our shrinking school budgets What if you could create a parallel experience using nothing more than an iPad and a $50 piece of software? One software product with a matching iPad app claims that it can. Doceri is an iPad app that provides an alternative to interactive whiteboards at a fraction of the cost. Doceri lets an educator control and annotate on a computer connected to a projector from anywhere in the room. "

"2011 Using iPads and Apps with Children Who Are Deaf-Blind This webinar presents a range of information on the iPad and demonstrate a variety of applications that can be used to promote learning, social interactions, decision making and much more for the child or student who is deaf-blind. "

Viewbix lets you add interactive apps to your videos that engage viewers. The apps overlay dynamic content on top of your YouTube, Vimeo Pro or Facebook videos to create a rich viewing experience

Providing feedback via synthetic speech and Braille, NVDA allows blind and vision impaired people to access and interact with the Windows operating system and many third party applications. Major highlights include: Support for popular applications including web browsers, email clients, internet chat programs and office suites Built in speech synthesizer supporting over 20 languages announcement of textual formatting where available such as font name and size, style and spelling errors Automatic announcement of text under the mouse and optional audible indication of the mouse position Support for many refreshable braille displays Ability to run entirely from a USB stick or other portable media without the need for installation Easy to use talking installer

"The objective of this project is to provide an alternative, low-cost means of interaction for people with reduced mobility or coordination problems who are unable to use an ordinary mouse. "

"Scan print materials enhanced with Layar to view rich digital experiences right on top! Then be amazed as extra digital content appears, allowing you to interact with your world in a whole new way! * See magazines come alive with videos right on the page! * Easily buy items with direct mobile shopping links. * Connect with links to web content and share items on social media. * Browse and view thousands of Geo Layers to find stuff nearby, like ATMs, restaurants, historical locations and more!"

"he two newest additions to our Read&Write family, Read&Write for iPad and Read&Write for Android are easy-to-use alternative keyboards with integrated features to help with writing content for emails, social media and even interacting with online forms. They're great for anyone who needs a little support with their reading and writing."

""Cause and effect" apps are one of the best types for working with children. They give a response to actions such as touching a tablet or smartphone, so children are immediately rewarded by their interaction. The responses can be sound, image, video or a combination of all these. Let's take a look at some of the apps available"

Interactive whiteboard software that puts the teacher back in the center

"ACT NOW To Support Students with Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities! An Interactive Moodle Course to Support Implementation of Evidence Based Practices."

"Story Share provides relevant and readable content for students who read below grade level beyond elementary school. In doing so, we aim to inspire reading practice and improve literacy skills. By leveraging the combined powers of interactive web design and best practices in literacy instruction, our platform will bring together writers, readers, and educators to engage and support readers who struggle."

"Zing is a dynamic new eBook platform featuring thousands of fiction and nonfiction eBooks. Huge Selection: Thousands of trade book titles that students will want to read, including award winning titles, books and series from well-known authors, Spanish leveled books, and short texts, poems, and articles Accessibility: Accessible anywhere on desktops, laptops, tablets, and interactive whiteboards"

"The AEM Navigator is an interactive tool that facilitates the process of decision-making around accessible instructional materials for an individual student."

"Bloom's Taxonomy Pyramid"

Drips let you paint like Jackson Pollock, and you can save it online. And you don't have to register for it. Even cooler, it gives you a choice of painting it with either your mouse or your webcam and computer microphone. With your webcam, you can use your cellphone light or something else as a brush and your voice to change the color. After you save it, you're given its url address. Students can post it on a student/teacher blog or website and describe it, as well as comment on others made by their classmates.

Homepage for the COGAIN Network of Excellence and the COGAIN Association

HelpKidzLearn is a collection of free software for young children and those with learning difficulties to play online. The software is split into five sections: * Early Years * Games and Quizzes * Stories and Songs * Creative Play * Find Out About You will get the most out of these activities if you play them together with your child. Use them as a focus for chatting. Speaking and listening is very important for young children's educational development, particularly reading and writing. HelpKidzLearn has been created by Inclusive Technology Ltd., a commercial organisation providing assistive technology and educational software. Many of the activities at HelpKidzLearn are free samples taken from our own software titles

"Collaborative multimedia presentations enable small groups like teaching teams to work together to: * present knowledge in different and (if you do it right) compelling ways * engage active participation by the entire class instead of broadcasting to it like a passive audience"