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"I received a question from a technology director this week regarding different options available for text-to-speech conversion software and web-applications. I'm posting what I know here in hopes that others will be able to chime in with more options."

"In years past if you wanted to create video, you had to have (often expensive) recording and editing equipment. Today, the web has made it possible for anyone to create and edit professional-looking content without having to purchase any special equipment or software. Creating video content is a great way to get students engaged in projects through which they can demonstrate their learning. The following are six free, web-based, resources students can use to create their own videos."

CueCard is a simple and intuitive flash card program. Just make up cards for what you want to memorize, and CueCard will quiz you on them. CueCard automatically focuses on the cards you are having trouble with. CueCard also offers printing, pictures and sounds on cards

From HelpKidzLearn - "The Interactive Visual Timetable for Home and School Use. The Down's Syndrome Association have created this software which is ideal for sequencing any series of events, including what will happen at home and in school. It may be especially useful to produce timetables with pictorial clues for young children and those with more complex difficulties."

"Zac Picto will support all kind of therapy system from ABA, Floortime, Sunrise, etc. and will integrate all kinds of activities such as videos, websites, software, etc. We know that parents who raise a child with autism have to spend a lot of money to ensure their well-being and proper development. We wish to contribute in our own way and have decided to offer Zac Picto absolutely free of charge for parents, teachers, therapists, doctors"

"I use a wide variety of technologies in my practice -- both high-tech and low-tech -- too numerous to mention here. But I'd like to list the most significant ones that I rely on, and that I include in my trainings. Because so many software tools perform multiple functions, it's difficult to list technologies by category such as "Technologies for Reading" and "Technologies for Writing" -- certain tools would show up in several places -- so I've chosen to list them in a more eclectic manner that's still somewhat logical."

"Need a quick summary of an article? Your Mac can do that, without the need for extra software - and you'll find all sorts of OS X features you've been overlooking in the process. Summary Service isn't new to OS X. It's been around since the early days of OS X, but it's buried in a menu you probably never look at - the services menu, one of many contextual menus on your Mac."

"Trello makes it easy to organize anything with anyone. Drop the lengthy email threads, out-of-date spreadsheets, no-longer-so-sticky notes, and clunky software for managing your projects and get Trello, the easy, free, and visual way to organize your important stuff."

"Free speech to text dictation software in a browser."

Interactive whiteboard software that puts the teacher back in the center

"Use Moovly to take your lessons, tutorials or presentations to the next level and increase student creativity and involvement. Combine visuals, sounds, voice and video in clear explanations or engaging stories. Have your students prove their multimedia skills and apply these to any educational topic.Moovly is browser-based and does not require any software installation. It is as easy as using Powerpoint, so no graphical or specialist multimedia skills required!"

"Here you can use lite versions of our software online for free. To use an activity simply click the game button. You can get more information about any of the programs here by clicking the 'info' button below each title."

"Free downloads of switch and touch-screen games and activities Here are just a few of the activities I make to support my work with schools and individuals. Most of these are simple cause and effect activities you can use with a switch or touch screen. Want to learn how to make your own? It's easy. Send me an email and I'll tell you how. Don't forget to click the pictures to download the files.."

Aliens and Paint. These are a simple shoot the Aliens video game program and a Paint program that work well with Camera Mouse. No clicking required. All-time favorites. Good for learning to use Camera Mouse.

"DwellClick is the app that clicks for you. You point, it clicks . DwellClick will drag for you."

"There is a time traveler in each of us. Whether you are a litigator or an 8th grader, TimeGlider can quickly enhance your experience of the past, present, and future. Once you've explored a TimeGlider timeline, you'll wonder why you've never seen informa

"ATbar has been created as an open-source, cross-browser toolbar to help users customise the way they view and interact with web pages. The concept behind ATbar is simple: One toolbar to provide all of the functionality you would usually achieve through the use of different settings or products. Download ATbar is free and allows you to change the look and feel of webpages, increase and decrease font sizes, have text read aloud, use coloured overlays, readability and a dictionary to aid reading. Spell check forms and try word prediction when writing. It is a simple tool which is available for most popular browsers. There are three versions of the ATbar toolbar."