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"CK-12 has developed an online system for collaborative, custom-collated, self publishable educational content that can be adapted for individualized needs in a digital-age textbook known as a FlexBook. CK-12 website has titles for math, science, technology and history classrooms. To use these resources, simply create a free accoun and you can start to browse available titles and download them for use in the classroom.

Audio only stories for different age groups "Would you like to hear a story? Then you're in the right place! Welcome to the StoryBee, where you can listen to professional storytellers from across the country as they spin their wonderful tales. Just click on your age group, and you'll find a list of story titles. Click on any title, and the story will play. And it's all free, thanks to the generous storytellers who want to share the spirit and joy of storytelling with you. So sit back, get comfortable, and get ready to go around the world, through time, inside the heart, and above the clouds."

"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"

"We have been doing a lot of  reviews of educational  mobile apps. We particularly focused on the ones that work on iPad and we tried to cover almost all the fields from digital story telling to apps to teach creativity. Our purpose is to provide teachers with a repository of apps to choose from  when trying them with their students in the classroom. Check out the categories below and click on any title to access the correspondent apps it contains. Enjoy"

"Below is a list of webinars on a variety of AT and access topics. Click on the webinar title to read more and register. You can also browse over 30 archived ATC webinars or search all archived webinars by topic, age range, technology, etc."

"Audio story books are a great means of improving learners reading and listening skills. There are several website resources now offer free audio materials but not all of them are free. To look for quality audio books that are free can take you a lot of time and energy. In this regard and in an attempt to make it easy for educators visiting Educational Technology and Mobile Learning to get a free access to the materials I have been reviewing here about the best websites you can browse for free audio books, I have compiled a list of links in a presentation that you can download and share with your students. I have reviewed all the links included and if you want to read the review just click on any title and you will be directed to the post."

"Below is a list of Adapted Literature available through the Sherlock Center Resource Library. These resources are provided for teachers to help students with severe disabilities participate in the general curriculum. Please limit the use and distribution of these materials accordingly. Printed color notebook copies of adapted literature are available for loan through the Sherlock Center Resource Library. Some titles are available in electronic format and can be downloaded directly from this website. Stories adapted to PowerPoint include sounds/music and allow a student to "click" along using a computer and mouse/switch. "

"LearnOutLoud.com Free Audio & Video Directory The LearnOutLoud.com Free Audio & Video Directory offers a selection of over 5000 free educational audio and video titles. Our directory features free audio books, courses, talks, interviews, speeches, and many other great free audio and video resources."

Education Tech Points is the web site of the Coalition for Assistive Technology in Oregon (CATO). Education Tech Points is also the title of a book about providing quality assistive technology services which was authored by Penny Reed and Gayl Bowser.  Education Tech Points and Assistive Technology Pointers for Parents and Hey Can I Try That? are available from this site.

"The search for audio books may not always get you the title you want. Even then, you can get a few gems when you go searching. So, where do you go searching for free audio books to download and enjoy? The following ten audio book websites, of course."

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

Major Film studion have agreed to post clips from about 12,000 movies. The clips range from 30 seconds to 2 minutes and are searchable by title, actor, genre or mood -"

Assistance Resource System (K-STARS) projects funded through a Title VI-B grant from the Kansas State Department of Education's Student Support Services. The mission of the KISN is to assist Kansas school districts in building their local capacity to serve students with neurologic disabilities within the framework of a multi-tiered system of support.

These clips from The Simpsons cartoons are intended for use by science teachers. It is recommended that you download and archive each clip that you would like to use. The clips are in MPEG (.m4v) format and should play on iTunes, Quicktime Player, and many other free video players like VLC. They are a great way to liven up a slide presentation and should import into PowerPoint and Keynote. The posting and use of theses clips for educational purposes conforms with fair use of the copyright act. This website is a work in progress. If you have ideas for Science on the Simpsons clips, please email me a short description, the title of the episode, and the season number if possible."

Quick Artic is a free IPhone application for Speech Language Pathologists which contains 566 images tagged with titles and categorized by "phonemes". This easy to use application features a scoring utility which keeps track of the correct and incorrect answers. Quick Artic automatically calculates the score.The application includes ten most common phonemes in all positions of words. It can be used in therapy or for quick articulation screening. To activate the application Speech Language Pathologists must register at Virtual Speech Center Inc. website at: https://www.virtualspeechcenter.com/register.aspx

The Project Gutenberg collection was produced by tens of thousands of volunteers. You can help proofread at Distributed Proofreaders. There are nearly 30,000 free books in the Project Gutenberg Online Book Catalog. A grand total of over 100,000 titles are available at Project Gutenberg Partners, Affiliates and Resources.

"Her list is titled, "20 Online Tools and Sites to Engage Students in Learning," and without any further ado, here it is! The Internet is loaded with tools and websites that teachers can use to engage their students in math lessons, language arts, history, art, music, and other subjects. Here are 20 online tools and sites to try throughout the school year:"

"Typing with your voice. Simple and functional notepad. Title: VoiceNote II - Speech to text. Slogan: Easy typing. He writes what you say."

"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."

"Switch Jam is an exciting music application that enables kids of all ages to use their switches or Intellikeys® keyboard to jam together in a variety of contemporary styles of music; Rock, Hip Hop, Funk, Latin & Jazz. No matter what their abilities, your kids will sound good the first time they use Switch Jam. Simply select one of the ten songs and start jamming! "