"Below you will find links to iPad applications that target the various levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. I only included free apps that were "content-neutral" to make them usable across the curriculum. I also tried to include apps for the iPad only, but a few iPhone apps may have snuck in! Each app image is clickable, and you will be taken to the iTunes Store to learn more about each one."

Changing your classroom's environment, including its contemporary technology environment, need not be a huge, expensive, proposition. Lots of solutions range from free to inexpensive, and can make a huge difference.

Our mission is to provide access to information on AT devices and services as well as other community resources for people with disabilities and the general public. This site was created by Georgia Tech's Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA), with funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), and Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA).

Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs: blog "The Franklin AnyBook Reader is designed to make any book and interactive, "read to me" book. Essentially you attach special stickers to the pages of books and then when you touch the pen to the sticker it plays back a self-recorded message."

from the Oklahoma Assistive Technology Center

"Digital storytelling is simply using computer-based tools to tell stories. There are many different ways to do this - from making movies, recording voices, creating animations or electronic books. In schools they can help to take a task that might be seen as mundane - write a report, write a story, explain a process, describe an experiment - and turn it into something a whole lot more interesting. There are a great many tools out there that could be used for digital storytelling. I am going to give you just a few:"

"Assistive Technology Update-a weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs."

"We provide a simple tool for creating and managing your todo list - all with a bit of fun and flair. Most people keep their todo lists on pieces of paper (which has its upsides!) But many other people have found it useful to have their todo list on their computer as well. They spend much of the day working on their computer, so it is always there - paper can easily get misplaced - or sometimes you forget to bring your list with you when you leave. Making your todo list here has some distinct advantages, such as... you can access it from anywhere you have access to the net. you can share the list with anybody you like just by sending them a link. you and your friend can both add items and cross them off you can save paper (it's a bit "eco"! ;-) less trash to mess your desk or washing machine! (you know you've done this!) you can make as many as you like! No registration needed!"

Integration of 21st century goals into teacher education programs requires attention to diversity, technology, and instructional supports in terms of how content material is presented, students are engaged, and learning is documented. Faced with barriers such as disparities in access to curriculum and technology, as well as differences in background experiences and prior knowledge, teachers in today's classrooms face unique challenges as they struggle to meet the diversity of needs within a single classroom setting. As a result, educators need innovative approaches to address the diversity of available resources, student characteristics, and other environmental challenges. One approach is the integration of Universal Design for Learning principles with instructional planning. By using a wide lens approach to initial instructional planning and then narrowing the focus through the integration of Universal Design for Learning principles to meet individual needs within lessons from facilitation through assessment, teachers are able to address individual needs while also facilitating planning for the entire class.

""Your Special Chef" is a collection of resources to help teach cooking skills to individuals with special needs. Click around the site to find cue-card recipes, lesson plans for life skills teachers, video tips, and more! Check back soon for a personalized recipe creator. "

"Special Learning's Autism Communicating Basic Needs app. provides a way for non-verbal children to easily communicate their basic needs and wants using actual photographs of commonly requested items. The categories covered by this app. are: food, drinks, clothing, and activities. The app. also incorporates photographs of emotions and icons of commonly needed / requested items. The Autism Communicating Basic Needs app. includes a very attractive interface and is very intuitive and easy to use for children of all ages. Parents and providers will appreciate that the Autism Communicating Basic Needs app. was developed using the foundation and principles of applied behavior analysis. Among many other features, the app. includes three photographs for each item to teach generalization skills. Four audio options of actual voice recordings allow parents to further customize the app. to best suite the needs of their child. The app. is highly customizable and includes a reporting function to keep track of usage and preferences of the child."

Patrick Black's AT wiki

"Board Maker Files On this website you will find books that have been adapted using the Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) and the Mayer-Johnson program BoardMaker (c). The Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) are typically used by individuals who have difficulty being understood verbally or have severe difficulty with reading and writing. If you have your own copy of the book, we have files that allow you to print the symbols that we used to adapt the books. These PCS can be cut out and glued into your own book so that you can read the adapted book again and again to your child or students."

"MyTalkTools Mobile Lite is a fully-functional version of MyTalk Mobile with 20 cell capacity, using one or two boards. Using the 20 cell capability offered by MyTalk Mobile Lite, users can gain comfort with the MyTalk Mobile Lite and MyTalk Workspace, our online (authoring) board building tool. Using MyTalk Mobile Lite, experience the ultimate in customizable communications. If you find that MyTalk Mobile Lite provides the right solutions, but you would like the increased capacity of 32,000 cells, consider MyTalk Mobile. MyTalk offers ease of use and time-savings in a portable, effective, and cool communication tool. MyTalk helps people communicate in a whole new way. "

"Welcome to the Assistive Technology (AT) Support Website. Computer-Based AT can support students in accessing the curriculum and allowing them to show what they know. "