"This website is designed for both the general education teacher and the special education teacher to learn about universal design for learning and how all students can access core curriculum using alternate options and for those students with IEPs or 504 plans, using assistive technology to help in that access"

"Last year we brought you 10 awesome applications and now we are updating and adding to that list, ensuring you have a smooth transition when returning to those hallowed halls. From the college-bound to those who are still lucky enough to enjoy recess, here is a list of the best back to school apps."

"SoundPaper is the best way to take notes on your iPad. It tracks what you type and draw while recording audio, so you'll never worry about missing an important detail. While playing back your recording, just tap a word; SoundPaper will jump right to that point in the audio."

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"Welcome If you just joined us, we're very excited to have you be part of our conversation and we look forward to your contributions and ideas in the weeks to come. This site is brought to you by a group of Apple Distinguished Educators who focus on the inclusion of students with disabilities through the use of Apple technologies. We created this site to support our "iPod Touch in the Special Needs" workshop at the CSUN 2010 Conference."

"iHelp for Autism For autistic children, the new iPad is an effective, portable device for teaching communication and social skills. It's also way cool."

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"WackWall is a free tool for creating custom social networks with easy setup and complete feature set. "

"My oldest son likes games and Web surfing, but we don't want to give him full access to our PC, or to the entire Internet. We've experimented with various ways to block him off, with varying success. It wasn't long ago that I found just the program for which I was looking, a customizable application launcher that serves as an alternate Windows shell. That program is KidsMenu. I should back up for a moment and explain what the "shell" is. The shell is what allows a user to interact with the operating system. For most of us, the default Windows shell is Explorer, which includes the Start Menu, desktop icons, System Tray, etc."

"Dropcloth is a simple application that overlays a solid colored window on top of your desktop. Especially handy for clearing your desktop for screenshots and screencasts, or just getting rid of all the distraction in front of you so that you can focus on just one application without closing out of anything or clearing off your desktop. After the jump, download Dropcloth for free and clean all the ugly an"

"What is Web 2.0? Learn it in 5 minutes or less At Learn it in 5, you'll learn what is Web 2.0, and strategies for using Web 2.0 technology in the digital classroom - all in 5 minutes or less. Learn it in 5 is a powerful library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century's digital classroom. These step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications like blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slidesharing and much more."

"Welcome! The Closing The Gap community is a free discussion board exploring the many ways that technology is being used to enhance the lives of people with disabilities. Please feel free to participate in the discussions listed below and share this valuable resource with friends and colleagues. If you're new to the community please take a minute and review the first time on the community notices. There is no fee to participate. "

"Teachers with a love of technology and a passion for nurturing the minds of their students can easily discover creative ways to incorporate the iPad into the daily routine, and some of these great educational and organizational applications are bound to help them get started. "

"Teachers and doctors are using iPads as a tool to reach out to children with Autism or Asperger Syndrome and the results are remarkably great. Autistic children are showing tremendous improvement after playing fun-filled exercises on iPad which is less stressful and more fun for both the teachers and the students. Below is the list of 10 best iPad applications to give Autism a voice."

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