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Great list of websites!

I believe I'll take a week off and get lost in these fabulous resources. Now, how do we get these in the hands of teachers to put in the hands of students? Thanks, Patti.

I could not get this to come up. It sent me to an advertisement.

"With all of the new trends and tools in education technology, there's no reason for special needs students and their teachers and parents to be left behind. This list of 100 useful tools can help anyone with a learning disability like ADHD, dyslexia or test anxiety, as well as students with visual or hearing impairments, use the Internet and other technology systems to help them with reading, math, organization, social skills, and more."

Google Doc maintained by Karen Janowski

Barnes & Noble tool to search for books according to their lexile level

"The National Center for Supported eText (NCSeT) at the University of Oregon is a federally funded research center investigating the impact of "supported electronic text" (or supported etext) on students' comprehension of content area material."

"Top 10 tools to create digital books "

"Educational Software For UDL and Special Needs"

"Several companies have announced new ways for those with physical or multiple disabilities to access the iPod and iPad. Here is the list of what is currently on the market."

"Welcome to our free switch accessible games and demos area. Play the games online in your browser. You can download stand-alone versions of some games for Windows to play offline."

" I think you will enjoy discovering all of the new tools that these web sources will present. I guarantee that you will find something new that will amaze you as you explore. So get ready to dive into these web 2.0 treasure troves!"

The Switch2Scan is the latest switch interface from Pretorian.  At this stage, it is the second switch interface for the iPad/iPhone that offers access to the iOS and a range of apps

"A look at how visual supports for children with autism could be improved through customized supports and an open-source image librar"

Brief video overview of classic books. Useful to orient reader to book

"This is just the beginning... check back every week for a new book! If your book isn't on the list, you can request a recap for it or start a discussion in Club Recap."

The World's First Social eReading Software Interactive reading with your friends, classmates or book club With ReadCloud eBooks become interactive as students can share their thoughts inside an eBook in real-time by posting annotations as text, links, pictures or video or by making direct posts to Twitter/Facebook.

Free Rubric Creator tool

"Today there are dozens of great Internet web pages that offer hundreds of thousands of free public domain and royalty free images that have been taken by other users on the Internet. Below is a list of some of the best available sites to find these pictures. "

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 as at 15 November 2009 This FINAL list has been compiled from the Top 10 Tool Contributions of 278 Learning Professionals worldwide,

amazing list of website resorces!

Subscription service - for creating adaptive communication and learning materials (similar to Boardmaker)

"NATE -- the National Assistive Technology in Education Network -- brings together information from the many fields and disciplines that are involved in assistive technology services in educational settings. We provide that information in a cohesive, integrated manner, so that people from all disciplines can access it. We promote and encourage increased collaboration between people from different disciplines at the local team level and at the larger regional and national levels."