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Effective educational software, autism, aspergers, visuals: Templates for interactive stories, games, matching boards, token boards, timers, and first-then boards, as well as the soon to be released scene cue display and topic board templates are accessed from the second core area of the program, Lesson Builder. All interactive lesson formats can be printed out, and Pix2Go allows you to use any of the over 10,000 images from the image library for projects designed specifically for table-top use.

"Choose up to 10 photos and record 10 pieces of audio to create your own spinner. Press or shake the spinner and it will randomly land in one of the segments. Press the settings button to add your photos to the spinner. It will load your photo folder to choose from. Press record to record your audio, then press stop, play it back or re-record your audio."

Our name, Connective Technology Solutions, reflects what we do best - seeing the connections between hardware, software, and solutions on how they can be utilized together. Most important is how they can address the needs of individuals from teachers and support professionals to students. We provide professional development, training, support and educational materials connecting current technology and the solutions enabling everyone to succeed. Dan Herlihy is a national conference presenter on topics ranging from Creating Access on the Fly, Working with High and Low Incidence Disabilities, Creating Access to the Arts and Using Digital Images in the Classroom as a Teaching and Learning Tool. He is also an IntelliTools Training Specialist, and has written books and articles on technology integration, as well as producing CDs of educational activities for students. His expertise is in taking diverse technologies, and connecting them together to provide solutions for access.

Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends. Create your own.

"MeMoves™ is an engaging combination of music, movement and images that decreases stress, improves mood, and enhances one's ability to focus. An enjoyable meditation in motion, MeMoves™ creates an optimal environment for learning and living."

This is an incredible resource for all kids but especially for autistic spectrum kids. Listen to the interview on Seedlings/EdTechTalk with the developers and you will be inspired and motivated. It recently received a Parent's Choice Gold Award and even has an iPhone app. :-) Seedlings recording will be posted here: http://edtechtalk.com/seedlings

interactive, customizable visual timetable/scheduling software Use icons or imported images to design and print any kind of schedule Great for nonreaders

"This blog is presented by Colleen Tomko about promoting inclusive communities. "The Parent Side"(tm) is an on-line campaign for inclusion and against exclusion. Anyone and everyone can help promote a positive image of people with disabilities, or call attention to the barriers. T-shirts, posters, buttons, totes, mugs, cards, bumper stickers and more! Theparentside.com Inclusion in schools, work, recreation and community."

free software to convert media from one file format to another