Special Education

Article from Education Week's Digital Directions

Great tips and ideas for teaching students with special needs using the Promethean interactive whiteboard. Download free resources, read success stories, and check out the top 20 teaching tips from special needs educators, including those from Texas School for the Deaf, pioneers of the ActivBoard in the special needs classroom.

Resources on universal access for students with special needs

Over 1 Million Digital Books Now Available Free to the Print-Disabled

Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.

File converter for images, audio, video, documents

Web sites or files can be converted to a large number of formats, including MP3. If a learning disabled student needs audio support this is an easy way to convert text content to audio that can then be used on their computer or even downloaded to an MP3 player such as an ipod.

LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain.

Study Skills Survey Time Audit Study Skills Checklist Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Keirsey Temperment Sorter

Developing effective study skills, improving reading comprehension, discovering your own personal study style, learning to manage your time more efficiently and learning the best way to prepare for exams are just a few of the topics covered in "The Study Skills Guide for Students". We're confident that if you take the time to learn and apply the concepts and principles taught in this section you'll not only improve your performance in school but you'll also increase your ability to learn.