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"With iMExchange 2 you need never be without your vital Outlook notes, tasks, or out-of-office status again. Please note - Full functionality is free for a trial period only. Purchase the continual sync upgrade to re-enable the save/add buttons and continue two-way syncing indefinitely. "

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"To create a community that supports teachers with the unit and lesson planning process while generating an archive of highly effective and peer reviewed lesson plans.  We hope to positively impact the learning of students in our members' classrooms by making these highly effective lessons available to them free of charge. "

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Interesting way to do a book study "Thanks for registering for #PTcamp, a free, open, anytime-anywhere virtual summer book chat. We'll be using the book "Beyond the Bakesale" as a guide for our conversations on home-school partnerships."

"Turn your PowerPoint presentation into an interactive online lesson. We call this a mix. Everything you need to create and share your mix is included. Add audio and video of yourself giving your presentation, write on slides as you talk to them, insert quizzes, practice exercises, and more - all from within PowerPoint. It's like a screencast, but better. All you need is Office 2013 and the free Office Mix add-in."

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"inkle is looking to bring interactive stories to the classroom, and give teachers free and simple get-stuck-right-in software to use with their students. From within a web-browser, the inklewriter will let students make and play interactive stories with no programming required."

"Hasbro and The Autism Project team up to introduce ToyBox Tools, a free online resource where caregivers and educators can find tools to make play easier and more accessible for children with developmental disabilities. ToyBox Tools is a collaboration connecting evidence-based practices with classic Hasbro toys. ToyBox Tools can help children experience the joy of play with three levels of tools available for those who need support: basic play, expanding play and social play levels."

"Whether you prefer your students to handwrite their stories and reports or type them up in Word or Google Docs, you can transform their work into a slick-looking flipbook using a free tool called FlipSnack."

"Parents want the best for their children. We do, too. For the first time ever, 15 nonprofit organizations have joined forces to support parents of the one in five children with learning and attention issues throughout their journey. With the right support, parents can help children unlock their strengths and reach their full potential. With state-of-the-art technology, personalized resources, free daily access to experts, a secure online community, practical tips and more, Understood aims to be that support."

"Creighton Elementary School District (CSD) is located in central Phoenix with approximately 6,700 students, of whom 85% are Hispanic and 90% qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. In 2009, Dr. Maria C. Paredes (mparede@wested.org), then CSD's Director of Community Education, created an innovative new family engagement framework for teacher and parent collaboration focused on the improvement of student achievement: Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT©)."

"Creighton School District is a small urban community in Arizona with approximately 7,200 students, of whom 85% are Hispanic and 90% qualify for free and reduced-price lunch. Children in the district are tested informally on a weekly basis and then formally every quarter with a district-developed standards-based assessment in the areas of reading and math. To help families better understand the results of these tests, educators in the Creighton School District have reorganized the structure of parent-teacher conferences to accommodate the shift to a more focused discussion around data."

Rewordify.com is powerful, free, online reading comprehension and vocabulary development software. It helps people understand difficult English faster, helps them learn words in new ways, and helps teachers create high-interest learning materials from any English text passage.

"Understood is part of a bold new plan to support parents of children with learning and attention issues. Through research and interviews with thousands of parents, we've learned a lot about what people need to help their kids thrive at home, at school and in life. We developed Understood with that in mind."

"Special World, from Inclusive Technology, is a free online magazine linking 125,000 special education teachers, speech therapists and occupational therapists in 150 countries. Special World readers and contributors work with children who have additional needs or special educational needs including those with severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties and disabilities."

"The World's First Visual Browser, bringing the physical and virtual worlds together. Aurasma is a free app that lets you discover, create and share amazing virtual content, integrated into the real world. "

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"Blippar is the world's leading augmented reality and image recognition app. Blippar is your free magic 'lens' to access exclusive content, offers and real-time information from your favourite brands, publishers and retailers"