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    Get your brand new Wikispaces Classroom now and do "back to school" in style.
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Book Adventure | Free Reading Program - 0 views

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    Read, click, and win with Book Adventure - a free, motivational reading program available to children in grades K-8.
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Five Reasons Readers Need Technology - 0 views

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    Founded in 1943, ASCD (formerly the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) is an educational leadership organization dedicated to advancing best practices and policies for the success of each learner. Our 175,000 members in 119 countries are professional educators from all levels and subject areas--superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, professors of education, and school board members.
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Smart Technology May Help Kids With Autism Learn, Communicate - 0 views

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    FRIDAY, Aug. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Already embraced by millions for their portability and ease-of-use, new Canadian research suggests that smart technologies such as the iPad and iPod may also serve as therapeutic tools for a very specific group: children with autism.
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Technology for Autism Now | Improving the Lives of Children and Families with Autism Th... - 0 views

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    Improving the Lives of Children and Families with Autism Through Innovative Technology Solutions
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Technology and Autism - 0 views

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    () Every day new technology is changing our lives in ways we never imagined. For individuals with autism, some new technologies can improve communication, assist in the development of social skills, and enhance the ability to learn.
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An Overview of Assistive Technology - 0 views

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    Many children, adolescents and adults with disabilities can benefit from using tools (or technology aids) to assist with everyday activities. Complex, high-tech tools as well as common, more low-tech devices are all examples of assistive technology. The purpose of these teaching and learning tools and assistive technology devices is to help people work around specific deficits rather than fixing them.
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    Many children, adolescents and adults with disabilities can benefit from using tools (or technology aids) to assist with everyday activities. Complex, high-tech tools as well as common, more low-tech devices are all examples of assistive technology. The purpose of these teaching and learning tools and assistive technology devices is to help people work around specific deficits rather than fixing them.
Kate Garrow

Assistive Technology for Kids with Learning Disabilities: An Overview - 0 views

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    Assistive technology (AT) is available to help individuals with many types of disabilities - from cognitive problems to physical impairment. This article will focus specifically on AT for individuals with learning disabilities (LD).The use of technology to enhance learning is an effective approach for many children.
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Tech Tools for Students with Learning Disabilities: Infusion into Inclusive Classrooms - 0 views

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    LD OnLine is the leading website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find authoritative guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders.
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    LD OnLine is the leading website on learning disabilities, learning disorders and differences. Parents and teachers of learning disabled children will find authoritative guidance on attention deficit disorder, ADD, ADHD, dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dysnomia, reading difficulties, speech and related disorders.
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'Assistive technology' aids special education - 0 views

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    Personal technology such as iPads, notebook-size word processors and electronic pens that scan words and display definitions are helping Arizona special-education students keep up in class this year. The Arizona Department of Education has distributed a $265,000 federal grant among 12 school districts and charter schools that will study ways to better equip students with what educators term "assistive technology."
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Technology in (SPL) Education | Technology in Education With Emphasis On Special Education - 0 views

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    By Jo Booth OT Overall Impression I love the fact that StartDot has so many supports at your disposal. Their website alone has 15 downloadable print outs, so that kids can easily transition to paper and pencil, and the online tutorial helps you get the most out of using the app.
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Campus Technology - 0 views

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    Professional Development | Feature Five Digital Literacy Professional Development Strategies Discussing digital literacy as a way to locate, understand, organize, evaluate, and create information using digital technology is one thing, but putting the concept into motion in the college classroom isn't always easy.
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eVoc Strategies: 10 Ways to Use Technology to Build Vocabulary - 0 views

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    Grades 1 - 5 Type Journal Published November 2011 Publisher Description Vocabulary knowledge is key to comprehension and expression. For students in the intermediate grades, the need for breadth and depth of vocabulary accelerates as they encounter more challenging academic texts in print and on the Internet.
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How Wikis Work - 0 views

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    Ch­ances are that you have heard of Wikis by now -- they seem to be popping up everywhere. For example, The most famous wiki is called Wikipedia, a massive online encyclopedia. Wikipedia has become so large (more than a million articles) that you run across it all the time in Google.
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    YouTube video on Wikis
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Wiki: What Is Wiki - 0 views

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    Like many simple concepts, "open editing" has some profound and subtle effects on Wiki usage. Allowing everyday users to create and edit any page in a Web site is exciting in that it encourages democratic use of the Web and promotes content composition by nontechnical users.
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Technology in Mathematics - 0 views

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    Insert non-formatted text here= = To network with other math teachers , please join the math teachers group on the ISEnet ning and share favorite websites with our group on Diigo. This wiki page is two years old and needs your help! Please edit anything and everything on this page.
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Great Math Links - 0 views

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    Why Use Technology in the Classroom? Technology, when used appropriately, can help make science classroom a site of active learning and critical thinking, furthering student inquiry and connections with the materials. Teachers can use technology to enable students to explore fundamental curriculum issues and answer core questions.
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Whole Class Mathematics Discussions - 0 views

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    The following posting is written by David Moss. David is an elementary teacher who is working on his master's degree in mathematics education. He is interested in finding ways to effectively support students to learn math by integrating technology. (Note- Scroll down to bottom of page for additional links and resources).
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