November 2008
JISC RSC Scotland N&E: AccessApps
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50 open source and freeware assistive technology applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows compute
August 2008
July 2008
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Ghotit Dyslexia Literacy Assistance.
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Ghotit offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Download the Internet Explorer plugin with text to speech capability.
March 2008
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Read The Words
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Upload Adobe PDF
Upload MS Word
Upload HTML File
Write Text Content
Cut and Past Text
Input Website Address
Input RSS Feeds URL
Step 2 - Select a Reader
Listen to our Reader’s samples
Choose 1 of 14 Different Readers
Our Readers Speak English, Spanish, and French
Each Reader has a Unique Voice and Some Have Accents
Control your Reader’s Speed
Play with your Reader’s Pitch
It takes our readers approx 1 minute to generate a 1 hr long recording
Step 3 - Sit Back and Listen
Listen to your reading online
Download your reading to your ipod or other mp3 player
Broadcast your reading as a podcast and share it
Post your reading in your Website or Blog
Save yourself Time
Turn the readers of your blog into listeners
Allow your readers to listen while they multi-task and download your blog
February 2008
Interactives: Geometry 3D Shapes
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This website offers motivational and interactive class activities to learn more about 3D shapes. It also shows how to calculate surface area and volume, as well as other mathematical properties about the 3D shapes. Specific topics include surface area and volume, platonic solids, Euler's Theorem, and several others. The Test Your Skills link provides an interactive quiz complete with photos, illustrations, and animations. The About This Interactive link provides standards, goals, lesson ideas, and more.
December 2007
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LoudLit.org
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LoudLit.org is committed to delivering public domain literature paired with high quality audio performances. We pair together great literature and accompanying audio.
Putting the text and audio together, readers can learn spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure by listening and reading masterpieces of the written word. Read and listen via your web browser or on your mp3 player.
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Interactive multimedia for social skills, understanding feelings, relaxation and coping strategies, etc.
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Here are some interactive applications and games that focus on social skills, coping skills, feelings, stress management, relaxation, communication, attention, or study skills. Multimedia applications present students with experiences that address a variety of modes of learning, communication, and thinking. This can be helpful with students who have more difficulty with traditional word-based counseling techniques.
The links with an asterisk (*) have online demos or offer the content on-line. Click on the links to view on-line activities and information.
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Welcome to Picture Planner
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Picture Planner is an icon (picture) based scheduling system that assists individuals with disabilities in planning activities by the day, week, or month. Picture Planner uses synthesized speech to provide feedback and aid in accessibility.
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WOWIO: Free Books Free Minds
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Wowio books is an online resource that provided free PDF versions of current books to readers. You must register in a way that allows verification of who you are (i.e. a non-private e-mail, like a school or company email) and you must fill out demographic information.
November 2007
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Subject Matter Interactives
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"Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas.
October 2007
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ReadingMatrix.com
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Search Directory geared specifically to reading,
Analyzing Text (12) new
Audio and Text (18)
Proofreading (4)
Reading Comprehension Advanced (10)
Reading Comprehension Beginner (14)
Reading Comprehension Intermediate (19)
Short Stories (11)
Vocabulary (51)
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Reading for Thinking
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Website for author of developmental reading materials for high school students. Many of the books have online practice materials. Click the links under the book titles.
September 2007
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GI -- World War II Commemoration
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World War II ended on September 2, 1945 with the formal surrender of Japan aboard the U.S. battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, we have put together what we believe to be the definitive collection of World War II historical materials on the Web.
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Encyclopædia Britannica's Guide to Normandy 1944
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On June 6, 1944, a date known ever since as D-Day, a mighty armada crossed a narrow strip of sea from England to Normandy, France, and cracked the Nazi grip on western Europe.
Encyclopædia Britannica tells the story of the Normandy Invasion through the spoken recollections of veterans who fought it, the newsreels that brought the news home, and the written words of historians who have dedicated years to studying the great campaign.
Select a link on the left
NASA Sun Earth Media Viewer: Live Solar Images
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Another amazing site from NASA. Aside from live images and illustrations, interviews from NASA scientists answer questions related to the Sun in a movie format.
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The Exponential Curve
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A teacher's blog about strategies to help share ideas for teaching high school math concepts to students whose skills are still below grade level.
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ILoveMath.org
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Lesson Plans and activities for High School and some Middle School Math. Some activities look good for differentiation. Mainly for Algebra but other math subjects available.
Using Apostrophes Tutorial
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Interactive tutorial for use of possessive and contracted apostrophes
June 2007
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Windows to the Universe
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Science site with rich resources. A great feature is the beginner, intermediate, and adanced views available on every page for every topic. Good for differentiation!
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Technology for Differentiated Instruction
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The primary purpose of this wiki is to collect and share resources that link computer and information technology with differentiated instruction. Please add and annotate links, fix or remove broken links, and add to annotations or descriptions based on your experiences.
May 2007
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Differentiated Instruction
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Sites that help classroom teachers adjust their teaching process to their learners needs
March 2007
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Misunderstood Minds | PBS
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Companion site to the PBS special on learning differences and disabilities. Has activities to simulate the challenges students face in the areas of attention, reading, writing, and mathematics.
January 2007
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BBC - Mathematics Skillswise -
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Excellent site for older students to practice math skills. Only drawback is that money uses the British pound currency.