Monday, December 14, 2009

Joe's Goals

Joe's Goals is a simple yet powerful tool to make tracking your goals the easiest part of accomplishing them. Use the simple single page interface to setup daily goals and track them with just a click. Watch your daily score to gage your success and use negative goals (or vices) to confront and overcome bad habits that finally need to get the boot. Share your success with your friends and family or post your personal score badge to your blog or MySpace page. Add as many Goals as you want and update them all from a single interface.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Zac Browser

Zac Browser
Here you will find the best environment on the Internet for children living with various autism challenges.

Zac Browser is a totally free software package. It is the first Internet browser developed specifically for children living with variants of autism spectrum disorders (ASD), Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, PDD not otherwise specified and PDD-NOS, also called atypical autism.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

GrammarMan

GrammarMan- Read comics and watch movies learn all about grammar in a fun and interactive online way.

Monday, November 2, 2009

iWrite

iWrite -About Great Source iwrite

Great Source iwrite is a collection of writing resources and support for educators, students in grades 5-12, and parents.

For Educators — Quick access to powerful writing lessons and assessments

For Students — Step-by-step support for completing writing assignments

For Parents — Tips for helping your child become a better writer, thinker, and learner

Monday, October 5, 2009

Autism is more widespread, U.S. studies show, but why?

Autism is more widespread, U.S. studies show, but why? - A new government survey estimates that more U.S. children than ever have a diagnosed autism spectrum disorder. Overall, the prevalence was 110 out of every 10,000 children ages 3 to 17. But the rate varied by sex and racial or ethnic group:
Boys: 173 of 10,000
Girls: 43 of 10,000
Hispanic: 103 of 10,000
Non-Hispanic white: 125 of 10,000
Non-Hispanic black: 61 of 10,000
Non-Hispanic multiracial: 71 of 10,000
Non-Hispanic other single race: 66 of 10,000

Monday, September 28, 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The Blame Game

The Blame Game -It’s unfortunate, but true: when parents of children with disabilities begin to seriously question the appropriateness of the special education program being provided to their child, the school district will often start to play “the blame game.”

Monday, September 21, 2009

Cool Story- The purplest

The Purplest - A mother story on raising a son on the autism spectrum. A feel good post!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Descriptions of IEP Members

Descriptions of IEP Members -
"I am amazed at how there are certain personality types which keep appearing, in different clothes and under different names, in so many school districts."
Check out this blog- I think you will get a laugh or two.

100 Useful Tools for Special Needs Students and Educators

Teaching Tips.com -With all of the new trends and tools in education technology, there’s no reason for special needs students and their teachers and parents to be left behind. This list of 100 useful tools can help anyone with a learning disability like ADHD, dyslexia or test anxiety, as well as students with visual or hearing impairments, use the Internet and other technology systems to help them with reading, math, organization, social skills, and more.