Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Students with Special Needs Get Real World Experience

Students with Special Needs Get Real World Experience - Check out this article.

IEP Checklist APP

IEP Checklist APP - Get a free APP that will help you monitor all your students IEP's. Watch a short video to learn all about it.

Text-to-speech Software for the Special Education Classroom

Text-to-speech Software for the Special Education Classroom - check out the article.

Monday, February 8, 2010

iPod touch for Meeting the Needs of Special Learners

iPod touch for Meeting the Needs of Special Learners - Reaching All Learners with Apple's Mobile Devices

While the iPod touch can offer engaging, exciting learning opportunities to all students, perhaps one of the greatest ways the device can be used in education is helping those students who have exceptional learning needs beyond their peers. As a capable and very extensible device, the iPod touch can become a powerful and useful tool specifically to ensure special learners can succeed in any learning environment.

Assistive Technology Tools: Writing

Assistive Technology Tools: Writing - Find out how to select assistive technology tools that address your child's specific writing difficulties.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word

Free text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word - A free Windows text-to-speech plugin for Microsoft Word

It will speak the text of the document and will highlight it as it goes. It contains a talking dictionary and a text-to-mp3 converter.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Famous People with the Gift of Dyslexia

Famous People with the Gift of Dyslexia - Here are the names of some of the many talented and accomplished individuals who are dyslexic, or had traits associated with dyslexia or related learning styles. Click on the link to see the list of stars.