AT+Links

[|Free Graph Paper]
[|Jing Project] Jing allows you to capture images on your computer screen and add notes or you can record your actions on the screen along with audio to create a simple training videos to post at [|www.screencast.com]. The software and space on screencast (2GB) are free. It's simple to use and you can send a link in an email for someone else to view it. I use it to help answer questions about technology I receive in emails.

[|Universal Design for Learning Technology Toolkit] Great resource for FREE technology tools in the areas of assistive technology and instructional technology.

[|Moms with Apps] List of apps that are beneficial for children with disabilities. Site created by moms.

[|Better Living Through Technology] is a non-commercial web site designed to promote the use of technology to help people with a range of disablities.
[|Disability Info.gov AT site]

[|Jog the Web] provides you with a tool to share websites with others. Kind of like a favorites to go. Check out other tracks too.

[|Universal Design for Learning Module]

Microsoft Word online tutorials
http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/Tutorials/msword/index.php Download MS Word Tutorial from the Assistive Technology Training Online Project
 * Bottom of page has a section just for teachers

Microsoft Word Video Tutorial
http://mistupid.com/tutorials/word/index.htm Online video tutorials for MS Word

PowerPoint Activities
http://teach.fcps.net/trt10/PowerPoint.htm Templates and examples of Jeopardy, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, and Hollywood Squares games and other lesson ideas that were created using PowerPoint

Creating Talking Books on PowerPoint
http://atto.buffalo.edu/registered/Tutorials/talkingBooks/powerpoint.php Tutorial and Templates for Creating Talking Books in PowerPoint

Create a Talking Book in Power Point
http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-create-a-talking-book-in-microsoft-office-powerpoint-2003 How-To Video which takes you walks you through step-by-step how to create a talking book in PowerPoint

[|Fire Vox] free text to speech talking browser extension for Firefox
====iZoom Web is a free screen magnification/screen reading software that is from a company called Issist. You need a high-speed internet connection. Run the software from [|www.issist.ca]==== ====NonVisual Desktop Access ([|NVDA]) is a free and open source screen reader for the Microsoft Windows operating system. This software can enable blind or vision impaired people to access computers running Windows for no more cost than a sighted person.====

Helpful Links for Special Education Teachers
====[|Speaking of Speech.com] is an interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers to improve communication skills in our schools by. All activities using Boardmaker are saved as a PDF file so that you don’t actually need to have Boardmaker to open them====

===="[|Tinsnips] is a special education resource that strives to share a variety of specialized teaching tools, techniques, worksheets, and activities with teachers of students who have autistic spectrum disorders and related developmental disabilities. Many of these activities may be appropriate for Pre-K and Kindergarten children.” (Tinsnips, 2008)====

[|Do2Learn]
====Subscribe to the free newsletter, get activity ideas, play games (math, colors, etc) print out free picture symbols for everything from food to self help to leisure – great if you don’t have Boardmaker and you want to add visual supports to your classroom.====

http://www.aplusmath.com/
====Flashcards, Games, Homework helper. Games range from simple addition through Algebra. See: Hidden Picture (Addition Version) and MATHO (like BINGO) multiplication version. Look at Homework Helper – checks your homework for you!====