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If It's Not Free! It's Not For Me! Tom Snyder Productions. Technology-Supported Math Instruction for Students with Disabilities: Two Decades of Research and Development. By: Ted S.

Technology-Supported Math Instruction for Students with Disabilities: Two Decades of Research and Development

Hasselbring, Alan C. Lott, and Janet M. Zydney (2006) Introduction Most people would agree that a major goal of schooling should be the development of students’ understanding of basic mathematical concepts and procedures. According to the NAEP, the majority of elementary and middle school students are not proficient in math. In this paper, we have adopted the term “math difficulty” to include terms frequently used to identify students who have difficulty with mathematics. Making a Talking Book in Boardmaker Plus. Home Support Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) Boardmaker FAQ's Boardmaker / Boardmaker Plus Version 6 FAQs Boardmaker and Boardmaker Plus version 6 Help Sheets Download/view the PDF version There are templates for making a talking book already included in Boardmaker Plus.

Making a Talking Book in Boardmaker Plus

You can use one of these or you can make your own template from scratch. This handout will talk you through making a talking book using one of the templates already included in Boardmaker Plus. Proloquo2Go. Symbol-supported communication app to promote language development and grow communication skills, from beginning to advanced communicators Unique feature combination Proloquo2Go is the only AAC app that combines unique features, such as research-based vocabulary levels, (activity) templates to support motor-planning, ExpressivePower™ to express yourself and full bilingual support.

Proloquo2Go

And all that with minimal customization effort! Proloquo2Go is designed to ensure growth of communication skills and to promote language development. It covers all users, from beginning to advanced users, while catering for a wide range of fine-motor, visual and cognitive skills. ‘AssistiveWare has done a beautiful job of listening to the AAC community's feedback, adding powerful features in Proloquo2Go 5 including Search with guided navigation and automatic backups.’

Accessible materials for individuals with visual and learning disabilities. Accessible Books and Periodicals for Readers with Print Disabilities - Bookshare - Accessible Books for Individuals with Print Disabilities. Search Education – Google. Using iPads With Mixed-Ability Students, Teachers Must 'Give Up Some Control' Mobile Learning | Feature Page 2 of 2 Using iPads With Mixed-Ability Students, Teachers Must 'Give Up Some Control' The realization they came to was that content apps--those for, say, algebra or grammar--have limited uses, but those apps for organization and research, what Lopez calls "toolbox apps," have broader applications.

Using iPads With Mixed-Ability Students, Teachers Must 'Give Up Some Control'

The best example, Lopez said, is an app called Popplet, a simple graphic organizing tool. "When we started there was a lot of frustration from the teacher side of things that stemmed from the idea that, 'I'm teaching a class on the Great Pyramid, but there's no app for that.' Both Allen and Lopez emphasize that while the iPads enhanced their lessons in the classroom, the devices did not replace traditional teaching methods. "With technology, you want to supplement what you do, not supplant it," Lopez explained. And while the initial transition might be intimidating, Lopez and Allen insist it's worth giving up that control. About the Author. Secure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Students.

Resources for iPads. Kathycasey. The Top 10 Educational Livebinders for 2012. LiveBinders. The LiveBinders App gives you quick access to all of the binders from your LiveBinders.com account.

LiveBinders

You can also view your custom shelves and create new binders from within the App. Make your content useful: LiveBinders lets you integrate a variety of Web content into virtual 3-Ring binders. Paste any link into binder tabs. Add and edit text to give your binders more context. Create binders filled with information on any topic. What's new LiveBinders App version 1.5 supports the latest upgrades to iOS 7. Screenshots Share with Others ShareThis Last changed: Nov 25, 2013 Category: Productivity Developer: LiveBinders, Inc. Version: Size: Current Version Average Rating: No data. Evidence of Learning 2.0.

Complete Guide to educational and special needs apps, complete list at One Place for Special Needs. Complete guide to educational and special needs apps With over 300,000 apps it's easy to become overwhelmed by the number of app choices.

Complete Guide to educational and special needs apps, complete list at One Place for Special Needs

It's also easy to spend a small fortune on a lot of useless apps. As a special needs parent I wanted to get right to the "good stuff" and figured you did too. Check out our guide that breaks down the best of the apps by skill set so you can easily find and buy apps that most benefit your child. Great for kids with autism, ADHD, apraxia, learning disability, sensory issues and more. By Dawn Villarreal, One Place for Special Needs Android apps (all) Android does not have the nice interface of iTunes for viewing apps on the Internet as opposed to your device. Educational iPad Apps - A4CWSN.com. Apps for Dyslexia and Learning Disabilities.

AppWriter is an All-In-One Assistive Technology App For Struggling Readers and Writers. Text-To-Speech - The app includes high quality text-to-speech voices that can be use to read back text in the app.

AppWriter is an All-In-One Assistive Technology App For Struggling Readers and Writers

AppWriter also highlights the words being read to help users follow along. On the first generation iPad the text-to-speech had to reload line by line which made it hard to follow. This should not be a problem on the newer iPads because they have better processors and more RAM. iPod, iPad, and Android Apps for College Students.