Cool Tools for AT


 

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Compiled by Janet Jendron at jjendron@usit.net

Pinkmonkey.com: 367 Booknotes/Literature Summaries/Chapter Notes Online, Downloadable/Printable summaries, Online Textbooks/Study Guides for 15 Subjects, SAT Prep/Testing, State Testing Resources, 1,800 Online Classic Texts
http://www.pinkmonkey.com/

Free study guides, like Cliffnotes: www.sparknotes.com

Co:Writer, BuildAbility, DraftBuilder: Don Johnston products demo download:
http://www.donjohnston.com/downloads/downloads.htm

Runiter: This new software company provides high quality computer software products in a variety of areas such as mathematics, graphics, education and games. http://www.runiter.org/

Adapted Stories (Creative Communications) offers "Stories to go" - similar to the book of the month of club. Each month you can download a new adapted story in a color ready to print format, with story innovation pages, with a symbol support page, lesson plans, with a take home black and white mini version of the story, a mini book in Spanish, word play activities, and a computerized version ready for switch access, mouse click or IntelliKeys. www.adaptedstories.com

All kinds of photographs, images, sound bites:
www.excite.com

www.google.com

Parents Guide to Helping Kids with Learning Differences
Check the topic "Technology"

Free Parents’ Guide www.schwablearning.org

Companion to the PBS Video "Misunderstood Minds" on learning differences and disabilities. Stories from the show, information and resources for parents. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodminds/

Beth Buchler at New Learning has links to tutorials on technology in the classroom. "It's not the tool. It's not the technology. It's how you use it."
http://www.new-learning.com/technology.htm

Jim Fuller has a similiar site at http://www.southwest.com.au/~jfuller/powerpoint/ppt.htm

An example of a PowerPoint Talking Book is found at http://www.hardin.k12.ky.us/upton/FarmRiddles.html

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Funny Poetry for kids on the web. http://www.gigglepoetry.com/

Single Best Source for Facts on the Net:  http://www.refdesk.com/

Web copier for Webquests, etc. - $30
Can get a free 30 day trial.

http://www.maximumsoft.com/

http://www.maximumsoft.com/products/index.html

Free Software:

LearnKids.com.Tools for a variety of methods for preschoolers to grade 12 students to enable kids to learn about and develop a variety of skills in areas like grow skills in areas such as Math, English, Science, Reading, Writing, Spelling, Logical Thinking, Phonics, Games, and more. Online courses include adventures and explorations.
http://www.learnkids.com/find.htm

Downloads of all kinds of software:
http://www.jumbo.com/

http://download.com