Featured: 8-22-2013 Kid in Story Book Maker

Create visual stories in support of learning, social modeling, and early literacy with Kid in Story Book Maker.

Place your student’s picture on every page of the story using Kid in Story Book Maker’s templates. It's easy and fun to make any child the star character. You can also write your own custom story or modify any of the templates.

Kid in Story Book Maker was specifically designed to benefit children who use visual narratives to complement auditory directions, model task analysis and expected social behavior, reinforce routines and to engage struggling readers.

The free Kid in Story Reader allows teachers and parents to share stories they create with students, friends, and family via email or Dropbox.

 Watch the Kid in Story Demo

Kid in Story Book Maker is available from the iTunes App Store for $6.99 (USD). It is compatible with iPad and requires iOS 5.1 or later.

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COD - 4/25/2012 - Goalbook [Tools]

Goalbook is an online tool designed to help teams of educators, students, and parents collaborate around personal learning plans by providing a single place where everyone can share information.

Goalbook allows every student to have ownership of their own personal learning plan. Students can develop their own goals, self-track progress, and collaborate with their teachers and parents every step along the way.

Goalbook helps special-needs educators track IEP goals and share progress with the team. Administrators can view reports in real-time to ensure that all students receive appropriate educational benefits.

In a blended learning environment, Goalbook enables educators to set learning goals for students and track progress. Teachers will know what students are working on in lab and can acknowledge accomplishments or review areas of difficulty.

Watch a video overview of Goalbook

Goalbook is collecting goal banks from respected educational organizations and bringing them together into one searchable Universal Goal Bank aligned to the Common Core standards. Teachers will be able to discover, share, and collaborate on IEP goals using this comprehensive collection of IEP goals.

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Catch of The Day - The TechMatrix - 11/7/2011

 

The TechMatrix is a web-based tool to help locate educational and assistive technology products for students with disabilities.

The TechMatrix is searchable by keyword and lets visitors find and compare educational and assistive technology products side-by-side to help them make informed decisions. Resources are grouped into four main content areas: math, science, reading, and writing.

The TechMatrix offers these tools to educators of students with disabilities:

• Consumer Guides (downloadable PDFs) help school administrators and educational technology vendors learn what questions to ask and how to make informed decisions.
• The EdTech Locator for Technology Implementation and related materials are designed to help you evaluate where you stand in the integration of technology.
• Hot Topics InfoPages help you find more information on specific topics by accessing targeted resources, research, professional development materials, and custom-designed searches.

The TechMatrix is a product of the National Center for Technology Innovation and the Center for Implementing Technology in Education with support from the US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs and the NEC Foundation of America.

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Catch of the Day - Verbally - 7/5/2011

 

Verbally is a comprehensive assisted-speech app for the iPad. Verbally enables creative communication, self-expression, and conversation for users of different disabilitiesand ages.

Verbally is an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) solution whose simple design helps users communicate quickly and effectively in any setting. Verbally is easy to use. Tap a sentence or phrase into the text box with a finger or stylus and tap "Speak".

Features:

• Core Words and Phrases Grids offer essential words and common phrases to enable faster & easier conversation
• Text Prediction that learns the frequently used words and makes entering thoughts faster
• Three different keyboard layouts
• Choice of male or female voices

Verbally can be a useful communication aid for people with apraxia, ALS, stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's, or muscular dystrophy.

Verbally is a top-selling iPad app and it's totally free. No WiFi or 3G connection is required to use Verbally.

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Have a question on Learning Disabilities or Response to Intervention?

Lessonopoly users have a special opportunity to ask questions about Response to Intervention (RTI) and learning disabilities (LD) to Dr. Sheldon Horowitz from the National Center for Learning Disabilities. Dr. Horowitz will respond with a podcast and possibly a video which will be shared on Lessonopoly.

This is a great opportunity to ask anything you've ever wanted to know about LD or RTI. Click here to ask your question. Deadline is the end of this week, February 25.

Possible topic areas to ask questions include:

• How to build student self-advocacy skills
• Tips for talking with parents
• Ways to foster preparation for IEP meetings
• LD and Math or Science

Sheldon H. Horowitz, Ed.D., is the director of professional services at the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD). Dr. Horowitz has taught at the primary, secondary, and college levels, and worked as a consultant to school districts throughout the New York City region.

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Catch of the Day - MangoMon - May 12, 2010

Today's haul yielded MangoMon, resources for special needs students

MangoMon Free Teacher Resources for Special Education provides online content for use with middle and high school students having a variety of learning disabilities.

The licensed MangoMon learning program has been used by thousands of special education students and teachers. MangoMon, however, provides a free selection of teaching and learning resources for anyone to use.

Included in the MangoMon free resources are ...

• Vocational and Occupational Flashcards
• Printables
• Reading and Math Games
• A Special Education Blog
• Inspirational Videos

MangoMon is a part of Learning Today, Inc. whose primary goal is to research and develop interactive instructional content for struggling students through differentiated instruction and targeted intervention.

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Catch of the Day - SEN Teacher - 16 Apr 10

The fresh catch today is SEN Teacher, a site for special needs teachers

SEN Teacher provides cost-free teaching and learning resources for teachers of students with special needs and learning disabilities. All the resources available on or linked to at SEN Teacher are free for use in schools, colleges, and at home.

SEN Teacher is organized into four primary sections: Printables, Web Links, Downloads, and Search Tools.

The Printables Page

On the Printables page, you'll find a selection of printable worksheets, handouts, and other teaching aids many of which can be customized to suit a range of learners.

The Web Links Page

Web Links lead to websites which have been selected for the quality of their information or because they provide further sources of cost-free learning resources and software.

Downloads offers free educational software from many sources which has proven useful to teachers and parents of special needs students.

The Search Tools Page

Search Tools are custom Google searches which make it easier to locate free resources and information from several different SEN related areas.

There is also a Store which allows you to save money on special needs-related teaching products while supporting SEN Teacher.

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