Technology

General

• • A listing of the Top 50 Special Education Blogs.

  • Newton Public Schools Assistive Technologies page.

  • Free toolkit supporting Universal Design for Learning.

  • Tool to find assistive technology.

  • A Blog about using technology in speech and language context.

Study Tools

• Self Control

  • A free application for Mac OS X (10.5 or above) that lets you block your own access to distracting websites, your mail servers, or anything else on the Internet.

• Educreations

  • Free app that lets students create their own study videos.

• Quizlet

  • Free study tools and apps which enable students to create their own "study sets" on any topic.

• Shmoop

  • Learning guides and study tools in all subjects, including "Essay Lab" to help with writing projects.

• 60 Second Recap

  • Short videos that give an overview of classic literature in a fun and entertaining way. A great way to preview books and create excitement to read.

• Calm.com

  • Free app that teaches seven steps of calm with guided sessions from 2 to 20 minutes long.

Making movies

• • A movie making package that if you can type you can make movies.

Writing stories

• • Storybirds are short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read, and print.

  • Co:Writer 6 excellent product for writing

Speech Recognition

• Dragon Naturally Speaking

Educational

• iPhone Apps for the classroom.