This summary provides an overview of Web sites and software tools that teachers can use to meet the diverse learning needs of students. It discusses tools for creating books, supporting reading comprehension, checking spelling, providing word prediction and keyboarding support, allowing student expression and collaboration, managing research and quizzes, monitoring behavior, and sharing multimedia content. All of the resources mentioned are free or low-cost.

1. Cheryl A. Wissick Susan W. Quinn SCBEA 2009, Myrtle Beach SC

2. This session will provide an overview and specific examples of Web sites and software that teachers can use to meet the diverse learning needs of their students. All of the Web sites and software packages demonstrated are free. . .or cheap. Brainstorm ideas with us as we discuss how the Web sites and software can be used in your classroom. Don’t be stranded without the right tools!

8. Bookbuilder Create your own book Have students create books for other students Search books that you can use http://bookbuilder.cast.org

9. UDL Editions http://udleditions.cast.org

10. Supports within the text

13. Guided research on the web Strategy Tutor: http://cst.cast.org/cst/auth-login

15. VOZME

16. ReadPlease Vs. Natural Readers The verdict is: both are easy to install and use

17. Read the Words Convert any document to podcast or mp3 FREE: 3 recordings 25.00 = 100 recordings a year

18. Web Anywhere Use on any browser and link to pages to have them read.

19. Reading books online providing multiple means of presentation: Children’s Digital Library Project Gutenberg Bibliomania Readprint Bartleby Bookshare http://www.bookshare.org

20. Word Web – Vocabulary Support

21. Spelling Checkers Ghotit write Another new one: Ginger Software

22. WordQ and SpeakQ- 30 day preview For students who need more.

23. Word Prediction

24. Click n Type http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/ Free onscreen keyboard Word prediction

25. Keyboarding support Typer Talker One handed typing Accessible Keyboarding Time saving keyboard shortcuts demonstrated using Microsoft On-Screen Keyboard Dasher

28. ToonDoo

29. Tools for Student expression Project Poster NoteStar Persuade Star Tools for Productivity & management TrackStar (organize Web sites for research) QuizStar (manage quizzes) RubiStar (rubrics)

30. Organize Websites for student research & access

31. Classroom Architect 4teachers.org

32. Intervention Central

33. Survey Tools Find out what motivates your students Jackpot : online reinforcer survey Survey tools: phpSurvey Zoomerang Survey Monkey Google Docs

34. KidTools and KidSkills Self- monitoring & checksheets

35. Behavior Monitoring

36. Social Skills

37. ProProfs Puzzlemaker

39. Secure sites to create an environment for students to work collaboratively Students publish together and for a larger audience PBWiki Wikispaces Wetpaint

40. Secure sites to create an environment for students to read, analyze, and post comments related to instructional goals. Imbee TIGed Haiku Blogger Edublogs

42. Collaboration Tools: VoiceThread

44. Del.icio.us delicious.com/ Ma.gnolia ma.gnolia.com/ Blinklist www.blinklist.com/ Diigo www.diigo.com/ ProProfs www.proprofs.com/

45. Marking a trail of websites Students can mark sites important to them

46. Gantt Chart

47. Scheduling & Calendars

48. Notetakers & Lists: TA DA List Others: Remember the Milk HOTT notes MyNote IT

49. Multimedia & Web 2.0 Sharing your Multimedia Videos and Video Capture Personal Start Pages Web Development Web Accessibility S o much technology so little time…

50. Sharing Tools SlideShare www.slideshare.net Zoho zoho.com iTunes www.apple.com/itunes SSMM - Slide Show Movie Maker Jump Cut jumpcut.com/ You Tube youtube.com/ Teacher Tube www.teachertube.com/

51. Personal Web Start Pages iGooglewww.google.com/ig My Yahoo my.yahoo.com Windows Live / Live.com my.live.com/getstarted.aspx PageFlakes www.pageflakes.com/ Net Vibes www.netvibes.com/#General Protopage www.protopage.com/ Webwag www.webwag.com/

52. iGoogle

53. Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ CamStudio http://camstudio.org/ Snippy http://www.bhelpuri.net/Snippy/ Gadwin http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen

54. Jimdo www.jimdo.com/ Joomia www.joomla.org/ Roxer www.roxer.com/ Sampa www.sampa.com/ Weebly www.weebly.com/

55. Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Express Scribe http://www.nch.com.au/scribe/ Wavepad http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/masters.html Idea for Tool Use : Simulate PASS consider recording a test and have student take it, reading the paper version and listening to the audio version.

56. Videos and iPod touch Using a FlipVideo and and iPod touch create functional videos and task analysis for students in your class.

58. Accessible Documents

60. Give us a piece of your pie!