The document discusses resources for inclusion and digital learning. It provides links to apps and websites that can help learners with special needs learn and participate alongside their general education peers. The key is for technologies to meet learners at their level of ability and allow them to leverage their skills to progress in their learning goals. Several apps are mentioned that can aid searching for, organizing, and using other apps. Sites are also listed that provide inclusion apps for conditions like autism. The document promotes technologies that enable differentiation and enhance learning opportunities for all students.

1. Resources for Inclusion and Digital Learning
Wireless EdTech 2013
Heidi Larson, Jonathan P. Costa, Sr., and Susan Wells
The purpose of inclusion practices is to allow learners with special circumstances to learn and
participate with their general education peers. The key to technologies that enable this progress
is that they meet learners where they are and match the skills they can use so they can leverage
those abilities more efficiently to move forward toward the learning goals they share with their
peers.
An app for searching for apps: http://www.quixey.com
An app for organizing apps: http://www.schoolfuelapps.com
A few sites that provision inclusion apps:
http://www.tcischool.org/techtips
http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2011/02/02/the-special-needs-ipad-app-
series/?gclid=CKaR36KF-bkCFelAMgodFi4ArQ
http://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-apps
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autism-apps/id441600681?mt=8
http://blog.laptopmag.com/best-autism-apps-ipad
https://autismapps.wikispaces.com/
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=312446
http://www.onevoiceict.org/news/moving-together-mobile-apps-inclusion-and-assistance
An inclusion tool that is designed for the mainstream and demonstrates how technology can be used
to enable differentiation and enhance learning opportunity - http://www.newsela.com
Google Site choosing, and with a selection of, ESL/ELL apps for learners high school age
and older:
https://sites.google.com/site/mobileappsesl/app-evaluation/results

2. Presentation on using mobiles for ELL/ESL K-8 students, with links to apps:
http://www.slideshare.net/hlarson728/research-strategies-apps-for-ELLs-k-12
Sampling of powerful mobile activities internationally
Seeds of Empowerment: Empowerment through Mobile Learning:
http://seedsofempowerment.org
SMILE turns a traditional classroom into a highly interactive learning environment by
engaging students in critical reasoning and problem solving while enabling them to
generate, share, and evaluate multimedia-rich inquiries.
https://gse-it.stanford.edu/research
Turning on Mobile Learning in Latin America
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CC8QFjAE&url
=http%3A%2F%2Funesdoc.unesco.org%2Fimages%2F0021%2F002160%2F216080E.p
df&ei=sm4OUoC7FsG4yQHgnYBA&usg=AFQjCNHxCZlBFxyIY9ujqUSeEMneZ2BG
cQ&bvm=bv.50768961,d.aWc
Stepping Stone: Mobile content creation tool developed by Education Development
Center, Inc. based on device market trends in rural, developing communities
http://www.slideshare.net/hlarson728/stepping-stonepresentation-0819132
Featured Apps
TaptoTalk - Autistic/Developmentally Delayed/AAC (Augmentative Alternative
Communication) Needs
Free/$99.95/$179.95
iOS, Android, Kindle, Nook, Windows
Claro MagXVisually Impaired:High definition visual magnifier.
Free, iOS
Your Magnifying Glass
Free, Android
Edmodo Inclusion-EC/ESL
Free - iOS, Android
Students and teachers and parents stay connected; organizational app for inclusion. Post
assignments, links, docs, notes between home and school. Great tool for home/school
communication.
Dragon Dictation - Inclusion for all and Communication Needs
Free/ iOS, Windows, Android

3. Speech to text app. Communication device. Notetaking for all ages.
A link to Jonathan’s book website: http://digitallearningforallnow.com
Presenters:
Heidi Larson: hlarson@edc.org / @heidil_edc
http://edc.org
Jonathan Costa: costa@educationconnection.org
http://educationconnection.org/
Susan Wells:wellssusans@gmail.com / @wellssusan
http://www.mobilelearningequity.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/susanwells