Susan Fridie's List: RVC Workshops 10/23/09

In addition to the short video tutorials in your handout, here are some interactive tutorials on SMART Notebook, SMART Ideas, and Kurzweil 3000. All are on the Kornreich Technology Center website and may be viewed without charge.

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SMART how-to distance learning teacher training K3K on 2009-10-23

This is the place on the Kornreich Technology Center website where the short tutorials on SMART Notebook and SMART Ideas can be viewed (as in your handout).

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SMART how-to distance learning teacher training on 2009-10-23

Lists about 50 software tools, in 8 categories, to assist students with writing. A link to the software's provider is given for each tool.

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Atomic Learning's online training resources teach you "how do I do that" through a library of thousands of short, easy-to-understand tutorial movies. Atomic Learning makes it easy to learn new technology and encourage technology integration in the classroom.

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distance learning tutorials assistive technology software training on 2009-10-22

This is the FREE subscription service for students with qualifying disabilities. Patty Barkwill is the contact person for your district.

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This was in a handout from today's workshop. It's a great way to make UDL "real" to teachers and others.
"This is an open letter to the science instructor who was interested in learning more about Universal Design for Learning. ...David Rose"

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"These e-books take advantage of the flexibility of digital media to reach and engage all learners. Leveled supports and the Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner, ages 10 and up." An opportunity to see and try UDL done the way it should be.

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Free plug-in toolbar for MS Office that offers text-to-speech capability and a talking spell checker
An 8-page Quick Guide is available for you to download.

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Ben’s Guide provides information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents, and students in K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.

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Sample lesson in an series innovative, standards-based online resources for teaching and learning American history, designed and developed by the National Museum of American History. Explore the rich resources of the Museum and bring history to life with artifacts, primary sources, and online tools for the classroom, afterschool programs, and home.

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Verizon's literacy and education website. Prepared resources for lesson creation/enrichment

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The purposes of NYLearns are: to identify, organize and deliver educational resources that are aligned to learning standards; and to provide teachers with easy-to-use integrated classroom tools that enhance their teaching effectiveness.

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Bar magnifier with yellow guiding line (plus other models)

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This is the company for:\nCo:Writer (see link to the video demo on this home page)\nStart-toFinish books (simplified versions of age-approp books)\nRead Out:Loud (Similar software to Kurzweil 3000. A scaled down version come free with Bookshare membership

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Book holder with page strap, adjustable angle, and storage area. This is also the company for the highlighter sheets and tape, pen/pencil grippers, bookstands, etc.

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OpticBook reading machine

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SparkNotes exist to help students learn and practice basic skills, write a paper, study for a test and achieve their academic goals. Created by Harvard students for students everywhere and geared to what today's students need to know, each guide contains thorough summaries and insightful critical analysis of a nearly endless range of subjects including English literature, Shakespeare, History and Math and Science. The company offers hundreds of study guides for free to read on the web, and many SparkNotes and SparkCharts as downloadable, printable PDFs. In addition to literature guides, SparkNotes offers high school and college kids guides forThe SAT, English Grammar, Spanish, Chemistry.

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Write by selecting pictured buttons or typing. Make the buttons by just typing in the words. Pictures found automatically!

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The Reading Pen

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Thinking Reader is an innovative, research-validated program that systematically builds reading comprehension skills for students reading below grade level.

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