33 iPad and iPhone apps for students with special needs
Here at SpecialEdTech.net we are always looking for valuable resources for our readers, and recently found out about a great one: educatorstechnology.com. This website is a frequently-updated blog...
View ArticleTidBits: Remind & Visuwords
TidBits is a new monthly column offering quick ideas and resources! Remind (for text messaging) Is there a disconnect between information you send home with students, and what parents are aware of? A...
View ArticletidbITs: Helping students with visual impairments enjoy picture books
The theme of this tidbITS is helping students with visual impairments enjoy picture books. Great Expectations: Bringing Picture Books to Life for Blind Kids The Great Expectations website, sponsored by...
View ArticletidbITs: Free images & image editing
The theme of this tidbITS is working with photographs and pictures. These programs are perfect for gathering and editing nature photos! pixabay.com: Free high-quality images Pixabay.com offers images...
View Article10 free apps for digital storytelling and recording outdoor lessons
by Becky Palmer-Scott Editor, SpecialEdTech.net “Always record your travels,” said John Adams to his son John Quincy, when they were headed for France. “Otherwise, your trip will become as a flock of...
View ArticleCreating interactive lessons with Microsoft PowerPoint
Did you know you can create interactive lessons with PowerPoint? Depending on your version of PowerPoint, these can include audio, video, screen recording, quizzes, and other interactive experiences,...
View ArticleFree interactive teaching tools at ReadWriteThink.org
ReadWriteThink.org, funded by the International Literacy Association and the National Council of Teachers of English, offers several useful interactive tools and games which are engaging and free to...
View ArticleTop ten assistive technology tools to support special education students in...
Kindy Segovia by Kindy Segovia, OTR Assistive Technology Coordinator, Kent Intermediate School District Few would argue that reading is one of the most important learning skills. Reading is necessary...
View ArticleTools for building social/school skills in special needs students
Tamara Kaldor “Screen time” is often considered as something that isolates students or is to be used as a reward for good behavior. But in her work as a developmental therapist, autism expert and...
View ArticleOvercoming behavioral problems with visual communication
Linda Hodgdon Those familiar with special education students, especially those with autism, know that behavior problems are often related to time, travel, and transitions. Special ed students can...
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