I called Linda Baldwin with Lab Resources this morning to ask this question. She is an awesome resource since she wrote the Lab Lessons that we are using for training on this product. She discovered that there is a free trial download of Overlay Maker 3 on the IntelliTools website (click on post title). After the trial period is over, you can still open and print overlays! For those of you that can use the pre-made overlays, this saves the cost of purchasing Overlay Maker. Thanks Linda!
I have been ordering from Linda at Lab Resources for several years now and highly recommend this company. They resell many different products and Linda is always happy to answer questions about the products she carries. I've added Lab Resources to our Links to Resources along with the link to IntelliTools Overlay Maker trial download.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
iknowthat.com
Our AI consultant told me about a student that used to hate social studies. He told her about this site and that he's having fun "playing" the online activities! I created an account and found a great activity for 4th grade social studies learning facts about the 50 states. The activities are free and a low cost subscription gives access to more features like Teacher Guides and Progress Reports. You can easily find activities by grade - Pre-K through 6th and by subject area. Families can subscribe for $5.95 per month or $49.95 a year. Family subscriptions include up to six accounts. Classroom subscriptions are $199 a year and includes up to 34 members.
The sites content can be categorized into five areas: fun learning, open-ended creative activities that can be saved, user-generated content areas, educational videos, and a multi-player virtual world. The site states that activities are based on educational standards. The link is added in the Resources section of this blog.
The sites content can be categorized into five areas: fun learning, open-ended creative activities that can be saved, user-generated content areas, educational videos, and a multi-player virtual world. The site states that activities are based on educational standards. The link is added in the Resources section of this blog.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Photos, Clicker 5 resources, Intellitools CS and more!
Do you need digital pictures but don't want to take your camera with you everywhere you go? Check out Learning Magic, Inc. They've added a cd of over 4,000 high quality photographs organized in folders. The photos look very good and the cd sells for about $100.
In the Goodies section there are Clicker 5 and IntelliTools Classroom Suite activities free to download. Click post title or Links to Resources.
In the Goodies section there are Clicker 5 and IntelliTools Classroom Suite activities free to download. Click post title or Links to Resources.
Find products by feature and subject area searches
Click on this post title to link to techmatrix.org. Created and maintained by the National Center for Technology Innovation (NCTI) and Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd). With support from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and NEC Foundation of America.
Create a matrix of products based on your search criteria. Check it out!
Create a matrix of products based on your search criteria. Check it out!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Ghotit
This new program showed up in a comment to the post about Ginger Software. It's a spell and grammar checker designed by and for people with dyslexia.
This just goes to show how our posts get out to the rest of the world!
This just goes to show how our posts get out to the rest of the world!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Pacer webinar on Using Visual Strategies
Pacer Center in Minneapolis has archived a two hour webinar on Visual Strategies. This post title links to their website. Here is the description of the session:
Many learners understand what they see better than what they hear. For these learners, visual strategies can be a powerful tool in helping learners understand directions, expectations, schedules, sequences and more. This workshop, part of a series funded in part by Autism Speaks, will lay a foundation for understanding what visual strategies are and how to use them.
Many learners understand what they see better than what they hear. For these learners, visual strategies can be a powerful tool in helping learners understand directions, expectations, schedules, sequences and more. This workshop, part of a series funded in part by Autism Speaks, will lay a foundation for understanding what visual strategies are and how to use them.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Assistive Technology and Transition
A new section on this blog has resources for considering AT and Transition. There's a powerpoint presentation and two guides that can be printed. These materials were adapted from a presentation by WATI (Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative) Canfield and Reed. The guides are an excellent way to determine additional skills a student will need as they transition from the K-12 environment.
Research shows that even students successfully using assistive technology in school are not using their AT after graduation.
Research shows that even students successfully using assistive technology in school are not using their AT after graduation.
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