Self-Guided+Tour+of+Ed+Tech

Welcome to the Self-Guided Tour of Ed Tech Resources. When you complete the tour, you will have gained a good working knowledge of Ed Tech and Assistive Tech resources you can use with your students, your children, or for yourself. You may follow the steps in order or skip around if you like. The resources are arranged in subject order.


 * Stop #1: Reading Resources**

Kurzweil 3000/Reading Program //Introductory video// []

Bookshare/Online Digital Books [] //introductory video// []

RFB&D/Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic []

Downloading books from Bookshare/Upload to Google Apps/Open books in Read Out Loud 1) []  2) [] 3) []

Natural Reader/Text to Speech Reader []

Readability/Simplifies Web Pages []

Read Please/Text to Speech Reader []

Write Online/Writing Program [] //training videos// [] [] [] [] [] [] []
 * Stop #2: Writing Resouces**

Ginger Software/Online grammar and spell checker []

Dragon Naturally Speaking/speech recognition []

Google Docs/Online Documents //How to log in from your organization's home page// []

Ghotit/Grammar and Spell Checker []

Science Writer/writing support for research and lab reports []


 * Stop #3: Math Resources**

Wolfram Alpha/Mathmatica/Computational Search Engine and Math Resources [] []

NCTM Illuminations/Math Resources []

Discovery Education/Subscription-based []
 * Stop #4: Research/Study Tools**

Twurdy/Search Engine by Reading Level []

WatchKnow/Videos []

VocabAhead/SAT and ACT Vocabulary videos []

Nettrekker/Subscription-based []

WordSmyth/Dictionary and Thesaurus []

MindMeister/Mind Mapping []

Atomic Learning/Tutorials on computer programs http://www.atomiclearning.com/


 * Stop #5: Life Skills Resources**

Goodwill Learning/Life Skills Training Videos []

Customtyping/Subscription-based []

Infinitech/United Cerebral Palsy []