Managing the monitoring and paperwork of IEPs and daily administrative tasks can be overwhelming. Find ideas to boost productivity and streamline the IEP process and compliance in your school or district. To help assess your current technology use and chart a course toward increased technology implementation, consult the EdTech Locator.

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A Parent’s Guide to Assistive Technology

This guide contains an overview of assistive technology, a summary of how AT can address the needs of students with learning disabilities, suggestions for finding the right technology fit, a worksheet for selecting AT tools and tips for evaluating assistive technology products.

Assign-a-Day

Assign-a-Day is an online calendar designed to enhance teacher and student communication. Teachers can create class calendars for students to view missed assignments and upcoming lessons. 

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Assistive Technology for Children with Autism

This article provides strategies and examples for determining the best visual representation system for students with autism. Includes suggestions for low, mid and high tech tools.

Assistive Technology in K-12 Schools

This resource provides a range of information on assistive technology, assessment and selection of tools, examples of best practice and classroom success stories, and a list of built-in access features for various operating systems.

Awards Certificates Maker

This tool allows teachers to quickly make student award certificates.

Teachnology

Best WebQuests

This site provides a matrix of the best WebQuests arranged by content area and learners' age.

Casa Notes

Casa Notes allows teachers to quickly make and customize typical notes that are sent home to parents or given to the students.

4Teachers.org

Classroom 2.0 Wiki

This site is devoted to building resources for the classroom and professional-development use of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies. It provides you with a good overview of the technologies, some ideas for lesson plans, and then points you in the direction of more detailed resources.

Described and Captioned Media Program

The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) provides services designed to support and improve the academic achievement of students who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. These services include (1) a library of free-loan described and captioned educational media; (2) a clearinghouse of information related to educational media access, including a gateway to Internet resources related to accessibility; and (3) a center for training and evaluation of any service provider desiring to appear on the DCMP’s approved lists of description and captioning service providers. There are no user registration or service fees. The DCMP is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the National Association of the Deaf.

Described and Captioned Media Program

Disabled Teens to Access IT Career Training Online

Thanks to a grant from the NEC Foundation of America, the Computing Technology Industry Association is launching a national, online training program to improve technology-related career opportunities for high-school students with disabilities. Teens with disabilities will be able to get specialized training and certifications online, tailored to their specific level of ability. They will also have access to mentoring and assistance with finding a job.

EdTech Locator - Teachers

Use the EdTech Locator to identify where you, your school, or district is located on a continuum of technology integration. Map a course to deepen your technology integration to improve the achievement of all students. In addition, use CITEd's Teacher Self Assessment to help identify your placement on the Ed Tech Locator.

CITEd

Floorplan Tool

This online tool enables teachers to design a floor plan for their classroom. Teachers can experiment with various floor plans, including ones that support differentiated instruction.

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Free Online Surveys

Surveys can be used to gather students’ opinions about a lesson and can help guide teachers’ future instruction. You can try an online survey at their website.

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Getting Started With Assistive Technology

Learning disabilities persist into adulthood and continue to challenge learners and educators alike. Learn more about what adult education and community college teachers are doing to understand students with LD, integrate assistive technology into instruction, and untangle English language learning difficulties from possible learning disabilities.

Grade Connect

Grade Connect is an online management system that will help teachers organize and enhance communication between teachers, students, and parents. The parent accounts require a fee. 

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Gradekeeper

Gradekeeper computes grades, prints reports, does seating charts, and posts grades online. With the companion applications for your Palm OS or Pocket PC handheld, you can record grades and attendance during class and synchronize with your desktop computer later. A single license costs $20.00, a school license costs $100.00, and a district license costs $500.00

Gradekeeper

HomePage Startup

If you're after quick access to your favorite websites, then Homepage Startup is the ideal homepage you want to set your browser to. Once you have set up your favorite websites, you simply set your browser to open HomepageStartup.com by default every time, and it manages the websites you select as favorites in one place.

Lokilogic

Lokilogic allows a teacher with a handheld device to could collect data through student surveys and quizzes and then download it all to a desktop computer for analysis.

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Managing Classroom Technology: Tips from Experts

Learn tips and tricks from the Education World Tech Team for teaching successfully with technology.

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Maryland Online IEP

The Maryland Online IEP is a tool developed by Maryland State Department of Education Division of Special Education and Early Intervention Services in Partnership with Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education with funding from IDEA Part B, the U.S. Department of Education. The tool produces and maintains one complete record of IEP information for each child. The result is a high level of data integrity and accuracy from which educators and the families they serve can make effective decisions.

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