How do you reach out to parents and guardians? Are they able to effectively reach you? Explore how to integrate technology to facilitate two-way communication and interaction. To help assess your current technology use and chart a course toward increased technology implementation, consult the EdTech Locator.

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A Teacher's Life

Meet Lucy Gray, an award-winning teacher leader in Chicago. See how Lucy connects her learning to a larger online community that shares ideas and practice.

Ability Online

Ability Online, a free Web site for youth with cognitive and physical disabilities, encourages young people to interact with peers online in a supportive and safe environment. The site features monitored discussion forums, an online homework service that connects youth to volunteer tutors, a job readiness program, and other resources specifically for youth with special needs. The site also features information and discussion forums specifically for parents.

Ability Online Support Network

Accessible Book Collection

The Accessible Book Collection provides high interest/low reading level digital text to persons with disabilities. In order to access the collection, a small subscription fee is required.

Accessible Book Collection

Accommodations and Modifications: Adjusting the Classroom Experience

This article defines the terms "accommodations" and "modifications" and describes how they are used in the classroom for students with learning disabilities.

Schwab Foundation for Learning

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Addressing Cyberbullying in Schools

Address the issue of cyberbullying with tools and workshops provided through this resource, and help students understand that bullying and cyberbullying are behaviors that will not be tolerated.

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. 

4Teachers.org

Assistive Technology 101

This resource includes information for parents and teachers on the basics of assistive technology (AT) and how to choose AT devices. 

Family Center on Technology and Disability

Assistive Technology and the Individualized Education Plan

This resource provides parents with necessary information about Individualized Education Plans (IEP) and assistive technology (AT). It includes tips on how parents can be active in the development of their child's IEP and the determination of his or her AT needs. 

Family Center on Technology and Disability

Assistive Technology for Children with Learning Disabilities (PDF)

This is a guide to assistive technology (AT) and includes information on using and selecting AT. It also discusses various types of AT, including math, reading, and learning technologies.

Schwab Foundation for Learning

Assistive Technology to Meet K-12 Student Needs

This table introduces the most common assistive technology devices to regular classroom teachers so that they can ensure that all students in the classroom have an equal and inclusive opportunity to participate in and benefit from the learning process.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory

Association of University Centers on Disabilities

The AUCD's mission is to advance policy and practice for and with people with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and their communities by supporting our members in research, education, and service activities that achieve our vision. On their website you can find information about ways technology is being used to educate students with disabilities.

Association of University Centers on Disabilities

Autism Language Program

The Autism Language Program (ALP) at Children's Hospital Boston is a program specifically designed to help children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder communicate and learn more effectively. We consider all forms of communication including spoken, written, gestural (sign) and visual (use of graphic symbols). Children who visit this program are evaluated and ultimately, their families are given a communication plan with recommendations that are tailored to the child's interests and needs, and usually include suggestions for both school and home.

Children's Hospital Boston

Bookshare.org

Bookshare.org provides print disabled people in the United States legal access to over 31,000 books and 150 periodicals that are converted to Braille, large print or text to speech audio files.

Benetech

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

Class Homepage Builder

Build class websites with this easy to use tool that allows you to communicate with students and parents in one setting.

Computer simulation helps young children learn conflict-resolution skills

A computer game designed to teach non-violence and conflict resolution skills to young children has found a home with Curriki, the nonprofit collection of open online curricular materials available for downloading free of charge. The computer game, called "Cool School: Where Peace Rules," features animated school characters in situations that ask children ages 5-7 to select an action for resolving a potential conflict.

EdTech Action Network

The Ed Tech Action Network is designed to provide members with the tools and training they need to be a powerful advocate for improved technology learning and teaching at the local, state, and federal levels.

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

Elgg

"Elgg is an open source social platform based around choice, flexibility and openness: a system that firmly places individuals at the center of their activities. Your users have the freedom to incorporate all their favorite tools within one environment and showcase their content with as many or as few people as they choose, all within a social networking site that you control."

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ePals

Education technology provider ePals has made its formerly subscription-based services available to schools free of charge. These services, available to all schools around the world, include SchoolMail, SchoolBlog, and In2Books.

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