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= **Parent and Teacher Resources** =



**Assistive Technology Links:**
Florida Diagnostics and Learning Resources System FDLRS Action Associate Center provides programs and services for individuals working with students with disabilities, families, and support agencies in Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Sumter Counties.

Rehab Tool This site allows users to view various products and read reviews. It includes links to vendors, information where consumers can communicate with one another, and links to many resources.

Family Guide to Assistive Technology This site is designed for families and provides information about various vocabulary terms, defines assistive technology, and provides question and answer responses. Also includes Funding Assistive Technology.

Education World In the Technology section, there is an informational article about assistive technology, how it is used, the benefits, and different types of technology. At the end of the site, there is a wealth of links to other helpful sites regarding assistive technology.

Family Village School This website lists various resources about different technology for several disabilities types, legislation about assistive technology, and ways that assistive technology helps students.

The IRIS Center Special Education Resources for Inclusion, Scientifically-Validated and Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies

Hiya Free Software Listing The programs are completely free and easily installed / uninstalled.

@http://www.4teachers.org/ A multipurpose site that assists teachers in the use of technology in their classrooms. Offers free online tools and resources, including printable checklists.

@http://www.atto.buffalo.edu/ Assistive Technology Training Online Project- Provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms.

@http://www.gpat.org Georgia Project for Assistive Technology- Provides information on support strategies and assistive technology solutions.

@http://www.cast.org Cast eReader- text-to-speech web browser. Tools to assist students I having text read to them.

http://www.abledata.com Abledata- Database of currently available Assistive Technology devices, and useful info about AT.

@http://www.ilearntechnology.com An educator's blog on how to integrate technology into your classroom!

**General Links:**
@http://www.adprima.com/mainmenu.htm **// Education Information for New and Future Teachers  //** Lakeshore Learning Website Free resources for parents and teachers to support classroom instruction! Includes projects, activities and classroom spotlight.

www.calendars.net Calendars Net is a free interactive web calendar hosting service, where you and anyone you choose can post events visible and printable by whomever you choose, or everyone.

www.chacha.com A free website where students, teachers or anyone can ask questions (using the website or text) and have an expert answer in a wide variety of subjects!

Florida Center for Reading Research Seach for Literacy Centers per grade level!

Smithsonian Education Awesome educational website that has special areas for Teachers, Educators, and Students.

National Service-Learning Clearinghouse Engage kids in service-learning! Teach them to be Producers and not Consumers!

EPals.com Parents or Teacher, do you need a fun and safe way to get your students writing? Have them head over to ePals where they can meet an exciting pen pal online!

@http://www.nsttac.org Functional Math, they have lesson plans on Withdrawing Money from an ATM, Purchasing Grocery Items, and Purchasing Items Using One-More-Than Technique.

@http://teachers.net/lessons/ Reading/Writing Lesson Plan page alone contains over 300 lesson plans that range from "Decoding, Reading, and Motivation to Read, "Poetry Folders," Adapting A Christmas Carol, and Word Studies.

@http://www.teach-nology.com A great website that has a wealth of lesson plans for all different subjects which include: science, language arts, social studies, and math. It even has lesson plans for Holidays, World Languages, and Webquests. This website also has rubrics, printables, tips, and worksheets.

@http://www.theteachersguide.com This is an awesome website not just for its variety of Art Lesson Plans but they also have resources on thematic units, children's songs, book activities, teacher store, teaching supplies, teacher organizations, job search, classroom management, schools and violence, special education and technology. With regards to Art Lesson Plans, they lessons on drawing, painting, sculpture plus! multicultural art! (World, Africa, Mexico, and North America)

@http://www.teacherplanet.com This website is great because it has free access to over 10,000 theme-based resources including lesson plans, templates, rubrics, worksheets and more!

@http://www.sites4teachers.com They have a collection of top rated vocational lesson sites. Some of the lessons included are: Career Clusters, Essential Knowledge and Skills for Trade and Industrial Ed, and School-to-Career Challenges and Activities.

@http://www.goodcharacter.com This website is all about character education. Tons of free resources, materials, and lesson plans. The website has the seal of Parents' Choice Recommendation in 2004. It is content-rich. Lesson plans are divided by elementary school, middle, and high school. Some of the lessons for elementary include: trustworthiness, respect, fairness, listening to others, controlling anger and working out conflicts and saying no.

@http://circleofinclusion.org/Circle of Inclusion This website offers demos of and information about the effective practices of inclusive educational programs for children from birth through age eight.

@http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/index.html Concept to Classroom: A Series of Workshops- Free professional development self-paced modules on a variety of hot topics in education.

http://www.uni.edu/coe/inclusion/ Inclusion A wealth of information about planning for inclusive education Learning Disabilities Online- Offers resources for teachers and families of students with learning disabilities, learning disorders, and learning differences.

@http://www.ldonline.org/ Learning Disabilities Online- Offers resources for teachers and families of students with learning disabilities, learning disorders, and learning differences.

@http://www.eschoolnews.com ESchool News Online-Provides latest news and info about the use of technology in schools.

@http://www.nea.org/index.htmlNational Education Association- Has a section devoted to paraprofessionals.

http://www.easytestmaker.com Easy Test Maker- Allows teachers to make tests in varying formats at no cost.

@http://www.funbrain.comFun Brain-Lots of fun assessment types of games and tools.

@http://quizstar.4teachers.org- A free service that allows teachers to give online quizzes.

@http://www.audible.comAudible.com- A source for downloading audible books, which are a good example of establishing Universal Design for Learning.

@http://www.cliffnotes.comCliffnotes- This site provides short summaries of stories that are excellent for students with disabilities to read instead of entire novels.

@http://www.loc.govLibrary of Congress- This site houses thousands of pictures and artifacts that can be used to enrich social studies lessons or provide daily writing prompts.

@http://www.brainpop.comBrainPOP- An educational program, providing content spanning 6 main subjects including: Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health and Technology.

@http://www.discovery.comDiscovery.com- Website for the popular television channel. Links to educational resources, many of which are science related. Excellent video downloads available.

@http://www.behavioradvisor.com/Behavior Management Advice Site- A very user-friendly site that offers tips on classroom management of challenging behaviors.

@http://www.graphicorganizers.comGraphic Organizers- Free downloads of graphic organizers.

@http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/pagegen/index.htmlAcademy of Achievement- Inspirational site that encourages students to strive to do their best. Students can search for achievers who faced struggles similar to their own.

@http://www.schoolvideos.com/ Integrating appropriate media into curriculum via multimedia

@http://www.schoolnotes.com Create classroom notes, calendar, flashcards, etc. SchoolNotes offers a free service whereby educators can establish Web pages where they can post homework assignments and other messages to their students and those students' parents.

@http://www.webquest.org Database of webquests.

@http://www.mindmeister.com Create Interactive Graphic Organizers where you can insert pictures, links, etc!

Exceptional Education Links:
National Dissemination for Children with Disabilities This website serves the nation as a central source of information on:
 * disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
 * IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
 * No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
 * research-based information on effective educational practices

Response to Intervention This comprehensive, statewide project is designed to identify and disseminate information about resources, professional development, and research related to current and emerging evidence-based instructional practices, especially within early literacy, adolescent literacy, and mathematics.

Inclusive Schools Network The Inclusive Schools Network (ISN) is a web-based resource for families, schools and communities that promotes inclusive educational practices.

The Family Cafe A website with a wealth of resource for families of individuals with disabilities including videos, training. etc. Their signture event: 'The Family Cafe Annual Conference' is a statewide event designed to meet the informational and networking needs of individuals with disabilities or special health care needs and their families.

Council for Exceptional Children The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.

National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP) Creating an Inclusive Environment: A Handbook for the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in National And Community Service Program.

Uniquely Gifted Exceptional education covers Gifted and Talented, yet many times this category does not get deserved attention. Some children who are gifted also have learning disabilities. This a great website with resources grouped in a table of contents.

UCF CARD stands for University of Central Florida's Center for Autism and Related Disabilities. C.A.R.D. provides support and assistance with the goal of optimizing the potential of people with autism, dual sensory impairment, and related disabilities.

@http://www.flailc.org/ Florida Independent Living Council Inc is a statewide organization that promotes independent living opportunities for persons with disabilities throughout the state of Florida.

@http://www.ed.gov/parents/needs/speced/iepguide/index.html Guide to Individualized Education Program

@http://seriweb.com/Special Education Resources on the Internet

@http://www.challengingbehavior.org//about.htmCenter for Evidence-based Practice: Young Children with Challenging Behavior- This site is funded by the U.S.Dept of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)

http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/Teachers Helping Teachers- Includes a section on Special Education that has many tips from practicing professionals.

@http://www.aslpro.com Click on images or phrases and see the signs for it in video format.

**English Language Arts Websites:**
Visual Dictionary Online A visual dictionary which can be especially useful for explaining abstract concepts.

www.readwritethink.org Website by the International Reading Association providing teachers and students lesson plans, web resources, and student materials.

Tikatok.comTikatok™ is the award-winning site endorsed by educators where your students can write, illustrate and publish their own books. Inspire your students to love reading and writing with Tikatok.

**Science and Social Studies Websites:**
National Geographic Kids A wealth of fun interactive resources for both kids, parents, and teachers to enhance their student's learning using games, videos, stories, and photos from around the globe!

The Weather Channel Kids Play weather games, find your local forecast, watch videos, and research weather terms and safety tips.

Hurricane Hunters Learn about the special Air Force Reserve Squadron that really flies into the world’s biggest storms.

The National Weather Service Playtime For Kids