Technologies That Support Learning
Making a Difference Together
7th Annual Special Education Parent Conference and Resource Fair
March 3, 2012
Hindie Becker Dershowitz, Diagnostic Specialist for Assistive Technology
Joyce Waggoner, ATP, Assistive Technology Facilitator
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Accessibility Features
 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/help/accessibility
 http://www.apple.com/education/special-education
Low Tech for Math
 Enlarge the worksheet
 Graph Paper
 Color coding for maintaining columns
 Raised line paper (turn horizontal to assist with alignment)
http://www.pfot.com
 Number Stamps
 Raised Number Rulers
 Math Line
 Wikkistix waxed string manipulative, use with geometry and graphing
http://www.wikkistix.com
 Big number buttons and large keypads on calculators
Alternate Ways to Enter Problems
 Math Digital Workspace
 Insert Tables and Shapes with Microsoft Word
 Dynamic Paper (website)
 Adobe Pro
 Microsoft Equation Editor
Technologies That Support Learning March 3, 2010
Hindie Becker Dershowitz & Joyce Waggoner
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Video explaining how to write equations using equation editor in
Microsoft Word
http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/how-to/Pages/
mathematical-equations.aspx
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Using excel to write fractions
http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/how-to/Pages/fraction
s.aspx
 Math Type is a powerful extension of Equation Editor
 Math Talk is a voice activated math support software program
Online scientific calculator http://www.calculator-tab.com
Homework Help/Articles
 Ask Dr. Math: http://mathforum.org/dr.math
 Calculators to solve problem and show the process
 http://www.algebrahelp.com/calculators/
 SOS Math: http://www.sosmath.com/
 Videos showing math concepts
 http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/sped/mathvids/videos/
videos.html#otoc
Technologies That Support Learning March 3, 2010
Hindie Becker Dershowitz & Joyce Waggoner
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LD Online
 http://www.ldonline.com
 http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/1679
 http://educationnorthwest.org/resource/569
Flashcards in PowerPoint
 Go to Microsoft Office.
 Open Powerpoint.
 Delete the “subtitle” text box
 Drag the “title” text box to fill the slide
 Go under “edit” in the toolbar
 Choose “duplicate”
 Hit the Control key then the letter V . This will paste another slide under
the first. Continue to hit control and V until you have the number of slides
you want.
 Enter the questions on the odd numbered slides
 Enter the answers on the even numbered slides
 Go to “Slide Show” up in the menu bar
 Choose View Show
 Now just click the mouse to see each slide
Money
 http://www.smartygames.com/igre/math/learnMoney.html
 http://www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_moneyl
Telling Time
 Telling time to 1/2 hour intervals
 http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec1.html
 Telling time to 15 minute intervals.
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec2.html
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Telling time to 5 minute intervals.
 http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec3.html
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Telling time to the minute.
 http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthec4.html
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http://www.coedu.usf.edu/main/departments/sped/mathvids/index.html
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http://www.kidsnumbers.com/clock-work.php
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http://www.lil-fingers.com/games/time/index.html
Technologies That Support Learning March 3, 2010
Hindie Becker Dershowitz & Joyce Waggoner
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Games to help understand basic number concepts
 http://www.coolmath4kids.com/index.html
 http://www.mathplayground.com/
 http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/math1.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/search_results.shtml?page=0&ag
e=7-11&subject=maths&x=44&y=25
 http://www.aaaknow.com/
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Fractions, decimals and percentages websites
http://www.mathsisfun.com/decimal-fraction-percentage.htm/
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Free fraction tools http://www.conceptuamath.com/fractions.html
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Videos of how to use the free fractions applications
http://www.conceptuamath.com/videos.html
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Practice painting creative flags while learning about halves
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/fractionflags/fractionflags.html
Fractions
o Practice painting creative flags while learning about thirds.
 http://www.oswego.org/ocsdweb/games/fractionflags/ffthirds.html
o Work on all kinds of fraction concepts online.
 http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html
o Fun way to practice fractions
 http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/bowling_for_fractions
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Great site for classroom work
o http://www.visualfractions.com/index.htm
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Instructional page plus exercises with answers that can be uncovered
o http://www.themathpage.com/ARITH/proper-fractions-mixed-numbers-imp
roper-fractions.htm
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Selection of activities plus links to pages within the site to develop further fractional
concepts
o http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/add.html
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Online games with fractions
o http://www.funbrain.com/fract/index.html
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Concentration games matching decimals with equivalent fractions
o http://www.hbschool.com/activity/con_math/g03c23.html
Technologies That Support Learning March 3, 2010
Hindie Becker Dershowitz & Joyce Waggoner
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Drag and drop fractions over equivalent diagrams
o http://www.tv411.org/mathgames/fractions1.html
Visual Fractions
o http://www.visualfractions.com
o Matching Fractions Decimals Percentages
o http://nrich.maths.org/public/viewer.php?obj_id=1249
o Practice Addition/ Subtraction Facts
o Timed practice of basic math facts Need to enter numbers
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html
o Click or click and drag to access
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SpeedGrid/Addition/urikares.html
o Addition
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumadd.html
http://www.oswego.org/ocsdo Subtraction
o http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/Math/Subtraction/subtraction2.ht
ml
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumsub.html
o Practice Division and Multiplication Facts
o Multiplication
 http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/summulti.html
o Division
 http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SumSense/sumdiv.html
o Math Websites from slides
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug2/bug2.html
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BillyBug2/bug2.html
o http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/dictionary.html
o http://www.resourceroom.net/math/lowhightech.asp
o http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/lower-school-math-links
o http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/default.htm
o http://www.dositey.com/
o http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb/en/
o http://www.ixl.com/
o http://www.visualfractions.com/index.htm
o http://www.resourceroom.net/math/lowhightech.asp
o http://matti.usu.edu
o http://www.gcflearnfree.org/money
o http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb/en/
o http://www.ixl.com/
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/StopTheClock/sthecR.html
o http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/BangOnTime/clockwordres.html
Technologies That Support Learning March 3, 2010
Hindie Becker Dershowitz & Joyce Waggoner
o Reading
o Word Clouds
o www.wordle.net
o http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
o http://www.wordsift.com/
o Word Lists
o Word families: http://www.literacyconnections.com/Phonograms.php
o Word study activities
http://www.literacyconnections.com/WordStudyActivities.php
o Word Shapes
o http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/printable-word-shapes-worksheets/
o http://www.theinspiredinstructor.com/resources/WordWalls/wwshapes/
o FlashCards
o http://www.flashcardmachine.com/ online flashcards
o http://www.wordlistgenerator.net/ generate words by word families
o Story Bird: http://storybird.com/
o BookBuilder: http://bookbuilder.cast.org
o ComicStrips for Literacy http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/
o eBook Readers
o Ebook comparison chart
o http://www.the-ebook-reader.com/ebook-reader-comparison.html
o http://www.best-ereaders.com
o Free ebooks
o http://meegenius.com/store/books/free/ highlights as it reads
o http://edu.epubbud.com/ children’s books and ability to create your own
books
o http://ebooklocator.com/ lists libraries where books can be borrowed
o Ebook search site: http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/e-book1kinderchat
o Converting ebooks
o http://calibre-ebook.com/ needs to be downloaded
o http://dotepub.com/ bookmarklet for Chrome, Firefox and Safari
o Free Text To Speech Supports
o http://readplease.com/ download
o http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm download
o http://www.talkingclipboard.com/ download
o http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en
o http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/ plug in for Micorsoft word
o http://eduapps.org/?page_id=7#Download+MyStudyBar: can be used on
USB pen drive
o http://mits.cenmi.org/Resources/MITSFreedomStick.aspx can be used on
USB pen drive
o http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en paste text into website
o Chrome extensions:
o https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions?q=text+to+spee
ch#search/text%20to%20speech?q=text%20to%20speech
Technologies That Support Learning March 3, 2010
Hindie Becker Dershowitz & Joyce Waggoner
o http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/01/10-useful-chrome-web-apps-a
nd.html
o Google Dictionary
o https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjg
jcoja#detail/mgijmajocgfcbeboacabfgobmjgjcoja
o FireFox
o http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable
o Click speak an extension http://clickspeak.clcworld.net/
o Firefox extensions:
o https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/accessibar
o Clean up webpages
o http://www.readability.com/
o Summarize web page
o http://www.textcompactor.com
o Search Tools
o http://www.sweetsearch.com/
o http://search-cube.com/
o http://www.oolone.com/
o TCEA app document
o https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvFbfb1mWoNwdGlweWt
kZkFRS1gzUDMtTUtoTEw0MkE&hl=en_US#gid=0
o Electronic copy of this handout
o https://kisdassistivetech.pbworks.com/w/page/22815096/FrontPage
Technologies That Support Learning March 3, 2010
Hindie Becker Dershowitz & Joyce Waggoner