There are many tools that are available for students to use in the classroom to make their (and your) life easier as they work their way through the educational process. You may want to check some of these out:

•Download Mouse Cursors, Icons, Emoticons, smileys, computer animation programs and more http://www.curser.com/eflp/computer+wallpaper/pid7332/D20657/C16437

•Virtual pencil to make math accessible. We are developing software to teach mathematics to people who are Pencil Impaired http://www.hentermath.com/

•Talking Books:
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/home
http://www.tumblebooks.com/
http://www.adaptedstories.com/index.cfm
http://www.tintota.com/

•Literacy development materials- interactives, books, reading, ABCs, and more http://www.starfall.com/

•The Visual Thesaurus is an interactive dictionary and thesaurus with an innovative display that encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in an exciting new way. http://www.visualthesaurus.com/

•SpokenText.net allows you to record PDF, Word, plain text, PowerPoint files, ,RSS news feeds, emails and web pages, and converts them to speech automatically. You can download your recording as an iPod book or mp3 file. http://www.spokentext.net/

•RSVP Reader 0.0.8 A rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) tool that allows people to read text on the web up to 3.5 times faster. It presents selected text one word at a time in the same place at a pace you... extension for Firefox https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2149

•Read the Words- Text to Speech- ReadTheWords is a free, web based service that assists people with written material. It's done by using TTS technology, or Text To Speech technology. Users can generate a clear sounding audio file from almost any written material. http://readthewords.com/

•Visual Search engine- Searchme. Search for images, sounds, videos or websites. Visual Search engine- Searchme. Search for images, sounds, videos or websites.

•VozMe- Free Online Text To Mp3 Converter- VozMe is a simple online application which converts a block of typed text into an accompanying sound file (MP3). http://vozme.com/index.php?lang=en

•iSpeech is a web-based solution that will allow you to convert your favorite websites and blogs to audio. http://www.ispeech.org/

•For young children- These free programs were designed to support many areas of the curriculum. They can be used with a range of assistive input devices including switches (emulating the spacebar or left mouse button); touch-screens and pointing devices. http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/resources/programres.htm

•The Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms. http://www.atto.buffalo.edu/

•PECS materials and graphics. Resources for students with disabilities http://www.do2learn.com/

•Clicker, ClozePro, Wordbar, Find Out and Learn About materials. Free registration and downloads http://www.learninggrids.com/

•The LiteracyCenter.Net serves millions of free literacy lessons to children in more than a 160 countries. Provides a collection of multilingual early literacy resources.http://www.literacycenter.net/

•Voycabulary- Type in a web address and click “Process” to turn all words on the website into clickable items. Clicking on a word opens a dictionary. http://www.voycabulary.com/

•Hardware and software for persons with special needs http://www.rjcooper.com/

If you have other items that you would like to share, please add a comment. Let us know how you have used different tools with students.

Sayz Me is a free text-to-speech reader for Windows. Text is typed in or copied from the clipboard and then read aloud. Words are highlighted as they are spoken. http://www.datafurnace.net.au/sayzme/

Online dictionary that translates the information on webpages to different languages. http://lingro.com/