TREATS - Technology
Resources for Education's
Assistive
Technology Solutions
Weekly Resources for the Assistive
Technology Service Provider Community
Volume 6, Issue #5 for
Week of 1/31/05
Compiled by David Grapka
(mailto:David@Trecenter.org)
Technology Resources for Education
(T.R.E.) Center TRECenter.org
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "I have three treasures. Guard and
keep them: The first is deep love, The second is
frugality, And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world. Because of
deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of
not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.” Lao-tzu, from The
Way of Lao-tzu
UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING WEBSITES OF THE WEEK:
ACCESS SOLUTIONS:
ADMINISTRATIVE SOLUTIONS:
· http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/
The
Forum Unified Education Technology Suite presents a practical, comprehensive,
and tested approach to assessing, acquiring, instituting, managing, securing,
and using technology in education settings.
CONSULTING SOLUTIONS:
JUST FOR FUN:
NEW DEVELOPMENTS:
PALM SOLUTIONS:
READING SOLUTIONS:
·
http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=0373&r=sb050121
Here is a link to a new textbook – all of it for free – called “Growing
Readers: Units of Study in the Primary Classroom” by Kathy Collins
STAFF DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS:
TEACHING SOLUTIONS:
VENDOR PARTNER WEBSITES AND NEWS:
* http://www.accessiblebookcollection.org Accessible Books
* http://www.aacconnections.com AAC connections
* http://www.ablenetinc.com Ablenet
* http://www.alphasmart.com Alphasmart
* http://www.closingthegap.com
Closing
The Gap
* http://www.colligo.us Reading:
Access and Comprehension
* http://www.cricksoft.com Crick
Software
* http://www.ea-software.com Educational Activities
Software
* http://www.enkidu.net Enkidu joins Dynavox
* http://www.greatleaps.com Great
Leaps Reading
* http://www.infogrip.com Home
of the “BIGtrack”
* http://www.inspiration.com Inspiration
*
http://www.intellitools.com IntelliTools, Inc.
* http://www.kurzweiledu.com/products_k3000win_demo.asp
* http://www.laureatelearning.com Laureate Learning Systems
* http://www.magictouch.com The
Leader in Touchscreen Technology
* http://www.madentec.com Madentec
* http://www.nasdse.com RIATT
at NASDSE
* http://www.rjcooper.com/2+2 R. J. Cooper
* http://www.sunburst-store.com
Sunburst Software
* http://www.texthelp.com Makers
of Read and Write Gold
* http://words-plus.com Words
Plus
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David Grapka, ATP, ATS,
Project Coordinator, T.R.E. Center
NASDSE Certified Assistive Technology Specialist,
RESNA Certified Assistive Technology Practitioner
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