TREATS - Technology Resources for Education's
Assistive Technology Solutions
Weekly Resources for the
Assistive Technology Service Provider Community
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: “Our goal is not so much the imparting of
knowledge as the unveiling and developing of spiritual
energy.” Maria Montessori
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
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http://www.systemschange.syr.edu The
10th conference on
UNIVERSAL
DESIGN FOR LEARNING WEBSITES OF THE WEEK:
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http://query.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?tntget=2005/02/20/magazine/20IDEA.html&tntemail1
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www.recordedbooks.com. This site claims that this year, over 3,000 more
schools are
improving reading skills with research-proved and teacher-tested “Recorded Books that accelerate
gains in fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary.
ACCESS SOLUTIONS:
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http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/Download.mspx
This free program, Intellipoint, allows you to program the functionality of
your mouse buttons. (from Tracy Schraven).
ADMINISTRATIVE
“SYSTEMS CHANGE” SOLUTIONS:
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http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2005/tech_suite/ If you find yourself responsible for making
good decisions about selecting, acquiring, implementing, maintaining, and
securing technology in your education organization, this resource has been
developed for you.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/24/education/24child.html?th
Report Faults Bush Initiative on Education. By SAM DILLON. Published:
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http://www.thegateway.org/
The Gateway to Educational Materials Consortium
provides educators with quick and easy access to thousands of educational
resources found on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and
commercial Internet sites.
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http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/facplan/articles/technolo.html
NYSED’S Office of Curriculum and Instruction: Guidelines for
Instructional Technology Planning and Application
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http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/et/rd/ntpg.asp
Network Technology Planning Guide (NTPG)
provides the framework for technical aspects of the network while allowing vast
flexibility to individual sites as to how they will use the tools of the
network once they become available.
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http://www.ncrtec.org/capacity/guidewww/gqhome.htm
Resources for Guiding Questions for Technology Planning Resources for Guiding Questions for Technology Planning How is your vision linked to and/or
supportive of other programs?
CONSULTING SOLUTIONS:
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http://www.infone.com
Infone: More than directory assistance! Provides an incredible level of
concierge-type services in addition to traditional directory assistance. (from
Dick Larkin)
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http://www.explore-sbi.com This site
allows you to build your own Web site, even if you know nothing about Web
sites, HTML code, or anything else.
DEPARTMENT SOLUTIONS:
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National
NCLB Report New Release: National NCLB Report. A new report released
yesterday by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) called for
numerous changes to give states more flexibility in the No Child Left Behind Act. "ECS
Report to the Nation: State Implementation of the No Child Left Behind
Act" pointed to five issues that "need immediate attention and consideration":
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Order the ECS report: http://www.ecs.org/html/publications/BrowsePublications.asp?issueNum=195
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RESOURCES http://www.ecs.org/html/Special/NCLB/ReportToTheNation/docs/Resources.pdf
FUNDING SOLUTIONS:
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http://www.schoolgrants.org/ A resource from which others here might be
able to benefit...
PARENT
SOLUTIONS:
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT:
READING
SOLUTIONS:
RESEARCH
SOLUTIONS:
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http://www.searchwordpro.com This
is a shortcut for searching the web, created by Paul Krupin, a researcher for
the Department of Energy. IT’s worth the
17.95 annual fee to have this kind of power at your
fingertips.
VENDOR
PARTNER WEBSITES AND NEWS:
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http://www.accessiblebookcollection.org Accessible Books
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http://www.aacconnections.com AAC connections
* http://www.ablenetinc.com Ablenet
* http://www.alphasmart.com Alphasmart
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http://www.closingthegap.com
Closing
The Gap
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http://www.colligo.us
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http://www.cricksoft.com Crick Software
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http://www.ea-software.com Educational
Activities Software
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http://www.enkidu.net Enkidu
joins Dynavox
* http://www.greatleaps.com Great
Leaps Reading
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http://www.infogrip.com Home of the “BIGtrack”
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http://www.inspiration.com Inspiration
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http://www.intellitools.com IntelliTools,
Inc.
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http://www.kurzweiledu.com/products_k3000win_demo.asp
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http://www.laureatelearning.com Laureate Learning
Systems
* http://www.magictouch.com The
Leader in Touchscreen Technology
* http://www.madentec.com Madentec
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http://www.nasdse.com RIATT
at NASDSE
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http://www.rjcooper.com/2+2 R. J. Cooper
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http://www.sunburst-store.com
Sunburst Software
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http://www.texthelp.com Makers of Read and Write
Gold
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http://words-plus.com Words
Plus
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