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Technology Resource Guide Organizer

I. PROVIDE MULTIPLE MEANS OF REPRESENTATION:

1. Provide options for perception

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Resource the guideline.

This is an app that can be purchased through

the iTunes store for iPhone and iPad. This tool
is an app that that provides magnification for
those who need writing to be larger. The app
also has a light that allows the magnifying
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/magnifying-glass-light-
Magnifying glass to work in low lighting rooms. This
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Glass with Light resource aligns with the guideline because it
provides writing in a larger and brighter
format. This allows students to view the
same information provided in class, but it
allows them to make the text larger.

This is a website that provides apps for

students who are deaf and use Sign
Language as a mode of communication. The
website provides great links such as supports
for common core, the option of stories,
fairytales, and nursery rhymes, as well as
sound effects. This aligns with the guideline
Signed Stories http://www.signedstories.com/apps
because it ensures that all children are
learning the same material. If there is a story
being read in class, this website provides
popular stories in Sign Language. In the
videos, there are also captions saying the
words. This ensures that the students can
access the same information.

Boardmaker https://www.boardmakeronline.com/ This resource is a website that provides

teachers with an easy accessible tool to
 create schedules, communication boards,
and ways to help their students visualize
information in a new way. This is a tool that
organizes information in a creative way.
Teachers can create schedules that students
can access from their desk or the computer.
Teachers can also create accessible
curriculum for students through visuals and
symbols. This flexible website aligns with the
guideline because it displays information in a
flexible format. Educators and learners can
format these boards to create what works
best in the classroom. It allows all students
equal opportunities for learning.

2. Provide options for language, mathematical expressions, and symbols

Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with

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Resource the guideline.

This is a website that provides definitions for

terms that students may search, but it is not
an ordinary dictionary. It is an online
dictionary that provides the term, definition,
and pictures. Each definition is accompanied
Shahi http://blachan.com/shahi/
by a picture showing examples of the term
that was being searched. This aligns with the
guidelines because it provides multiple ways
to provide definitions. It provides options for
language by using text as well as images.

Starfall http://www.starfall.com/ This website contains activities and games

for beginning readers. The links on the
website lead to different games or activities
that help children learn how to read. The
games and activities assist in decoding words
and texts. The website reads and pronounces
 words and sounds. There are other activities
for math, songs, and miscellaneous subjects.
This aligns with the guideline because it
provides different options for perception,
support for decoding, and automatic voicing.
It helps level the playing field, and it gives all
students access to the same information.

This website provides color and variety to the

sharing of information. It is a website that
provides definitions, synonyms, antonyms,
part of speech, and more about vocabulary.
The colors provide option for perception, and
it is different than a normal dictionary. It is
free and easily accessible; by typing a word
Visuwords http://www.visuwords.com/ into the search bar, a ton of information
comes up relating to the word. This aligns
with the guidelines because it provides
options for language, the color, and flexibility
will provide more options for a broader range
of learners. This website is a concept map
that related definitions of a term to other
information needed to know about the term.

3. Provide options for comprehension

Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with

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Digging for http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/idealabs/digging_for_answe This is a quizzing website that asks new

Answers rs/index.html questions, either as a review or to activate
new knowledge. This website provides
quizzes for many different subjects, and with
each quiz question or answer there is a link
to a website about the information in the
question. The quizzes test prior knowledge
and provide background information for
 subjects. This is a website that provides
background information in a creative way for
students. This website aligns with the
guideline because it provides options for
comprehension by activating and proving
background information to create new
knowledge. This website also provides
options for perception because it has a
variety of questions and pictures to go with
some of the questions.

This tool creates summarizes for word

documents. It also creates extra visual
structure to documents. The website shows
the steps on how to get the information that
the tool provides. The tool shows key points
Word and summaries of the document on the same
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AutoSummarize page or a separate page. This tool aligns with
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tool the guidelines because it highlights critical
features and big ideas, which is what the
guideline focuses on. It makes the
informational more accessible to those who
need support highlighting key concepts in a
text.

This interactive website provides stories for

different subjects, and it helps students
explore story elements such as setting,
characters, and sequencing. It does not
necessarily give the students the answers for
Interactives:
the story element, but the website gives
Elements of a http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html
them a definition for the elements and takes
Story
them through a story to help them decide
information for the element. This aligns with
the guideline because it provides scaffolding
to support informational processing
strategies. It also clarifies story structure.

Read with Me http://readwithme.cast.org/ Read with Me EBooks provides stories online

EBooks that can be read silently or with an
 automated voice. For each story, there are
questions that can be asked on the computer
or by adults that guide information
processing for children. It guides them
towards working on their early literacy skills.
This website aligns with the guideline
because it gives prompts and gradual
scaffolding for informational processing
strategies. This website provides support for
students who struggle with reading
comprehension.

II. PROVIDE MULTIPLE MEANS FOR ACTION AND EXPRESSION:

4. Provide options for physical action

Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with

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Resource the guideline.

This virtual keyboard was created as an

alternative to a typical computer keyboard. It
is on the computer screen providing
accessibility for individuals who cannot type
using their fingers. It allows those individuals
to click the screen or use a mouse to click on
Click- N- Type http://cnt.lakefolks.com/ the keys located on the computer screen.
This aligns with the guideline because it
provides an equal opportunity for interacting
with learning experiences. This keyboard
provides options for individuals to use a
mouse to type instead of fine motor skills
with a typical keyboard.

Camera Mouse http://www.cameramouse.org/ This software was created to help individuals

who cannot use their hands to control a
mouse, but who can move their heads. This is
a mouse that is controlled by head
movement. It is a free software to help as
many people as possible. This resource aligns
 with the guideline because it provides
alternatives for physically responding. This
gives individuals or students the ability to
physically respond to something on the
computer even if they are not able to use a
mouse with their hand. It is providing an
alternative for action and expression.

This aligns with the guideline because it

provides an alternative to physically
responding or indicating selections. Plickers
are cards that are given to students that
allows them to respond to questions. This is a
formative assessment tool that does not
require the use of student devices, but the
teacher takes a picture of the cards to show
Plickers https://www.plickers.com/
the result. The teacher asks questions, the
student hold up the cards corresponding to
the letter of the answer they want to choose,
and the teacher takes a picture. On the
teachers device, he or she is able to see the
responses of the students. this provides
equal opportunity for interacting with
learning material.

5. Provide options for expression and communication

Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with

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Resource the guideline.

ToonDoo http://www.toondoo.com/ This website allows students to create comic

strips to share what they are learning. This
tool allows for students to express
themselves and communicate with others
about the information they are learning in the
classroom. It is a creative way for students to
express themselves through colorful comic
 strips that can be shared with the class. This
aligns with the guideline because it involves
interactive web tools and multi- media such
as writing and pictures. This resource is an
alternative to pen and paper expression and
communication. It increases the opportunities
for all learners to express their thoughts.

This website provides a variety of ways to

express and demonstrate learning. Students
can create stories, animations, games, and
more to show what they know. It is creative
and exciting for students, but it also gives
Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ them a choice and option to express and
communicate what they are learning. It is an
interactive web tool that uses multiple media
to represent information. This aligns with the
guideline because it uses text, illustration,
and design to create different projects.

This is a math tools website that provides

tools for a variety of age groups. It is a free
resource that has calculators for many
different problem solving needs. There are
Math formula tools, conversion tools, and basic
Calculators and http://www.math.com/students/tools.html calculators that students can choose from
Tools that not only match the demands of the task,
but they match the demands of the students
abilities. This resource provides many options
to students for construction and composition
for expressing what they know.

6. Provide options for executive functions

Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with

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Worksheets
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This resource provides a variety of options for
worksheets that pertain to setting goals.
There are many different formats for the
graphic organizers that teachers or student
can choose from. This resource aligns with
the guideline because one way to support
executive functioning is to support positive
goal setting. The worksheets on this website
provide prompts for students to create their
own goals. They do not provide the students
with goals, but they provide guidance for
students to create their own learning and
behavior goals.

This resource is an online mind map that

supports brainstorming. It is a creative way
to organize ideas and thoughts to promote
executive functioning. This is a graphic
organizer that allows students the
opportunity to organize any information they
Bubbl.us https://bubbl.us/ are given or that they find. This aligns with
the guidelines because it is providing an
organizational aid to keep information
organized and in one place. This resource is
an option and prompt for students to
organize information that they need to
remember or refer to in the future.

This is an app that has many unique features

Zoho Notebook https://www.zoho.com/notebook/times-a-changing.html
for note taking and organizing information. It
is customizable and easy to use. It has note
cards that students can swipe through, notes
can be organized and color coded, and can
be saved for the future. This aligns with the
guideline because it is an organizational aide
that supports note taking. One of the sub
portions of the guideline is providing guides
for note taking and this apps focus is aiding
in note taking.
 III. PROVIDE MULTIPLE MEANS FOR ENGAGEMENT:

7. Provide options for recruiting interest

Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with

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Resource the guideline.

Book adventure has many story options to

Book Adventure http://www.bookadventure.com/Home.aspx
allow students to have their choice of book.
This website contains many different story
titles, quizzes, and information for parents
and teachers. This type of choice allows
students to gain interest in reading and
language arts. This resource aligns with the
guideline because it recruits interest by
providing choice in the content being read.

This is an article written by a teacher,

proving tips for avoiding classroom
distractions. There are 10 strategies that the
Classroom author gives to readers to avoiding
Distractions: https://englishwithjennifer.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/classroom- distractions in the classrooms. This guideline
How can we distractions-how-much-can-we-avoid-them/ discusses the importance of minimizing
Avoid them? threats and creating a supportive learning
environment. This article resource aligns with
the guideline because it gives strategies to
avoid classroom distractions.

Sensory http://www.spdbayarea.org/SPD_tips_for_teachers.htm This is a resource that give teachers tips for

Processing integrating sensory stimulation in the
Disorder: Tips classroom. The website gives various
for Teachers scenarios and tips on how to deal with each.
This resource aligns with the guideline
because it gives strategies for varying the
level of sensory stimulation in the classroom.
It is important to vary the ways to get
 learners interested in learning.

8. Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence

Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with

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Gloster is an interactive online poster that

allows students to show their creativity and
share their learning. It is a multiple media
tool that allows students to share information
through pictures, audio, and text. It also
provides examples for different subject areas.
Glogster http://edu.glogster.com/ The posters can be shared with the class and
other students. This resource aligns with the
guideline because it a creative way to share
information that will be an option for
sustaining effort throughout the learning
process. This resource also supports
constructing communities of learners.

This is a tool that allows students to work

together and share ideas about what they are
learning. This resource is an online
whiteboard display that allows students to
CoSketch http://cosketch.com/ collaborate their ideas and share with others
in the class. This is an option for sustaining
effort and persistence because it fosters
collaboration and supports opportunities for
peer interactions.

9. Provide options for self-regulation

 Name of Discuss how the resource aligns with
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Resource the guideline.

This website is full of strategies to scaffold

student coping mechanisms. It has links for a
variety of age ranges, learning about the
strategies, and practice exercises or
Coping Skills
activities. This resource aligns with the
for Kids: Brain http://www.copingskills4kids.net/
guideline because it is strategies for teachers
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to scaffold self- regulation, coping methods.
This resource helps teachers provide
scaffolding strategies that students can use
independently to self- regulate.