1. Orton-Gillingham Fellows Conference April 29 & 30th Mary M. Silgals, MLIS, M.Ed. In Technology

2.  Reading, writing, math, organization  Every computer is different  Downloads – C-Net  Always something new and/or better  Chose what works best for the student  Encourage consistency in use  When you see a web 2.0 tool think….  Keep up with the latest….  Call me, email me

3.  www.bookshare.org www.bookshare.org  Federally funded  Free to those who have diagnosed reading disorders  Free software that reads text – Three choices  Volunteer driven

4.  Software for purchase  Building licenses with take-home rights  Reads text as words are typed  http://www.donjohnston.com/products/write _outloud/index.html http://www.donjohnston.com/products/write _outloud/index.html  Other products such as Read Out Loud, Word Prediction

5.  http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/ http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/  Free download  Allows user to type on pdf  Scan worksheets, tests, etc.

6.  Text to speech  Free download  Multiple voice settings  Save to MP3s  http://download.cnet.com/Balabolka/3000- 7239_4-75182534.html http://download.cnet.com/Balabolka/3000- 7239_4-75182534.html

7.  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/  Free download  Easy to use  Can be used with Photostory or Movie Maker  Use with students to record fluency

8.  Freeware  http://download.cnet.com/Sticky- Notes/3000-12565_4-10573348.html http://download.cnet.com/Sticky- Notes/3000-12565_4-10573348.html  Sticky notes for your computer

9.  Text to speech for word document

10. Favorites at Trident Academy

11.  www.webnotes.net www.webnotes.net  Note taking stored in the clouds  Free with registration  Upgrades available  Highlighting & Sticky notes  Sharing files/folders  Download toolbar  Saves links and notes

12.  http://www.bibme.org/ http://www.bibme.org/  Free version, pay for upgrades  Formats bibliographies with ready to print feature  Search for exact book using Amazon database  Stores projects

13.  Check with your local library/school to see if they are available  Why? Features that are great for our students!  South Carolina: SC Discus – www.scdiscus.org www.scdiscus.org

14.  Create visual art with words.