General web page to find ebooks - http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/
Childrens books-(free) - child turns pages, words are sounded out; follow-up actitivies---also reading games related to phonics, word recognition, parts of speech *** www.starfall.com
Childrens literature and language arts, resources, links - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
Online childrens books, poetry etc. - http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html
Download childrens books - http://www.readinga-z.com/
Beatrix Potter books on line, also audio version (requires realplayer download) - http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm
Civil-war era newspapers - http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/xmldocs/valleynews/html
Other ebooks, journals, magazines, poetry, - online huge source - http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/eng-on.html
Project Guttenburgaccess to first bible manuscript - online: http://promo.net/pg/
Rare books and Manuscripts: http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/#collections
Rare books from Early Canada:: www.nlc-bnc.ca/earlyimages/h27-199-e.php?uid=311&uidc
Digital camera and Video use for students - Using Digital Cameras in the classroom (a guide): http://members.ozemail.com.au/~cumulus/digcam
Using Digital Videos in the classroom (a guide): http://members.ozemail.com.au/~leemshs/digvideo.htm
Comic books and visuals in general: Comic Book resources http://www.members.shaw.ca/creatingcomics/artists.html
Interactive comic book cartoon tutorial website for children: http://www.kidzdom.com/tutorials/
Creating Comic Books from Picture books (a guide): www.quasar.ualbertal.ca/css/Css_37_1/FTcomics
Guiding principles for Visuals in the classroom - http://www.kanten.com/styleguide/princi
This website takes teachers through the process of deciding which visuals (graphs, maps, pictures, photos, etc.) to use within a lesson or tasks, how to find them on the web, save them and the best way to use them - http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/tools/imagecollector.cfm
Interactive Games online as well as games to download (takes time!): http://www.manythings.org/
Extraordinary online site for animated games reinforcing all levels of ESL (which is great for English-speaking children too) animated, colourful, often audio feedback. Huge site, quite a few older activities you will need to preview ***
http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-soundsipa.htm - the sounds of the English language children can touch the letters etc. and hear the sounds
http://www.gamequarium.com/junior.html - good site for primary online game with sounds
http://www.van-rooij.com/boardgames/scrabble.html - download scrabble
http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ - Hundreds of online interactive grammar quizzes and other games intermediate/advanced or lower - if you are able to spend some time monitoring what the student is accessing (for older students)
http://www.caslt.org/teachers/flash.htm - On line games with audio feedback related to matching colours, telling a story with a short matching sentence, geometry match ups, facial descriptions and animals with numbers. Suitable for all ages, especially grade 3 and up. (some sound, many languages) ***
http://games.englishclub.com/matching/index.htm - more online games for matching words, synonyms, opposites (silent- many areas good for older students)
http://www.atozkidsstuff.com/reading.html - Reading A to Z - fun stuff for kids related to all aspects of reading multiple levels for little people as well as older children
http://games.englishclub.com/crosswords/index.htm - crossword games on line - various levels
http://games.englishclub.com/hangman/index.htm - hangman online games for ESL and regular students - various levels
Exceptional site that links teachers to all sorts of information about teaching children with special needs reading, phonological awareness, inclusion strategies, spelling, study skills and more **** http://www.ldonline.org/teaching/index.html
Resource link for teachers/parents who have individuals with visual impairments: http://johnngiven.lkdsb.net
Resource - interactive finger spelling, for hearing impaired children and peers: http://where.com/scott.net/asl/abc.html
The reading process - extensive links for parents and teachers to resources and information: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/centers/clic/instructional_strategies_resources.html
Instructional technology and links for special needs, includes links to accessibility utilities ****: http://www.people.memphis.edu/~jsiegel/act/sped.html
More downloadable demos for special needs software, links: http://www.gpat.org/web%20resources.htm
This site lists many different links to adaptive technology (you have to scroll down a bit) ***: http://www.bobsedulinks.com/inclusive.htm
Free downloads of software etc. related to special needs ****: http://www.senteacher.org/html/textfiles.htm
http://www.senteacher.org/main/files.php: http://www.senteacher.org/main/links.php#Resources(other resources)
Interactive online site, kids only colouring, games, etc. for children with special needs (Boardmaker symbols used as instructions, also good for ESL): http://www.priorywoods.middlesbrough.sch.uk/kidsonly/index.htm
Teaching ideas for spec ed early childhood educators: http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/pep/teach.htm - not necessarily reading, youll have to go through it to find reading-related ideas
Good Canadian site for links to adaptive technology - info about products, tutorials and FAQs of adaptive technology: http://snow.utoronto.ca/technology/index.html?showtechnology=1
Extensive list to resources that deal with Technology in the classroom-ideas for use: http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/technology/technology.html#classroom_applications****
Full page of search engines with links: http://www.rcgroup.it/main/engine.html
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) - How to convert documents to PDF format using Adobe Acrobat.
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htmThis site is impressive and has hundreds of links to software online tutorials for basic software you will have in your classroom ****
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line.htm Another excellent site for teachers that allows you to learn and try out the basics of Powerpoint, Inspiration, Word, Excel, Hyperstudio, Netscape, etc.
http://www.actden.com/pp/ Powerpoint tutorial for the teacher; tips for classroom use
www.geocities.comHow to create a free, personal website
http://www.edselect.com/tutorial.htmGreat site not only for tutorials related to software but also has sources for teaching keyboarding skills to students, online practices modules for software, sites for search engines and tips to search more effectively.
http://aacintervention.com/boardmaker.htmlBoardmaker files, templates, tutorials and instructions.****
http://www.soe.vcu.edu/ttac/tutorials.htmlExtensive site that lists literally hundreds of links to electronic items, tutorials and information, a bit daunting, but worthwhile nonetheless****
http://www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/class/teamed2/intrnets.htmCanadian site for teachers and parents with online games, among other features, that teach awareness for the use of the internet itself
Sound Companion Digital Sound Editing - Learn how to easily record, edit, prepare and insert sounds (even MP3) in multimedia projects such as PowerPoint, MediaBlender, HyperStudio, and Web pages.
http://www.varietygames.com/CW/: crossword puzzle maker
http://www.varietygames.com/: crossword puzzles and other games; you can download demos
http://www.crossword-puzzles.co.uk/: crossword puzzle access across the world
http://www.awesomeclipartforkids.com/worksheetsindex.cfmwordsearch maker, cryptogram maker
http://www.puzzlegame.org/coded-crosswords/screenshots.html: a huge selection of unique puzzle games that can be downloaded
Dictionaries, Rhyming resources and Thesaurus online****: http://www.freeality.com/dictiona.htm
http://stommel.tamu.edu/~baum/hyperref.html****
http://dictionary.reference.com/: also translations, synonyms etc.
http://www.online-dictionary.net/****
Digital Camera Basics - Teach yourself the basics of using a Sony Mavica digital camera in the classroom with these online "walk-through" tutorials, tips and ideas.
Graphics and Images: Editing Basics and Resources - This page provides several tutorials for learning image editing basics using Microsoft Photo Editor and ImageBlender. There are additional resources related to finding, saving and using images from the Internet in your classroom projects and presentations.
Internet Searching Tips for Educational Research - A one-page tip sheet for keys to efficient and effective Internet searching.Mounted TV Systems Support - User's guide for teaching with the district's mounted TV/VCR/AV Switch Box systems.again, although related to US school district, much of the information is generic
An excellent site to give you more information about technology and its use with individuals who have special needs, especially when promoting inclusion can be found at http://www.inclusive.co.uk/infosite/articles.shtml
Projection Systems Support - The "big screen" provides a little help and a picture or two on learning the basics of teaching with a mounted DLP projector and integrated sound system. Take a look here and maybe print a page or two for later reference.
Retrieving Graphics, Text and Sounds from the Internet - This page guides you through the steps for saving graphics from the Internet. Don't forget to follow all copyright, fair use guidelines, and usage agreements as they relate to your intended use of the graphics and images.
Safe Surfing Tips and Internet Information for Parents - Some tips and guides for navigating and teaching students how to surf the Internet more safely.
Scanning Basics - Easy tutorials and a few key settings for getting quality results and intended image sizes when using an HP scanner.
Video Conferencing - beginners guide http://205.146.39.13/linktuts/bgconf.htm
Free online computer lessons for many different programs, data bases, spread sheets, video conferences, with links to dozens more http://www.lausd.k12.ca.us/Jefferson_HS/lscomp.htm
Webcam tutorial online http://www.webcamstore.com/tutorial/#101
Internet basics 101 ( extensive site) http://www.usd.edu/trio/tut/start/