This document discusses the use of technology in elementary special education settings. It lists various technologies used including iPads, interactive whiteboards, and software applications. It provides examples of how technology can be used to pre-teach/re-teach core subjects, provide drills and practice, and help with friendship building skills. The document also includes long lists of specific software applications and websites for special educators across subjects like math, reading, science, and more. It provides links to resources on using these technologies.

1. By: Jean Fischer, Holly Mansfield, Autumn
Mickelson, Mim Wendlandt, Sara Holmgren

2.  In the elementary special education setting
technology is being used in a variety of ways.
 The key for us has been to find components
of technology that will teach the important
tools that need to be taught to students with
Specific Learning Disabilities,
Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities, Other
Health Disabilities, Autism, and students that
are cognitively delayed.

3. iPads  Interactive
Whiteboards
and/or
Projectors

4.  Rewards
 Pre-Teach/Re-Teach Core
subjects
 Drill and Practice
 Friendship building skills
 Student observations/data
collection

5.  Live Without  Storytelling Puppet Pals
 -Inspiration & News (http://www.ted.com) (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/puppet-
pals-hd/id342076546?mt=8)
 -Creating Lessons/Teaching  -Projects Project Noah
(http://www.educreations.com/) (http://www.projectnoah.org/)
 -Research (www.google.com/mobile/)  -Projects-Red Stamp
 -Basic Math/Math Quizzer (http://www.redstamp.com/)
(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/math-  -Science-Science360
quizzer/id293618952?mt=8) (http://science360.gov/)
 -Storytelling-Toontastic
 -Social Studies-Today in History Lite (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toontasti
(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/today- c/id404693282)
in-history-lite/id312028719?mt=8)  -Virtuoso Piano
 -Social Studies History Pen (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/virtuoso-
(http://www.historypin.com/) piano-free-3/id391994966?mt=8)
 -Brainstorming Lino (http://en.linoit.com/  -English-free books
(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/free-
 http://en.linoit.com/en/tour/iphone-and- books-23-469-
ipad/ classics/id364612911?mt=8)
 -Science Nasa App  -English-Kindle
(http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/iphon (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id30258
e/index.html 4613?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2

6.  -General-flashcardlet  ~Sock Puppets
(http://quizlet.com/mobile/)
 ~Haiku Desk
-General-How Stuff Works HSW
~Popplet Lite-graphic

HD 
(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app organizers/outlines-you
/howstuffworks/id401986544?m can insert pics, text, draw
t=8)
 ~Trading Cards-fiction/non
-Elementary-Era of Dino Lite
fiction people, vocab cards,

(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app
/era-of-dino- add pics, story cards
lite/id443903033?mt=8)  ~Dropbox-free file saving
 -Organization-Wunderlist docs, photos, files
(http://wunderlist.com/)
 -ESL/Other-Dragon Dictation  ~Daisy the Dino-program
(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app for young kids
/dragon-  ~Evernote-notebook-notes,
dictation/id341446764?mt=8) pics-

7.  Seminar Website: All 100+ web resources listed
here with links.
http://tinyurl.com/webresourcesforteachers
 Top 5 Websites for Special Educators:
Readworks.org-teaching lessons with printables
on skills such as: cause and effect, fact and
opinion, etc.
Starfall-beginner reading activities
ABCya-educational games for grades -5
World Book Online- encyclopedia
Voki-create a talking character of yourself or
others