Tech Links, Websites and More


Please click on the following links to find apps that you can use in your classrooms to help students with special needs.


Helpful Websites:



  • Try these great, interactive Web 2.0 tools to expand learning in the classroom for both you and your students!
    Draw Island - online drawing tool

    Tackk     is a free web service that allows you to instantly and easily create and share content online. No login, no fees. Just go to the Tackk home page

    		 Animoto -
    "the end of slideshows;" create videos from still images     		Aviary -
    free photo editing tools     		Create A Graph - great for even young students to easily create and change graphs 19 Pencils -
    An excellent site for finding educational resources, creating online quizzes, and bookmarking sites for students.  Teachers create student accounts for access.
    Creately -
    create and collaborate on online diagrams and designs     		Crocodoc -
    easily share and review documents online, including PDF, Word, and PowerPoint     		BeeClip -
    A wonderful site for creating digital scrapbooks; teachers create student accounts.     		Gliffy -
    draw and share diagrams on the web     		GoAnimate -
    make your own cartoons and animations
    Kerpoof -
    create pictures, cards, book, and even movies; for elementary students     		Number Gossip -
    a search engine for everything about numbers     		Penzu -
    the anti-blog; keep your thoughts private in this online journal     		Diigo Educator -
    Nice site for social bookmarking and annotating sites; teachers create or imports student accounts.    		 Scribble Maps -
    lets you draw, scribble, and annotate over Google maps
    VoiceThread -
    One of the most popular web 2.0 sites for interactive digital storytelling; teachers create student accounts.    		 Stixy -
    flexible online creation and collaboration     		ToonDooSpaces -
    Nice site for creating online comics for digital storytelling; teachers create student accounts.    		 Flocabulary -
    A neat site where students learn through educational hip-hop videos.  Teachers create one unique username and password for the class.    		 Voki -
    create your own avatar; even record your voice
    Yacapaca -
    A nice site for teachers for creating online quizzes and lessons where they create an activation code for logging in.
    Voxopop -
    audio tool that lets users record their voice for others to listen and respond to     		WallWisher -
    a virtual bulletin board where users can attach sticky notes and discussion points     		Web-Chops -
    users can "clip" any part of a web page and rearrange clips onto a custom page that can be shared with other people, eliminating ads or questionable material     		WordSift -
    text visualization tool     		Xtranormal - text-to-speech avatar movie making
Check out these websites for ideas on how to include technology in your class:
Using Ipads in the Classroom
Tools to Help Integrate Technology
Project Based Learning Rubric
Web 2.0 Resources and Links


The following websites can help with students with special needs:

Texas Assistive Technology Network
National Center on Deaf/Blindness
Council for Exceptional Students



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