technology and learning connections, a part of Florida's multi-tiered system of supports.

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Getting Started
  1. Florida Standards - http://www.cpalms.org
  2. Puffin Browser https://www.puffinbrowser.com/index.php . a mobile browser for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices that runs Flash, enabling many online math supports to work on a mobile device
  3. Natural Reader (Win) http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.html . a free text to speech reader
  4. Text to Speech on Mac https://support.apple.com/kb/PH14230?locale=en_US
  5. Text to Speech on iOS http://osxdaily.com/2012/05/30/text-to-speech-iphone-ipad/

Handwriting Tools
  1. Pencil Grips - http://www.thepencilgrip.com
  2. StartWrite (Win . Mac) - http://www.drawyourworld.com/strtwrt.html . inexpensive program for creating a variety of visually lined papers and writing guides. excellent program
  3. Stationery Studio (Win . Mac) - http://www.fablevision.com/stationerystudio/index.php . software for creating a variety of visually lined papers and writing guides. includes an extensive graphics library. highly engaging
  4. Free Online Graph Paper - http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/ . online tool for creating an amazing assortment of different types of graph papers

Graphic Enhanced Writing
  1. Clicker 6 (Win . Mac) - http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/clicker/ . write with words, phrases, or pictures. correlates pictures to words and includes text-to-speech
  2. PixWriter (Win . Mac) - http://www.suncastletech.com/ . write with words, phrases, or pictures. correlates pictures to words and includes text-to-speech

Writing Tools & Scaffolding
  1. Write Online - http://www.cricksoft.com/us/writeonline/ . online writing software with text-to-speech, word prediction, vocabulary wordbars, and document analysis tools
  2. Classroom Suite (Win. Mac) - https://www.ablenetinc.com/classroom-suite-5-standalone-upgrade . provides word prediction, speech feedback, and extensive writing support tools
  3. Co:Writer (Win. Mac) - http://www.donjohnston.com/products/cowriter/index.html . adds quality linguistic word prediction to any software program or word processor a student is using. use with a talking word processor to get full audio feedback
  4. WordQ (Win) - http://www.goqsoftware.com/ . provides word prediction and text-to-speech to any writing software program. the company also has a plug-in called SpeakQ for voice-to-text
  5. Rationale (Win) - https://www.rationaleonline.com/ . guided reasoning and argument thinking diagramming software for Windows. requires .net2 which may be on current XP machines. the trial version runs in a browser online and is great for getting a sense of the program.
  6. Inspiration (Win . Mac) - http://www.inspiration.com . great concept and mindmapping software that supports writing across the curriculum
  7. Inspiration Maps (iPad) - http://www.inspiration.com/ipad . mindmapping on the iPad
  8. OmniOutliner (Mac) - http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnioutliner/ . one of the best outline based writing tools available
  9. Bubbl.us - https://bubbl.us/ . online mindmapping tool
  10. MindMeister - http://www.mindmeister.com/ . an online mindmapping tool with collaboration features. available for mobile devices
  11. Tools for Student Centered Learning (Intel) - https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/k12/teachers.html . free online tools for reasoning and analysis
  12. ReadWriteThink - http://www.readwritethink.org/ . extensive online set of reading and writing support activities. examples include:
    1. Essay Map
    2. Persuasion Map
    3. Note Taker
  13. Science Writer - http://sciencewriter.cast.org . great online tool to support students in writing science papers
  14. LetterPop - http://letterpop.com/ . online tool for creating great looking newsletters, brochures, and simple publications
  15. Storybird - http://storybird.com/ . interactive and collaborative online writing and sharing tools
  16. Bean (Mac) - http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html . basic free word processor with a simple interface
  17. Write 2 (Mac) - http://writetheapp.com/ . inexpensive word processor with a simple interface. demo available for download
  18. 30 Poster Images with Writing Tips - http://ebookfriendly.com/2012/09/15/writing-tips-from-famous-authors/ . posters of authors with inspirational writing tips

Research Support Tools
  1. Find Out & Write About (Win . Mac) - http://www.cricksoft.com/us/products/clicker/fowa/default.aspx . topic based activities to help students learn to review information and then write about it
  2. SOLO (Win . Mac) - http://www.donjohnston.com/products/solo/ . literacy and writing support with text readers, information organization tools, and word processing
  3. Thematic Pathfinders - http://42explore.com/ . great starting point for students to search for information on themes and topics
  4. Assignment Calculator - http://library.rit.edu/researchguides/calculator/ . create a time management guide for writing papers
  5. Shmoop - http://www.shmoop.com/ . study guides, writing guides, and literacy analysis tools
  6. WebNotes - http://www.webnotes.net/ . share websites and organize research material
  7. Diigo - http://www.diigo.com/ . annotate, archive, and present web-based information
  8. Evernote - http://evernote.com/ . capture, collect, and organize information across platforms
  9. WordWeb - http://wordweb.info/free/ . a free English thesaurus and dictionary that works with most Win programs
  10. Son of Citation Machine - http://citationmachine.net/ . online tool for creating standard bibliographic and in-text citations
  11. EasyBib - http://www.easybib.com/ - free online citation and bibliography maker
  12. Guide to Grammar and Writing - http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/ . extensive online guide