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The KinderBoard is a beginner keyboard that color codes numbers and letters and symbols into separate categories. It also has a larger font than typical keyboards so students with vision disabilities, or students who struggle with their fine motor skills can type their responses.

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Chester Creek Technologies Large-Key Big KinderBoard computer keyboard and KeyGuard

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A description of Chester Creek's large-key KinderBoard computer keyboard with the optional assistive technology key-guard

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Teachers can use graphic organizers in the classroom to help students keep track of the events in a story. Whether it be Venn Diagrams, T-Charts, or story webbing, it can help students keep track of the information they have acquired about a story to deepen their comprehension and form conclusions about the text.

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Instead of giving a student an overwhelming book with 20 lines of text, have them use a reading focus card to help make the text seem more manageable.

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Any voice recording device, whether it is the built in voice memo app on iOS products, or a simple voice recorder, can be helpful for student who don't take notes as quickly as their peers. This way they can spend less time worrying about how to write quickly, and more time thinking about the information a teacher is teaching.

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Children who struggle with writing may benefit from having a label maker because they can type their responses for tests and assignments, and stick them onto the page.

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This app, which is free and available for Android and iOS, helps students learn the sounds each letter makes using fun interactive games.

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Read reviews, compare customer ratings, see screenshots, and learn more about Alphabet Zoo. Download Alphabet Zoo and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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Quizlet is both a website and a free app for Android and iOS that makes studying terms and information easier for students. Students can create their own flashcards that the app will generate into fun learning games for students. Quizlet also saves the flashcards that people create, so sometimes flashcards are already created for the topic or book that a student is trying to study. Students who need assistance with their handwriting, or with their reading can find this app helpful because it makes studying more accessible by increasing a student's independence, and giving them multiple means of representation for the same terms.

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A great low tech tool for students who have difficulty writing is to order personalized stamps for them. This way, students can stamp their name on top of the paper, instead of getting frustrated trying to write their name out.

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This free iOS app creates text from a student speaking into it. Their words can be copies and pasted into projects, emails, or text messages. This way, students who struggle with writing can still get their message across.

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This simple low tech tool can help improve a child's fine motor skills. There are a variety of different shapes and sizes of pencil grips that help show children where their fingers go on a pencil, and keep them in place. Sometimes students also benefit from having jumbo pencils in the classroom. Those can be found on amazon or in school supply stores.

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DIY Noise Cancelling Box for the Classroom

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DIY Noise Cancelling Box for the Classroom

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Similar to the Chatterbox, which is a noise cancelling box that can be ordered on Amazon for around $70, this teacher gives detailed instructions on how to build your own quiet box for children to work in. This is great for children who get distracted by visual stimuli, or who need to speak out loud when reading a text or writing.

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This school year, I have been blessed to participate in an initiative in my county called #LoudounCreates. As a part of this initiative, my class was given a cart of Dell Venues (well, we have to share with another class) to use in the creation of digital content that we share with the world through our school's YouTube Channel. I absolutely love how engaged and excited my students are when it comes time to use the Venues. The students absolutely love creating videos and sharing them, especially when other people watch and comment on their work.

One of the biggest issues we experience with recording is all of the background noise. As I am sure you are aware, keeping a classroom of students quiet is nearly impossible. I've tried sending students into the hallway, but a school is a very busy, noisy place. As a result, many of the videos we record end up having a lot of other voices on the recording. It's not terrible, but I am always looking for a way to do it better.

One day on Facebook, I came across a post about the Chatterbox. The Chatterbox is a portable recording box designed specifically to help students record their voices in a classroom, while cutting down on all of the background noise.
As I looked at the Chatterbox, I realized that I could actually make these myself and save a little bit of money while doing it. I did some digging online and this is what I came up with.

You will need the following items:

Step One: Assemble the cardboard box. I used clear packaging tape to hold the bottom together. I also put a piece of tape on the flaps inside the box to give it some more stability and to keep the flaps from moving. You will also want to cut the top four flaps off the box so that they are out of the way.

Step Two: Attach the Velcro tabs to the acoustic foam. I put one piece of Velcro on each corner. You will need a total of 16 tabs (four for each piece of foam).

Step Three: Attach the acoustic foam to the inside panels of the box. I placed one piece of foam on the right side, the left side, the back (the bottom of the box), and to the top. I put both pieces of Velcro on the panel and then pushed the panel into place. This made sure that the pieces will line up correctly. Because of the box size, the acoustic panels don't fit at snugly as they do in the Chatterbox, but a smaller box might have made using a tablet inside a bit difficult.

That's it! I was able to put one together in about 15 minutes. If you would like, you can paint your boxes before installing the foam or you can take the foam out and paint them after. I haven't painted mine yet, but it may become a weekend project in the near future.

When students want to record their voices, they just place their device inside the box and lean their heads over the device. The acoustic foam will block out most of the sound that would normally be picked up by the microphone. I tested one of the recording boxes at home with my son after putting it together. Our washing machine was running just a few feet from where we were recording and very little of the machine noise was picked up by the iPad's microphone. It was amazing.

The Chatterbox sells on Amazon.com for $39.95 and it looks really neat. However, a set of 12 acoustic panels sells on Amazon.com for $19.99. It takes four panels to make a box, so one set of acoustic panels will allow you to put together 3 recording boxes. My office supply store was selling the 14x14x14 boxes for about $3.79, but I was able to receive a teacher discount and that reduced the price greatly. As a result, I was able to create three boxes for a fraction of the cost. Granted, mine don't look nearly as nice as the Chatterbox, but they will serve the same purpose.

Do you do a lot of voice recording in your classroom? Can you make use of a product like this?

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This school year, I have been blessed to participate in an initiative in my county called #LoudounCreates. As a part of this initiative, my class was given a cart of Dell Venues (well, we have to share with another class) to use in the creation of digital content that we share with the world through our school's YouTube Channel.

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This is a high tech AT tool that can scan written text and then read it aloud. This text to speech feature will make reading accessible to students with vision disabilities, learning disabilities, and ELL students. The reading pen also has a feature where it will define the words it scans, both verbally and on it's screen. There is also a headphone jack on the device so students can use it in class without disturbing their peers.

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Review of Reading Pen which is a device used for children with disabilities and difficulty reading by scanning written text.

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Flocabulary is a website that combines videos, activities, and creative projects for students, to help them learn about a variety of school subjects. This website is great for teaching students about terms such as "setting" or "plot" that are vital for emerging readers to comprehend. The great thing about this website is that all of the music videos are Hip-Hop style, which makes them catchy and fun for children!

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Educational Hip-Hop Songs & Videos for All Subjects, K-12

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Flocabulary is a library of songs, videos and activities for K-12 online learning. Hundreds of thousands of teachers use Flocabulary’s educational raps and teaching lesson plans to supplement their instruction and engage students. Our team of artists and educators is not only committed to raising test scores, but also to fostering a love of learning in every child.