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Technology for the novel **__The Breadwinner__** Slideshow on the internet- building background knowledge for the book PBS- Frontline World- Afghanistan- Reporter’s Slideshow: Behind the Lens [] WTTW- Frontline World video clips- more current clip of Afghanistan Includes current struggles of the people in Afghanistan, observe clothing and transportation used in their country, market places, and the people comment on the upcoming election in the United States Title- Afghanistan: Voices from Kabul [] Web Quest for **__The Breadwinner__** [] 100 Best You Tube Videos for Teachers- Classroom 2.0 [] Wiki space created for teachers in Maine- includes useful topics and resources http://learninginmaineresources.wikispaces.com/ Wiki space of templates and tools for teachers- Education World [] Wiki space created by Wissahickson School District http://etoolbox.wikispaces.com/ Teacher Blog- Mr. Moore- includes links to other teacher and student blogs []

Will Richardson’s blog site- author of __Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classroom__ []

Inspiration__**- prewriting planning out ideas, web/map Social studies or science- mind map or outline the chapter Teachers create and post writing assignments for students and students go online and type up and submit their stories. The stories are scored for organization, mechanics, sentence structure and their scores are sent to the students. The program highlights some types of errors and assists the students with the editing process.
 * __Technology to assist with writing
 * __Evalu-write__**- online writing program-

Great software program to use as a supplement when teaching decoding and encoding skills to students. There are two versions-one is more elementary and the other one is for older students. I use the older version with the 5th and 6th grade resource students with learning disabilities.
 * __Technology to assist with reading__**
 * __Read Naturally__**- software program that works on reading fluency through repetitive reading of short stories. There is also a comprehension component, but the focus is on reading fluency.
 * __Lexia__**- software program
 * __Apple Palm Pilots__**-loaded with CBM grade level reading passages are used for scoring student reading rates as a screener for at risk students that need further remediation or assistance with reading and used to monitor reading rate progress.
 * __Playaways__**- books on tape
 * __iPods__**- used to download books so students can listen to them on the ipods
 * __Kurzweil__**- expensive program where you are able to scan reading material so that students with severe reading disabilites can have materials or textbooks read to them using the computer

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