Assistive Technology Links
Because of the vast amount of AT related information available on the web, we have selected links to assistive technology resources and companies that we refer to often for training materials and articles.
- Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Dance Mat Typing provides an introduction to typing geared to 7 – 11 year olds. Music and auditory instruction and feedback are provided.
- FreeTypingGame.Net
http://www.freetypinggame.net
Includes games, lessons and timed typing tests.
- Keyboarding Practice
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/
This site provides a series of 17 drills to help you improve your keyboarding technique and speed. Games and instruction are not included.
- One Hand Typing
http://www.aboutonehandtyping.com
General information provided about typing using one hand. Programs available for purchase.
- Online Touch Typing Program from Sense-Lang.org
http://www.sense-lang.org
Instruction is text-based but detailed. The program allows you to paste in your own text for typing practice. You can select from a variety of languages. A few games are available.
- Peter's Online Typing Course
http://www.typing-lessons.org
Here you'll find a set of free online typing lessons and typing exercises for beginning typists. The site utilizes text-based instruction.
- TypeOnline
http://www.typeonline.co.uk
This site offers a structured touch typing course for motivated individuals looking to develop their keyboard skills. Instruction is text-based.
- TypingTest.com
http://www.typingtest.com
This site provides typing tests that allow you to select both the length and the topic. A few games are also available for practice. Keyboarding instruction is not included.
- Story Place
http://www.storyplace.org/preschool/other.asp
This site offers animated online stories geared for younger children. Besides online stories, the site offers online activities; take home activities, suggested readings, and parent activities.
- Highlights Kids
http://www.highlightskids.com/Stories/audioStories/audioStory_Top.asp
This site offers a collection of stories that have either illustrations or are animated.
- Tumble Books
http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp
Kenosha Unified School District has a subscription to Tumble Book Library. Students can also access the library at home with a password.
- PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/
Kids can pick from a variety of animated or illustrated stories.
- Storyline Online
http://www.storylineonline.net
This site is sponsored by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation and offers a lot of stories read aloud by famous actors. You are given the choice of Internet speed in which to have the story read.
- Lil-Fingers
http://www.lil-fingers.com/storybooks/
This site offers a variety of animated stories geared for younger children. Please note that not all of the stories are read aloud.
- Browser Books
http://staff.prairiesouth.ca/~cassidy.kathy/browserbooks/
The books offered on this site are leveled or categorized into subject areas (science, math, social studies, health, language arts). The books are not automatically read aloud by the computer. If a student is unsure of a word, he or she can click on it to hear it be read by a child's voice.
- Tar Heel Reader
http://tarheelreader.org
This site offers a collection of over 5,000 free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces including 1 to 3 switches.
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