Tool #5

This was interesting and will be helpful in my 'at home' bookmarking as well as here at work. I checked out delicious and diigo. I tried to sign up for delicious, but for some reason never could get it to work, and since diigo really seems to offer more, I signed up for that and added it to my toolbar. I'm assuming I will have to do that on all my computers in order to use it, but it is sooo cool. I was searching the internet for suggestions for accommodations and modifications for children with special needs, so when I found some interesting websites, I bookmarked them on diigo. The sites I found particularly interesting are:

http://www.ldonline.org
http://www.teachervision.fen.com/special-education/resource/5347.html

Both of these sites give some good recommendations for accommodations, but I need to keep searching as I'm wanting specific suggestions for teachers that are quick, but effective. I will add these websites to my google document, as well. I tagged these sites with 'accommodations, special needs, and LD'. I think this will be a great tool for teachers in a specific field to work together in finding resources to help with their subject. I will share mine with my diagnostician friends, as well as with my special education teachers. Kids can share them with other kids who are researching the same topics. It's awesome. The diigo feature of highlighting, etc. can be useful for those with special needs and have difficulty reading. Teachers could find websites for the students....highlight and provide a sticky note with a simpler explanation for the child. It would take a little more time; however, very beneficial.