Finding+Materials+to+Differentiate+Instruction


 * 1) Firefox [|- Answers.com Plug In] Can be turned on and off under Tools - Add Ons (Option Click)
 * 2) Safari - control click a word to get the option to view the word in a dictionary.

Finding Readability Level of Text:
Microsoft Word: Turn on option first -Preferences - Spelling and Grammar - Show Readability Statistics To use the option:
 * Highlight text you want to test.
 * Go to Tools - Spelling and Grammar. Readability must be turned on in Word - Preferences - Spelling and Grammar. Check off Show Readability Statistics.
 * After running the spelling check, you will get another window displaying the Readability Statistics.
 * [|What is Flesch-Kincaid]

Read the Text:

 * 1) [|Read the Words] - site at which you can upload pdf, text and website. Will create an audio file which can the be downloaded.
 * 2) Audio Recorder - small application on your laptops which enables you and/or students to easily create audio files
 * 3) Safari will read any text - Highlight Text - SAFARI - Services - Speech - Start Speaking
 * 4) Leopard OS - System Preferences - Speech - Text to Speech. Click off Speak Selected Text When Key Is Pressed (Set Key). Alex is the most normal sounding voice.
 * 5) [|Zapreader] -reads text, can adjust speed
 * 6) [|Amazon]

Language:
[|Wikipedia] - all sites available in many different languages [|iGoogle widget] - good for small amounts of text

Visualization/Organization:
[|Inspiration] [|My Webspiration] (online version of Inspiration) [|Timeline] Microsoft Office - Notebook View Microsoft Office - Highlight Tool and Comment (Insert menu) tool Jing - application, on all teacher computers, that allows you to make a "how to" video. [|Graphic Organizers]

Miscellaneous Tools and Websites:
[|Discovery Education] - find videos geared towards grade level [|Quizlet] - make online flash cards [|Read Write Think] - many online activities that students can use for all subject areas Garageband - Create podcasts - audio, audio with images, video. Use to review specific skills. [|Online Learning Styles Inventory] - Free

Websites on Differentiation:
[|101 Tips to Find and Fit Your Learning Style] [|100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner] Tech for DI wikispace Tools for Every Learner - outstanding wiki [|Online course] - some of the pieces of this course are closed but there are some decent resources here. [|Differentiation Toolbox] [|Nice list of DI resources] [|Tech Tools for Differentiation] [|How to Differentiate] [|Differentiated Instruction] [|Evaluating Web Pages:] [|The Differentiator] [|Tools] [|Classroom Tools]