Suggestions for Free Online Software

Web Links for Free Digital Programs                                                       Description

www.mothergooseclub.com/index.php                                      Furnishes nursery rhymes with child actors who animate the poems.

http://Udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/home                             Provides learning tools to enhance learning for all children.

http://Bookbuilder.cast.org                                                          Enables users to create, share, publish and read digital books that engage young  readers

http://Bookshare.org                                                                     Provides accessible books and periodicals for readers with print disabilities.

www.signdstories.com/index.cfm                                                Provides books that readers can view in sign language and with subtitles. Books are also in audio, and users can easily share them with friends and family.

www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/storymaker.swf    Allows for creating, sharing, and publishing digital books for repeated readings and includes wonderful prompts to help children begin.

www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm                                           Provides application software that reads any text on a computer.

www.wordtalk.org.uk/about/                                                        Provides a text-to-speech plug-in for MS Word