Free+Online+Tools

There are a lot of really great free websites that make learning fun and bridge the gap between home and school. These sites are child-friendly and easy for parents to monitor and set up.

Educational Sites

 * [|HeadMagnet]: a learning tool that helps you to memorize new facts quickly and maintain what you have learned. Headmagnet helps you to predict when you will forget things, so that you can review only what you need to. With Headmagnet, you can create your own lists of things to remember and learn them in a variety of modes which you can easily customize and create.
 * [|Chartle]: create your own charts, graphs and maps and share them electronically or print out for reports or homework!
 * [|PhotoPeach]: slide shows on the go - no need for power point.
 * Thinkfinity: Has great games and tools to use at home including interactive graphic organizers!

Educational Games

 * [|Game Classroom]: educational games and homework help - created with educators' input and tested on happy kids! Game Classroom lets you search by subject and/or grade level.
 * [|Myths and Legends Story Creator]: create a graphic story, complete with mythical creatures and animated pictures. Record your voice into the story!
 * [|Xtranormal]: create movies by typing the dialogue and picking pre-made characters to do the talking. Great for brainstorming a writing assignment.

Independent Living Tools

 * [|Ta-Da]: easy to-do list, accessible from mobile phones, smart phones, computers and laptops. View upcoming items, remember important things, create check-lists for daily tasks, review past activities and create recurring events.
 * [|ReQall]: record things by voice or text and it's organized for you!

Accessing the Computer

 * [|BibMe:]fast bibliography maker; formats however you need for whatever you're typing. Citation pages just got that much easier to [|do!]
 * [|Spark 3]: create Hot Keys to launch applications and documents, control iTunes, and more..