Useful links
In the toolkit you can find links to websites, educational materials, and other practical resources which can prove helpful when working with children with individual educational needs. See the first panel for resources applicable to several groups of pupils at the same time and the second panel if you are looking for resources devoted specifically to a particular group of children.
various groups
- Website about digital storytelling
- Vulnerable Children in a Digital World Report - report about digital lives of vulnerable children (10-16 year old) and their susceptibility to online risks
- Walk a mile in their shoes: Bullying and the child with special needs (2013). A Report and Guide from AbilityPath.org
- ROBUSD (Reducing bullying - strengthening diversity) project materials about bullying in educational settings:
- Anti-Bullying Alliance - Websites about bullying and how to deal with it
- Kidscape - Websites about bullying and how to deal with it Kidscape
- Further reading on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
- Open Educational Resources created in the project Head in the Clouds. Digital Learning to overcome School Failure
- Cyberbullying Research Center - website with resources on cyberbullying intervention
group-specific
dyslexia
- Dyslexic-friendly extensions to Chrome browser:
- Open-source content management tool to create educational resources
- The doctoral thesis by Maria Menendez-Blanco provides a critical design-based reflection on how technology can be used for dyslexia advocacy: Processes in the formation of publics: A design case study on dyslexia
- The doctoral thesis by Menestrina describes the design and development of a video game for cognitive training (8-12 years old): The G3P Framework: guiding the design processes of games for purpose
- The thesis presents the clinical evaluation of Skies of Manawak in typically developing students and children with dyslexia: Implementing evidence-based treatments for developmental dyslexia: a comparison between different approaches
chronic illnesses
- Website aiming to raise awareness in mainstream schools about the impact of illness and medical treatments on children and young people
- Project LeHo (Learning at Home and in Hospital), contains a collection of ICT tools and materials that can be used with children with medical needs and presents international innovative and good practices in the use of ICT within the Hospital Education sector:
visual impairments
- Lancaster University blog post by Sue Cranmer How do visually impaired teens use digital technologies to negotiate the world?
- Braille Institute website presents: How technology for the visually impaired is helping People Get an education
- Path To Literacy - Ideas for remote lessons with blind students
courses and materials on working with multicultural classes:
- Digital Innovation for Social Inclusion (migration experience)
- Teacher Academy Use ICT to Integrate Migrant Students in your Classroom (migration experience)
- KQED 14 Tips for Helping Students with Limited Internet Have Distance Learning (limited internet access)
- European Education Area - EU materials on integration of refugees and migrants in education and training systems
