Special Education Resources

A wide selection of free public domain audiobooks Includes classics such as Romeo & Juliet, Jane Eyre, and Our Mutual Friend, as well as YA and teen novels, non-fiction, mysteries and other genres.

Thought Audio audio books are professionally narrated works that you can listen to online or download to play offline. The library of audio books on Thought Audio contains some titles that are hard to find as audio files. For example you'll find titles like Thus Spoke Zarathustra, The Life of PT Barnum, and The Madman. You'll also find more commonly read titles like Alice in Wonderland.

his service, provided for by the Library of Congress, provides braille and audio materials to those with visual and learning disabilities

Their collection of more than 65,000 digitally recorded textbooks and literature titles are downloadable and accessible on mainstream as well as specialized assistive technology devices.

More than 350,000 free lectures, videos, films, and other resources — from all over the world. iTunes U works with VoiceOver, the built-in screen reader on the Mac, as well as with compatible screen readers on PCs.

Lit2Go is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format.

Short (60-second) video study guides. The library on this site includes works of literature, as well as writing guides and quick explanations of literary terms.

Study guides on a variety of topics. Also includes guides to essay writing and note taking.

Another mind-mapping tool that lets students create a visual map of their thoughts or notes, brainstorm ideas, and create flowcharts or storyboards.
Mindomo allows you to embed video, audio, and pictures, collaborate in real time, and work on projects offline.

Another mind-mapping tool that lets students create a visual map of their thoughts or notes, brainstorm ideas, and create flowcharts or storyboards.
Users create “Bubbles” containing an idea, link them together, drag them and zoom in and out using the flash interface. You can also save your charts once you’re done.

A mind-mapping tool that lets students create a visual map of their thoughts or notes, brainstorm ideas, and create flowcharts or storyboards.
Popplet is an app for the web and iPad, where you can collect, curate and share your ideas, inspirations, and projects.