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I am happy to say that I am kind of getting the hang of Twitter! I know that I may be behind on the times, but I'm proud of myself. I really appreciate all my teacher friends who have been helping me become more technologically advanced- thanks! Follow me on Twitter: @JanevaRae

Besides Twitter, I have been busy with classes and other web related resources. I recently checked out a website that provides e-books for children with disabilities. I wrote a little review about it:

The Accessible Book Collection is an online database of high interest/ low reading level e-books that are targeted for persons with disabilities. Hundreds of e-books are put together and easily organized and categorized by grade level, grade interest, and word count. These titles range in difficulties and subject matter; many I have read or would like to read, and they are constantly adding more. This site also provides accelerated books and picture books.

To access the entire collection government, non-profit schools, and teachers in training must pay an annual subscription. Students can also access the website at home and there is no limit to the number of downloads. The e-books are very versatile and can be changed to have larger font, more contrasting colors, and read aloud; the website provides easy-to-follow instructions that allow these alterations to the text.

Although the webpage doesn’t appear very tech-savvy, this site is an awesome tool for teachers as well as students who have a disability that could inhibit their reading. I like that this website also provides a list of other resources and assistive technology. After closely examining Accessible Book Collection and downloading a demo book, I would definitely want this resource readily available in my own classroom.

If you'd like to learn more about the Accessible Book Collection, please go here.