Internet for All, Second Edition Paperback / softback

Now fully updated to take into account all the latest developments, this book explains clearly and simply how to get children with moderate or severe learning difficulties started on the internet.

The authors' school won awards from BECTa and Microsoft for its website, and they provide practical advice on how to release the potential that the internet offers.

Written for even the most non-technologically minded, this book discusses using e-mail and the world wide web as learning tools, with examples of practical classroom activities for pupils with moderate or severe learning difficulties; the different applications available to use the internet and how these can be accessed and used most effectively by someone with a disability; guidelines and practical advice on how to design effective and fun websites by and for people with disabilities; and guidance on 'safe surfing.' Examples of good inclusive practice are highlighted throughout.

Teachers in special and mainstream schools will find this book helps them unlock the educational opportunities that the web has to offer all their students, whatever their ability.