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 * If you do not have a subscription to Questia (www.questia.com)--Get one! You do have to pay (19.95 per month) but if you are busy and tired of searching 20 databases everytime you have a reserch paper due, it is worth it. Questia searches articles, books (and provides the online access and chapter highlighted in e-book format), magazines, interviews, etc. at ONE TIME!!! It is really awesome. I like it if you can't tell. It saves me so much time and provides incredible sources that I would not find on my own. Almost feels like cheating!

No matter how ridiculous you think your request may be, go ahead and ask your tech guru or media specialist (or whoever is in charge of technology at your school) about any program/software you want. I went through a list of programs I didn't think I had a chance of getting, and my technology specialist came in that very day and installed every single program I asked for on my computers. I am most thrilled about Camtasia (something I really, really didn't think I could possibly get) and Inspiration. I had some programs installed that I thought would be too expensive or just simply unavailable, but I received them just because I asked. So again, no matter how absurd you think your request is, just ask anyway. Math.com
 * This may be the most important thing of all -- make friends with your tech support people. Let them know you appreciate and value them. Then when you are REALLY in a bind, they might actually move you to the top of their to do list!

This site provides free math tutoring or training for pre-algebra, algebra, geometry and higher levels of math.

fastweb.com

This site has you create a user profile and enter an email address. They then email you scholarships that fit your profile from a database of hundreds of thousands of scholarships. Students can use this site throughout college to earn scholarships, not just as an entering freshman.

http://theemergencesite.com/Tech/TechIssues-Aspergers-Big4.htm
 * I found this site and it has some very interesting info about how to see both sides of Asperger's syndrome. Just thought I'd share :D It's not exactly a tech tip except to say there are tons of resources on the web that provide info on disabilities and how teachers and parents can cope with them.