Posted in 1, Literacy on Apr 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
Free internet resources take many forms. I was prompted to reflect on this today as I read a blog post written by fellow traveler Samuel Sennott. In his post, Sam shared a video that shows the positive difference that digital technology can make in the life of a child. As someone who supports the use [...]
Posted in Blogging, Content and Curriculum, Digital Story-Telling, Downloadable Program, Free Resources, Media & IT, Online Resources, Presentation Tool, Productivity, Science, UDL, Web 2.0, Windows on May 25th, 2008 9 Comments »
Of all the social bookmarking services I’ve looked at, I think I like Diigo best. I particularly like the ability to highlight and annotate shared web pages. I’m not yet using Diigo to full advantage, and this post is not really about Diigo.
I want to point out the visual way you can share lists [...]
Posted in Access, Content and Curriculum, Free Resources, Online Resources, Productivity, UDL on May 21st, 2008 2 Comments »
I really like the name of the website I’m writing about today. It’s a name that points to the reality that there are multiple ways of learning. For many individuals, it is essential to hear text read aloud, but I’m convinced that all learners benefit when multiple means of accessing information are available.
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Posted in Art, Audio, Content and Curriculum, Digital Story-Telling, Downloadable Program, Free Resources, Geography, Graphic Design, History, Image Manipulation, Life Skills, Literacy, Math, Media & IT, Music, Numeracy, Photos, Presentation Tool, Productivity, Science, Social Skills, Social Studies, Technology, UDL, Web 2.0, Web Page Creation, Windows on May 17th, 2008 No Comments »
CAST rightly says that a universal design for learning (UDL) requires multiple means of representation, multiple means of expression, and multiple means of engagement. Without multiple options, we simply cannot meet the diverse range of learning needs and learning styles that are present in EVERY classroom. The sad news is that options [...]
Posted in Art, Content and Curriculum, Digital Story-Telling, Free Resources, Image Manipulation, Media & IT, Online Resources, Photos, Presentation Tool, Productivity, UDL, Video, Web 2.0 on Apr 19th, 2008 4 Comments »
There was terrific news reverberating through the blogosphere yesterday. Ewan McIntosh, Jeff Utecht, and Michelle Eckstein‘ are just three among numerous bloggers who wrote about it. I’d like to add my echo here for the sake of anyone who might miss it elsewhere.
Animoto Education Program It was love at first sight when I [...]
