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 […]
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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 […]
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Posted in Art, Digital Story-Telling, Free Resources, Image Manipulation, Media & IT, Online Resources, Presentation Tool, Productivity, Study Skills, UDL, Web 2.0 on Apr 15th, 2008 5 Comments »
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Loyal subscribers will notice that it’s been a while since my last post. I’m probably more sorry about that than you are. That’s because there is just so much that I’d like to write about! Sometimes, there are neither enough minutes in an hour, nor enough hours […]
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Posted in Art, Clipart, Content and Curriculum, Downloadable Program, Free Resources, Graphic Design, Image Manipulation, Linux, Mac, Media & IT, Photos, Productivity, Technology, Windows on Apr 1st, 2008 6 Comments »
Today I’m sharing something I found on tumbl’n teachers, a micro-blog that has become one of my favourite sources. I highly recommend subscribing to it. You might even want to consider becoming involved in contributing to it.
Freebyte’s Guide to Free Graphics Software offers an extensive collection of links to sites where free […]
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Posted in Art, Assistive Technology, Basic Concepts, Content and Curriculum, Free Resources, Life Skills, Literacy, Math, Numeracy, Online Resources, Switch Use, Technology on Mar 27th, 2008 1 Comment »
SEN Teacher “…provides cost-free teaching & learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities.” That’s how this major repository of special ed resources sums itself up. (SEN is the acronym from the UK that stands for Special Education Needs.)
SEN Teacher offers a substantial collection of “printable” downloads. There […]
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Childtopia is a website from Spain that offers a collection of online early learning and primary activities that can be accessed in English, French, Spanish, Catalan and Basque. Chiltopia accurately claims to be a “safe place to play and learn”, with countless online activities and printable worksheets. The screenshot below shows the […]
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The website I’m highlighting today says it offers “games, songs, communication cards, print resources and information for special needs”. This is great. Better still is the fact that resources designed and intended for learners with special needs are often valuable for learners without special needs designations. This reality is at the heart […]
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During the past week, posts on two of my favourite blogs (Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day and DemoGirl.com), directed my attention to an online art resource that I believe has potential to be used to great effect in classrooms. This resource provides yet another option for individuals who have difficulty creating art […]
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Posted in Art, Content and Curriculum, Digital Story-Telling, Free Resources, Image Manipulation, Media & IT, Online Resources, Photos, Presentation Tool, Productivity, UDL, Web 2.0 on Feb 22nd, 2008 2 Comments »
Several of the edubloggers I follow have written posts about the resource I’m writing about today. I liked Mixbook when I first discovered it, but I delayed my post because one of its primary services was initially available only within the US. Now that they’ve gone international, I’ll write about it from my […]
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Welcome to this Treasure Chest of Free Stuff!
FREE online resources and downloadable programs for learners.
Larry Ferlazzo finds and shares more Web 2.0 applications with practical classroom value than anyone else I know. Quite often, when I read one of Larry’s blog posts, I immediately try out something that he has written about. […]
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