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Today’s featured resource is for those who are blind or visually impaired. I’m not blind, but as I’ve tested it, I’ve been impressed with how well it seems to work. I would welcome feedback from anyone who is blind.
Thunder Screenreader (downloadable program) Thunder is a [...]
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Posted in Access, Assistive Technology, Digital Story-Telling, Downloadable Program, Etext Reader, Free Resources, Media & IT, Presentation Tool, Productivity, UDL, Windows on May 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Welcome to this Treasure Chest of Free Stuff.
The purpose of this blog is to highlight free downloadable programs and online resources of good quality that may be of value to educators and their students, especially those involved in special education.
Many thanks to my colleague Sharon O’Dornan for prompting me to check out PowerTalk. [...]
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Welcome to this Treasure Chest of Free Stuff.
Today’s program proves that the latest isn’t necessarily the greatest. “The Most Commonly Used Words” has been available from Bill Straub for over five years, but it remains a powerful tool for helping students learn sight vocabulary. It is useful for individuals with special needs as [...]
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Posted in Assistive Technology, Audio, Downloadable Program, Free Resources, Linux, Mac, Media & IT, Productivity, Video, Windows on May 5th, 2007 No Comments »
Welcome to this Treasure Chest of Free Stuff.
As I wrote in a post last June, I’ve been a loyal Winamp user since Justin Frankel first put it out back in 1996. Now that I’ve discovered the VLC Media Player, I think I’m finally ready to move on. Although I didn’t know I [...]
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The program I’m featuring today is a simple one, but it is a program with tremendous potential as a tool for learning basic animation skills and for creating simple animated movies.
Pivot Stickfigure Animator (downloadable program) This free program enables the user to create simple animated movies. With this program, absolutely anyone has the [...]
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