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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It’s almost 2 years since I started this blog, and if you’ve been reading it for a while, you will have noticed that it has evolved somewhat over that period. I hope you share my view that it has improved. Without a doubt, the biggest factor in any improvement has been the growth […]
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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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MES English offers free printable resources that can be downloaded “for teachers of young learners” This includes flashcards, worksheets, and games, with the focus on language development. There’s also a forum here for users of the site, as well as the opportunity to subscribe to a newsletter.
The collection of downloadable vocabulary […]
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My colleague Jane Rondow will be sharing some of the resources I blog about at a workshop in Winnipeg next month. There are several resources that she would like to mention that I haven’t yet written about, so I’ll be trying to churn out a few over the next few days. The resource […]
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Effective text-to-speech options have proliferated in recent years. A couple of days ago, Richard Byrne pointed us to yet another one that is worth knowing about. The developers indicate that their initial purpose was, “to assist students with learning disabilities with their studies, by means of auditory learning and auditory processing.” […]
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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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I have an email subscription to Only the Best from Techcetera.ca. Yesterday’s email provided a link to a wonderful resource for anyone interested in free online educational resources.
SchoolForge.net has an important and worthy overarching mission:
SchoolForge’s mission is to unify independent organizations that advocate, use, and develop open resources for education. We advocate the use of […]
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