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, 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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Posted in Access, Assistive Technology, Downloadable Program, Etext Reader, Free Resources, Linux, Mac, Media & IT, Productivity, UDL, Windows on Feb 16th, 2008 3 Comments »
I wish classroom educators were not so stuck on using Internet Explorer. Firefox is a superior web browser in almost every respect, and this is especially true for individuals with special needs. Kate Ahern recently mentioned another add-on for Firefox that offers a set of convenient tools to enhance accessibility.
Accessibar is a […]
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Orli, at GO2WEB20 has shared another resource with good classroom potential for constructively engaging learners.
PHOTOSOUP uses Flickr photos and their tags to generate timed word search puzzles. Just type in a term, and the puzzle is created almost instantly. The puzzle grid is 14 x 14, and 17 pictures are used for each […]
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I use a variety of formats to create personal digital stories in order to share my rapidly growing collection of digital photos. In most instances, I like to add musical accompaniment to the slide-shows and videos that I put together. For this, I need sources of suitable music that I can use and […]
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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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Welcome to this Treasure Chest of Free Stuff!
FREE online resources and downloadable programs for learners.
I use Flickr to store and share my photos. I also use a variety of online applications to create slide-shows and videos with my pictures. Some applications make it easy to import from Flickr. Other […]
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