Posted in Free Resources, Productivity on Apr 3rd, 2008 1 Comment »
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 [...]
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 7 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 [...]
Posted in Content and Curriculum, Free Resources, Literacy, Productivity on Mar 26th, 2008 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Posted in Free Resources, Online Resources, Typing on Mar 24th, 2008 No Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Access, Assistive Technology, Free Resources, Literacy, Online Resources, Productivity, UDL on Mar 21st, 2008 5 Comments »
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.” [...]
