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The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book
A series of case studies from educators using Web 2.0 projects, The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book offers advice, insight and resources for teachers integrating Web 2.0 applications into their classrooms. This booklet is a great introduction to Web 2.0 and the wealth of resources, classroom-tested projects, and advice from educators worldwide. It helps to make the Web 2.0 approach user-friendly for teachers. The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book is ...
Published: 2010 by Terry Freeman , Reviewed: 3 days ago
WatchKnow
WatchKnow is a non-profit community started by Dr. Larry Sanger, co-creator of Wikipedia. It is a collection of more than 18,000 videos and other media, explaining every topic taught to school kids. They are rated and sorted into a giant directory, making them simple to find. Virtually every school subject can be reinforced with videos from this site. WatchKnow is founded on the belief that if you watch something, you ...
Published: 2010 by WatchKnow , Reviewed: August 11, 2010
One More Story
One More Story is an online library of children's books - classics and contemporary - that can be viewed, listened to or read by users with internet access. There will be a total of 108 books offered on the site in one of two modes: In "Hear and See a Book" mode, words are highlighted as the stories are read to the child. In the "I Can Read It" mode, ...
Published: 2010 by One More Story , Reviewed: 4 days ago
Talking Flashcards-Livescribe Smartpen
The Livescribe SmartPen is useful for helping students who have difficulties in a variety of areas, including notetaking, reviewing information, and much more. This three-minute UTube video shows how to make talking Flash cards using the pen. The video demonstrates how to use the Livescribe Pen’s recording option to make language flashcards for teaching Spanish, in this instance, and could be applied to any other topic of study. Watch the ...
Published: 2010 by Tim Fahlberg , Reviewed: 6 days ago
Webspiration
MyWebspiration.com is a visual learning and collaboration service that helps users create, develop, organize, edit, and review their written projects online with a graphic organizer and outlining tools combined with automatic document backup. The service works with other popular collaboration features in Microsoft Word and Google Docs, and the Inspiration 9 visual learning software. Individual Webspiration accounts are free. Webspiration Classroom Service offers subscription access to Webspiration and additional account ...
Published: 2010 by Inspiration Software , Reviewed: August 11, 2010
The iPod Touch in the Special Needs Classroom
This Ning Network was created by a group of Apple Distinguished Educators to prepare for their workshop at the 2010 CSUN International Technology & Persons with Disabilities conference. The site includes a collection of tutorials for iPhone and iPod Touch applications, a list of the applications the group uses in their classrooms, and a forum for information about iPod apps, tips for educators using iPods in the classroom, and ideas ...
Published: 2010 by Luis Perez , Reviewed: August 11, 2010
Sign Smith Studio
Sign Smith Studio is a sign language authoring tool for use by educators, software developers, and video producers. The program uses signing avatars to reproduce sign language for use in video, software, and classroom applications. Students of sign language can use it to reinforce their skills. Teachers can use it to create assignments for deaf students in the language with which they are most fluent and comfortable. The software is ...
Published: 2010 by VCom3D, Inc. , Reviewed: 6 days ago
SCCATN How-To Manuals
This website is a resource for How-To Manuals for the most widely used communication devices, including Boardmaker, Dynavox, and Intellitools. Links are provided for each AT/AugComm product which takes the user to that manufacturer’s website and directly to the tutorials for each product. Each product is broken down into the varying features so the user can look for instructions on just one feature. Created by the University of Southern Carolina, ...
Published: 2010 by South Carolina Collaborative Assistive Technology Network , Reviewed: 6 days ago
The Connected Classroom
The Connected Classroom is a blog devoted to education technology and policy, professional development, and the resources and support teachers need when using technology in the classroom. Written by a teacher, the blog includes videos, conference notes, and education technology resources.
Published: 2010 by K Hokanson , Reviewed: February 24, 2010
mrcoley.com
Brent Coley is a 5th grade teacher at an elementary school in California. He developed this website out of a passion for computers but also because he understands that children today rely on technology and teachers should use that familiarity with technology to provide new and exciting ways for their students to learn. His website is a multimedia resource for his students and their parents. It features the students in ...
Published: 2010 by Brent Coley , Reviewed: 3 days ago
PointScribe Interactive Handwriting
This is an interactive handwriting program that can be used on a tablet PC, touch window PC or an interactive whiteboard. There is a free 30-day download available. There are built-in libraries with activities and handwriting games. An online video that can be watched on the home page shows different activities. Also included is a feature for data collection and report writing, which in this evidence-based environment is a critical ...
Published: 2009 by UltraThera Technologies, Inc. , Reviewed: 6 days ago
AT Tipscast: The Blog
This blog is a collection of webcasts with additional resources and tips to help AT professionals and educators collaborate and develop effective strategies when using AT with students.
Published: 2009 by Christopher Bugaj , Reviewed: March 04, 2010
Accessible Educational Technology
This blog provides strategies to support students with technology. There is a lot of great stuff on this blog and viewers can spend lots of time reviewing useful links. A recent post was about the issue of social networking and how it can be used effectively as an educational and communication tool. All the posts and links are equally interesting, sending the viewer to thoughtful content and new resources.
Published: 2009 by AccessText Network , Reviewed: March 12, 2010
The Problem Site
This site began as a collection of math games to help K-12 students in the state of Maine to improve their math skills. It has evolved over the years to include educational games including math, puzzles, logic games, reference sources and much more. The site is free and can be acessed from any computer or network. It would be an ideal site for teachers to access from classroom computers, or ...
Published: 2009 by Douglas Twitchell , Reviewed: March 04, 2010
Alpha-bot
This is an internet based spelling game from Merriam-Webster. Users are given an audio cue by a cute robot, and must spell out the word on the screen, which rewards correct spelling with an audio/visual fireworks display. This is for middle elementary to high school spellers-typical words at the beginner level were ‘airplane’ and ‘elephant’, while at the difficult level, words such as ‘trichinosis’ and ‘silhouette’ were common.
Published: 2009 by Merriam-Webster , Reviewed: March 05, 2010
Assistive Technology Public
This blog is set up as a resource for individuals with disabilities, parents and professionals who are interested in assistive technology. Visitors can post questions, find important dates for assistive technology conferences, and most importantly, collect and contribute AT "finds" in a shared community.
Published: 2009 by Mike Mann , Reviewed: March 04, 2010
Lisa's Lingo
This is a blog written by a teacher with a concentration on technology tools, UDL and hands-on learning in her classroom. There are many insights and concrete ideas posted here and both parents and teachers will be refreshed and inspired by the thoughts and applications of ideas they find. Also included on one of the sidebars are links to other blogs with similar focus on technology and education.
Published: 2009 by Lisa Parisi , Reviewed: March 04, 2010
Read the Words.com- Free Text to Speech Service
Read the Words is a free text-to-speech online service that, while not as slick and shiny as its commercial software competitors, has support for multiple document formats (minus PowerPoint) and allows users to download their MP3 recordings to portable players, CD‘s, iTunes or Windows Media. Users have a choice of 15 voices to create their recordings and a toolbar is available (for both Internet Explorer and Firefox) to help users ...
Published: 2009 by Readthewords.com , Reviewed: May 13, 2009
FX MathPack
FX MathPack is a software package that enables secondary math teachers and students to create/complete assignments using only the computer. There are 4 components to the software: FX Draw, FX Equation, FX Graph, and FX Statistics. The software is available by download, free for 30 days, and then either by fees for Perpetual License (@$300) or Annual Subscription (@$72). Free email tutorials are offered. Students with disabilities can request free ...
Published: 2009 by Efofex Software , Reviewed: June 22, 2009
AssistiveTek
This excellent blog covers assistive technology, eLearning, mind mapping, visual learning, collaborative tools and educational technology with real life examples and narratives. Many postings contain embedded video. There is an emphasis on video learning, not only in products selected, but in the use of photos, graphs, and video to illustrate concepts and in showing examples of what can be achieved using the posted tools. A recent posting, for example, showed ...
Published: 2009 by Brian Friedlander , Reviewed: April 06, 2009