I had the opportunity to sit in on the unveiling of a new interactive multi-media project Thursday. Without going too far into the background of the whole thing, it originated from a grant that was awarded to a New York public broadcasting company (see www.thirteen.org), who then chose 10 sites in the US through another …
Category Archive: Websites
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Jul
06
MindMeister – Another Brainstorming Tool
I just came across a site called MindMeister, which is a web based mind mapping/brainstorming software. It is similar to mywebspiration.com (which is currently in beta and free, but will likely be available as a paid subscription only soon) and is free for up to three boards, or if you are in education you can …
Jun
02
Media Converters
We all know that it’s a good idea to use multiple means of representation when we present content. There are several ways to do this including lecture, images, PowerPoint, audio, video, etc… Many times video poses a problem however. First, it is not always easy to find sites that schools allow us to access. Then …
Apr
26
CEC 2010 Sessions – Nashville, TN
Apologies for being away for so long… I started another venture that occupied way too much of my time. Fortunately I’m back now, so should be able to provide updates much more often. This post is just to speak on the two sessions I did with my colleagues at the CEC Conference in Nashville, TN. …
May
20
Speakers for your iPhone or iPod Touch
I’ve been on the road quite a bit this week and last, so not much time for posts. I did run across a set of speakers for the iPhone or iPod touch however that I think will work great with the Proloquo2Go software I highlighted last week. The speakers pictured to the left are from …
May
11
A Low Cost AAC Alternative – Proloquo2Go
If you haven’t already heard, there is an App in the apple application store for iPhone and iPod Touches that can turn your iPod into an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device. If you’re not familiar with AAC devices, they help people who are unable to speak communicate with others… they give you a voice. …
Apr
21
Evernote – Remember Everything
I ran across a cool litte application called Evernote that I wanted to share. You can check it out at evernote.com. According to the site: Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from …
Apr
20
Digital Text Resources
Finding sites with digital text (mostly free) is a job in itself. However, this is one of the most important things overlooked when schools decide to purchase text to speech software. I remember doing a 2 or 3 hour training on how to use such software, then asking participants where they were going to get …
Apr
15
Cool Whiteboard Software
Just finished reading about how to integrate whiteboard lessons into online learning environments where the FREE software LectureScribe was mentioned. LectureScribe is a software developed by Brian Dean, an assistant professor of computer science at Clemson University. I viewed a demo of the software and found it very well put together. Although it is recommended …
Mar
10
A UDL resource you will want to bookmark
Many of you may already be aware of the Free Tech Toolkit for UDL, but just in case you haven’t had a chance to visit it, you should do so now. It’s actually a wiki and the address is http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/. For some reason, during the time of this post, I was having trouble getting the …