Creating a video playlist is easy and free using the popular site, YouTube. For example, I have created an educational playlist for young children that includes multiple sing along videos. I have also created my own video to introduce the videos in order to inform my students what I want them to pull out of watching this list of videos.
Please click here to watch my educational playlist.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Emerging Technology: Mind Meister
Mind Meister is an online program that allows students or teachers to create concept maps. After a short registration process, Mind Meister offers a written tutorial or a video tutorial to help explain the ins and outs of the program. After playing with it for a while, it becomes very simple and fun to use!
This would be a wonderful tool to have for many different projects such as creative writing, research writing, brainstorming, finding main ideas, sequencing information, and many other things.
Mind Meister allows maps to be saved and shared and also allows multiple people edit the maps simultaneously.
Keeping thoughts organized, in a technological way, has never been easier, thanks to Mind Meister!
This would be a wonderful tool to have for many different projects such as creative writing, research writing, brainstorming, finding main ideas, sequencing information, and many other things.
Mind Meister allows maps to be saved and shared and also allows multiple people edit the maps simultaneously.
Keeping thoughts organized, in a technological way, has never been easier, thanks to Mind Meister!
A Tour of MindMeister from MindMeister on Vimeo.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Google Reader Shared Websites
Shared RRS feeds are great to use in order to distribute important and interesting information to the others around you. Most websites are now linked directly using RRS. After clicking the RRS link, multiple options are available to where to send the material. Google Reader is one RRS folder that can organize multiple feeds from multiple resources.Google Reader allows anyone to subscribe to blogs and share interesting websites with others fast and easy!
Here are 4 articles from 4 different blogs I am currently subscribing to on my Google Reader page.
Click here to view my Google Reader.
Here are 4 articles from 4 different blogs I am currently subscribing to on my Google Reader page.
Click here to view my Google Reader.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Photo Story 3
Photo Story 3 is a wonderful program that allows anyone to create a video out of still images. It is a free download that takes about 5 minutes to get it up and running.
The editing features are limited but are simple to use.
In my video I described how to make Spaghetti. I used multiple transitions between photos and used a fun editing tool for my opening slide.
The editing features are limited but are simple to use.
In my video I described how to make Spaghetti. I used multiple transitions between photos and used a fun editing tool for my opening slide.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Teacher Resource Page
The internet is a wonderful resource for teachers as well as students. I have compiled a list of websites that are fun, interactive, and helpful to both teachers and students.
Included are sites that generate free worksheets and lesson plans to help teacher engage their boys and girls.
Also included are interactive sites for children of all ages. They are educational and fun!
Please click here to jump to my website to check out these wonderful resources.
Included are sites that generate free worksheets and lesson plans to help teacher engage their boys and girls.
Also included are interactive sites for children of all ages. They are educational and fun!
Please click here to jump to my website to check out these wonderful resources.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Assistive Technology
DynaVox Maestro is a great tool for students with developmental delays or other cognitive impairments. It allows sentences to be made and messages be conveyed by using a small hand held device with hundreds of picture symbols.
This tool would be very useful in assisting students in classrooms to break the communication barrier. It allows students to use technology in order to communicate with teachers and peers with the speaker feature. Maestro also comes equipped with a camera in order to capture and annotated images.
Maestro is small and sleek standing only two tall but featuring a wide flat screen. It is the perfect size to go anywhere the student does and is durable as well.
Watch this short video clip to get more acquainted with the DynaVox Maestro.
This tool would be very useful in assisting students in classrooms to break the communication barrier. It allows students to use technology in order to communicate with teachers and peers with the speaker feature. Maestro also comes equipped with a camera in order to capture and annotated images.
Maestro is small and sleek standing only two tall but featuring a wide flat screen. It is the perfect size to go anywhere the student does and is durable as well.
Watch this short video clip to get more acquainted with the DynaVox Maestro.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Helpful Text to Speech File Converter
After reviewing many different sites, I think the text to speech application is the most useful file converter that is available to the public at no cost. http://www.carryouttext.com/ is a wonderful tool for in the classroom or at home. It allows multiple different types of files to be quickly translated into audio. Granted the narration is very robotic, the options for this to be a beneficial tool are great. Not all students learn in the same way, this is a great tool to meet the needs of auditory learners. The speed of the narration can be changed easily in order suite the listeners desire.
This program would be great for a child who has a learning disability or who needs extra help with reading. It is ideal to have a one-on-one teacher helping students with their word recognition and reading fluency however that is not always possible. This programs allows students to follow along while listening to each word. This tool is also great for moving texts to audio devices such as MP3 players and iPods in order to listen to any text multiple times.
This program would be great for a child who has a learning disability or who needs extra help with reading. It is ideal to have a one-on-one teacher helping students with their word recognition and reading fluency however that is not always possible. This programs allows students to follow along while listening to each word. This tool is also great for moving texts to audio devices such as MP3 players and iPods in order to listen to any text multiple times.
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