Resources

=Learning Differently Resources:=

Multimedia Resources:

 * Discovery Streaming: [|http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm]
 * Teachertube: [|www.teachertube.com]
 * Archive.org: [|www.archive.org]
 * Utah Education Network: []
 * MERLOT: []
 * Learn Out Loud: []
 * History Channel: [|http://www.history.com]
 * Discovery Channel: http://dsc.discovery.com/
 * PBS: http://www.pbs.org/
 * Video Placement Worldwide: http://www.vpw.com/
 * Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/
 * Footage.net: http://www.footage.net/Default.aspx?page=Default
 * Teachers' Domain: http://www.teachersdomain.org/
 * Safari Montage: []
 * Free Play Music: []
 * Incompetech: [|www.incompetech.com]

Tech Tools:

 * Google Earth: http://earth.google.com/
 * Google Pages: [|http://pages.google.com]
 * Google Sketch Up: http://sketchup.google.com/
 * Google Docs & Spreadsheets: http://docs.google.com/
 * **Audacity:** http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/
 * Animoto: [|http://education.animoto.com]
 * Flickr: [|http://www.flickr.com]
 * Gliffy: [|http://www.gliffy.com]
 * CMAP Tools: http://cmap.ihmc.us/
 * Bubble.us: http://www.bubbl.us/
 * Mindomo: http://www.mindomo.com/index.htm
 * Glogster: http://www.glogster.com/
 * Dipity: http://www.dipity.com/
 * Xtimeline: http://www.xtimeline.com/
 * Our Story: http://www.ourstory.com/
 * Blabberize: http://www.blabberize.com/
 * Prezi: http://prezi.com/
 * WordPress: http://wordpress.org/
 * Wikispaces: http://www.wikispaces.com/
 * Back Pack: http://www.backpackit.com/
 * Fix8: http://www.fix8.com/index.html
 * Twitter: http://twitter.com/
 * Writewith: [|http://www.writewith.com]
 * Yaca Paca: http://yacapaca.com/
 * Edublogs: [|http://edublogs.org]
 * Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/#home
 * Pixton: http://www.pixton.com/home
 * Click2Map: http://www.click2map.com/
 * Nettrekker: http://ntdi.nettrekker.com/
 * Second Life: http://secondlife.com/
 * Teen Second Life: [|http://teen.secondlife.com]
 * TrackNGraph: [|http://www.trackngraph.com/]
 * Picassa: http://picasa.google.com/
 * Picnik: [|http://www.picnik.com]
 * flauntR: [|http://www.flauntr.com]
 * Jog the Web: [|www.jogtheweb.com]
 * My Webspiration: http://mywebspiration.com/
 * Geogebra: [|http://www.geogebra.org]
 * Squeak CMI:
 * (download) [|www.squeakland.org]
 * (application) [|http://squeakcmi.org]
 * Web 2.0 Tools in Education: http://web2educationuk.wetpaint.com/

Miscellaneous Resources:

 * My Portaportal site full of interactive sites: [|http://guest.portaportal.com/hbblanton]
 * Talking Brain: []
 * Activites to Match Each type of Intelligence: @http://www.casacanada.com/chart.html
 * Best Practices: @http://server.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/
 * Technology Activities Matched by Intelligence: @http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic68.htm
 * 10 Steps for Differentiation: @http://eduscapes.com/sessions/needs/all2.html
 * A Different Place: [|http://adifferentplace.org/]

Lesson Ideas:

 * Webquests:
 * http://webquest.org/search/
 * http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html
 * http://webquest.sdsu.edu/processchecker.html
 * http://webquest.sdsu.edu/processguides/index.htm
 * http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

Skype: [|www.skype.com]
 * [|http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/webquest/webquest.html]
 * [|http://annettelamb.com/tap/topic43.htm] (project based learning)
 * E-portfolios:
 * [|http://www.efoliominnesota.com/]
 * [|http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/eportfolios.htm]
 * [|http://www.danwilton.com/eportfolios/]
 * Online Collaboration Tools
 * Google Docs: [|http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html]
 * ZOHO Writer: [|http://www.zoho.com/]
 * Vyew: [|http://vyew.com/content/]
 * Learning Centers: [|http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/edlearn.html]

Assistive Technology:
Hardware
 * Large monitors.
 * Adjustable task lamp, using a fluorescent bulb, shines directly onto the paper and can be adjusted to suit.
 * [|Copyholder] holds printed material in near vertical position for easier reading and can adjusted to suit.
 * [|video magnifier]. Printed materials and objects are placed under a camera and the magnified image is displayed onto a screen.
 * Digital Video Cameras: These small cameras are great for kids and super easy to use!
 * Pure Digital's Flip: [|http://www.puredigitalinc.com/]
 * RCA's Small Wonder: [|http://www.mysmallwonder.com/]
 * Aiptek's Pocket Video Camera line up: [|http://www.aiptek.com/]
 * [|MP3 recorders]. To record a lecture, own thoughts, ideas, notes etc.
 * Desktop compact cassette dictation system. To allow audio cassette playback with the aid of a foot pedal.
 * Scanner. A device used in conjunction with OCR software. The printed document is scanned and converted into electronic text, which can then be displayed on screen as recognisable text.
 * [|Refreshable Braille display]. An electronic tactile device which is placed under the computer keyboard. A line of cells, that move up and down to represent a line of text on the computer screen, enables the user to read the contents of the computer screen in Braille.
 * Electronic Notetaker. A portable computer with a Braille or QWERTY keyboard and synthetic speech. Some models have an integrated Braille display.
 * [|Braille embosser]. Embosses Braille output from a computer by punching dots onto paper. It connects to a computer in the same way as a text printer.
 * [|Perkins Brailler]. To manually emboss Grade 1 or 2 Braille.
 * Assorted Products and software: [|http://www.assistivetech.com/]

Software
 * Customization of [|graphical user interfaces] to alter the colors and size of desktops, short-cut icons, menu bars and scroll bars.
 * [|Screen magnifiers]
 * [|Screen readers]
 * [|Self-voicing] applications

Cool Videos:
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7341b8b1e38b3013768e** http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4120575bb45c8a156b65 http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c611904a467b4892806a

Learning Styles Inventories/Resources:
http://www.educ.uvic.ca/epls/faculty/rowles/301.htm : How to spot learning styles in the classroom http://www.berghuis.co.nz/abiator/lsi/lsiframe.html Find your own learning style http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=questionnaire VARK Learning style assessment

=Digital Storytelling resources:= • http://tech-head.com/dstory.htm • [|www.digitales.us] • [|www.storycenter.org] • [|www.nextexit.com] • [|www.dsaweb.org] • [|www.teachingteachers.com/story.htm] • [|www.dsi.kqed.org] • [|http://members.shaw.ca/dbrear/dst.html] • [|www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/introduction.htm] • http://www.coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling/examples.htm • http://www.scott.k12.ky.us/technology/digitalstorytelling/ds.html

PhotoStory 3 · [|http://www.windowsphotostory.com] · http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=92755126-a008-49b3-b3f4-6f33852af9c1&DisplayLang=en

Movie Maker 2 · http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/updates/moviemaker2.mspx · http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx · []

Background Information/Research:

 * http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_diffinstruc.html
 * http://www.frsd.k12.nj.us/rfmslibrarylab/di/differentiated_instruction.htm
 * http://www.internet4classrooms.com/di.htm
 * http://members.shaw.ca/priscillatheroux/differentiating.html
 * http://www.thomasarmstrong.com/multiple_intelligences.htm
 * http://www.ldpride.net/learningstyles.MI.htm
 * http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/mi/index.html
 * http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm
 * http://www.vark-learn.com/english/index.asp
 * http://members.shaw.ca/mdde615/tchstyles.htm
 * http://tech4di.wikispaces.com/