August 2008
July 2008
Ghotit Dyslexia Literacy Assistance.
by knannGhotit offers unique writing and reading online services for people who suffer from dyslexia, dysgraphia or people who are not native-English speakers. Download the Internet Explorer plugin with text to speech capability.
June 2008
Hypertextopia
by knann (via)Hypertextopia is a space where you can read and write stories for the internet. On the surface, it looks like a mind-map, but it embeds a word-processor, and allows you to publish your stories like a blog.
It's designed to facilitate the writing of axial hypertexts by making a distinction between the fragments (essential elements) and the shards (minor, but enriching elements) of a story. You write in Hypertextopia by dragging the fragment arrow (the large one) or the shard arrow (the small one) and dropping them onto other fragments and shards, or onto empty space.
Wordle: using word clouds in a lesson
by knannNice example of how to use wordle in the classroom as a pre-reading strategy.
Digital Storytelling- Part VI VoiceThread
by knannGreat explanation of using Voice Thread with students
Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds
by knann & 20 othersWordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
April 2008
Periodic Table Printmaking Project
by knann & 2 othersNinety-six printmakers of all experience levels, have joined together to produce 118 prints in any medium; woodcut, linocut, monotype, etching, lithograph, silkscreen, or any combination. The end result is a periodic table of elements intended to promote both science and the arts.
February 2008
Interactives: Geometry 3D Shapes
by knannThis website offers motivational and interactive class activities to learn more about 3D shapes. It also shows how to calculate surface area and volume, as well as other mathematical properties about the 3D shapes. Specific topics include surface area and volume, platonic solids, Euler's Theorem, and several others. The Test Your Skills link provides an interactive quiz complete with photos, illustrations, and animations. The About This Interactive link provides standards, goals, lesson ideas, and more.
January 2008
Resource: Teaching Foreign Languages K-12: A Library of Classroom Practices
by knannTeaching Foreign Languages K–12 is a video library illustrating effective instruction and assessment strategies for teaching foreign languages
lingro: multilingual dictionary and language learning site
by knann & 5 otherslingro is an on-line environment for people learning languages. lingro's dictionaries remember all your translations and help you learn the vocabulary most important to you easier and faster
Cosmic Zoom
by knann (via)This visual representation is to help give you an idea of the size and scale of the universe.(similar to the Powers of Ten site) Each image is 10 times bigger or smaller than the one that comes before it or after it. The numbers are written using exponential notation. This is a convenient way scientists use to write very large or very small numbers.
December 2007
LoudLit.org
by knann (via)LoudLit.org is committed to delivering public domain literature paired with high quality audio performances. We pair together great literature and accompanying audio.
Putting the text and audio together, readers can learn spelling, punctuation and paragraph structure by listening and reading masterpieces of the written word. Read and listen via your web browser or on your mp3 player.
Word Magnets
by knann (via)Quick and easy online tool for working with words and sentence structure. Easily adaptable to other activities as well.
Science Animations for the Smartboard or Teacher Website
by knann (via)Science Animations
Movies & Interactive Tutorial Links
Interactive multimedia for social skills, understanding feelings, relaxation and coping strategies, etc.
by knannHere are some interactive applications and games that focus on social skills, coping skills, feelings, stress management, relaxation, communication, attention, or study skills. Multimedia applications present students with experiences that address a variety of modes of learning, communication, and thinking. This can be helpful with students who have more difficulty with traditional word-based counseling techniques.
The links with an asterisk (*) have online demos or offer the content on-line. Click on the links to view on-line activities and information.
Welcome to Picture Planner
by knannPicture Planner is an icon (picture) based scheduling system that assists individuals with disabilities in planning activities by the day, week, or month. Picture Planner uses synthesized speech to provide feedback and aid in accessibility.
November 2007
ASPIRE - Lessons
by knannInteractive astronomy and physics lessons and labs. Great for differentiation.
Subject Matter Interactives
by knann"Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas.
Dynamic Earth Interactives
by knannDelve into the earth's interior, learn about its tectonic plates and their movements, and discover how mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes are formed.
Chart Chooser
by knann & 2 others (via)Choose the chart to display your data, then download as an Excel or PowerPoint file.