he concept of supported text was developed by Anderson-Inman and Horney (1997; 1998) to describe electronic text that is modified or enhanced in ways that are designed to increase reading comprehension and promote content-area learning. The underlying assumption of supported text is that electronic text (e.g., a word, phrase, paragraph, page, or document) can be infused with additional text and/or media in ways that promote better understanding of what the author intended to communicate. In addition, the concept assumes that electronic text can be structurally presented or organized in ways that accommodate individual learning needs/styles or that can facilitate the accomplishment of targeted instructional objectives. Together, it is assumed that these enhancements can help readers overcome the perceptual, conceptual, and comprehension hurdles found in the text materials they are asked to read
Linda Wilson on 18 Nov 07From Paul Hami's blog: Here's a quintessential free Web 2.0 application that consists entirely of user-generated content that is shareable, searchable, and often downloadable. As its name suggests, slideshare hosts slideshows; and anyone can create a free account and upload to slideshare. Uploads can include PowerPoint, pdf, or OpenOffice (odp) file formats. Uploaded files on slideshare can be tagged to facilitate topical searching. As well, slideshare facilitates comments, favorites, etc. It also provides forums for specific communities built around shared interests. This summer, slideshare became even more powerful by introducing the concept of "slidecasts". You are now able to upload audio commentary and/or musical accompaniment. The audio file must be hosted elsewhere on the net, but this isn't difficult to do, and there are several sites where audio files may be hosted free of charge. Our Media and MediaMax are two examples.
