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Students can create a virtual museum box in which to collect items such as text, photos, video, and uploaded items needed to make an argument, describe a person or historical/geographical site etc. Students can also view other museum boxes and comment. For classroom use ideas, see Kelly Tenkley's Jan 06, 2009 post at iLearn Technology. This website was inspired by Thomas Clarkston who carried around a real museum box of artifacts to make a case for the abolition of slavery. It would probably be great for the PG group that's planning to do a Barkerville Unit.

Enter a word to look up or just explore by theme. The definitions are constructed as pages with a small amount of text and labeled drawings on which the labels are also clickable links. This would be a great "multiple means of representation" resource.

Talk about multiple means of Representation!! Great new search tool displays information in multiple formats including a brief explanation in text, photos, and links. Paul Hamilton blogged about it.

Converting sound, text and video files, video, music and documents

On the left hand side, click the links for UDL resources or examples. They have some great strategies posted for assisting with curriculum elements such as printed text, lecture, etc.

Make very cool animated movies just by typing. Be careful to turn off the ability of others to comment as some problems have been reported by team members.

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The new offerings for school districts that subscribe [I think all BC has subscribed] include lots of tools for teaching to diversity. This site should be useful to many of us. Slow readers? Need text-to-speech? Readers Theatre? Lots more!