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check out the list of news articles related to Open Education - the trend being pushed by a sinking economy and a Flat World. Tom Layton! YB Group! National Center!

check out the list of news articles related to Open Education - the trend being pushed by a sinking economy and a Flat World.

Language Arts / Study Skills: (free) vocabulary learning toolset tracks progress, weeds out words you already know, creates mp3 files of word lists, and has a program for students to earn cash rewards on a pre-paid debit cards as they study

web3Dbooks are an opportunity for a research investigation for NCSeT

This European project is working on strategies to facilitate the transition from primary to secondary foreign language teaching. Partners from seven European countries are developing material for language classrooms and teacher training. On this website you can get information on the transition situation in different European countries, get insights into primary and secondary language classrooms, download teaching materials and exchange your views on the topic of continuity with other teachers, students and teacher trainers.

Open Textbooks is a registry of textbooks that anyone can access, reuse, and redistribute

The California Open Source Textbook Project is a collaborative, public/private undertaking to address the high cost, content range, and shortages of K-12 textbooks in California

supported text: flatworldknowledge are remixable textbooks by expert authors, free online and affordable off

supported text: Wikibooks are electronic texts for academic use in wiki form

Inkling: "the worlds first end-to-end platform for mobile learning content" - build rich, interactive learning content to tablet devices like the iPad.

Games as eText support: the future of the book is here

National Center and etexts: California Learning Resource Network's list of state approved digital texts

tech supports for students with disabilities

tech supports for students with disabilities

supported text: Intel reader's mobile e-reader converts printed text to digital text and then reads it aloud at speeds suiting individual needs.

supported text: Intel reader's mobile e-reader converts printed text to digital text and then reads it aloud at speeds suiting individual needs.

Free Online OCR: analyze the text in any image for conversion to text files you can edit / view on your computer

Free Online OCR: analyze the text in any image for conversion to text files you can edit / view on your computer

Resizing and Repurposing Amazon Images

Save the Words: Web2.0 "adopt a word" - great words that are not commonly used - fun, interesting graphical interface

supported text/writing: Livescribe smartpens are awesome - these would be great Stepping Stones or National Center or Computer-based Study Strategies or National Writing Project material