"The rhizome is stem of plant, like hops, ginger or japanese bamboo, that helps the plant spread and reproduce. It responds and grows according to its environment, not straight upwards like a tree, but in a haphazard networked fashion. As a story for learning, it is messy, unstable and uncertain. It is also, as anyone who has ever had one in the garden will tell you, extremely resilient. As with the rhizome the rhizomatic learning experience is multiple, has no set beginning or end, "
Just wanted to tell you that I am still using so much of what you post here. This one came in particularly handy for a presentation I have to do this upcoming week on 21st Century Literacy in the province of Ontario!
Texthelp, which provides literacy software for struggling readers and writers, English language learners, and students with learning disabilities, has released a suite of support tools for Google Docs, PDFs, and ePubs. Read&Write for Google, which integrates with Google Drive, is available in the Chrome Web Store.
Read&Write for Google comes with Read&Write for Google Docs Chrome Extension, PDF Reader, and ePub Reader. All three pieces of software, which are compatible with Google Drive on PCs, Macs, and Chromebooks, include read-aloud and dual-color highlighting features, which are available through a Google Chrome toolbar.
Other features available in the toolbar include:
A talking dictionary;
A translator;
A picture dictionary;
A fact finder; and
A vocabulary list builder, which allows students to generate a list of highlighted words along with definitions and images.
In addition, typewriter and pushpin annotation tools are provided in PDF Reader and ePub Reader, and navigation tools are also available for ePub Reader.
Texthelp is offering 30-day free trials of Read&Write for Google, which can be accessed in the Chrome Web Store. After that, it is available through single-user or domain-wide subscriptions.
For more information, visit texthelp.com.
Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/08/07/readwrite-for-google-provides-reading-writing-support-tools-for-google-apps-for-education.aspx#h2qiaTTzLsvJtUWU.99