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shared by Antonio Amores Ortiz on 12 Nov 13 - No Cached

eQuizShow Makes It Easy to Create Jeopardy-style Games
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To build your quiz just enter a title, an administrative password, and your question categories. eQuizShow will then generate a grid on which you can enter questions and answers.
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If you don't have time to build a quiz or you just need some inspiration, browse the eQuizShow gallery.
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Applications for Education eQuizShow works well on interactive whiteboards. If you have an interactive whiteboard, using eQuizShow could be a good way to display questions and answers to students during a review session.
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shared by Antonio Amores Ortiz on 30 Oct 13 - No Cached

Anki, Japanese for "memorizing," is a flashcard program that's been around for years
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Because it's a flashcard style program, its focus is on memorization. It'll display you a word, phrase, image, or even play a sound, and then leave it to you to make the connection, repeat it, interpret it, and commit it to memory. Anki is great for languages, but it's also useful for studying equations, diagrams, names and faces, and more—its strength is in the fact that you can load it up with custom card sets depending on what it is you want to memorize.
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Anki is free
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Memrise is a language learning program that extends beyond vocabulary and language to things like history and science, but at its core it's a flashcard-style program that's augmented with memory tricks, images, and other useful tools to make learning a new language easier.
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Duolingo takes a different approach to learning a new language than just memorizing words and phrases.
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The Pimsleur Method is an audio-based method that focuses on participation in speaking and sound exercises than strict memorization and flashcards.
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Livemocha is an extremely comprehensive language learning community and program, packed with native speakers
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shared by Meghan Brooks on 25 Oct 13 - No Cached

Mobile technology, such as the iPad, has been extremely helpful for parents and teachers of autistic children, as apps have replaced dedicated devices that cost upwards of $2,000. As part of Autism Awareness Month, we’ve highlighted 10 iPad apps that help address different aspects of autism. 
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One common symptom of autism is a difficulty in speaking or an inability to speak. Proloquo2Go is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app that teaches children how to construct sentences using symbols and pictures. It also has text-to-speech, word prediction, and a customizable vocabulary and interface.
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shared by Antonio Amores Ortiz on 10 Nov 13 - No Cached

Ideas for Using iPads for Digital Storytelling
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Use them for creative expression, communicating information, entertaining, expressing comprehension, tutoring purposes, and much more.
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If you own an iPad, you have access to a host of apps and tools for creating digital stories
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Create a narrated slide-show story to demonstrate the understanding of new vocabulary. •  Use a video or screencast (a recording of interactions on a computer or iPad display) to explain a complex scientific concept. •  Create an audio or video interview of your grandparents for a family history project. •  Create a historical narrative of a pivotal event using images and audio. •  Create a first-person audio journal of a person who lived during a significant event in history. •  Explain a mathematical concept by creating a screencast tutorial. •  Use audio podcasting to practice reading and speaking in a foreign language. •  Demonstrate a portfolio of work with personal narrative describing each piece, its objectives, and development. •  Narrate a character story or a personal journal with a musical soundtrack.
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