Group items tagged reading - FCPS TRT

Readability - An Arc90 Lab Experiment - 0 views

lab.arc90.com/...readability

special_education reading assistive

shared by Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 18 Dec 10 - Cached

Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 18 Dec 10

Readability™ is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading. Follow the steps below to install Readability™ in your Web browser."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Readability™ is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you're reading. Follow the steps below to install Readability™ in your Web browser."</div>

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Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 18 Dec 10

Cool idea for people who need less distractions while reading on the web.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Cool idea for people who need less distractions while reading on the web.</div>

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Story Time for Me - 0 views

www.storytimeforme.com

reading books audio assistive special_education primary ELL

shared by Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 26 Mar 11 - Cached

Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 26 Mar 11

is a new site offering free stories that are read aloud. As the stories are read, the words being spoken are highlighted. The site has about thirty stories now, and is adding a few more each month.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">is a new site offering free stories that are read aloud. As the stories are read, the words being spoken are highlighted. The site has about thirty stories now, and is adding a few more each month.</div>

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Little Bird Tales - 0 views

www.littlebirdtales.com

reading writing primary web2.0

shared by Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 03 Apr 11 - Cached

Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 03 Apr 11

"Capture your child's voice and imagination with our creative story building tool and share them with friends and family. * Encourages creativity and self expression * Helps reinforce reading and writing skills * A GREEN alternative to books * NO ads, NO merchandising, NO external links * Made with kids in mind! * It's Fun and it's FREE for everyone!"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Capture your child's voice and imagination with our creative story building tool and share them with friends and family. * Encourages creativity and self expression * Helps reinforce reading and writing skills * A GREEN alternative to books * NO ads, NO merchandising, NO external links * Made with kids in mind! * It's Fun and it's FREE for everyone!"</div>

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Amy Boehman-Pollitt on 03 Apr 11

Similar to Storybird

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Symbaloo | Access your bookmarks anywhere - 0 views

www.symbaloo.com

web2.0 symbaloo bookmarking tools diigo Collaboration

shared by Tony Bollino on 25 Jan 11 - Cached

Tony Bollino on 25 Jan 11

A very visual social bookmarking site. The colors and "tiles" are great for primary students who may not be able to read textual links.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A very visual social bookmarking site. The colors and "tiles" are great for primary students who may not be able to read textual links.</div>

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Character Scrapbook - 1 views

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reading character scrapbook

shared by Michael Hakkarinen on 28 Feb 11 - No Cached

Michael Hakkarinen on 28 Feb 11

Analyze characters in a book using this free tool from Scholastic

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Analyze characters in a book using this free tool from Scholastic</div>

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Michael Hakkarinen on 28 Feb 11

This resource would be great to share with Elementary reading specialists.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This resource would be great to share with Elementary reading specialists.</div>

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See into the future: read the 2011 Horizon Report - 0 views

cit.duke.edu/...e-read-the-2011-horizon-report

instruction_technology horizon

shared by Michael Hakkarinen on 24 Apr 11 - No Cached

Are Online Behaviours Affecting Reading Skills? | edte.ch - 0 views

edte.ch/...iours-affecting-reading-skills

technology instruction_technology language_arts online_learning

shared by Michael Hakkarinen on 08 May 11 - No Cached

Insert Sound | Prezi Learn Center - 0 views

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prezi sound howto audio web2.0

shared by Tony Bollino on 11 Nov 11 - No Cached

You can insert sound in prezis in FLV flash video or SWF flash format.  Why do you need to insert sound in video format to prezis? Since Prezi doesn't currently have direct sound file support, you should convert sound files to FLV or SWF format to upload in Prezi. Please read the step-by-step description on how to do this, and when to choose which file format.
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You can insert sound in prezis in FLV flash video or SWF flash format.
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Prezi eats sound in FLV format. Sound files cannot be converted to FLV, since it is a video format. Solution: convert your sound file to a video file. Then you can easily convert your video file to FLV.
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Tony Bollino on 11 Nov 11

It's possible to add audio to a Prezi

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It's possible to add audio to a Prezi</div>

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Education Week: Studies Find Students Learn More by 'Acting Out' Text - 0 views

www.edweek.org/...36read.h30.html

research math elementary middle brain visualization

shared by Tony Bollino on 28 Jul 11 - No Cached

elementary mathematics students who acted out text in word problems were more accurate and less distracted than those who didn’t.
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Embodied, or grounded, cognition posits that meaning in language comes when words or phrases are mentally mapped onto memories of real experiences and perceptions.
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When we as readers are thinking about what we’re reading, we are embodying it even if we aren’t literally moving our arms. We are calling upon our experiences,”
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Tony Bollino on 28 Jul 11

Good research on the use of visualization to solve math problems.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Good research on the use of visualization to solve math problems.</div>

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WatchKnow.org - 1 views

www.watchknow.org

videos science math LA reading social_studies