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Options for using captioning or interpreters for hearing impaired students. "  Deaf/HOH students       Using YouTube translatable captions & Picture in Picture of interpreter signing Translatable captions: I (Tim F) need to create a video showing the whole process of doing this but basically all you have to do to create translatable captions for YouTube is upload a script to a video that you own and YouTube will "magically" sync up the two and then make the captions available in 51 languages). Picture in picture: I used Camtasia Studio to easily add the video with the interpreter signing."

"Thematic is a simple service designed for creating and sharing picture stories. Thematic allows you to display up to twenty pictures organized around a theme of your choosing. You can add a line or two of text to each image in your story."

Watching educational videos is a great way to learn because it allows kids to build a visual picture or model in their mind. The visual dimension not only helps them understand concepts better, but also stimulates curiosity and encourages self-learning. NeoK12 also features Web 2.0 tools for learning and teaching.

"Nimbus Screenshot can capture the whole browser window or a selected section of it. Or maybe you want to simply draw a picture or sketch a mockup? Nimbus Screen Capture can help with that!" Link to Chrome Web Store to add extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nimbus-screenshot-and-scr/bpconcjcammlapcogcnnelfmaeghhagj

"I am using this opportunity, given all the press on flipped classroom, to discuss a model of teaching and learning based on experiential education.  It is a model in which authentic, often hands-on, experiences and student interests drive the learning process, and the videos, as they are being proposed in the flipped classroom discourse, support the learning rather than being central or at the core of learning."

ThingLink is a simple piece of code that users can install on their website or blog. This code allows teachers or students to designate parts of sites or pages (pictures, etc.) that will produce a pop-up with a description and or a link to something else on the web.

"An infographic is an illustration that uses words and pictures with visualizations that may include graphs, charts, and tables. Infographics are used predominantly as a text feature in journalism and textbooks."

With the new iOS 11 update the iPhone is now formatting pictures to HEIC so they will have to be converted for most Windows software to recognize.

"Create interactive experiences Timelinely empowers people to go beyond just video. Highlight interesting parts of a video on a timeline with interactive comments, pictures, links, maps, other videos, and more."

"Piktochart is a great web app that allows students to create products that other students will actually WANT to read. It lets students combine visuals, text and interactive web elements into a dynamic, eye-catching presentation. It's free (of course!). It's powerful. It has tons of options. And the products created by it can be shared in many formats. So why not jump in and give it a shot? Here are 20 ways Piktochart can be incorporated into the classroom."