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Information on using non-English keyboards in Windows XP

Gives keyboard layout, links to fonts, instructions.

Stickboy is a fun language learning game for Chinese.

Article arguing the importance of testing for web accessibility, and the relative ease of doing so. It describes each of the standards and how it can be tested (when special technology, such as a screenreader, is needed to test, when it can easily be done with no additional technology).

"This Checklist should serve as a tool for evaluating the extent to which software applications are accessible to most people with disabilities. This document is based on the U.S. Department of Education's "Requirements for Accessible Software Design," including the technical guidance that appears as Appendix A to the "Requirements.""

Official webpage of the AIM Commission: "The Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities, established by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, will study the current state of accessible materials for students with disabilities in postsecondary education and make recommendations to the U.S. Congress for improving access to and the distribution of instructional materials in accessible formats. This is the first commission in history charged with examining accessible instructional materials for postsecondary students with disabilities."

(for Flash Meeting project members only) A web cam and microphone attached to your computer is all you need to create video blogs (and more!) almost instantly. Record and edit streaming video simply and easily, that can be available to a web audience within moments - FlashVlog in 4 easy steps! FlashVlogs are recorded and edited in the FlashVlog Editor and the results are watched using a separate FlashVlog Viewer. You also have the option to customize a FlashVlog's look using the skinChoice Editor. All applets run in a standard web page using the popular free Adobe Flash plug-in.

Describes how "citizen journalism" was used for the annual Sakai conference to expand the conference from in-person attendees to an online community.

Links to a phonetic keyboard layout for Cyrillic, which matches the phonetic keyboard in Mac OS.

A collection of lesson plans and materials for teaching speech acts/pragmatics. Focuses on English, but ideas could be applied to other languages.

f4audio helps you transcribe audio data such as interviews or dictation. It is the digital answer to well-known cassette transcription equipment such as the Stenorette. The main functions include the variable playback speed, the rewind interval and operation via the f4 key or a footswitch from any computer programme (e.g. Word).

Links to a video of a teacher training session on Web 2.0 Tools and a 53-page booklet with suggestions and step-by-step instructions for using them.

A high school teacher writes about how his students get interested in using Twitter in the classroom.

A bibliography/resource list for books and websites on CALL research.

Information for faculty about learning disabilities and instructional strategies to meet students needs.

'Reading Workshop' Approach Lets Students Pick the Books - Series - NYTimes.com

The French Heritage Language Program was created in 2005 by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received additional support from the Alfred & Jane Ross Foundation. It is designed to support and enrich the teaching and learning of French language, literature, and culture for students of Francophone background enrolled in New York City public schools. The primary objectives of the program are to help these students develop proficiency in French (reading comprehension, writing, oral expression and other literacy skills), and keep a connection to their respective cultures and identities, while increasing their opportunities for success in their new environment. Through university partnerships, this project also hopes to contribute to scholarly research in the field of heritage language learning. As a pilot program, it is a place for pedagogical and methodological exploration, and a way to build new partnerships. We seek to develop curriculum models that can be replicated and adapted in other cities in the United States, in France as well as in other countries. The French Heritage Language Program works closely with the Internationals Network for Public Schools, which includes nine high schools for new immigrants in New York City and one in Oakland, California, all working at the development of models for global education.

Hebrew typing tutor and games.

Monolingual Spanish dictionary