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"With Apple always being ahead of the game in music, movies and other entertainment, it is interesting to see the effect they now have in the educational field. On Wednesday, Apple fans were hanging off the edge of their seats as they witnessed the revealing of the new tablet computer, the iPad. This Wi-Fi enabled device has 10 hours of battery life on its 9.7-inch screen, weighing in at only 1.5 pounds. It uses the iPhone operating system so education companies that have iPhone apps can now make the same information available on the iPad."

"What is Web 2.0? In this introductory session, you will read three articles that describe how the Web is becoming a participatory environment for people of all technical capabilities. New online tools allow users to find and interact with peers that share similar interests, and entire learning communities have been built online. These readings will share the implications these technologies can have for teaching and learning. You will explore the blogs of some education leaders who are thinking about learning and teaching in a Web 2.0 world and will share your thoughts about Web 2.0 in the discussion board. At the conclusion of this session you will preview the final project for this workshop. "

"Things to Do With a Switch and a Battery Interrupter " blog post from Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs: Kare Ahern

"This blog is meant to be a free resource for teachers and provide the following: - Standards-based songs about elementary, middle, and high school topics - Worksheets/activities to enhance the songs - Discussion around the use of this curriculum"

"FoxVox will speak any text you highlight in a web page. FoxVox can also create audiobooks in mp3, ogg, and wav formats. You can now easily turn your blogs and articles into podcasts. FoxVox now supports speech in many different languages. "

Spezify is a search tool presenting results from a large number of websites in different visual ways. We take web search further, away from endless lists of blue text links and towards a more intuitive experience. We want you to get a good overview of a subject, find useful information and be inspired with Spezify. We mix all media types and make no difference between blogs, videos, microblogs and images. Everything communicates and helps building the bigger picture. We collect websites and are aiming to use as many relevant, free and open API:s as possible to generate extensive and diverse search results

"You can use authorSTREAM to upload PowerPoint files and... Share them with the world Discover what slide sharing is all about and share your PowerPoint presentations on the Web as a unique link (URL) to send via e-mail, or embed them in your blogs or websites. Download as Video You can download your presentations as video, and share them on YouTube or via iPods, or watch them on your DVD player. Present and Discuss Live Present your slides live over the Internet without any hassle of software downloads. Create your Channel to showcase your work Add videos in PowerPoint slides as a file or insert YouTube videos to create compelling multimedia presentations that the world will love, and showcase your work in your own personalized presentation channels. "

Voki is a free service that allows you to create personalized speaking avatars and use them on your blog, profile, and in email messages.

"The availability and range of Apps for the iPad and iPod Touch / iPhone that support the literacy needs of people who struggle with reading and writing is growing. The following list provides an introduction to the kind of apps that are currently available to Australian and New Zealand users. I have limited this list to apps that support reading text and writing / note taking, and to Apps I have tested on my iPad / iPhone"

From « Moving at the Speed of Creativity blog

"This booklet collates over ten years of best practice research and classroom observations from around the globe. Detailing every stage of switch skills acquisition from cause-and-effect through to competent scanning, this document will help you plan meaningful and motivating routes to success for your switch users accessing communication, learning and leisure."

Blog post on inaccessibility of VoiceThread, Prezi, Google Apps

"With this blog, I hope to introduce you to UDL and why it should be the framework in creating digital learning environments where all students can achieve. Mobile Apps will be instrumental in supporting all learners persoanlizing the learning environment like we have never seen before. But first, an introduction to UDL and why it will most likely create some buzz as we discover how we will innovate new learning environments for all students. "

"slidestaxx enables you to gather various social media into a beautiful slideshow for your blog, website or directly on slidestaxx. It's fast, easy and free!"

"This blog is a spinoff of sorts, a collaboration between four #slpeeps on Twitter, springing from the goal of developing a centralized location for information on mobile devices and their uses in therapy."

MultiURL allows you to combine multiple links into one short link that you can quickly and easily share with your friends, colleagues, on your blog or any other website. It makes the process of sharing multiple links at once so much easier, quicker and safer.

"We've just added three new Algebra games to our Free Teacher Resources! Fast-paced and highly interactive, these new algebra games are designed to help algebraic thinking come alive for elementary students and help alleviate some of the anxiety that many students experience with this challenging subject. "

Create a virtual classroom and BlogPortal. Instant use, hosted, free.

"Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!"