"Five Inspirational Blogs for Special Education Teachers"

"The Power of MS Office Using Microsoft Office in the Classroom to Support Struggling Students "

Top 25 Web sites for Teaching and Learning The "Top 25" Web sites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover."

"Educational Games You don't have to be a genius to understand the work of the Nobel Laureates. These games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN! "

"The Center for Learning and Inclusive Practices (CLIP) is a non-profit organization committed to promoting inclusive practices in education. CLIP provides professional development services and web-based instructional resources to facilitate the integration of technology as an instructional tool to eliminate barriers for special education and at-risk students, as well as for English Language Learners and economically disadvantaged students."

"14 Technologies Educators Should Watch in 2010 Tech vets go toe-to-toe on the latest tools that can improve instruction, boost productivity, or just help make users' lives a bit more organized. * By Chris Riedel * 01/20/10 Which technology tools can help improve teaching and learning? Which can boost productivity? Which are just plain useful for keeping organized? Education technology veterans shared their lists of apps intended to make life in and out of the classroom faster, easier, and, well, better. At the FETC 2010 conference in Orlando, FL last week, speakers Hall Davidson and John Kuglin were joined by Leslie Fisher for a game of one-upmanship as each gave a packed house the rundown on their favorite new--and not so new--apps, platforms, and gadgets in a session dubbed the "Sandbox Shoot-Out.""

"Introducing Microsoft® Mouse Mischief™: A free, new way to make your Microsoft Office PowerPoint presentations interactive " Could have interesting applications for creating interactive PowerPoints!

I am frequently asked how one goes about writing effective clicker questions. My usual approach is to share examples of useful clicker questions of different types from a variety of disciplines. That works well, but I believe that some who ask me this question are looking for something more directive. I included many suggestions for writing clicker questions in Chapter 4 of my book, but I was recently asked by a colleague for some other resources on this topic. After putting together a list of a few resources in an email to him, I thought I might share it here, as well."

"New kinds of electronic tools are emerging that allow instructors to craft presentations that more closely reflect new approaches to teaching and learning. For instance, many of these tools allow collaboration between multiple authors, and some use nonlinear branching or sequencing so that class discussion can guide the presentation. Presentation tools based on new models of representing information also encourage instructors to rethink learning activities in ways that can improve learning. These tools might also bring about a more thorough merging of in-person and remote classroom audiences."

| Emerging Internet Technologies for Education "Combing through the basic functions and features of a list of tools I've become aware of, to select some for further testing." Comparison chart of screencasting tools

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A Visual Representation of Bloom's Taxonomic Hierarchy with a 21st Century Skills Frame. For the record...this is an implementation point, a discussion starter. Those of us that provide staff development around instructional technology have identified a need to share more than just tools with teachers. To evaluate them based on Bloom's Taxonomy is simply a way to connect the tools to those that would be identified with the Affective, Psychomotor, or Cognitive domains--specifically the Cognitive. The visual that you see here is the seed of discussion. There are other models in the section to the left called "Ideas for the Visual." I would hope that the critical analysis of what we've started here includes attention to the fact that we are building something from the ground up, starting conversations and collaborating around doing what's best for kids and teachers. This is a work in progress and will continue to evolve.

"Assistive Technology Outcomes and Benefits (ATOB) ATIA, in partnership with the Special Education Assistive Technology (SEAT) Center at Illinois State University, produces ATOB to promote the outcomes and benefits of assistive technology for persons with disabilities across the lifespan. ATOB is a peer-reviewed annual publication. The journal is free for download and available in multiple accessible formats."

"I Can Soar is a 26-minute video that showcases how assistive technology has been integrated successfully into the lives of four children with disabilities. Learn more about Angie, Aaron, Stacey, and Sean by watching the videos and exploring the resources."

Animated song about AT. Thinking it might be something to use in our intro night to our AT class

ASL version of Miley Cyrus, Part in the USA