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This is more about using dance instead of technology to teach a concept. Less about integration but I thought it was pretty awesome.

What leaped to mind was choreographed speech...I enjoyed the dancing, but found it also distracting...still an interesting concept.

The end is kind of hilarious. When he proposes that with all the cuts in ed funding for the arts that you will be able to get dancers super cheap thereby making them a cost effective replacement. :). Some people have loved the dancing and others not so much. I am a dancer and I connected immediately. I thought it was hilarious but it was presented as a way to teach concepts to children and I think the context of live movement is so incredibly effective. I certainly understand a super fluid now. I can only imagine if I had actually danced the concept.

Although listed as an educational site, Storybird.com is a mini gallery of original artworks and a social storytelling website. As an interactive create-your-own self publishing site, users can combine original text with available artwork to create unique children's books that can be shared with others. http://storybird.com/

This is awesome! I love the artwork and the concept. I think I might join and experiment with the program.

An excellent article about using technology and the arts to assist students with learning disabilities grasp concepts and make connections in academic subjects. Several sources of technology applications are also included. This piece is very relevant for me and for the work that I do with students who learn "differently".

Technology and art helping children with disabilities in the classroom.