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Joe's Non-Netbook
Another take on that hilarious youtube video about the German Medieval guy calling tech support to read a book. This one is not as funny, but brings up the issue of digital natives and is modern
Activity: Considerate Text — VGCRLA Searchlight
a full tutorial on the concept of considerate text
power_basics_white_paper.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Definition of "considerate text" based on Armbruster & Anderson, 1988.
Carl's Corner.htm
This searchable website has been created by a long-time language arts teacher to provide resources and materials for classroom teachers, reading and resource specialists, speech therapists, parents and students in the area of language arts. Lots of downloadable materials focusing on the alphabet, blends, word families, sight words, homophones and much more. Find the teddy bear that says "search" to search the resources.
Redefine the dictionary - wordia
This is like video wikipedia for dictionaries. People can upload videos which define words. A great way to get kids to think about vocabulary and the meaning of words at a deeper level.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Reviews and teaching ideas for kids' books.
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
UDL Book Builder
Shared Library - These books are made by teachers and parents using accessible strategies. Explore model books and visit the shared library.
UDL Editions by CAST
UDL Editions take advantage of the flexibility of digital media to reach and engage all learners. Leveled supports and the Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner, ages 10 and up.
Tumblebooks - eBooks for eKids!
offers animated web-books as an online subscription. The books are appropriate for younger children as read-alouds. The sentences and word choice are typically appropriate for read-alouds rather than independent reading by emergent readers. You also have the option of downloading a free player and purchasing books individually. Tumblebooks also offers a large-print service for low-vision readers
Learn to Read at Starfall - teaching comprehension and phonics
Starfall provides interactive books with sound.
Reading Is Fundamental | Reading Planet | Read Along Stories and Songs
Animated stories with the text highlighted as it is read in a human voice. Free. Requires Flash.
One More Story
provides beautifully presented trade picture books which are read aloud by real voices. Many familiar early childhood titles are included. A home subscription is also affordable.
Literactive - Teaching Children to Read
This website has many animated talking books that are free when you register on their website. Mouse skills are required to play the interactive activities. There is also an online phonics program.
The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education -- Publications -- Center for Social Media at American University
PDF with guidelines about fair use for educators. Developed by the media literacy community in Nov. 2008
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This document is a code of best practices that helps educators using media literacy concepts and techniques to interpret the copyright doctrine of fair use
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Media literacy is the capacity to access, analyze, evaluate, and communicate messages in a wide variety of forms.
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LD OnLine :: An Educator's Guide to Making Textbooks Accessible and Usable for Students with Learning Disabilities
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- highlighting important points
- use of various fonts, colors, and styles
- llowing text to be spoken
Information needs to be represented in many ways, including:
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- Publishers
- Accessible media providers that create e-text for print-disabled students
- The Internet (both commercial and public domain resources)
- Scanning printed work
E-text versions can be obtained from:
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