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An excellent model of blogging with younger students. Notice how the kids type their own posts and the adult ‘editor’ adds a readable translation. She also comments on the children’s writing, encouraging more. The class posts photos, videos and more.
How can classroom communication and collaboration be enhanced with the usage of internet blogs? Created by Doug Caldwell
Barclay Barrios, from the Writing Program at Rutgers University, shares ideas, tips and rationale for blogging in the classroom
“Tom Nelson and Mariela Hristova, discuss their own experiences with classroom blogs. Although they use blogs in different ways, Tom and Mariela suggest some basic strategies for productive classroom blogging.”
From UTA’s Computer Writing & Research Lat
Wetpaint education wikis are now ad-free!
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Excellent article with really effective tips from a blogger who knows (and cares about) what they are doing.
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Comprehensive resource and reference on differentiated instruction, learning strategies, technology and more.
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Juicy Studio offers this article on Developing sites for users with Cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties:
When people think about accessibility of web content, there’s a tendency to concentrate on people with visual impairments. People with cognitive impairments and learning difficulties are often overlooked.This article by Roger Hudson, Russ Weakley, and Peter Firminger, examines the types of problems visitors may encounter when using the web, with insightful and practical suggestions on how to develop websites that are inclusive for people with cognitive impairments and learning difficulties.
SchoolNetAfrica is a pan-African education portal for practitioners, policymakers and school communities across the continent with resources in English, French, Kiswahili, Portuguese and Arabic.
SchoolNetAfrica is made up of the African Education Knowledge Warehouse:
Their campaigns include:
On a personal note, I’m delighted to call as a friend Babacar Fall, from Senegal, one of the governing members of SchoolNetAfrica.
Wow… Alan Levine has done us all a great service by compiling a list of fifty online tools for storytelling, from slideshows to timeline tools to sites that let you combine text and diverse media formats. In addition, he’s used each tool to tell the same “Dominoe story” and often links to other examples. This provides a great means of comparison. Don’t miss this fabulous resource!
