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Web Applications for Special Needs Students Kim Peacock, B.Ed, M.Ed

Web Applications for Special Needs Students Kim Peacock, B.Ed, M.Ed

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Web Applications for Special Needs Students

Kim Peacock, B.Ed, M.Ed

What are Web Applications?

• Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software.

• Often known as “Web 2.0” applications.

• Often have an element of social interaction.

• Accessible from anywhere.

• Usually FREE!

Risks

• Tools go up and down.

• Tools get bought out.

• Tools may create thing that can’t leave the confines of the particular web site (e.g./ can’t be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc…)

• Students with computers at home may get to spend more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible.

A Note On Blocking

• EPSB and ECS block many Web 2.0 sites… you can get around this!!!

• Written request submitted to your technology department.

• Provide a rational, pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at YOUR school.

• Describe how you will keep students safe.

Range of Tools…

• Consider student motivation

• Consider range of motor skills

• Consider learning styles

• Consider literacy and communication skills.

Social Networking and Bookmarks

• Del.icio.us: Social bookmarkinghttp://del.icio.us

• NoteMesh: Collaborative classroom noteshttp://notemesh.com

• Trailfire: Create a path through the Internethttp://trailfire.com/

Mind Maps

• Gliffy: Collaborative mind mappinghttp://www.gliffy.com

• Mindomo: Software interactivehttp://mindomo.com/

ToonDoo• ToonDoo

http://toondoo.com/Home.do

• Reasons for Explorationhttp://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=12301

• Prince Henry’s Contributions http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=11706

Bubble Ply

• Bubble Plyhttp://www.bubbleply.com/

• Pop-up-video http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f47-4364-9dd7-e413706860b9

• Good assessment / feedback tool for video assignments!

Screen-Cast-O-Matic

• Screen-Cast-O-Matichttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

• Assessment / Peer Feedbackhttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH

• Instructional Contenthttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap

• Good for students with social issues for presentations and research!

Google Maps

• Google Mapshttp://maps.google.ca

• Community Walkhttp://www.communitywalk.com/calgary/alberta/my_first_neighborhood/map/140666

• Google Lit Tripshttp://www.googlelittrips.org/

Podcasts

• Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcastshttp://www.podomatic.com/

• Talkr: Blog to Podcast converterhttp://new.talkr.com

• Student Podcast Sample:http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/

VoiceThread• VoiceThread

http://voicethread.com/

• Almost like a wiki with audio… allows users to annotate and expand with voice recordings.

• http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=3352

• http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=409

• http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=4973

Interactive Timelines

• Interactive Timelines: xTimelinehttp://www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx?t=5&l=en-US

• Interactive Timelines: Personalhttp://www.ourstory.com/

Multimedia Presentations

• SPresent http://www.spresent.com/v2/

• Empressrhttp://www.empressr.com/

• Animotohttp://animoto.com/

• Funtigo Scrapbookshttp://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y

Other Cool Tools

• SceneCaster: Create virtual dioramashttp://www.scenecaster.com/view22/web/home.jsp

• Mapwing: Build and share virtual tourshttp://www.mapwing.com/

• Letterpop: Newsletter publisherhttp://letterpop.com/

And many, many more…

http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers

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