Fun Online Snow Activity

Well, it is cold outside and I wanted to share a fun online activity in support of Southeast Texas' coldest day this season. It is suppose to be down in the low 20's tomorrow. So friends, grab those devices, computers, and go to this site to create your OWN unique snowflake. It is called SnowDays-It's Aways Snowing Somewhere . Create your own and then you can share it, print it, and if you really are crazy about it, you can order items for a cost. I like that it has an UNDO feature, so you can get specific on how you want yours to look. If you hover over the snowflakes, you can see all the different places people are from who have created ones. There have been over 12 million made. Here is one I have made. I can't wait to see yours. Enjoy the cold weather.

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Posted in cold, online, share, snowflake, tool, Web 2.0 tool

Technology Integration for Students with Dyslexia

http://www.region10.org/dyslexia/techplan/

TEA's website has posted the technology plan for students with dyslexia. I think it's worth viewing and consider the resources for students in all cases. There are some awesome resources given in the following categories:

• Digital Books
• Text-to-Speech
• Speech-to-Text
• Concept Mapping
• Vocabulary
• Web 2.0 Tools
• Technology for Mobile Devices

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Posted in dyslexia, ebooks, mind mapping, mobile devices, speech to text, TEA, technology plan, Text to speech, vocabulary, Web 2.0 tool

My new Tool: QR Voice

I've been playing with a new tool today! It is called QR Voice. So very easy to use and works in minutes. It allows you 100 characters, and you can post to Facebook or Twitter! It has a slider that allows you to size the QR code that will be scanned. Here are the steps for those who can't wait to use it:

How does it work?

1. Enter a message up to 100 characters
2. Optionally choose a language in which the message is written and will be reproduced
3. Optionally resize the desired qr-code image to be generated using the slider
4. Clickgeneratebutton, the one with a tiny qr-code in it
5. The qr-code will be generated in the center of the screen
6. You can scan it with your smartphone qr-code scanner app in order to hear the message
7. Use the link above the qr-code image to save/share/embed/print the final qr-code image
8. Use the social buttons to spread the word about your recent generated qr-voice. Browser URL location is also bookmarkable
   
   Here is one that I have made:

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Posted in mobile learning, QR voice, share, social, Web 2.0 tool, web tool

The KYVL tool: How to Do Research

What a great tool to help students learn how to do Research. Great interactive with that steps them through the process. I can see using this together as they learn the process, then have them do a project independently following the steps from the tool.

The KYVL for Kids Research Portal - How to do research Home Base

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Quiet Tube

Quietube

If YouTube is a favorite tool in YOUR classroom, but you do not like for students to view the comments or other related material that are inappropriate, try out Quietube. It erases everything and allows students to view only your video. This is a useful tool in the classroom! Let me know what you think.

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Posted in Quietube, Web 2.0 tool, YouTube