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Learning Options for Representation
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by Paul Hamilton 10 years, 10 months ago
  
Representation - Options for Learners
Click THIS LINK for 34 Options for Video
(On a page of its own!)
Options for "Text" in Audio Format
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- Extensive collection of audio books
- Organized by genre, and searchable by author, title or key word
- Engaging interface with cover art, description and audio preview for each selection
- Download as mp3 or iTunes podcast
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- "Literature for your eyes and ears"
- Smaller collection of novels, poetry, and short stories available for download or for online listening with accompanying text
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- Robert Munsch reads his own childrens' stories
- Listen online, or download
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Options for Reference
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- Alt-Click on a word in a web page brings up dictionary dictionary, ponunciation and links to more related information
- Firefox and Chrome add-on works in Windows/Mac/Linux
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- Study guides for multiple subjects
- Extensive collection of literature guides may be most helpful: author information, plot overview, chapter summaries with analysis, character analysis, critical essays, etc.
- Audio summary available for each literary work
- Site is ad supported
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- Study guides for multiple subjects (ad supported)
- Extensive support for literature, including video summaries and some "translations" into contemporary language
- see Youtube channel
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- learning material and homework support for secondary subjects (eg. algebra, biology, calculus, physics)
- material engagingly presented in multiple digital formats (eg. text, audio, animation)
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- Firefox add-on that enables user to "interact with all words on the web"
- Customizable tool that offers definitions, conversions, translations, links to Wikipedia/Google search, and more
- See overview on Youtube
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- Animated and interactive dictionary for over 600 common math terms
- Text definitions presented in simple language
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- Search tool that yields results in multiple formats
- Images
- Text
- Text-to-speech
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- Visual dictionary that combines Flickr, Google and Yahoo images with Wictionary content
- Terms within definitions are hyperlinked
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- Learning guides for multiple subjects
- Mission: "To make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age
- Guides prepared by educators
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- Find visual images for search terms, along with supporting text
- Enter term, or use images (organized by cagtegory) to facilitate search
- Search categories limited to: plants; animals; human body; music; transport; clothing
- English, French, Spanish
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- Visual dictionary, organized around 15 themes, with logical sub-categories
- Uses images to facilitate search
- Over 6000 labeled images
- Site is ad supported
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- Installed dictionary/thesaurus that runs within programs (eg.IE, Firefox, MS Word, Outlook, etc.)
- More than 210,000 definitions
- Sample sentences, audio pronunciations and much mofe
- Windows only
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- Easy-to-read online encyclopedia
- Articles use fewer (easier) words, shorter sentences, and easier grammar
- Many articles are simplified versions of articles from the 'ordinary' English Wikipedia
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- Online dictionary with definitions that are easy to read and understand
- Entries provide audio files for pronunciation
- User may request definitions
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- Book summaries organized by title and category
- Each entry includes overall summary, chapter summaries, character summaries
- 359 titles, as of Sept, 2010
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Options for Captioned Video and More
Yo
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- Extensive collection of captioned and sub-titled quality videos
- Searchable database indexes captioned videos from multiple sources on the Internet
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- Upload video to dotSUB and add captions in any language
- Extensive collection of captioned videos available on dotSUB site
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- Create captions on your own YouTube videos
- Easy to do
- Captions can be in any language
- Click HERE for instructions on adding captions, transcripts and sub-titles to Youtube videos
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- Enter text and hear the translation spoken in a selected language
- 22 languages available
- Powered by Google Translate
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Special Option for Early Learners
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- Large collection of engaging, accessible and high quality activities for early learners
- Activities accessed with a single key or mouse click
- High interest basic literacy and numeracy activities
- Nursery rhymes, songs, holiday themes and more
- Activities can be used online, or downloaded as PowerPoint files with PowerPoint player
- [Use mouse click, not space-bar, when using online version on a Mac]
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Learning Options for Representation
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