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If one who twits is a twitter then one who twitters must be a twit. Twitter is well, it's a site where, well, it's...okay, I don't quite know yet (I believe this also qualifies me for twit-status).
According to Twitter.com:
It is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?
Why? Because even basic updates are meaningful to family members, friends, or colleagues—especially when they’re timely.
- Eating soup? Research shows that moms want to know.
- Running late to a meeting? Your co–workers might find that useful.
- Partying? Your friends may want to join you.
With Twitter, you can stay hyper–connected to your friends and always know what they’re doing. Or, you can stop following them any time. You can even set quiet times on Twitter so you’re not interrupted.
Twitter puts you in control and becomes a modern antidote to information overload.
I'm not convinced that Twitter has any redeeming value. That said, I've recently committed to sticking with it in an effort to give twittering a fair shake.
In the meantime,
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Okay, screen printing just got to be super easy! Visit Kwout and easily capture any section of any website.
Why do this?
Well, here's where I envision a possible application: Let's say a student accomplishes an online task and would like to capture evidence of said accomplishment. Perhaps, Kwout could be used to streamline this fete. I'm not utterly convinced that it'll work in that I haven't tried it with a non-static URL, but the intrigue exists and there is a kinda-cool-factor to the simplicity of use.
Got a great alternative use or suggestion for this resource? Let me know.
"I'd like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony..." well, maybe not, as my singing is generally best reserved for an empty car with radio at full-tilt.
That's partially why I'm loving this little service where my words (each one of them) are put instantly to music. Aficionados beware!
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The previous post highlighted Google's 3D Warehouse, SketchUp Software and Project Spectrum. Here is another awesome tool and resource for enhancing teaching and learning and focusing on students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
The Wrist-o-Picwww.wrist-o-pic.com) is a way cool product invented by Gail, a veteran special education teacher in Minneapolis Public Schools. Gail spent years researching this product and has just officially launched the Wrist-o-Pic last month.
According to Wrist-o-Pic promotional materials, "Fill it with favorite images" and use as:
- Picture Schedules
- Behavior Reward Charts
- Organizers
- Memory Joggers
- Communication and
- Choice Boards
- Transition Indicator
first this (picture), then that (picture)
- Mobile sticker chart
(add a pic for good behavior at church, the store, etc.)
- Friendship bracelet
display and trade mini-school pictures with friends
- Visual Cueing System
- Chore Board
- Task Organizer
- Goal Achievement Indicator
- Collectables Display
- Homwork Organizer
- Bible School Scripture Verse Memory Reminder>
While I am not an expert, at all, in Asperger or Autism, I do have a knack for finding (or as my husband claims, things just seem to 'find me') and am excited to share this information.
Locally, here in Minnesota, both Fraser Academy and a newly approved charter school in Robbinsdale, Lionsgate Academy (sponsored by Adler Graduate School, Lionsgate Academy and to serve grades 6-12.) serve students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
Please tell your local education specialists in this field about it as well.
Many folks know Google as a robust Search-engine.
Project Spectrum (http://www.google.com/educators/spectrum.html) is an example of how Google is also an elaborate Answer-engine.
Google's responsiveness and work with families to create career opportunities and enhancing communications for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is quite impressive. Check out Project Spectrum and try SketchUp (http://sketchup.google.com/), the FREE 3D design software for yourself.
Click here to see how easy it is to use, get Google SketchUp Tutorials (http://sketchup.google.com/sptutorials.html) and even Download Lesson Plans (http://www.google.com/educators/learning_materials/Project_Spectrum_Manual.pdf)
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Somethings make so much sense that I can't believe they're new. Such is the case with WebSlides by www.diigo.com <-- my favorite bookmarking and annotating and archiving and organizing and locating and so much more tool for quite a while now!
I still feel nostalgic about being in the classroom with students. Not certain if it's the 'kids' I miss, the experiences or, and I believe this is most likely the case, the interactions/experiences with the 'kids.'
Some favorite tech tools, althought it could be easily argued they lack creativity, that I'd love to use with students this fall:
GooglePages.com >> Check out http://ellen.paxton.googlepages.com/
ImageChef.com >> 
Aniboom.com >> http://www.aniboom.com/
Cooltext.com for Fonts, Buttons and Logos>> 
Glassgiant.com >> http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/
Says-it.com >> http://www.says-it.com/
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And, a more practical Cornell Note Paper generator >> http://eleven21.com/notetaker/
