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LIST OF RESOURCES
Holistic Approaches to Information Technology - compiled by Subra Sujaat June 2013

For a variety of resources, check out the website: http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Bloom's+Digital+Taxonomy
Geometric Sketchpad: http://www.dynamicgeometry.com/
SmartPen – Resource http://www.voki.com – used to record text so that students have some variety in the course
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/ - online tool to create avatars and comics.

Here is another link where you can find all the support to get you started!
http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/support/

http://kidblog.org/home/ - blog site that the teachers set up for their students
http://scratch.mit.edu/ - Create stories, games, and animations to share with others around the world
http://Prezi.com  - online presentation software (FREE! and wonderful to incorporate other multimedia files)
http://Wordle.net  - word cloud creator (great for our mother's day cards last week)
http://youtube.com - an obvious one but a site my students choose to use to share videos for projects!
http://loseit.com  and  http://myfitnesspal.com  - students are tracking their fitness and nutrition for a health project

A great technology in the classroom blog on http://pinterest.com. Here is the link: http://www.technologytailgate.com/ .
Read and write Gold - http://learningdisabilities.about.com/od/instructionalmaterials/gr/Read-And-Write-Gold-A-Text-Reading-And-Writing-Program.htm
Resources on Voice Thread - https://voicethread.com/share/3015957/
VoiceThread which more compellingly tells how creatively it can be used. http://voicethread.com/share/409/

http://zinnedproject.org/ is a great resource for educators looking to address issues of social justice in their classrooms
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/dyck/dyck027.shtml
Brenda Dyck is an instructor at the University of Alberta and writes for Education World.  Her Blog is entitled “Using Technology to Bridge Understanding For Foreign- and Second-Language Learners” and on its main page, Brenda lists a myriad of resources to facilitate tech-assisted language learning.

http://www.schooltube.com/ - for students to explore creating videos and using technology to enhance their learning!
iDisorder: Understanding Our Obsession with Technology and Overcoming Its Hold on Us. Larry Rosen Ph.D – critically examines the use of Technology

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ and http://www.nctm.org/resources/content.aspx- For Teaching Math
http://www.explorelearning.com/ - For teaching Science
http://www.shinywhitebox.com/ishowu-v1/ - Screen Capture software for Mac – ($20 US lifetime)

Learning with Videogames
http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/ - Nobel Prize Educational Games - Good for older students and adults
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/ - Learning Games for Kids - Good for students from K-Grade 10
http://www.arcademics.com/ - Arcademics - Good for students from Grade 1-6
http://www.kidscbcwonderworld.ca/ - Wonderworld - Good for preschool children

http://www.wix.com/ - for creating E-portfolio

Vlogging
http://freevlog.org/   Shows us how to use video logs for free through blogger
https://vialogues.com/  Helps us get connected to others. There are some really neat blogs for educational purposes.
http://teachingmedialiteracy.pbworks.com  This site includes great resources for incorporating vlogs into media literacy

http://htwins.net/scale2/ - It's basically an interactive, flash animation and is a visual demonstration of how enormous our universe is

Website. A non-profit project for increasing technology accessibility to remote
http://www.shidhulai.org/afftechnology.html
http://www.shidhulai.org/ourwork.html

http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html - for screen capture

Poll Everywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com - allows you to create a poll that students can respond to using their text feature on cell phones or computers

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2009/05/8-ways-to-build-websites-not-blogs-for.html#.UY-eM7WG0tE – Classroom Website Options

http://www.ausm.org/index.php/autism-apps.html - The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) website features a helpful app wheel,that helps educators figure out the right app based on the students learning traits many of these apps are not specifically designed for students with an ASD and could be useful to any student experiencing a particular challenge.

Food Addictions - http://oceanrecoverycentre.com/guides/ultimate-guide-to-ending-your-food-addiction/