The Web Catcher http://webcatcher.edublogs.org Capturing the best educational web sites for kids of all abilities Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:15:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.8.1-alpha links for 2007-11-12 http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/links-for-2007-11-12/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/links-for-2007-11-12/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:29:31 +0000 http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/11/links-for-2007-11-12/
  • A short article I wrote about my own experiences developing an inclusive school newspaper project.
  • An article I originally wrote for Child Care Information Exchange, reprinted by permission for the ATA
  • An article I wrote for the AT in K-12 project, for the Alliance for Technology Access
  • An article I wrote for the AT in K-12 project, for the Alliance for Technology Access
  • An article I wrote for the AT in K-12 project, for the Alliance for Technology Access
  • An article I wrote for the AT in K-12 project, for the Alliance for Technology Access
  • A search result showing mostly my publications for Child Care Information Exchange
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  • Developing sites for users with Cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties
    • ]]>     http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/09/links-for-2007-11-10/feed/ 0     Scholastic Homework Hub http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/09/homework_hub/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/09/homework_hub/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 20:52:11 +0000 http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/09/homework_hub/ The Homework Hub  from Scholastic.com includes advice and references to jump-start reports, activities and quizzes to boost skills, writing help, organizational tips, preparing for tests, and more.

    ]]>     http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/09/homework_hub/feed/ 0     The Poetry Foundation http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/06/poetryfoundation/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/06/poetryfoundation/#comments Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:27:31 +0000 http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/11/06/links-for-2007-11-07/ The online home of the Poetry Foundation – Use the Poetry Finder to find poems by poet, category, occasion, title, first line and glossary term. Also many other poems and poetry resources, including audio

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  • Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary and thesaurus
  • A unique online graphical dictionary that lets you explore word meanings and related words in a visual way

    (tags: dictionary online cooltools edison webcatcher checkit visuallearning visualspatial forkids free ages09-12 teens literacy languagearts reference tools)

  • Picture Dictionary from Enchanted Learning

    Surf the Web with Little Explorers, a picture dictionary with links to thousands of educational activities. Browse for words, pictures, information and activities by letters of the alphabet. (This site has ads that go away if you subscribe.)

    (tags: edison ages03-06 search dictionary ages06-09 webcatcher reference tools)

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  • With Hyperwords all the text on the web becomes interactive: Select any word on any page and choose a command.
    Hyperwords is free!
  • Customize the display of text and images on any web page; add text-to-speech as well. For Firefox. Very cool!
  • Highlight text or images and i-Ligher automatically saves it. Add comments (iNotes). Like using a highlighter and Post-it-Notes! Email it or post it to your blog. Click ‘Show My Stuff’ to find your information. Organize your notes into folders.
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  • Find out what’s within two miles of your home, then challenge yourself to use your bike to get there.
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  • Work on your blog when you’re offline. This is a product I’d like to check out.
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  • Rag-Bags are bags, wallets, etc. made from bags collected and washed by rag pickers in India. The bags are sorted by color and pressed into thicker sheets that get sewn into the bags, back packs and wallets. Very cool.
  • Really clear instructions and videos on how to knit; also has some patterns.
    • ]]>     http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/28/links-for-2007-10-29/feed/ 0     RIF Reading Planet http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/20/readingplanet/ http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/20/readingplanet/#comments Sat, 20 Oct 2007 14:46:46 +0000 http://webcatcher.edublogs.org/2007/10/20/readingplanet/ From RIF (Reading is Fundamental) comes the Reading Planet, a place to explore, create and… read! Choose from the Activity Lab, Games Station, Book Zone or Express Yourself. Explore and have fun, or ‘join the club’ to be able to create your own ‘bookshelf’ and save your activities.

    Favorites: The activity lab includes links to kids contests, and in Writer’s Blocks you can collaborate with other kids online to write a story together. The super sorter helps kids get a recommended reading list after answering a few questions.

    Pros: Bright, no ads, many options. Membership is free and gives some nice additional features.

    Cons: Animated stories simply play or pause and the animation, while simple, distracts from paying attention to the text. More reading is required to navigate this site than one would expect from a site for kids learning to read

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