Feb. 4th, 2013

Feb. 4^th, 2013

Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC)

I would have to say I really enjoyed the Florida Educational Technology Conference and I recommend for any teacher to take the opportunity to attend. The information given was overwhelming and I almost need a few more days on top of my conference to go through all of my information and sort out what I can use in my classroom.

I would like to start off by talking about the “Technology and Learning Connection Hands-On Lab” I attended. I felt it was the most relevant session I attended that related to our Assistive Technology (5173) Masters course. The session provided a wide range of assistive and instructional technologies. We were able to preview software that supported students in the areas of reading, writing, math and much more using differentiated instruction. There were technology specialists available around the room to provide information and answer questions based on the technology to support student needs. As I teacher I love receiving free resources and I was able to leave this session with a few free CDs that included many materials and resources for the classroom.

One of the specialists I was able to speak with was from the “Institute for Disability Research and Training” where she was providing information on blind and deaf assistive technology. She was very informative and directed me to their website: www.idrt.com. Here you can find lots of information on their services, as well as great ASL tools to use in your classroom (ex. ASL dictionary, sign generator, ASL games, etc.). She also showed me many different apps that are available to use on the iPad. A few of them include Sign Story, Walking the Plank, Sign 4 Me, ASL Translate, etc.

Another specialist I was able to speak with was there on behalf of the AAC Tech Connect group. In conversation with her, I was able to learn about some of the low to high Augmentative Communication Devices including the “Proloquo2go” app. She also provided me with their website where you can find further information on their services and resources to use in the classroom: www.AACtechconnect.com. This website also provides information on what apps are available out there for ACC and compares them to one another.  

She also gave me a CD titled “Visual Support Sampler” which provides me with free vocabulary sets, word walls, books with symbolated text, matching and bingo games, manipulatives and much more! Unfortunately, most of it is only available on Boardmaker software which I do not have on my computer from home.

Here are some of the links provided on the CD which will allow you to access some of the information as well:

fdlrsregion3curriculumvisuals.wikispaces.com

fdlrsregion3thematicvisuals.wikispaces.com

fdlrsregion3literacyvisuals.wikispaces.com

fdlrsregion3morevisuals.wikispaces.com

fdlrsregion3genedbehavior.wikispaces.com

fdlrsregion3dynamicdisplaypages.com

fdlrsregion3videotutorials.wikispaces.com

 

fdlrsregion3morevisuals.wikispaces.com

I was also able to take some photos of some of the AAC technologies she had on display:

 

I asked if I was able to share these resources with colleagues and they encouraged it, so here are some of the websites that were provided during this session on some of the CDs. As you can see there are many websites here and it is overwhelming, and therefore I have not had the chance to go through them all yet. However, hopefully you can find something that is applicable for you to use in your classroom. I also have an extra copy of one of the CDs up for grabs if anyone would like it.

Check out the resources below:

Assistive Technology (AT)

ATTO - http://atto.buffalo.edu/ . online resources and information on assistive technology for students with disabilities in elementary school settings.

AT Cycle Toolkit - http://olms.cte.jhu.edu/olms/output/page_site.php?
pageID=9514&siteID=1567 . an AT support toolkit from Johns Hopkins University

AT Continuum - by Judy Sweeney from Onion Mountain Tech - check out all of the low/simple technologies at http://www.onionmountaintech.com/index.php

Florida’s Assistive Technology Assessment Competencies Web Site - http://www.florida-ese.org/atcomp

ATEval2Go for the iPad - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ateval2go/id558203150?mt=8 . assistive technology evaluation tool

AT & UDL Loan Library - http://www.at-udl.net

Alternative Keyboards

1.   Intellikeys - http://www.intellitools.com/intellikeys.html . highly customizable keyboard

2.   Big Keys - http://www.bigkeys.com/ . large key keyboards in a variety of color schemes

3.   Half Keyboard - http://www.halfkeyboard.com/products/hkbinfo.html . great for one handed typing

4.   ILT Alternative Keyboards - http://www.iltsource.com/Assistive_Technology_Products_s/25.htm . a variety of alternative keyboards and keyguards

On-screen Keyboards

1.   Click n'Type (Win) - http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/ . a basic on screen keyboard with basic word prediction

2.   OnScreen (Win . Mac) - http://www.rjcooper.com/

3.   Keystrokes (Mac) - http://www.assistiveware.com/product/keystrokes

4.   Reach (Win) - http://newsite.ahf-net.com/reach/ . highly customizable onscreen keyboard

Alternative Mouse

1.   Joy Stick & Trackballs - http://www.traxsys.com/
AssistiveTechnology/tabid/1087/Default.aspx

2.   SAM Trackball - http://www.rjcooper.com/sam-trackball/index.html

3.   SAM Joystick - http://www.rjcooper.com/sam-joystick/

4.   Touch Windows - http://www.magictouch.com/addon.html

5.   Arm & Wrist Supports - http://ergo-items.com/armSupport.htm . don't forget to consider arm and wrist rests

Mouse Emulation for Switch Control

1.   CrossScanner (Win . Mac) - http://www.rjcooper.com/cross-scanner/

2.   ScanBuddy (Win) - http://newsite.ahf-net.com/scanbuddy/

3.   DiscoverPro (Win) & DiscoverEnvoy (Mac) - http://www.madentec.com/products/

Switch Systems

1.   Switch Systems from AbleNet - http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Switches . wide variety of switches

2.   Switch Selection Grid from AbleNet (PDF) - http://www.ablenetinc.com/Portals/0/KnowledgeBase/
Selection_Grids/Switch_Selection_Grid.pdf . pdf tool comparing the features of various switches

3.   Switch Accessories from AbleNet - http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Switches/Switch-Accessories

4.   Switch Interface Pro - http://www.donjohnston.com/products/
access_solutions/hardware/switch_interface_pro_5/index.html

5.   IntelliSwitch - http://www.intellitools.com/intelliswitch.html

6.   Switch Scanning Methods - http://www.bltt.org/switch/scanning.htm . basic explanation of switch scanning

Large Cursors

1.   Biggy - http://www.rjcooper.com/biggy/

2.   Philip's Large Color Cursors - http://www.philip-henderson.co.uk/cursor.shtml

Head Tracking

1.   TrackerPro - http://www.madentec.com/products/tracker-pro.php

2.   HeadMouse - http://www.orin.com/access/headmouse/

Screen Magnification

1.   MAGic (Win) - http://www.freedomscientific.com/default.asp

2.   ZoomText (Win) - http://www.aisquared.com/zoomtext/

3.   Magnifiers Web Site - http://www.magnifiers.org/

4.   Dragnifier (Win) - http://www.halley.cc/stuff/dragnifier.html . a simple and very handy free utility for magnifying small areas of a computer screen as needed

Screen Readers

1.   JAWS (Win) - http://www.freedomscientific.com/default.asp

2.   Window-Eyes (Win) - http://www.gwmicro.com/window-eyes/

3.   VoiceOver (Mac) - http://www.apple.com/accessibility/voiceover/

Speech-to-Text

1.   Dragon (Win . Mac) - http://www.nuance.com/dragon/index.htm

2.   Dragon Dictation iPad - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8

3.   SpeakQ (Win) - http://www.goqsoftware.com/#

Text-to-Speech

1.   Natural Reader (Win . Mac) - http://www.naturalreaders.com/

2.   Read:Outloud (Win . Mac) - http://www.donjohnston.com/products/read_outloud/

3.   WordQ (Win . Mac) - http://www.goqsoftware.com/#

4.   iWordQ for iPad - http://www.goqsoftware.com/#

5.   Read & Write - http://www.texthelp.com/UK/our-products/readwrite

6.   Kurzweil 3000 - http://www.kurzweiledu.com/products.html

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

1.   Boardmaker - http://www.mayer-johnson.com/boardmaker-software-family

2.   Pogo Boards - http://www.pogoboards.com/

3.   TICO - http://www.proyectotico.com/wiki-en/index.php/Home . a free symbol and communication board system

4.   Eye Gaze Boards - http://www.bridgeschool.org/
transition/multimodal/eye_gaze_boards.php

5.   AbleNet - http://www.ablenetinc.com/Assistive-Technology/Communication

6.   GoTalk - http://www.attainmentcompany.com/gotalks

7.   ZYGO - http://www.zygo-usa.com/usa/

8.   AMDi - http://www.amdi.net/

9.   Prentke Romich - http://www.prentrom.com/

10.     DynaVox - http://www.dynavoxtech.com/default.aspx

11.     ProxTalker - http://www.proxtalker.com/

12.     Saltillo - http://saltillo.com/

13.     Proloquo (Mac) - http://www.assistiveware.com/product/proloquo

14.     Proloquo2Go iPad - http://www.assistiveware.com/product/proloquo2go

15.     PODD - Pragmatic Organization of Dynamic Display - http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/product/pragmatic-organisation-dynamic-display-podd-communication-books-direct-access-templates

16.     PIXON - http://www.aacinstitute.org/Resources
/ProductsandServices/Pixons/index.html

Visual Strategies

1.   Using Visual Strategies - http://www.usevisualstrategies.com/

2.   Visual Aids for Learning - http://visualaidsforlearning.com/

3.   Polyxo - http://209.197.91.184/

4.   Fraser Eye Box Tools - http://www.fraser.org/Resources/Products/Fraser-Autism-Support-Products.aspx

5.   pictureSET - http://www.setbc.org/pictureset/

6.   Practical Autism Resources - http://www.practicalautismresources.com/printables

7.   preKindergarten Boardmaker Resources - http://prekese.dadeschools.net/BMD/activityspecific.html

8.   Thematic Visual Supports Wiki - http://fdlrsregion3thematicvisuals.wikispaces.com/ . lots of free Boardmaker classroom activities. you must have Boardmaker to open and print these files

9.   Curriculum Visual Supports Wiki - http://fdlrsregion3curriculumvisuals.wikispaces.com/ . lots of free Boardmaker classroom activities. you must have Boardmaker to open and print these files

10.     Literacy Visual Supports Wiki - http://fdlrsregion3literacyvisuals.wikispaces.com/ . lots of free Boardmaker classroom activities. you must have Boardmaker to open and print these files

Another session I attended and thoroughly enjoyed because of all the free resources that were given was called “21^st Century Learning: Beyond Gadgets”. In this session I was basically given a very quick summary of some of the free online resources that they provided to us after the session was over.

Again, there are many resources so it is overwhelming, but hopefully you can find some things that interest you and use them in your classroom:

Reading

1.   freereading - http://www.freereading.net/index.php?title=Main_Page . free opensource reading intervention program

2.   Earobics : Step 1 & 2 (Win . Mac) - http://www.earobics.com . intervention software with a focus on auditory perception and phonemes within words

3.   Teaching Reading - http://www.readingresource.net/teachingreading.html . free online materials and resources for teaching the basics of reading

4.   Common Core Reading Lessons - http://www.commoncorereadinglessons.com/ . reading lessons for all grades

5.   SpellCity - http://www.spellingcity.com/ . free online tool where teachers and students can enter spelling words and then play a variety of games to reinforce the spelling skills

6.   Start-to-Finish Series (Win . Mac) - http://www.donjohnston.com . middle and high school subject matter written at the 1.5 to 5.5 grade level. available in printed, computer-based, and auditory formats

7.   ClozePro (Win . Mac) - http://www.cricksoft.com . create fill-in-the-gap activities with visual and auditory supports

8.   Cloze Test - http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html . super simple free online cloze activity creator

9.   Bloom's Cards for Rings - http://www.scribd.com/doc/63781863/Blooms-Cards-for-Rings . reading comprehension cues that can be put on cards

10.     Teach Your Monster to Read - http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/ . students create a monster and take it on a game while they teach the monster to read

11.     My Friend (Win . Mac9) - free adjective software for young readers

12.     Textivate - http://www.textivate.com/ . online tool to create interactive text activities

Online/Digital Books & Reading Support

1.   StarFall - http://www.starfall.com/ . the ABC’s of getting ready to read. extensive materials and resources for early literacy development

2.   BookBox - http://www.bookbox.com/ . inexpensive digital books in a wide variety of languages. many of the books can be read in one language with subtitles in a different language

3.   TumbleBooks - http://www.tumblebooks.com/ . online library of books and reading resources

4.   Region 2 Digital Library - http://region2library.org/ . great collection of reading supports, powerpoint books, Boardmaker activities, and much more

5.   24 Reading & Writing Apps for iPads - http://imaginationsoup.net/2012/05/favorite-educational-ipad-apps-for-kids-reading-writing/

6.   UDL Editions by CAST - http://udleditions.cast.org/ . online books with flexible supports for ages 10 up

7.   Reading Strategies & the New York Times - http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/14/the-times-and-the-common-core-standards-reading-strategies-for-informational-text/ . ideas on using the New York Times to address informational text and the Common Core State Standards

8.   Travel the World with Timmy - basic "make-a-book" software for young readers. each version includes English and another language

1.   Timmy in Argentina (Win . Mac9)

2.   Timmy in Japan (Win . Mac9)

3.   Timmy in Kenya (Win)

Graphic Organizers / Cognitive Support

1.   Graphic Organizers - http://www.teachervision.fen.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html?s2 . free online source of printable graphic organizers in a wide variety of cognitive supports

2.   Kidspiration & Inspiration (Win . Mac) - http://www.inspiration.com . graphic organizers with templates to support reading comprehension

3.   Read:OutLoud (Win . Mac) - http://www.donjohnston.com/resources/readoutloud_index.html . digital text tools with extensive reading strategies/guides and cognitive supports for fiction and non fiction

4.   Active Reading Strategies - http://www.savvyknowledge.com/
products/great_teacher/greatteacher.html . excellent resource of strategies for students to use to visually organize text

5.   Use QR Codes to Create Interactive Books - http://www.technologybitsbytesnibbles.info/archives/5066 . add QR codes to books to provide just-in-time audio and video enhancement to printed text

6.   ReadWriteThink - http://www.readwritethink.org/ . extensive online set of reading and writing support activities. examples include:

1.   Comparison and Contrast Guide

2.   Summarizing Cube Creator

3.   Story Map

7.   50 Apps for Students with Learning Disabilities - http://edudemic.com/2012/09/the-50-best-ipad-apps-for-students-with-reading-disabilities/ . apps that can help with reading, writing, and spelling

Digital Text (scaffolding tools for struggling readers)

1.   Readability - http://www.readability.com/ . clean up web pages and remove clutter to help make them easier to read

2.   Natural Reader (Win . Mac ) - www.naturalreaders.com . a free text-to-speech utility. add to Adobe Reader and your computer can read PDF files aloud . use with a web browser and the Internet "talks"

3.   Read and Write (Win . Mac) - http://www.texthelp.com . suite of software tools that are available in most programs being used on a computer. includes scanning printed text, reading and writing supports, and study tools

4.   Kurzweil 3000 (Win . Mac) - http://www.kurzweiledu.com . software designed for scanning printed text to digital formats. includes reading, writing, and study supports

5.   Firefly - http://www.kurzweiledu.com/kurzweil-3000-firefly.html . web based cloud version of of Kurzweil 3000 reading support tools

6.   Firefly iPad - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/firefly-k3000/id535277727?mt=8 . very basic version of Kurzweil's Firefly for the iPad

Writing

Handwriting Tools

1.   Pencil Grips - http://www.thepencilgrip.com/index.phtml

2.   StartWrite (Win . Mac) - http://www.drawyourworld.com/strtwrt.html . inexpensive program for creating a variety of visually lined papers and writing guides. excellent program

3.   Stationery Studio (Win . Mac) - http://www.fablevision.com/stationerystudio/index.php . software for creating a variety of visually lined papers and writing guides. includes an extensive graphics library. highly engaging

4.   Free Online Graph Paper - http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/ . online tool for creating an amazing assortment of different types of graph papers

Graphic Enhanced Writing

1.   Clicker 5 (Win . Mac) - http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/clicker/ . write with words, phrases, or pictures. correlates pictures to words and includes text-to-speech

2.   PixWriter (Win . Mac) - http://www.suncastletech.com/ . write with words, phrases, or pictures. correlates pictures to words and includes text-to-speech

Writing Tools & Scaffolding

1.   Write Online - http://www.cricksoft.com/us/writeonline/ . online writing software with text-to-speech, word prediction, vocabulary wordbars, and document analysis tools

2.   Classroom Suite (Win. Mac) - http://www.intellitools.com . provides word prediction, speech feedback, and extensive writing support tools

3.   Co:Writer (Win. Mac) - http://www.donjohnston.com/products/cowriter/index.html . adds quality linguistic word prediction to any software program or word processor a student is using. use with a talking word processor to get full audio feedback

4.   WordQ (Win) - http://www.goqsoftware.com/ . provides word prediction and text-to-speech to any writing software program. the company also has a plug-in called SpeakQ for voice-to-text

5.   Rationale (Win) - http://www.austhink.com . guided reasoning and argument thinking diagramming software for Windows. requires .net2 which may be on current XP machines. 7 day trial

6.   Inspiration (Win . Mac) - http://www.inspiration.com . great concept and mindmapping software that supports writing across the curriculum

7.   Inspiration Maps (iPad) - http://www.inspiration.com/ipad . mindmapping on the iPad

8.   OmniOutliner (Mac) - http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnioutliner/ . one of the best outline based writing tools available

9.   Bubbl.us - https://bubbl.us/ . online mindmapping tool

10.     MindMeister - http://www.mindmeister.com/ . an online mindmapping tool with collaboration features. available for mobile devices

11.     Thinking Tools - http://www.intel.com/about/
corporateresponsibility/education/k12/tools.htm . free online tools for reasoning and analysis

12.     ReadWriteThink - http://www.readwritethink.org/ . extensive online set of reading and writing support activities. examples include:

1.   Essay Map

2.   Persuasion Map

3.   Note Taker

13.     Science Writer - http://sciencewriter.cast.org . great online tool to support students in writing science papers

14.     LetterPop - http://letterpop.com/ . online tool for creating great looking newsletters, brochures, and simple publications

15.     Storybird - http://storybird.com/ . interactive and collaborative online writing and sharing tools

16.     You Are Your Own Words - http://www.youareyourwords.com/ . write a story and use the words to create a personalized picture

17.     Bean (Mac) - http://www.bean-osx.com/Bean.html . basic free word processor with a simple interface

18.     Write 2 (Mac) - http://writetheapp.com/ . inexpensive word processor with a simple interface. demo available for download

19.     30 Poster Images with Writing Tips - http://ebookfriendly.com/2012/09/15/writing-tips-from-famous-authors/ . posters of authors with inspirational writing tips

Math

1.   Classroom Suite (IntelliMathics) – http://www.intellitools.com . includes animation, manipulatives, text-to-speech, and multimedia to demonstrate basic math concepts with multiple access options

2.   FASTT Math – http://www.tomsnyder.com . software that targets the development of fluency in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

3.   Go Solve – http://www.tomsnyder.com . uses graphic organizers to help students plan for solving word problems in addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division

4.   Algebra Support Tools - http://algebrasupporttools.wikispaces.com/ . correlation of a variety of online math tools to algebraic concepts and activities

5.   Math TV - http://mathtv.com/ . online math instruction videos

Virtual Manipulatives/Simulations

1.   InspireData – http://www.inspiration.com . applies proven strategies of visual learning to data literacy

2.   ChartGo - http://www.chartgo.com/ . easy online tool for making data charts

3.   Visual Fractions - http://www.visualfractions.com/ . includes online tools for learning fractions

4.   Conceptua Math - http://www.conceptuamath.com/ . great free and pay online tools to help students master fractions

5.   Illuminations - http://illuminations.nctm.org/ . a collection of online, standard-based virtual manipulatives and lessons

6.   NLVM – http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html . collection of online manipulatives and visualizations for all grade levels

7.   Explore Learning – http://www.explorelearning.com . extensive online set of mathematic simulations and visualizations

8.   Geoboard (Win . Mac9) . free digital geoboard with area and perimeter tools

Science

1.   LearningScience - http://www.learningscience.org/ . online K-12 resource of free web interactives

2.   Discover Simulations - http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/content/simulation/ . collection of animations on a variety of science topics for grades K-6 from Houghton Mifflin

3.   National Science Foundation's Multimedia Gallery . http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/index.cfm?s=2 . collection of images, video, audio, and more

4.   Interactives - http://www.learner.org/interactives/ . provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students’ skills in a variety of curricular areas

5.   Steps of the Scientific Method - http://www.sciencebuddies.org/
mentoring/project_scientific_method.shtml . basic overview of the scientific method with a nice visual diagram of the process

6.   Try Science - http://www.tryscience.org/ . science fair project ideas

7.   Windows to the Universe - http://www.windows.ucar.edu/ . content lessons on our planet, solar system, and the universe. each lesson is available in 3 different reading levels and in English or Spanish

8.   Earth & Moon Viewer - http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html . view a map of the Earth showing the day and night regions at any time or view the Earth from the Sun or Moon

9.   Starry Night (Win . Mac) - http://store.simulationcurriculum.com/ . extremely realistic astronomy simulation software with activities for K-12

10.     Stellarium (Win . Mac) - http://www.stellarium.org/ . free open source planetarium. be sure to check out the User's Guide

11.     Star Walk - (iPad) - http://vitotechnology.com/star-walk.html . discover what is in the sky with your iPad

12.     Scratch - http://scratch.mit.edu/ . interactive programming language for kids

Virtual Labs / Simulations

1.   OE-Cake (Win . Mac) - http://oecake.wikia.com/wiki/OE-Cake_Wiki . a 2.5D physics-based paint program where users can insert objects and see them interact under the laws of physics

2.   Lego Digital Designer (Win . Mac) - http://ldd.lego.com/ . free virtual lego software

3.   Crayon Physics Deluxe (Win) - http://www.crayonphysics.com/ . inexpensive 2D physics puzzle game with a very simple interface. download the demo

4.   World of Goo (Win . Mac . iPad)- http://www.worldofgoo.com/ . physics based puzzle construction game

5.   ExploreLearning - http://www.explorelearning.com . extensive online set of science simulations and visualizations . each simulation can be used for free for up to 5 minutes per session

6.   Froguts - http://dissect.froguts.com/welcome.html . virtual frog dissection software

7.   Virtual Labs from Riverdeep . free virtual labs that are a part of larger software programs available from Riverdeep

1.   Electricity Lab (Win . Mac9)

2.   Kinetics Lab (Win . Mac9)

3.   Toy Workshop (Win . Mac9)

8.   EcoMUVE - http://ecomuve.gse.harvard.edu/standalone_EcoMUVE.php . a curriculum project from Harvard that uses immersive virtual environments to teach middle school students about ecosystems and causal patterns

9.   PowerUp - http://www.powerupthegame.org/home.html . 3D science game students can download with a teacher’s guide for support for earth science

10.     Edheads - http://www.edheads.org/ . great online collection of interactive science activities

11.     PhET - http://phet.colorado.edu/ . interactive science simulations from the University of Colorado

12.     NASA Simulations - http://www.knowitall.org/nasa/simulations/science.html

13.     RoboMind - http://www.robomind.net/en/index.html . software simulation where students program the actions of a rover

Technology Tools

1.   Mindstorms - http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx . build and program robots, from LEGO

2.   Science Writer - http://sciencewriter.cast.org . great online tool that supports students in writing lab and class science reports

3.   ProScope - http://www.bodelin.com/proscopehr/ . high resolution hand held USB microscope

4.   Digital QX7 Computer Microscope - http://www.digiblue.com/digital-blue-qx7-digital-computer-microscope/ . USB microscope for viewing microscopic organisms on a computer screen or projected on a large screen

5.   Bionic Eye & Bionicam - http://www.amazon.com/EyeClops-Bionic-Eye-Multizoom-Green/dp/B000PGRBGA . the bionic eye is a magnifier you plug into a TV. the bionicam is a hand-held microscope you can carry around and capture images with

6.   Science Probes for iPads - http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2012/04/science-probes-for-ipad.html . probes for iPads and iPhones

7.   Timelapse Garden Camera - http://www.hammacher.com/Product/76551?source=FROOGLE

8.   Flix - http://www.nimisis.com/projects/flix.php . software that will turn a web cam into a time lapse camera

Art and Music

Painting & Drawing

1.   Color Wheel Color Calculator - http://www.sessions.edu/Design-Career-Center/Design-Tools/Color-Calculator.asp . free online tool for creating a variety of HTML, RGB, or CMYK color palettes

2.   Art Rage (Win . Mac) - http://www.artrage.com . excellent natural media painting software that includes various “paper” types. the version (2.6) included on the CD has a limited set of tools. check out the website for the full version

3.   Animation-ish (Win . Mac) – http://www.animationish.com/ . amazing drawing and animation program for young and old students

4.   Painter Essentials 4 (Win . Mac) - http://www.corel.com/servlet/
Satellite/us/en/Product/1190317151777#tabview=tab0 . feature rich natural media paint program

5.   Wizard Brush (Win) - http://paint.eusoftware.com/ . another great natural media paint program. download the demo

6.   Flickr Toys - http://bighugelabs.com/ . an amazing collection of online apps for creating personalized magazine covers, posters, movie posters, jigsaws, etc.

7.   Hieroglyphic Typewriter - http://www.eyelid.co.uk/hieroglyphic-typewriter.html . design your name in hieroglyphs

8.   Tagxedo - http://www.tagxedo.com/ . word clouds with styles. turns word clouds into art

9.   You Are Your Own Words - http://www.youareyourwords.com/ . write a story and use the words to create a personalized picture

iPad / iPod Touch Paint & Drawing Apps

1.   iEasyColor - http://appshopper.com/photography/ieasycolor . very simple coloring app with stamps

2.   ePaint - http://appshopper.com/photography/epaint . very simple painting program

3.   ArtRage - http://www.artrage.com/artrage-ipad-main.html . natural media paint and drawing program for the iPad

4.   Sketchbook PRO - http://appshopper.com/entertainment/sketchbook-pro . feature rich painting app

5.   Penultimate - http://www.cocoabox.com/ . handwriting and drawing app

6.   TouchDraw - http://appshopper.com/productivity/touchdraw . vector drawing app

7.   Frames & FX for Photos - http://appshopper.com/photography/imikimi-remix-pics . add special effects and frames to photos

Crafts

1.   3D Train - dog . engine . clown . caboose . elf . cat_bear . lion . horses

2.   Notebook Covers - popopo . stylin . beebug . cool . spaceblastoff . spaceexplore . flutterbug

3.   Picture Frames - dream . create . aspire . circus . stars . hearts . flowers . birthday

4.   Dioramas- dinosaur . undersea . outerspace

Photography/Video

1.   Flickr Toys – http://bighugelabs.com . incredible things to do with photos. great fun

2.   Photosynth - http://photosynth.net/default.aspx . create incredible photo based vistas and interactive environments with this online tool and your photos

3.   Cinema - http://www.learner.org/interactives/
cinema/index.html . learn about the process of filmmaking

4.   Xtra normal - http://www.xtranormal.com/ . online text-to-movie tool where students can create characters, add clothing and type in a script then watch the characters “act” out the script.

Audio Capture/Editing

1.   Audio Hijack Pro (Mac) - http://www.rogueamoeba.com/audiohijackpro/ . captures any audio on the computer

2.   Total Recorder (Win) - http://www.highcriteria.com/ . captures any audio on the computer

3.   Audacity (Win . Mac) - http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ . free audio editing software

4.   Reason & Reason Essentials (Win . Mac) - http://www.propellerheads.se/education/ . full featured music recording studio

Music Creation

1.   Dot Mixer - http://www.exploratorium.edu/music/exhibits/
dotmixer/index.html . online easy stereo music creation activity with preset sounds. try this on an interactive whiteboard with stereo speakers on each side

2.   JamStudio - http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm . online loop-based music creation program

3.   Nodal - http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~cema/nodal/ . generative music composition software

4.   NotePad (Win . Mac) - http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/ . music notation program that supports the creation of complex musical arrangements that can be printed or played by the computer

5.   GarageBand (Mac) - http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ . a great loop-based audio program that also includes the ability to record voice and other instruments as well as interfacing with a keyboard to control digital synthesizers, making it a full digital studio

6.   Reason & Reason Essentials (Win . Mac) - http://www.propellerheads.se/education/ . full featured music recording studio

iPad / iPod Touch Music Apps

1.   FourTrack - http://www.sonomawireworks.com/
iphone/fourtrack/

2.   Drums! - http://appshopper.com/music/vdrummer . highly realistic drum synth

3.   Figure - http://www.propellerheads.se/products/figure/ . iOS synth and drum machine

4.   BeatMaker 2- http://www.intua.net/products/beatmaker2

5.   Rebirth - http://www.propellerheads.se/products/rebirth/ . drum and synth sequencing

6.   Bebot – http://www.normalware.com/ - very cool and simple synth

7.   miniSynth PRO - http://www.yonac.com/software/miniSynthPRO/index.html . analog synth app

8.   AniMoog - http://www.moogmusic.com/products/apps/animoog-0 . professional Moog synth for the iPad

9.   iShred - http://frontierdesign.com/iShred/ (also look for Guitar, Piano Studio, and others from this company)

10.     VoiceJam - http://www.tc-helicon.com/products/voicejam/ . vocal music looping app
 

Lastly, here is a session I attend called : "Games That Are Good to the Core". The presenters basically demonstrated free game templates that teachers can modify and use in the classroom. They provided us with examples and a hand out which I have typed up some of the links to my blog for you to check out for more information:

Link to Jeff’s Free Template Based Games and Utilities:

www.uncw.edu/Edgames

1- Game Creation Software

Squeak - http://www.squeakland.org/
Scratch – http://scratch.mit.edu
Gamemaker – http://yoyogames.com
Second Life – http://secondlife.com/
RPG Maker - http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/
Visionaire - http://www.visionaire2d.net/
Lassie Adventure Studio - http://lassie.gmacwill.com/lower.php?section=about&page=index
Stagecast - http://www.stagecast.com/
Sploder - http://www.sploder.com/
Thinking Worlds - http://www.thinkingworlds.com

2- Educational Game Studies
Quest Atlantis – http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html
River City - http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/index.html

Overall, I had an amazing experience at this conference and would recommend

it to any teacher to attend. What’s amazing about this conference is not only do you learn about the new and available technologies at the conference itself, but you are also able to go home and explore more. Also, because technology is changing so fast, even if you attended this conference again next year it would most likely provide you with all new information. Therefore, I hope to be able to have the opportunity to attend this conference again in the near future!