Adapting Images for the Internet

As our digital age evolves, more information is being placed on the Internet. Hard copies of books, documents, and other forms of media are rapidly disappearing. The Internet has quickly become the world’s number one source for information and archival data. With this change in information access, people everywhere are noticing they [...]

Accessible Online Education for Students with Disabilities

For students with disabilities, finding a college that provides the right learning environment can be difficult.
In the past few years, colleges and universities revolutionized the classroom by offering courses online. These online classes might provide an answer to their problem, but at the same time, the design of these courses have the potential to create [...]

Blogs and Wikis: How Can They Help Students with Disabilities?

Blogs

Classroom Blogs: Teachers can post assignments, classroom notes, lectures, and other material on their blog.

Can help students with an attention or auditory disorder to review class material multiple times.
Can help students with a learning disorder and ADHD if they misplace or forget schoolwork by providing a central location for students to locate important class information, [...]

Art Technology

Although many schools across the nation have computer labs, the practice of integrating technology into art class still isn’t prevalent. However, technology can be a great tool in the art classroom.
According to each age level, students can learn about art by pairing it with technology. After students learn an age-appropriate art history lesson, [...]

Podcasting in the Classroom: Why do it?

Click here to listen my latest podcast on how podcasts can be a useful tool in the classroom setting.

Podcasting in the Classroom: How To

Currently, in my Electronic Publishing class we’ve been talking about podcasting. I realized this was a great tool for online education, and will be blogging about it for the next two weeks. This week, I’ll offer a quick how-to on making podcasts. Next week, I’ll elaborate on podcasting and it’s benefits in [...]

Purchasing Inexpensive Computers for the Classroom

Before students can begin an educational journey on the internet, computer stations are needed. Since not every school can afford the latest technology, building a computer lab may be difficult.
Luckily, there are organizations that teachers can contact to receive refurbished and recycled computers for classroom use. Computers for the Classroom and Computers for [...]

Get Out of the Classroom with Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Field Trip (VTF) = an online trip to a particular place
Using Virtual Field Trips in the Classroom
The next time you study a particular place, you can take your students there on the Internet rather than having them read about it from a textbook.
While an online experience will never replace an actual one, a [...]

Google Docs: The Holy Grail of Online Applications

About two years ago I was working as a publicity intern for a boutique PR firm. It was there that I discovered the wonderful world of Google Docs. I never had to purchase MS Office, yet I still could reap the benefits of owning the Microsoft program.
What is Google Docs?
Google Docs is an [...]