Posts Tagged ‘students’

How Learning Works

28th July 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: How the brain functions
Grades: Teachers, administrative staff
Interesting Article
I ran across this article on www.theapple.com, and thought it provided some very interesting viewpoints.
Learning is:

Computational
Social
Brain circuity driven

Here’s the direct article: How Does the Brain Work?.

National IMPACT Award for Colleges

3rd July 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Education To Go Announces First-Ever Recipient of the National IMPACT Award
ed2Go, a leading provider of online courses has announced creating the monetary National IMPACT Award for ed2go colleges and university partners.

Early Start Mandarin Chinese

11th June 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Learning Mandarin Chinese, Foreign Language
Grades: Preschoolers to Elementary
Learning Mandarin With Bao Bei
Nî hâo Bao Bèi! (Hello Treasure!) Xiè Xiè! (Thank you!) Slip in the Early Start Mandarin Chinese DVD, and young children can begin learning Chinese with Bao Bei the panda puppet.

Studio 5 By Toon Boom (beta)

8th June 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Animation & Media, Graphic Art
Grades: Middle School to College

Multi-Technique Animation Software for Beginners & Hobbyists
Toon Boom has a wide selection of animation software for home users, school and professional users. I’ve reviewed other animation software programs, and it’s impressive the variety of animation software ToonBoom offers. No matter what level of [...]

FREE – iSpeech 4 Books, Docs, Web, Blogs

19th May 2009 by LisaHill 15 Comments

Subject Matter: Converting books, docs, websites, or blog text into speech
Grades: Special Education, ESL, Elementary to College, Administrative, Commercial uses
Reading While on the Road
Stuck in traffic, on a plane, or waiting for a meeting and you’re behind on  studying for a test, reviewing work, or keeping up on favorite blogs?  Are you a visually impaired [...]

Zoho.com – Free Word Process & More!

24th April 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Material: Free Office Suite, Web Conferencing, Wiki, Chat, Business
Grades: Middle School & Up, Business
Free Office Suite
Who doesn’t like free applications, especially online programs for personal use? Check out www.zoho.com.

Sunflower Learning

22nd April 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Material: Biology, Chemistry, & Physics
Grades: High School (secondary science)
Moving Away From Textbooks
Sometimes it’s hard to understand why a current runs through batteries, or conceptualize how the heart circulates.  Sunflower Learning provides powerful interactive tools to help students, teachers, and home school parents  to understand this material.

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