Today’s class involved a colossal learning curve. We started with our presentations on Kurzweil. Thanks goes out to my classmates for sharing. Its amazing how we had similar features in our presentations but how each of us brought a unique style and twist for how to use Kurzweil. I got many ideas that I’m sure will come in handy. I especially like how some of the presentations used activities drawn from other sources to compliment Kurzweil, supporting a hands on learning approach as a key factor. Learning to include video clips was thrilling – thanks Anisa, and be sure to thank your Mom too!
We also spent time examining the Writing Process, completing a task analysis and moving on to using this knowledge to create a document in Inspiration 8– now that was fun! I love this software and see great value in it for almost everyone. It is without doubt, a significant piece of software for writing. I know I’ll be using it as I further may university studies and when I return to school with staff and students. A free download is available at http://www.inspiration.com/Freetrial Check it out!
We were introduced to Draft Builder, Clicker 5, Fusion Keyboard, Writing with Symbols, e-Books, Co Writer, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Write Out Loud and were reminded of Start to Finish Books. We ended our day learning about ClozePro however my brain was dull at this point and I will require a tutorial in this area. A free trial is available at http://www.cricksoft.com/uk/products/clozepro/default.aspx#trial Check it out!
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It was along day of information. It amazes me every class what is available and what the possibilities are with each software. I wish that I could control the budget for IT in my school and set up my class how I would like it to be, so that the knowledge I am gaining from this class could be put into use. Unfortunately it does not seem to be encouraged. Keep up the good work on your blog.
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