Kelly Walsh's Blog – August 2009 Archive (6)

Portal applications for education, part 2 of 2

This week we complete a 2 part overview of two specific portal applications for education

Last week we reviewed the Timecruiser suite (exclusive to Higher Ed), with its Campus Cruiser portal and integrated applications like the Course Cruiser LMS and Cruiser Alert, delivered under a Software-as-a-Service model. This week we take a look at… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on August 31, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

What new Internet technologies will you introduce in the classroom this year?

With the new school year upon us, I thought it would be interesting and informative to learn what types of Internet technologies you are considering using for the first time in this coming school year. There are so many engaging and potentially helpful technologies available via the web. In addition to the types of technologies you may be introducing to the instructional process, how do you envision these tools improving learning… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on August 27, 2009 at 7:56am — 2 Comments

Portal Applications for Higher Education

This week and next I will be discussing two distinct approaches to implementing portal applications in a higher education environment.

I am going to divert from the type of tools and resources I typically post about (free or low cost web based resources and apps for educators and the instructional process) to take a look a powerful type of application that is becoming increasingly popular in higher education (as well as K-12). Portal applications allow designers and users to… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on August 25, 2009 at 6:30am — 1 Comment

Web based resources for Physically Handicapped students (and other special needs students)

Final post in a series on Internet resources for Educators working with Special Needs students.

This week’s post is a bit of a mixed bag. I’ll wrap up this 5 part series with some information on resources for students with physical handicaps (other than… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on August 18, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

Internet Resources for teachers working with Hearing Impaired students

The 4th post in a series providing an overview of web based resources for educators that work with Special Needs students.

We started this series a few weeks back by looking at resources for teaching students with ADD & ADHD, we focused on… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on August 10, 2009 at 6:27pm — No Comments

Internet resources for educators working with visually impaired students

3rd post in a series examining web based resources for educators that work with Special Needs students

Just as with my recent posts focused on ADD & ADHD, and Autism & PDD, it is not difficult to find… Continue

Added by Kelly Walsh on August 4, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments