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Browsing Archive: February, 2010

Storyline Online

Posted by John Dalziel on Sunday, February 7, 2010, In : Audio Books 

The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation has produced Storyline Online, a streaming video site where SAG members read a wide selection of children’s books.

Children can...

  • follow along in their own books; or
  • just watch the video, which includes the illustrations.
  • Toggle closed-captioning; or
  • to make it even more book-like, turn off the sound as well; this kind of defeats the purpose of watching the videos, but, I suppose, it’s nice to know users could do this.

There are additional acti...


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2010 Update: Maths Dictionary 4 Kids

Posted by John Dalziel on Sunday, February 7, 2010, In : Resources 

A Maths Dictionary for Kids has been updated for 2010 to include...

  • more terms;
  • definitions; and
  • visual aids than ever before. 

A Maths Dictionary for Kids provides simple, clear definitions of math terms. Each definition includes a small diagram or simple activity to illustrate the term's definition.

A Maths Dictionary for Kids is a great resource for learners for homework assignments and/or individual course assignments. The visual clues provided by in the dictionary are useful for tho...


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Origami Club Website

Posted by John Dalziel on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, In : Activities 

If like me, you love the art of paper folding, (I blame the Rupert Bear Annual) then you will definitely get hooked with the Origami Club Website.

Origami Club is a free comprehensive online resource for paper art lovers and origami enthusiasts full of free and easy origami diagrams and animations.

With Origami Club, users can browse through various origami creations and watch and/or find directions on how to create them.

Find out more at http://www.origami-club.com/en/.

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You Are Here

Posted by John Dalziel on Tuesday, February 2, 2010, In : Resources 

The activities and resources on You Are Here are free to use. The site is ideal for use in Family Learning and/or as an Initial Teacher Training Resource.

In the Parents and Teachers section You are here has provided a brief description of each store in the mall. They have also provided...

  • fact sheets,

  • lesson plans and

  • classroom activities that complement the site.

The site can be used to support lessons in...

  • critical thinking,

  • language arts,

  • writing,

  • media literacy,

  • business, ...

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John Dalziel I'm an eLearning Adviser specializing in stimulating and supporting innovation in learning via eBooks, eMagazines, blogs (including audio versions), online TV, interactive resources, forums, workshops, conferences and face2face consultations. Evaluating and becoming familiar with sustainable and new technologies allows me to respond to the needs of learning providers from a position of experience rather than 'hearsay'. Supported learning providers, in the northwest of England (UK), can contact me for FREE consultations. Based at Lancaster University I work for the JISC Regional Support Centre - Northwest.
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