Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Corinne P.
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I was in Saskatoon last weekend for a presentation and was eyeing the power point for design and presentation principles learned from Dean Shareski, and in the powerpoint, I noticed how effective the message is when the “showing not telling” concept is used through visual images/metaphors rather than through just words or too many words. [...]
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Filed under: Relfections
Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Corinne P.
I was reading the Search Engine blog on the CBC website and came across an interesting post on web browsers for children with autism. The ZAC Browser is a web browser specifically for children with autism. ZAC Browser was created by the grandparents of Zackary, a 6 year-old child with autism. They created the [...]
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Filed under: General
Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Corinne P.
I was commenting on Sara’s blog today about CBC’s excellent techie radio programs, and I decided I should peruse some of their websites today. However, the websites never have as much information as you get from listening to the program live. I have never subscribed to a podcast before but after reading Sara’s [...]
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Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Corinne P.
I saw this advertisement on television many months ago, and then, a few days ago when I was watching youtube videos on cyber bullying. This video’s message is, “Words hurt, don’t be a part of it”. This video doesn’t directly address cyber bullying or written insults. However, verbal insults can be directly [...]
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Filed under: Tech Tasks, Uncategorized
Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Corinne P.
I was searching youtube with my nieces yesterday, and found an excellent video for 3 and 4 year olds. It is called The Elephant Song by Eric Herman. He adds a neat dimension to the song because he sings and interacts with his 3 year old. The song is about animals: their [...]
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