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Required Resources 

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Edyburn, D. L. (2013).  Inclusive technologies: Tools for helping diverse learners achieve academic success  (2nd ed.). Bridgepoint Education.

· Chapter 1: Diverse Students and Academic Performance

Multimedia

Conscious Educating. (2011, October 2).  Microsoft vision of the classroom of the future  (Links to an external site.)  [Video]. YouTube. http://youtu.be/aJu6GvA7jN8

· This video is approximately six minutes long and illustrates how technology might effect a classroom of the future. This video is a required resource for the Week 1 Assignment. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Moyers. (n.d.). Moyers & Company: Who's widening America's digital divide (Links to an external site.)  [Video]. Bill Moyers. https://billmoyers.com/episode/whos-widening-americas-digital-divide/

· This video is approximately 57 minutes long. In the video, Susan Crawford, author of Captive Audience, discusses some of the factors influencing the widening digital divide in the United States. The video is a required resource for the Week 1 Post Your Introduction Discussion. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Technology, Entertainment and Design [TED]. (2010, July) The child-driven education (Links to an external site.)  [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/sugata_mitra_the_child_driven_education#t-

· This video, which is approximately 17 minutes long, shows Sugata Mitra explaining why teachers and schools are not allocated effectively. This video is a required resource for the Week 1 Assignment. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

TEDx Talks. (2012, June 15).   Can technology change education? Yes!: Raj Dhingra at TEDxBend  (Links to an external site.)  [Video]. YouTube. http://youtu.be/l0s_M6xKxNc

· This video, which is approximately 17 minutes long, shows Raj Dhingra explaining how technology can change education. This video is a required resource for the Week 1 Assignment. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Recommended Resources

Multimedia

Kyger, J. (2016).  Getting started with Screencast-O-matic (Links to an external site.)  [Video]. Screencast-O-Matic. https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cDnoca1cDx

· This presentation provides a brief tutorial of how to create a presentation using Screencast-O-matic. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement not available Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Webpages

Microsoft. (n.d.).   PowerPoint (Links to an external site.) . http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint

· Website offering access to resources for download, such as templates, and references for use of the widely used Microsoft Office PowerPoint software. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement not available. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Techsmith. (n.d.).  Jing (Links to an external site.) . http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html

· Webpage offering web-based screen recording software that allows for up to five minutes of narration for on screen content, including a presentation, with a free account. Web-based publishing of recordings is possible as well through the associated screencast service with a free account. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Websites

Screencast-O-matic (Links to an external site.) . (n.d.). https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cDnoca1cDx https://screencast-o-matic.com

· Upload, share, and discuss documents, presentation, images, audio files, and videos. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement not available. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

SlideRocket (Links to an external site.) . (n.d.). http://www.sliderocket.com

· Website for the web-based presentation software tool that has a free account option for uploading and sharing slides online. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement not available. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

YouTube (Links to an external site.) . (n.d.). http://www.youtube.com

· Website for the web-based video creation and distribution service, which allows for webcam recordings, video uploads, video editing and narration and captioning options, and much more for public, unlisted, and private videos. If you want a video to be viewable only by those who have a direct link, select “unlisted” as the option for distributing your video. This is a recommended source for the Post Your Introduction discussion. Accessibility Statement (Links to an external site.) Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

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