Posts by Gerry Kennedy
Weally Wonderful Apps V3.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy February 28, 2012
Gerry Kennedy February 28, 2012
Weally Wonderful Apps V3.0 is a new update. It has about 80 new entries so it has grown since Version 2.0. Download Weally Wonderful Apps (MS Word docx 804 KB) – Use Firefox to download if you have problem with saving the file under Internet Explorer. Download Weally Wonderful Apps (zip 688 KB) If you don’t have Microsoft …
Weally Wonderful Websites V8.0
Posted in Web links
Gerry Kennedy December 6, 2011
Gerry Kennedy December 6, 2011
Weally Wonderful Websites has been updated for the last time in 2011. It has grown to 85 A4 pages in length with new sites added to 75% of the document. Once again I thank people who have contributed especially to Lee Blunt, Greg Alchin and Steven Jurgeit. Please share it on listservs, Twitter Feeds and email it on …
Weally Wonderful Apps V2.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy December 5, 2011
Gerry Kennedy December 5, 2011
Weally Wonderful Apps V2.0 is an update of the Version 1.0 document. I have added categories that are more descriptive and so the resource should be more user-friendly. Quite a few new apps have been added as well as some new resources and links to articles. I hope that this 13 page document will be useful for educators, …
Universal Access to Web Browsers
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy November 21, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 21, 2011
1. Introduction As per critical software for users with different access and learning needs, the web browser is most definitely one of the most important. Students now spend so much of their time online inside a browser. When they are on social media sites, chatting, searching, researching and collecting data, emailing, shopping, banking, reading the news, sports, entertainment …
Weally Wonderful Websites V7.0
Posted in Web links
Gerry Kennedy November 15, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 15, 2011
The recently updated November issue of the Weally Wonderful Websites V7.0 document has filled out to 76 x A4 pages of web sites, resources and links to a number of categories that cater to students with different learning, access and communication needs. Significant updates to a number of sections on Teacher Resources ( many thanks to Lee Blunt …
Weally Wonderful Apps V1.0
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews, Web links
Gerry Kennedy November 10, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 10, 2011
I have created a new resource in MS Word that just applies to Apps – thus ‘Weally Wonderful Apps’. It is Version 1.0 and has an introductory page and then is followed by six pages of links to resources, articles, reviews. Best-Of sites and teaching and learning supports for people working within education and therapy. It will definitely …
Universal Access to Data Collection and Storage
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy November 3, 2011
Gerry Kennedy November 3, 2011
1. Introduction Data systems have been important to computer users since the advent of personal computers. My first experience with a computer was the MONECS system whereby IBM Port-a-Punch 80 column punch cards were used. Each line of programming code was made up of cards where a hole was punched to represent the character (e.g. a-z or 1-0) …
Universal Access to Reading Software
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy October 31, 2011
Gerry Kennedy October 31, 2011
1. Introduction Students live in a world of symbols, icons and words. Every day they process printed text online and in printed newspapers, journals and magazines, in school worksheets and handouts, in sports reports, recipes, product information, accounts, social web sites, text messages, online chat and/or emails. As emerging readers, they rely on their reading skills, comprehension and …
Weally Wonderful Websites V6.6
Posted in Web links
Gerry Kennedy October 26, 2011
Gerry Kennedy October 26, 2011
The Weally Wonderful Websites V6.6 document, in MS Word, has filled out to 67 x A4 pages of web sites, resources and links to a number of categories that cater to students with different learning, access and communication needs. Sections on eBooks, iPad/iPod resources and others have been updated from Version 6.0. About 50 more sites have been …
Weally Wonderful Websites V6.0
Posted in Web links
Gerry Kennedy September 23, 2011
Gerry Kennedy September 23, 2011
The Weally Wonderful Websites document is now available as Version 6.0. It has run to 62 A4 pages and has a new category – Web 2.0 tools. Other sections have been updated with about 30 new entries. Please let others know and add a comment (if you wish) or post a question. Adding to Facebook and to Twitter …
