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Jun 20

Learning Style	Software/Software Feature that Supports that Style
Visual	SmartIdeas SmartArt within Microsoft Word Charts within Word and Excel Clipart Tables Written text YouTube – educational videos, visual explanations & demonstrations
Auditory	Text to speech software – i.e. Kurzweil, ReadPlease, Read & Write Gold, etc. Audacity – free audio editing software Podcasts through iTunes YouTube – educational videos, oral explanations Music/mp3s – i.e. songs that teach grammar rules
Kinesthetic	Quia.com – online quizzes in game format to review concepts in a number of subjects Nintendo Wii – some educational software games which allow students to get physically involved Using a tablet PC or a tablet input device to take notes or draw (hardware, not software specific) Virtual simulations – i.e. NASA Rocket Launcher – allows students to do “hands on” activities in an experimental kind of way… even if they are virtual Lego Mindstorms – combines computer programming with building with legos

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