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ENGAGED LEARNING FOR TODAY'S DIGITAL NATIVES

Preparing students for lifelong learning requires new approaches to education that incorporate technologies increasingly a part of students' everyday lives. This white paper discusses why educators need to look at these and other subjects in new ways, using readily accessible technologies to engage and inspire students to take a more active role in learning.

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Visual literacy white paper: What is visual literacy?

What is visual literacy? Visual communication is a process of sending and receiving messages using images. Visual literacy can be defined as the "ability to construct meaning from visual images." To make meaning from images, the reader uses the critical skills of exploration, critique, and reflection. White paper commissioned by Adobe. Written by Dr. Anne Bamford.

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Building digital skills: Helping students learn and communicate with technology

When schools effectively integrate web technology into courses, they enable students to demonstrate knowledge, develop essential communication skills, and build foundations for their careers. This white paper explores using web technology to to prepare students to function and excel in a digital world.

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Supporting digital portfolios in the K–12 classroom: Policies, assessments, training, technology

Rick Voithofer, assistant professor, Ohio State University and Fawn Winterwood, doctoral student, Ohio State University
This paper presents a framework for supporting the use of digital portfolios in K–12 classrooms on school, district, regional, and state/province levels.

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Creating electronic portfolios using Macromedia Contribute

Dr. Alan Foley, North Carolina State University and Dr. Rick Voithofer, Ohio State University
This paper looks at national and state standards related to the use of digital portfolios for teacher licensing. Using Macromedia® Contribute®, pre-service and in-service teachers are able to generate these portfolios more quickly and easily than ever.

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Macromedia Accessibility Project (MAP): A collaboration of the League for Innovation in the Community College, Macromedia, Inc., and Pima Community College

This paper outlines a three-month project that was conceived as a collaborative effort to promote information regarding accessibility and to integrate this information into the online curriculum of one community college.

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Macromedia MX: Strategies and architectures for eLearning content

This white paper by Tanya Heins and Frances Himes will help IT and eLearning managers understand how to assemble and deliver template-driven learning objects that can be easily adapted to an organization's instructional model. Specific examples of templates created with Macromedia Studio MX, ColdFusion® MX, and Flash® Communication Server MX will be used to illustrate this flexible development process.

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Developing rich Internet applications with Macromedia MX

Macromedia MX is the first complete family of products and technologies designed to work together to deliver rich Internet applications (RIAs), an emerging class of applications that promises to change Internet application development. This white paper discusses the need for a new generation of applications, provides a technical overview of RIAs, and describes how the Macromedia MX product family allows you to develop these applications.

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Building accessible dynamic websites with Macromedia ColdFusion MX

This white paper examines the tools and techniques required to build an accessible web application using Macromedia ColdFusion MX.

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Building rich Internet applications with Macromedia Flash MX and ColdFusion MX

Enterprises can effectively use Macromedia Flash MX and ColdFusion MX to develop Internet-based business applications. In this white paper, a financial service application illustrates the key benefits of building Internet applications in Macromedia Flash over those built in HTML.

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Getting started with eLearning standards

Online learning standards can be complicated. This primer helps identify and implement the key capabilities of each standards body and their respective specifications. With this understanding, you will be better equipped to improve your online learning development and delivery. Experienced and novice developers alike will benefit from these guidelines.

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Best practices for web accessibility design and implementation

Written by Dr. Alan Foley of North Carolina State University and Bob Regan of Macromedia, this document outlines a process-based approach to implementing accessibility design.

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Using the web for interactive teaching and learning

If you're interested in the issues related to using technology to improve learning outcomes, this white paper is for you. It reviews key trends in learning theory, research on learning styles, and the use of computer-aided instruction. It also discusses best practices for implementing online and distance learning.

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