Dan has come across a Firefox add-on called ‘Accessibar’ that provides flexibility in learning for students with special needs. This add-on can suit the learner’s needs and provide easier navigating of the Internet. In particular, it assists those individuals who have low vision. The colours on the toolbar can be modified, and text can also be added and spaced to support the user. What makes this add-on so great is that it’s free! As Paul states – teachers shouldn’t be so adament on using only Internet Explorer all the time. We should be open to a variety of programs – explore them and use the best aspects from each one!

http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2008/02/16/accessibar-firefox-add-on/

This is just something I had to share. I went out last night for a family dinner. My brother and his wife were there with their 6 week old baby girl. Discussion got to technology (my brother works as an Escalations Engineer for Cisco and technology is his world!) and he told me how he is already teaching is daughter how to use a mouse!! I then told him about the you tube video below in my blog – however this child was almost 2 years old!