Succeeding in College and at Work: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories

The New England ADA Center and No Limits Media have released informative videos featuring students with disabilities sharing their strategies for successfully staying in school, graduating and getting jobs. Students reveal their struggles with self-reporting their disability, and negotiating accommodations in school and at work. The videos are open captioned and can be viewed by accessing the following link.

http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/student_videos

Climb Every Mountain

Climb Every Mountain

Orientation to College Support Services and Survival Skills for Students
August 17-19, 2008
For Students attending Central Community College-Hastings Nebraska Campus

Who Should Attend:

• Students who want to jump-start their educational success

• Any student desiring to learn about available support services and college survival skills

• Students with any type of disability

• First generation college students

• English as a second language (ESL) students

Participants must be new students pre-registed for the Fall 2008 Semester.

Further Information:
Persons wanting additional information about the program may contact the Central Community College-Hastings Educational Support Services Offices at (402) 461-2423.

Educational Opportunites Beyond H.S. in Nebraska

Educational Opportunites Beyond High School In Nebraska

A Guide for All Students

http:// edweblab.unl.edu/edu/edopportunites

The web site is designed for secondary students selcting a postseconday education institution. A listing of postsecondary educational programs in Nebraska is included. All schools on the site are licensed or accredited. Private vocational and technical schools are approved by the Nebraska Department of Educations. Schools of cosmentology, barbering, and health related are licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services. The major focus is to provide information about accommodations and special provisions available to students with special needs. The online database is provided by the Deparment of Special Education, College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. 62 colleges are in the database.

School Tube

SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations.

SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated internet media content sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards.

SchoolTube Revolutionizes Internet Video for Students

SchoolTube’s partnership with The Student Television Network (STN) leverages a nationwide network of broadcast journalism teachers and students who share their expertise with each other in an effort to create quality student videos of all types.

www.schooltube.com

A Guide to Gracious Criticism

'Destructive criticism bad; constructive criticism good!' An important skill in high school, college and in the work force is that of giving solid, instructive criticism. Although this hand out was written for college students, it explains instructive criticism as it is equally applicable to high school students. The material covers rules to follow and questions to consider when doing peer writing reviews.

George Mason University

To veiw the hand out click on the following hyperlink -http://www.gmu.edu/departments/writingcenter/handouts/eiphand.html

Playaway

What is Playaway?

Playaway is the newest format of audio, combining a wide variety of content with an easy-to-use player all in one small unit. When you receive your Playaway, all you have to do is press play to start listening immediately – there is no need for a separate player, and it comes with earbuds and a battery to make it play.

Playaway is the most simple and immediate way to enjoy music and audiobooks. Its portability allows users to enjoy their favorite authors and titles on-the-go, whenever and wherever.

What makes Playaway unique?

• Playaway is the easiest way to listen to a book or music – the only thing you need to do is press play!
• Each Playaway contains an entire book or music compilation, regardless of length (up to 80 hours!).
• A Playaway weighs only 2 ounces and can easily fit in a pocket for ultimate portability and multitasking.
• They come with an automatic bookmark function that remembers where you left off.
• Playaways have a universal headphone jack that can be used with a number of mobility accessories including portable speakers, FM transmitters, and audio cables to listen in virtually any environment.

After the content on Playaway is enjoyed, it can be easily shared, just like a book. Or, we’ll help you reuse your Playaway and get great savings through RePlay, our program where we reload your pre-used Playaway with a new title of your choice.

For more information visit-http://store.playawaydigital.com/

Timer

Cool Timer

Cool Timer can be set for up to 100 hours, and can use any Wav, MP3, or Midi file OR any of several built-in sounds to sound an alarm when time expires. Timer runs on your computer screen.

Time anything up to 100 hours.

Use for cooking, exercising, etc.

Great for teachers in the classroom.

Can also be used as an alarm clock.

Use any Wav, MP3, or Midi file OR one of several built-in sounds as an alarm.

Can be set for up to 100 hours in "countdown mode".

Easy to use.

Cool, colorful, customizable interface.

Can be minimized to Windows system tray.

Save and reload preset time lengths or wake times.

Absolutely free!

To download free software visit www.harmonyhollow.net/cool_timer.shtml