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//**Pssst...You can edit every page EXCEPT this one.**// Welcome to Web for All Learners!**//Join this wiki//**
 * This wiki was started in Spring 2010 by a Lesley University Technology in Education online class for graduate students. As K-12 teachers themselves, these graduate students gathered information concerning Web Accessibility and other learning issues. They also collected useful blogs, podcasts and wikis. This wiki serves as a resource for other teachers, students and educators seeking information on inclusive practices **related to Social Media, Web 2.0, and other internet related technologies.**

We will use this wiki to organize the Social Media material you have been gathering for this class. You can also search Diigo for related bookmarks outside our group. This would be a good time to try social media #hashtags too. You can search for Twitter #hashtags that relate to your article topic, and see what "the power of crowds" tagged.

Each student is to **write an article** (see below for 'howto') for either the Accessibility Section OR to the English Language Learners Section. The article is to be on a topic that addresses a **specific** social media accessibility, ELL, or another issue of online access. Some suggested topics follow below. You are not limited to writing only 1 article, but at least one //**article must address a specific barrier to web access**//. ||

Choose **ONE Accessibility related challenge** and **ONE Social Media techniqu**e. //- For example learning disability and podcasting, or a visually impaired student and blogging.// || **Social Media and English Language Learners** Choose **ONE Language related challenge** and **ONE Social Media technique**. //- For example an ELL and podcasting, or ESL and blogging.// || Each of the major categories of disabilities requires certain types of adaptations in the design of the web content. Most of the time, these adaptations benefit nearly everyone, not just people with disabilities. Almost everyone benefits from helpful illustrations, properly-organized content and clear navigation. [| Visual]Blindness, low vision, color-blindness [|Hearing]Deafness [|Motor]Inability to use a mouse, slow response time, limited fine motor control [|Cognitive]Learning disabilities, distractibility, inability to remember or focus on large amounts of information
 * [[image:gnome-accessibilitylogo-75.jpg width="116" height="116" align="left"]] **Social Media Accessibility**
 * ~ **Web for All Learners Overview** ||
 * The two sections below are an overview of the major subject areas for articles in Web for All Learners. ||
 * = **Social Media and/or Internet Accessibility** ||
 * Accessibility Section Articles

//All of the above information concerning Web Accessibility was copied from WebAIM// ||
 * = **Social Media and/or the Internet and English Language Learners** ||
 * ELL/ESL Section Articles
 * Technology challenges for ELL teachers
 * Strategies for using technology in the ELL environment ||

These wiki articles are divided into two sections: Accessibility Section and English Language Learners Section. Each topic has its own page. Pages are listed and linked in one of these two sections. To find articles, use the search in the upper right to find your topic of interest. Check your topic to be sure someone hasn't already covered it.
 * Collaborative Article Writers**
 * Click EDIT to edit any page in this wiki - //except this page.//**
 * **//To// ADD //a// //new article topic//**
 * 1) Choose either the Accessibility Section OR to the English Language Learners Section.
 * 2) Enter the topic name and your name in the table for that section**.**
 * 3) Then click **"New Page"** in the upper left.
 * 4) Use the Article Page template to add your article.
 * 5) **Save your page**.
 * 6) Return to the table on the Section page.
 * 7) Click Edit.
 * 8) Select your article topic in the table.
 * 9) Click the Link icon.
 * 10) Click "use an existing page" next to Page Name.
 * 11) Your article page will appear in the pages dropdown list.
 * 12) Select it and click Add Link.
 * **//To// EDIT //an existing topic//**
 * 1) Choose either the Accessibility Section OR to the English Language Learners Section.
 * 2) Click the article name (link).
 * 3) Then click edit, to edit or add to the article.
 * Be sure to add your name to the table on the section page in the Editor(s) column too.
 * **// REMEMBER TO SAVE YOUR WORK! //**

At the end of the demo video, I say you're done. But that's not quite correct. //** You also must click SAVE! **// media type="custom" key="12353988"