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===Ideas===
===Ideas===


Develop a web html Validator for assistive technologies at the W3 - like this one: http://validator.w3.org/
Develop a web html Validator for assistive technologies at the W3 - like this one: http://validator.w3.org/.




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Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.
Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project.

(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at http://www.academia.edu).




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===Select Books===
===Select Books===


===Select Calendars for Events in this Subject===




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===Select Museums===
===Select Museums===


(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).
(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page:
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).




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===Select Newspapers, News===




===Select Office Hours===
===Select Office Hours===


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===Select Programs, Applications, Software===
===Select Programs, Applications, Languages, Software===


ADDING OR IMPROVING A LANGUAGE. 2011. http://espeak.sourceforge.net/add_language.html (I believe it uses eSpeak as its voice engine. That project's site has a page on adding languages). SourceForge.
ADDING OR IMPROVING A LANGUAGE. 2011. http://espeak.sourceforge.net/add_language.html (I believe it uses eSpeak as its voice engine. That project's site has a page on adding languages). SourceForge.
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Au, Wagner James. 2013. [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2013/02/second-life-possible-parkinsons-therapy.html Woman with Parkinson's Reports Significant Physical Recovery After Using Second Life - Academics Researching]. February 7. New World Notes.
Au, Wagner James. 2013. [http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2013/02/second-life-possible-parkinsons-therapy.html Woman with Parkinson's Reports Significant Physical Recovery After Using Second Life - Academics Researching]. February 7. New World Notes.


Barence. 2012. [http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/06/14/1429254/adjusting-your-pc-set-up-to-cope-with-sudden-sight-loss Adjusting Your PC Set-Up To Cope With Sudden Sight Loss]. June 14. hardware.slashdot.org
Barence. 2012. [http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/06/14/1429254/adjusting-your-pc-set-up-to-cope-with-sudden-sight-loss Adjusting Your PC Set-Up To Cope With Sudden Sight Loss]. June 14. hardware.slashdot.org.


Boss, Suzie. 2012. [http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/accessible_images Accessible Images: An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images]. Fall. Stanford, CA: Stanford University.
Boss, Suzie. 2012. [http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/accessible_images Accessible Images: An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images]. Fall. Stanford, CA: Stanford University.
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FCC Honors Innovators in Accessibility Communications Technologies. 2012. [http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-honors-innovators-accessibility-communications-technologies FCC Honors Innovators in Accessibility Communications Technologies]. Washington DC: fcc.gov.
FCC Honors Innovators in Accessibility Communications Technologies. 2012. [http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-honors-innovators-accessibility-communications-technologies FCC Honors Innovators in Accessibility Communications Technologies]. Washington DC: fcc.gov.


Lardinois, Frederic. 2013. [http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/01/google-launches-sign-language-interpreter-app-for-hangouts-adds-accessibility-features-to-gmail-drive-and-chrome/ Google Launches Sign Language Interpreter App For Hangouts, Adds Accessibility Features To Gmail, Drive And Chrome]. March 1. techcrunch.com.
Lardinois, Frederic. 2013. [http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/01/google-launches-sign-language-interpreter-app-for-hangouts-adds-accessibility-features-to-gmail-drive-and-chrome/ Google Launches Sign Language Interpreter App For Hangouts, Adds Accessibility Features To Gmail, Drive And Chrome]. March 1. techcrunch.com.


Parker, Robert. 2012. [http://giftsofms.blogspot.com/2012/05/yale-journeys-yale-epiphanies.html Yale journeys, Yale epiphanies]. May 28. Los Angeles, CA: giftsofms.blogspot.com
Parker, Robert. 2012. [http://giftsofms.blogspot.com/2012/05/yale-journeys-yale-epiphanies.html Yale journeys, Yale epiphanies]. May 28. Los Angeles, CA: giftsofms.blogspot.com.


Shivetya. 2012. [http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/06/26/2215231/ada-may-force-netflix-to-provide-closed-captioning-on-content ADA May Force Netflix To Provide Closed Captioning On Content]. June 26. yro.slashdot.org.
Shivetya. 2012. [http://yro.slashdot.org/story/12/06/26/2215231/ada-may-force-netflix-to-provide-closed-captioning-on-content ADA May Force Netflix To Provide Closed Captioning On Content]. June 26. yro.slashdot.org.


hypnosec. 2012. [http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/07/15/2139248/georgie-smartphone-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired Georgie: Smartphone For the Blind and Visually Impaired]. July 15. hardware.slashdot.org
hypnosec. 2012. [http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/07/15/2139248/georgie-smartphone-for-the-blind-and-visually-impaired Georgie: Smartphone For the Blind and Visually Impaired]. July 15. hardware.slashdot.org.





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===Select Study Guides===


===Select Surveys===




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===Select Twitters===





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Nicolelis, Miquel. 2013. [http://www.ted.com/talks/miguel_nicolelis_a_monkey_that_controls_a_robot_with_its_thoughts_no_really.html Miguel Nicolelis: A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts. No, really]. TEDMED 2012.
Nicolelis, Miquel. 2013. [http://www.ted.com/talks/miguel_nicolelis_a_monkey_that_controls_a_robot_with_its_thoughts_no_really.html Miguel Nicolelis: A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts. No, really]. TEDMED 2012.

Tek Robotic Mobilization Device. 2013. [http://vimeo.com/37363411 Robotic Mobilization Device]. (see: wimp.com/newdevice/ and http://tekrmd.com/ and http://www.matiarobotics.com/). tekrmd.com/.




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===Select Websites===


Thatcher, Jim. 2011. [http://www.jimthatcher.com/sidebyside.htm Side by Side WCAG vs. 508]. (The intention here is to compare the Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility checkpoints with the Section 508 Web Accessibility standards).
Thatcher, Jim. 2011. [http://www.jimthatcher.com/sidebyside.htm Side by Side WCAG vs. 508]. (The intention here is to compare the Priority 1 Web Content Accessibility checkpoints with the Section 508 Web Accessibility standards). jimthatcher.com/sidebyside.htm.


Thatcher, Jim. 2009. [http://www.jimthatcher.com/skipnav.htm Skip Navigation Links (Updated 6/19/2009)].
Thatcher, Jim. 2009. [http://www.jimthatcher.com/skipnav.htm Skip Navigation Links (Updated 6/19/2009)]. jimthatcher.com/skipnav.htm.


W3 Markup Validation Service. 2011. http://validator.w3.org/ (This validator checks the markup validity of Web documents in HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc. If you wish to validate specific content such as RSS/Atom feeds or CSS stylesheets, MobileOK content, or to find broken links, there are other validators and tools available).
W3 Markup Validation Service. 2011. [http://validator.w3.org/ W3 Markup Validation Service]. (This validator checks the markup validity of Web documents in HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc. If you wish to validate specific content such as RSS/Atom feeds or CSS stylesheets, MobileOK content, or to find broken links, there are other validators and tools available). validator.w3.org/.


WebAIM. 2011. http://webaim.org/
WebAIM. 2011. [http://webaim.org/ WebAIM]. webaim.org/




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===Select Wikis===


===Subjects' Social Networking Sites===


===Tutoring===




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===Free Degrees / Credit===
===Free Degrees / Credit===

MIT OCW Audio Video Courses:
http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/audio-video-courses/


Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School
Admissions at World University and School: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School
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WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
WUaS International Baccalaureate Diploma and Programme: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_International_Baccalaureate_Diploma_and_Programme
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(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)
(beginning with United Nations' languages - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish)




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===In Virtual World===
===In Virtual World===

3D Learn. 2013. http://www.learningin3d.info/


Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/
Active Worlds Educational Universe (AWEDU). 2012. http://www.activeworlds.com/edu/


Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice
Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/

Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net
Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

Edusim. 2013. http://edusim3d.com/

Gifted Kids.ie. 2013. http://www.giftedkids.ie/daynuv.html

ISTE – SIGMS. 2013. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

Open Cobalt. 2013. http://www.opencobalt.org/


OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)
OpenSim. 2012. http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page (http://www.scribd.com/doc/57959626/OpenSimulator-School-Quick-Start-Guide)


Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet
Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet and http://www.opencroquet.org/


Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/
Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/


Primary Games. 2013. http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds.php
Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://atlantisremixed.org/ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).


SimScience. 2012. http://simscience.org/
ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.


Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.
Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.


Unity3D. 2012. unity3d.com/
Unity3D. 2012. http://unity3d.com/


WiloStar3D. 2013. https://www.wilostar3d.com/




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Travel to this virtual island to learn building:
Travel to this virtual island to learn building:



===Item Number===
===Item Number===


Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system
Global ID and Multiple IDs - see https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Requests_for_comment/New_sites_system

Bar code




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===Learning Networking===
===Learning Networking===


Teach and Learn using free Social Bookmarking software to identify what courses, etc. you find edifying.
Teach and Learn using free Social Networking software to share what courses, etc., you find edifying, what you enjoy learning ....




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Digg.com's World University and School - http://digg.com/worlduniversityandschool
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 ('This group may be archived').




Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/99021-worlduniversityandschool
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived).




Google + - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/
Google + Profiles - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - Scott MacLeod - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/




Google Profiles World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts
Google + Profiles Company page - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com - World University and School - https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108179352492243955816/108179352492243955816/posts




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LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School
LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School-4024337


Quora - http://www.quora.com/


Research Gate - http://www.researchgate.net/




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World University & School subject group
World University & School 'subject page' group




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===Tutoring===
===RSS Feed===







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Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:
Teach and learn using free TV-Live Broadcasting software to the web:



Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com
Google + Hangouts - https://plus.google.com/hangouts




Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv
Justin TV - http://www.justin.tv


Livestream TV - http://www.livestream.com




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''Free, group video conferencing''
''Free, group video conferencing''


AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/
AnyMeeting - http://anymeeting.com/homepage/




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http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator
http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/WUaS_Universal_Translator

Google Translate language:

Sugar Labs: Translation System language:

Region:


===The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School===

[[The "Universitian" Newspaper at World University and School]]




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All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .
All content on this site is freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/ .


The World University and School program is not endorsed by MIT or MIT OpenCourseWare.