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5 Ways EdTech Helps Students with Special Needs in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

Being asked to learn new information every day. These include reading, writing, spelling, reasoning, recalling and/or organizing information. Special ed teachers rely on assistive learning devices to address the needs of student challenges. Referred to as assistive technology (AT), these devices are often decidedly low tech.

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Week of January 9, 2011 - Live, Interactive, and Free Webinars in Elluminate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

His areas of interest are learning, ICT, video and Assistive Technology. link] READER''S THEATER AND INFORMATIONAL TEXT (HOST YOUR OWN WEBINAR) Thu 13 Jan 04:00PM New York / Thu 13 Jan 09:00PM GMT / Fri 14 Jan 08:00AM Sydney Kimberly Lightle.

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Georgia program for children with disabilities: ‘Separate and unequal’ education?

The Hechinger Report

During a six-month period, this reporter gathered information on the experiences of about 100 families with children in the GNETS system, via interviews with the families and by talking to advocates, attorneys and educators. Related: Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands.