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How Tablet Games Can Teach Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

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Schultz has taken a career in building special needs software and games for people who are blind or have low vision into ObjectiveEd, a new endeavor at a time when investor interest in educational tools and investor interest in assistive technology are apparently on the rise. million across 38 deals in 2012 to $276.5

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Come to the Mobile Learning Experience in September 2013

The Mobile Native

Cross Post from @TonyVincent "Learning in Hand" It''s my pleasure to be on the team organizing Mobile Learning Experience 2013. This year''s topics include project-based learning, assistive technologies, Common Core State Standards, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), and the open content revolution.

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ASHA 2013 Update- from a Techie Point of View!

SpeechTechie

ASHA 2013 in Chicago is in the books. apps assistive technology context curriculum connections executive function games professional development project-based learning social pragmatics social thinking' It was great traveling to one of my favorite cities for this event. At heart, I''m a context guy.

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Salesforce Donates $8.5M to Computer Science Education

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Funding in both districts will go toward hiring math and computer science middle school staff, buying assistive technology for special education students and supporting college and career programs. Salesforce has increased its donation each year since piloting the donation program to school districts in 2013.

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Access Your Stuff with Parallels Access

Kathy Schrock

During September 2013, Parallels gave me five year-long subscription licenses for Parallels Access to give away to K-16 educators! I provide Ed Tech and Assistive Technology support to students with disabilities. Parallels is working on a pricing model for schools and colleges, so watch for that, too! Flash content on the iPad.

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What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books?

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And though the same judge ultimately dismissed the case in 2013, handing Google a victory that allowed it to keep on scanning, the dream of easy and full access to all those works remains just that. Earlier this year, an article in the Atlantic lamented the dismantling of what it called “the greatest humanistic project of our time.”

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Thingiverse: Discover, Make, And Share 3D Printer Designs

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It is also the home to a number of competitions like the Assistive Technology and Fall STEAM Challenges , which invite community members to collaborate and create across the globe. During its first six months, the site averaged between 30 and 40 uploads per week. million downloads per month.