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AT and UDL: Acronyms for Equity

EdTechTeam

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. I worked exclusively with students in special education classrooms who needed a way to access the curriculum or a way to communicate effectively in the classroom.

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Annual Invent It challenge launches, focusing on solving health problems

eSchool News

Individual students, entire classrooms, schools and other organizations serving children between the ages of 5-21 (in grades K-12) are encouraged to participate. Highlights from the 2015 Invent It! This year’s challenge invites kids to think about a real-world health problem and come up with a solution.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

My journey began in Perry County Schools as a para-educator for a first-grade classroom. I was offered a job closer to home in 2015 as a 6th-grade science teacher at Bondurant Middle School in Franklin County. I was offered a job closer to home in 2015 as a 6th-grade science teacher at Bondurant Middle School in Franklin County.

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

TeachThought - Learn better.

October 29, 2015 — MakerBot Thingiverse, the world’s largest 3D design community, reached a landmark one million uploads and 200 million downloads on its platform. According to MakerBot’s market research, 79 percent of teachers who use MakerBot 3D printers use Thingiverse in the classroom[1]. by TeachThought Staff. BROOKLYN , N.Y.,

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

The Hechinger Report

Aspects of Caleb’s time in GNETS were echoed by the families interviewed — a sense that they could do nothing to get their children back into local schools once they were in the system and a hopelessness in the face of violence and chaos in the classrooms. The state of Georgia filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in October.