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Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?

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“A lot of people worry that technology will take the place of the teacher, but I think it’s exactly the opposite,” said math teacher Kaswell. Kaswell’s class is known as the STEAM lab, for science, technology, engineering, arts and math. It’s definitely been hard for them,” Kaswell said. “It Photo: Sarah Gonser. BROOKLYN, N.Y.

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Immersive Reader: A powerful tool to support schoolwide literacy

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Launched in January 2016 as a bold Microsoft Hackathon idea, Immersive Reader , incorporates current reading research and inclusive design principles. Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. And librarians can lead in its implementation and integration.

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

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They are often placed in separate classrooms within public schools and spend large numbers of hours on computers using technology that is not aligned with their specific needs. Related: Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?