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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

Mike shares tips and strategies to help teachers shake up inclusive learning in their classrooms. The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. Every student brings their own unique learning needs to the classroom.

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5 Ways EdTech Helps Students with Special Needs in the Classroom

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For students with special needs in the classroom, the challenges are amplified. Autism spectrum disorders are the most common developmental disability in the classroom. Classroom management challenges. Special ed teachers rely on assistive learning devices to address the needs of student challenges. Making friends.

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Top Webinars of 2016

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Topics spanned from early childhood education to building a positive school and classroom culture. From integrating technology into school libraries, to special education, to coding and robotics, there was something for everyone this year. 4 Engineering Classrooms with Visual Strategies for Autism Success. #

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Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum

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The Marriage Between IT & Curriculum ] Here are some tools that we have found help marry tech and curriculum to enhance learning: Assistive Technology Finding the right tools to support all learners can empower a student in ways we may never have thought possible.

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Top Tech Tools for Kids Who Struggle to Read and Write

The CoolCatTeacher

It is a perfect inquiry-based tool you can use in your classroom and with your students. Tuesday, September 26, 2017. Friedlander is a school psychologist with expertise in assistive technology. where he coordinates Graduate Programs in Special Education and teaches graduate courses in assistive technology.

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6 Steps to Take to Boost Tech Accessibility

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Within an educational context, inclusive technology comprises assistive tools and strategies that reduce or remove barriers to the learning experience for students with disabilities, mainly in mainstream classrooms. Making those assistive technologies available to learners requires a specialized infrastructure.

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Secrets of Accessible Online Content You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

More than that – federal lawsuits for non-compliance have risen 180% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States. My research assistant, Dr. Lisa Durff, found a presentation on this topic “ Creating an Accessible Campus Culture ” presented by Bevin Rainwater at Blackboard World 2018. What does accessibility mean?