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Using Inclusive Technology to Break Barriers and Empower Learners

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Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast During the edLeader Panel “ Inclusive Technology: Breaking Barriers and Empowering Learners ,” prominent education leaders emphasized the critical role of integrating inclusive technology systems within schools. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs.

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How Tablet Games Can Teach Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

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“We’ve now taken the boring task of learning Braille and turned it into a game,” says Schultz, co-founder of Boston-based educational games maker ObjectiveEd. According to Crunchbase , global investment activity in assistive technology has grown from $118.5 million across 71 deals in 2017. You can’t trick kids,” he says.

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

Mike doesn’t have a typical education career. 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. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities.

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Top Webinars of 2016

edWeb.net

In 2016 edWeb.net hosted over 250 webinars that have been viewed by 170,000 educators. 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.

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A Handy Visual on How Cutting Edge Technology is Redefining Education for Students with Disabilities

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

November 9, 2017 Here is a handy visual from University of Cincinnati highlighting some of the ways assistive technologies are transforming the ways students with disabilities learn in different.read more.

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Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum

techlearning

District and school leaders talk about the need to bridge the gap between curriculum and educational technology, but often fall short of succeeding. The same is true when considering curriculum initiatives; technology is left out of the discussion. The tech department is often treated as a separate entity in schools.

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5 Ways EdTech Helps Students with Special Needs in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

Barriers to educating students with special needs include: Negative opinions and stereotypes. 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. Teaching is a demanding profession.

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