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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

They’ve been taking turns presenting on disabilities such as dyslexia, brain injuries and deafness; Noble gave hers, on assistive technologies for children with physical disabilities, last week. Under a Labor Department rule last year , teacher apprenticeships can now access millions in federal job-training funds.

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Secrets of Accessible Online Content You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In some of the statistics about online acceessibility , we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. More than that – federal lawsuits for non-compliance have risen 180% from 2017 to 2018 in the United States.

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Wakelet

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

However, like other online tools that come and go, it unfortunately shut down in May 2018. Collaborators can be given access directly via their Wakelet profile name or email, or indirectly via URLs and QR codes. I started using Wakelet back in early 2018. When one edtech door closes, another one often opens.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Teachers access the system using their regular school Google login account. Illuminate 11.0

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Tips & Tools to Enhance Collaboration Between Tech & Curriculum

techlearning

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. Dr. Matthew X.

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Why Teachers Are So Excited About the Power Of Sketchnoting

MindShift

Rayna Freedman (@rlfreedm) October 1, 2018. “I And for the kids she supports, who have speech and language issues, sketchnoting offers important insights into their thinking that is otherwise difficult to access. “It I had these two girls that were up each other’s throats,” Freedman said. It’s not about creating a piece of art.