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April 2018

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ADVISORS NOVEL IDEAS FOR WRITING INSTRUCTION FAMILY OF DYSLEXICS TRANSFORMED THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY T&L LEADERSHIP SUMMIT FOUR TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL VIRTUAL LEARNING INITIATIVE NEED TO KNOW: BLOCKCHAIN TRENDING AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EDTECH CONFERENCE ATTENDEE STRATEGIES TO PLAN A DISTRICT DIGITAL LEARNING DAY ED TECH (..)

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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. Her 24 classmates smile and wave as they log on from different states. She started monthly workshops specifically for them.

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Libraries Ready to Code Beta Collection Release

NeverEndingSearch

They now seek our feedback before the formal release of the full searchable collection sometime in Fall 2018. A high school librarian collaborating with a local music mentorship program to teach youth in special education classes how to code music with assistive technology.

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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. I am currently an Instructional Technology Coordinator (Digital Learning Coach) for Franklin County Schools and I work with each of our 13 schools on effective implementation of instructional technology. How do you personally use Wakelet?

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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. Dr. Matthew X.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. Waggle will incorporate Amplify’s immersive programs into its personalized learning library for Fall 2018, providing students and teachers with media-rich, standards-based tools to drive achievement. BenQ America Corp.

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Why Teachers Are So Excited About the Power Of Sketchnoting

MindShift

Rayna Freedman (@rlfreedm) October 1, 2018. “I She even has students who use assistive technology to write because their motor skills make handwriting very difficult, but they can sketch. Freedman has also found sketchnoting to be surprisingly helpful dealing with the inevitable conflicts that crop up in the middle grades.