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Read Works Provides Access to Handy Text Passages

SpeechTechie

I recently discovered ReadWorks - this website provides free access to reading passages and much more, with skill and strategy units on many topics in comprehension. So, where to get the contexts?

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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations. Educators should be sure to provide a checklist or task analysis for parents when they make these assignments.[8]. Some life skills tasks can be done at home.

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What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books?

Edsurge

It was a crazy idea: Take the bulk of the world’s books, scan them, and create a monumental digital library for all to access. A settlement that would have created a Book Rights Registry and made it possible to access the Google Books corpus through public-library terminals ultimately died, rejected by a federal judge in 2011.

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Immersive Reader: A powerful tool to support schoolwide literacy

NeverEndingSearch

Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. adjust font spacing to address the needs of readers with visual crowding issues.

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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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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

edWeb.net

How do you approach purchasing education technology tools? Diamond: When her district identifies a need, her team does an exhaustive competitive analysis, using an RFI and not an RFP, to see what products will work. She has 20 years’ experience in strategic communications, writing, and policy analysis, primarily in education.

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Building an Effective EdTech Strategy - Bring together workload, collaboration, and education

ViewSonic Education

Technology can have a significant impact for all children. However, for those whose difficulties make mainstream education harder to access, its effects can be profound. Interactive and assistive technology can help to ensure that education is accessible to all learners. Link to Whitepaper landing page).

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