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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education

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Here’s the complete overview on the role of assistive tech in encouraging inclusivity in education: What does that mead? The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious.

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A New Era of #SpecialEducation–a video

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If you’re looking for more resources on special education in your classroom, check out our resources: October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. How Smart Tech and IoT are Making Educational Spaces More Accessible. 3 Great Special Needs Digital Tools.

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How to vet edtech tools to promote success at school for all learners

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It’s important to vet edtech tools to verify that they promote access for a wide range of learners. In this blog, I share the basic fundamentals for vetting technology tools and clarify how each accommodation supports different types of learners. . For me, vetting edtech products for accessibility is my profession and my passion. .

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FETC 2019: Day One

eSchool News

Though I do miss seeing Hawaiian shirts and skateboards at the Surf conference that shared the south side of the Orange County Convention Center, the extra space taken over by FETC makes the conference workshops more accessible, convenient, and right in the heart of the main concourse. Assistive Technology.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. But we knew that unless we proactively built bridges to ensure everyone could be included in the benefits of new technologies, each cycle of innovation would leave people further behind.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Here’s what they had to say: Text-based AI interfaces provide an opportunity to help close the digital divide…and avoid an impending AI divide. But we knew that unless we proactively built bridges to ensure everyone could be included in the benefits of new technologies, each cycle of innovation would leave people further behind.

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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

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If we look at a standard day in any classroom, the activities and assessments are all channelled through writing. I worked very diligently over the course of my high school career to familiarize myself as much as possible with the inner workings, complex nuances, and the design principles of many forms of assistive technology.