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mARch: Augmenting with Aurasma, Part 1.

SpeechTechie

Note: Aurasma is available for free for iPhone, iPod and iPad 2 and above. My apologies to readers with an iPad 1. Specifically, through these steps a seagull "aura" is accessed when the book''s cover is scanned. Aurasma is actually pretty easy to use! This app is also available for Android, but I can''t attest to how it works.

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Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?

The Hechinger Report

Five years ago, these tools were considered purely assistive technology [for children with special needs]; now everyone’s using them. And the reason is, everyone has access to it. Every computer and iPad has it.”. For so long, special education and assistive technology has been for ‘those kids over there.’