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FETC 2019: Day One

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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. STEAM and STEM. Assistive Technology.

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

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To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. We know that learners vary in how they engage, how they take in information and also how they’re able to show what they know. Asynchronous means that it’s offline, so you can access it in your own time.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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How does classroom video capture technology address this issue? This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices—which is one piece of the puzzle.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. This trend follows the pattern of other public interest phenomena. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St.

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How Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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How does classroom video capture technology address this issue? This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices—which is one piece of the puzzle.

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Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students: Characteristics and Educational Considerations

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But, they may also have great difficulty with homework and project completion because of executive functioning challenges stemming from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). For example, a student with high intelligence in math may show superior problem-solving and calculation abilities. What about IDEA?

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Change the Game: Using Minecraft to Teach Students with Autism

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So it began as STEM design challenges for my older, more adept students. Minecraft, Autism and 21st Century Learning I was unaware of this early on, but eventually discovered that I wasn’t the only one who found Minecraft useful as an assistive technology for people with autism. I decided to check it out for myself.

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