Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

The post Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey interviews Mike Marotta, co-author of Inclusive Learning 365. Together they discuss how inclusive learning is meeting the needs of all learners. Every teacher should fight exclusion!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

The real issue is that the teaching and learning process in class is not engaging students via technology that is an integral part of their lives. “My My son has learning issues, and when I walked into his classroom, I began to see it through his eyes,” he says. How does classroom video capture technology address this issue?

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The post Google Accessibility Tools to Reach ALL Learners – SULS049 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Accessibility is and should be a huge topic of discussion across multiple industries but especially in learning. Sarah Kiefer recently wrote a wonderful review of the Dynamic Learning with Google podcast series.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Let’s start with the basics.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The sudden shift to online or hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has created plenty of challenges for students, schools, and parents. But how can schools and families follow an IEP when learning moves online? Families whose students have an IEP may need extra support in managing distance learning and special education.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Portland, OR – NWEA , a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, today announced progress it has made toward creating an accessible and equitable math assessment for middle school students with visual impairments. Last October, NWEA was awarded an AI for Accessibility grant from Microsoft.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 30, 2019

Dyslexia, and its lesser-known cousin, Dyscalculia are defined as a brain-based learning difficulties related to either reading, or to the difficulty in learning or comprehending arithmetic. The middle classes emerged from this advanced ability to access knowledge. Dyslexia is one of the driving forces behind that.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

When it comes to troubleshooting for her children’s remote learning, it seems like Barbara Lopez has done it all. When the teacher shows him something that’s not accessible for him, I have to figure out, ‘Do I enlarge it to remove the visual clutter? There’s a difference between accessibility and usability.” and Canada.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 20, 2019

In the age of artificial intelligence, HE needs to demonstrate now more than ever that it can create valuable learning experiences for students. Students can use the assistant for setting timers when studying, adding reminders, playing music, and more. The assistant can provide them with a list of classes to choose from.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

He explains his specific learning needs and calls on all educators to see life from his and millions of other students’ perspective. By sharing his specific needs with teachers, needs that are faced by millions of students across the world, he hopes to provide help in supporting their learning. I tried numerous different solutions.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Within inclusion settings, all students are placed in the same room to learn alongside each other, as opposed to removing students with disabilities to a separate space. 4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion. The following tips provide strategies for using technology to create inclusive learning environments.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2019

It can be a game-changer for so many of the learners we serve: emerging readers, English language learners or readers of other languages, students with such learning differences as dyslexia, dysgraphia, perceptual processing disorders (like Irlen Syndrome ), students with ADHD, and students with visual impairments. Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.,

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

This is a list of kids I need to check in with, maybe because they’re learning the English language, or because I’ve observed something where they need a little more help,” Kaswell said. But now he’s implementing a particularly intense approach to it, known as personalized learning. And the reason is, everyone has access to it.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

When she mustered the courage to research options for joining the profession, she learned it would cost somewhere between $5,000 to $15,000 a year over at least four years. “I Under a Labor Department rule last year , teacher apprenticeships can now access millions in federal job-training funds. Some Reach classes go until 11 p.m.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

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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Saving Socrates

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In our situation, the "Forgotten Man" is the neurodivergent Jewish child who needs services within the Jewish schools due to learning and/or behavioral differences and is mainly being underserviced or, in many cases, excluded from Jewish Education. I define neurodivergent children as children with ADHD, Autism, or other learning disabilities.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2017

Matt Huenerfauth (right), director of the Linguistic and Assistive Technologies Laboratory at the Rochester Institute of Technology, records video and motion-capture data from someone performing American Sign Language (ASL). That reading deficit slows their learning in every other subject. Photo: John Myer.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Using assistive technology in the form of computer-based text-to-speech or human-recorded audiobooks can help students with reading problems sooner and more comprehensively. For example, if listening comprehension is no better than reading comprehension, assistive technology may not be beneficial. About the Presenter.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Early intervention: it’s a common mantra for any student with learning difficulties, including dyslexia. But as Terrie Noland, National Director of Educator Engagement for Learning Ally, pointed out in a recent edWebinar, those services are not consistently available to students across the United States. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Being asked to learn new information every day. Students with special needs face a wide range of learning challenges. These include learning disabilities (LDs), developmental disabilities, other related disorders and physical disabilities. Learning disabilities are neurological conditions that interfere with how a child learns.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

ePals, a product of Cricket Media, in partnership with the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, opened the call for entries for the Spark!Lab Challenge winners include the following solutions by young inventors: • Access to water is a big problem for many across the world. There are 1.4

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

Technologies actively engage the students through problem-solving games, quicker study methods, and unlimited potential for research. You can access Voice Typing by selecting “tools” then voice typing is an option. After the lesson students record what they Learned and that is recorded in the L column of the K-W-L chart.

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Hapara

MARCH 17, 2022

With just a few clicks, she shares the content with each student to quickly access it when they log in to their H?para One of Mrs. Perkins’s learners uses assistive technology , a screen reader, to read and can also access the digital materials. Accessing digital learning resources . At 11:00 a.m.,

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 23, 2016

The researchers also did a review of existing peer-reviewed research that focused on mobile technology and its use with special education students. Mobile technologies in particular have the ability to resonate with and support the instruction of special education students, said Richard E. ” More Than 400 Apps Reviewed.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

When back-to-school season rolls around, every parent wants to make sure that they prepare their child for another successful year of learning. With Paper-Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens your child will be able to create vibrant, colorful study notes and flashcards ( and daydream drawings). Paper-Mate Flair Felt Tip Pen.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I am always grateful for the connections and opportunities that have come from writing here, as well as the sense that I am doing something to help students with social and language learning issues. A few I have utilized on-the-fly when I knew he wasn't "getting it" include: BrainPop : If you have school access, this resource is the best.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 16, 2023

G iving students an opport unity to use digital avatars with the metaverse fo r learning is a relatively new phenomenon, but one with tremendous potential. Despite their novelty, avatars can appeal to a generation of students who have grown up using technology in almost every aspect of their day-to-day lives. Digital Identity .

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

They get to explore anything that interests them and present what they’ve learned to the class in whatever way they want. This first step into doodling for learning has opened up an extensive new classroom practice for Freedman. Carrie Baughcum teaches students with special learning needs at South Middle in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Teachers can create transformational learning experiences for students by joining 3DBear’s AR Innovator Program. This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Software & Online 3DBEAR AR INNOVATOR PROGRAM ( 3dbear.io/product/

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

From voice dictation to word suggestion and more, this podcast talks about the practical tools that will help kids empower themselves to learn. FREE WEBINAR ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry-based learning. Select Voice Typing, and give your microphone permission to access it.

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ProfHacker

MARCH 28, 2018

[ This is a guest post by Michelle Morgan, who is Assistant Director of Educational Technology at Yale University and Adjunct Professor of American Studies at Connecticut College. As an Ed Tech-er, I help remediate course materials for students, and show faculty members how to make their course materials more accessible.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Continue reading to learn everything you always wanted to know about technology in the classroom. . There has always been technology in the classroom. From books to tablets or slates to interactive whiteboards, humans have used learning tools for as long as we have had formal education. . for group learning activities.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 11, 2024

edWeb.net, in partnership with Stages Learning , has published the results of the second annual survey on the “Impact of Staffing Shortages on Special Needs Students.” Paraprofessionals are, for the most part, “not supported” by any of these professional learning options. But, it still is not enough.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. This session will explore the key building blocks of a holistic and contemporary organizational learning environment.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2017

What has repeatedly snagged her ability to study it, however, has been when homework assignments include charts and graphs that her screen-reading software can’t process. “If The equivalent for me is going to a class and not being able to study the textbook. Accessibility v. This needs to happen, and this is going to happen.”

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