Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 6, 2024

Enhance Student Participation Promote Adaptive Learning Techniques Improve Practical Comprehension Boost Content Accessibility Better Collaboration Improve Recall and Retention Improve Course Completion III. Boost Content Accessibility Interactive content makes learning more accessible. Content like maps, charts, graphs, etc.,

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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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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Assistive Technology Accessibility Microsoft Assessment 52

Neo LMS

APRIL 30, 2019

Adrian Atkinson, a business psychologist who worked with a dyslexic research group studying the prevalence of dyslexia among entrepreneurs says, “Most people who make a million have difficult childhoods or have been frustrated in a major way. The middle classes emerged from this advanced ability to access knowledge. A turn of the tide.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

There has to be somebody sitting next to him helping with the technology and getting him engaged in what’s going on. 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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Assistive Technology Survey Accessibility Mobility 171

Neo LMS

AUGUST 20, 2019

Students can use the assistant for setting timers when studying, adding reminders, playing music, and more. They also have easier access to practical information such as the opening hours of various campus locations. The assistant can provide them with a list of classes to choose from.

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Assistive Technology Examples Data Libraries 291

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. To increase equity, you should set up your asynchronous learning environments to maximize accessibility.

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Learning Online Learning Outcomes Groups 217

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion. The following tips provide strategies for using technology to create inclusive learning environments. Assistive technology, by definition, relates to any equipment that supports a child with a disability and increase or maintain their functioning in different settings.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2019

Center for Evaluation & Study of Educational Equity, RTI International. Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.,

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Tools Microsoft Assistive Technology Analysis 78

Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Examples could include encouraging the student to enjoy a break after an assignment or to change locations by studying outside on a nice day. 4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations.

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Online Learning Learning Education Meeting 246

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Noble takes online classes in the evenings and weekends with Reach University as she studies to be a teacher and as part of the agreement, her district allows her 15 hours a week of classroom time. Under a Labor Department rule last year , teacher apprenticeships can now access millions in federal job-training funds.

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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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Libraries Google Analysis Data 164

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

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. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 143

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.

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Saving Socrates

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They may need support from a resource room to help with executive functioning skills (organizing materials, planning for studying for tests, and completing assignments) and some modifications in the homework load. This child may call out and forget to raise their hand.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Just as teachers need specialized training to understand how to help students with dyslexia, the teachers also need specialized programs or assistive technology that supports the students’ learning styles. Finally, administrators can look for ways to pool resources from different budget streams to assist students.

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Assistive Technology Training Elementary Groups 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

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. It still takes a very big human lift by the teacher to help them access entry points [different ways to engage with material]. Dr. Sean J.

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Technology Assistive Technology Software Learning 40

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). His laboratory is developing software to animate ASL avatars. Photo: John Myer.

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Assistive Technology Blended Learning Report Data 73

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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Guidelines Assistive Technology Robotics Accessibility 43

ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Lack of physical access. Special ed teachers rely on assistive learning devices to address the needs of student challenges. Referred to as assistive technology (AT), these devices are often decidedly low tech. Pencil grips, adapted paper and spelling aids all assist with writing. Wide variety of students needs.

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EdTech Classroom iPad Assistive Technology 337

SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

I have previously written about our potential role in promoting study skills through a) targeting connections and categories b) promoting use of metalinguistic "tricks and b) motivating our students' participation as at some point, tests and grades matter to them.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

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. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

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. Accessing these tools will provide opportunities for connections beyond the classroom.

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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

But special education teachers said they were more likely to use the iPad and other assistive technologies for instructional purposes than general education teachers, who were more likely to use light tables or overhead projectors and screens and their own websites.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

Thirty years ago a professor at Harvard University released findings from a series of studies. 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.

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Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

While more studies are needed, other potential benefits of this multi-sensory reading approach include: Improved word recognition. The post Improve Reading Comprehension with Text-to-Speech: iPad Multi-Sensory Reading appeared first on Nick's Picks For Educational Technology. Promoting student.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

With Paper-Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens your child will be able to create vibrant, colorful study notes and flashcards ( and daydream drawings). It was developed by a school psychologist as an assistive technology for students with ADHD and autism but is a helpful tool for any student. Paper-Mate Flair Felt Tip Pen.

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Assistive Technology Tools Elementary Study 46

SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

While BrainPOP, described in the last post, is accessible by an affordable monthly subscription even if your school doesn't have it, ExploreLearning's Gizmos are more of a district investment. I would, however, encourage individuals to check it out via the free month trial, if only for exposure for how interactives connect with language.

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iPad Elementary Accessibility Study 40

SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

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. TED-Ed : Like its grownup counterpart, TED-Ed embeds key science or social studies concepts in a larger, practical discussion, which can be good for making pragmatic connections.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 16, 2023

Students today make use of technology in so many different ways, for entertainment, socializing, learning, and engaging in activism. Educators need to acknowledge this reality, as a new way to help students with their studies and boost engagement is through specific , per sonalized learning strategies. 2) Digital Accessibility .

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The Kids Discover online platform lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners at three different lexiles. Whether you’re using something like Read and Write, or Snap and Read, these are some great tools that can be used to access text in Google Docs or on the web.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

And for the kids she supports, who have speech and language issues, sketchnoting offers important insights into their thinking that is otherwise difficult to access. “It She usually has students for English, math, social studies and a resource class, but they are integrated into other subjects throughout the day.

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Conference Assistive Technology Tablets Classroom 53

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Principals can access unique data insights on how teachers, parents and students are using FreshGrade through monthly reports. The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Illuminate 11.0

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

1990 – The Internet brings about unprecedented access to information. These tend to be the challenges for any new technology, however, and as interactive whiteboards become more accessible they will continue to grow in popularity. . There are educational apps like Duolingo for self-study and Kahoot!

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 11, 2024

Resource Allocation: Educators express the need for better allocation of resources, such as assistive technologies and materials tailored to special education. They are not aware of all the instructional strategies, accommodations, assistive technology, or alternate curriculum that are required for students with special needs.

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Survey Professional Learning Assistive Technology Report 93