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Measuring Student Engagement with Digital Tools

ViewSonic Education

Thankfully, digital technology, or EdTech, has helped to change this, offering ways to gain a much more accurate sense of how engaged students are. One of the most exciting digital technology trends that are helping teachers with the task of measuring student engagement is student-centered i nsight technology. Learn more >.

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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

If you’re interested in how to better integrate technology into your classroom, visit ViewSonic Education. . While the benefits of technology in the classroom have been well established, mobile devices are another issue. Read on for a list of creative ways you can transform a distracting mobile device into a learning tool.

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COVID-19 Is Costing Visually Impaired Students Time That Can’t Be Made Up

Edsurge

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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Wasted Technology: Why Many Teachers Don’t Use the Programs Their Districts Provide

eSchool News

If the thought of using the gadget for the first time in front of a large audience gives you any level of anxiety, you now know why many teachers never use the technology their districts provide. According to EdNews Daily, the projection for educational technology spending in the United States will reach an astounding $38.2

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Educators Want More Mobile Technologies for Classroom Use, Better PD

Marketplace K-12

Special education teachers are more likely to use mobile apps with their students than general education teachers, but are not receiving enough formal training on the use of mobile technology for instructional purposes, according to a report released today as part of a new initiative examining the role of mobile technology in special ed.

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edWeb 2024 Survey: Impact of Staffing Shortages on Special Needs Students

edWeb.net

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.” The 2024 survey was emailed to 62,476 edWeb members with a role or interest in special education. We received 742 responses, a 1.1%

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2024 National Education Technology Plan targets the digital divide

eSchool News

Key points: A federal outline for education technology intends to close access gaps How to work for equity of access in classrooms How schools can help students overcome the digital divide For more news on digital access, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership page The latest iteration of the U.S.