Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

That was the confounding question assistive technology specialist Neal McKenzie faced a year and a half ago from one of the 100-plus visually impaired students he helps in the classrooms of Northern California’s Sonoma County. Technology,” says McKenzie, “has leveled the playing field quite a lot. “What’s an ox?”

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Kathy Schrock

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Parallels Access screenshot Parallels Access is the coolest new program for your iPad and your Mac or Windows computer! Take a look at a quick screencast I made from the iPad running the Parallels Access Program. The Parallels Access solution has two components. Teachers and students can use Parallels Access to access (!)

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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. Twitter : @mmatp. About Mike Moratta.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Furthermore, the lessons and activities will be differentiated, making learning more accessible for every student—providing a more impactful and comprehensive educational experience. “We For more information on this award‑winning solution, visit n2y.com and join them on Facebook and Twitter. About AbleNet.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 31, 2017

This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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Cycles of Learning

MARCH 28, 2020

Prior to the COVID-19 situation we were in the middle of a unit on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science where students were using the MyoWare muscle sensor to build muscle activated bionic hands as a way of learning more about assistive technology and perhaps delivering final, tuned prototypes to individuals in need.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. I worked exclusively with students in special education classrooms who needed a way to access the curriculum or a way to communicate effectively in the classroom.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 16, 2015

Chromebooks and Google Apps are excellent assistive technology (AT) that help students with special needs access curriculum and information. Chromebooks allow students to access curriculum while avoiding their triggers. Online curriculum and resources allow them to work without distraction, which lowers anxiety.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . Pam Hubler and Paula, from SlidesMania , share their inspired collaboration in this Twitter post. Pam also shares in a blog post how she has used choice boards to help teachers learn technology. 30, 2021 (or one-year access with the ALL-ACCESS PASS ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In some of the statistics about online acceessibility , we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. Today, we dig into a university that is making progress on accessibility and compliance.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

A few techie points: It was terrific hanging out with many of the folks I have corresponded with on Twitter through the #slpeeps community, and meeting some I had never met IRL (in real life). Additionally, WiFi was in my experience generally accessible in conference rooms, and free to boot! At heart, I''m a context guy.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Flipgrid Accessibility Features. flipgrid (Twitter). Flipgrid PD for Educators (FREE). Flipgrid on YouTube. Flipgrid Help. Flipgrid Updates. Learn all about the new Flipgrid updates like fonts, inking, boards, stickers, split-screen, screen recording, and more on this page. Find and Follow Ann, Jess, and Jornea! savvy_educator.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Collaborators can be given access directly via their Wakelet profile name or email, or indirectly via URLs and QR codes. Storify allowed you to natively find and embed Facebook and other social media posts; I would like Wakelet to easily do the same beyond just Twitter. Be sure to follow her on Twitter, Wakelet and beyond!

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

The Marriage Between IT & Curriculum ] Here are some tools that we have found help marry tech and curriculum to enhance learning: Assistive Technology Finding the right tools to support all learners can empower a student in ways we may never have thought possible.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

And, even though October is ending soon, you can still join the conversation around dyslexia awareness by using the hashtags #DyslexiaAwareness and #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth on Twitter. Learn more about his work and access online tools, training and resources by visiting TrueLiteracy.in. Michael Hart, Ph.D.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Brian Friedlander on episode 157 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 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. Vicki: OK, so tell us.

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ProfHacker

MARCH 28, 2018

Her scholarly work focuses on the circulation of ideas about race, sex, and gender via visual and material culture; her work for Yale's Center for Teaching and Learning supports the university's accessibility initiatives. You can find her online on Twitter at @MichelleAMorgan. --@JBJ]. Would financial aid cover them (probably not)?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Assistive technology specialist, Neal MacKenzie, has seen firsthand how collaborative Making creates more equitable learning experiences in all kinds of classrooms. He works with visually impaired students in California’s Sonoma County, where he says that “technology has leveled the playing field.” Facebook or Twitter.

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