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How online teaching improves inclusivity in education

Neo LMS

Students with disabilities don’t have the same kind of access to classrooms as their able-bodied peers. Substitution allows colleges and even secondary schools to reach students who have been excluded by distance. Simply put, students need internet access in this day and age.

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21st Century School — How Technology Is Changing Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Today’s students have access to far more knowledge than their parents once found in encyclopedias and on maps. With the click of a mouse and without leaving the classroom, they can access the collective knowledge of all mankind via the Internet. But that’s not the only way technology is making it easier for students to learn.

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Three Digital Equity Leaders Call to Action for Students Without Home Internet Access

techlearning

The CoSN Meeting the Needs of Students Without Home Internet Access webinar on September 19, 2018 reflects the growing concern and call to action for school districts, business communities and state and federal government to address what has been termed as the homework gap. 1 at the elementary level.

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Smartphones in the classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. It’s about time that parents realize that giving a child access to a smartphone makes it worse for the child to pay attention in class. He also served on a number of curriculum and assessment committees.

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Chromebook or Tablet for the Classroom? Finding the Best of Both Worlds

EdTechTeam

This blog post is sponsored by Acer Education, a partner of EdTechTeam. Schools often find themselves choosing between laptops or tablets, without realizing there is a way to have the best of both through hybrid devices such as the Acer Spin or Acer Switch, that starts as a laptop but allows the screen to fold or flip into a tablet.

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Android Apps on Chromebooks

The Electric Educator

Early Access to Android for Chrome An early release of the Google Play Store for Chrome was expected to come to three devices in June: the Asus Flip, Acer R11, and Chromebook Pixel. As of this post, only the Asus flip has received access. The Google Play Store for Chrome can currently only be accessed by switching to v.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Doug: Kids walk in there.They hand them a Mac laptop. She has a blog on Education Week. Blog: [link]. Vicki: Give us some examples. Vicki: (agrees). Vicki: (agrees). Where the kids.