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Transcription and Accessibility—New Partnerships from Microsoft and Amazon

Edsurge

On the heels of one another, two tech titans recently announced higher-education partnerships that leverage transcription technology to make educational materials more accessible to a broader swath of learners. On April 5, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

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Can Learning be Equitable if the Student Isn't Able to Access Learning Resources?

Connecting 2 the World

Over the last two days I have attended 2 different #MyFest22 presentations ( Accessibility Crowdsourcing for Digital Literacies Toolkit and Open Learning Journey Week 2 Kickoff) where the heart of the discussion was the question: what happens if a student or community is unable to access learning (tools, resources, content, courses)?

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

eSchool News

Happy Black History Month video : In this new video from Sesame Workshop for students in grades PK-2, Elmo, Gabrielle, Tamir, and Abby come together to celebrate the contributions of Black and African American communities. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Learning Technologies and Creativity in the Classroom

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Technology supports creativity because it is a medium that requires interaction, unlike the one-way participation of an activity such as watching TV. When used correctly, technology is a platform that allows students to engage in meaningful creative activities and explore their own potential. It is kinetic and energizing.

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Connecting Parents to Student’s Digital Lives

The CoolCatTeacher

I had them watch a few of the videos that had gotten 80 million hits — videos that you or I might not even understand. A lot of kids are watching these videos.”. He had gone to Japan and actually had done a very insensitive video about suicide. They really like the “assignments” they can do at home. Vicki: (laughs).

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Panasonic expands SOLID SHINE projector series

eSchool News

As the technology evolves, we’re able to expand access to an increasing number of products and at the same time expand into new markets previously in-accessible due to limitations in lamp technology,” said John Baisley, Sr. The PT-RZ570U projector delivers that exactly.”.

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Can Foreign Language Immersion Be Taught Effectively Online?

MindShift

The videos are the basis of all the activities in the online program. But that’s not how people learn, and there are a lot of contextual clues in a video that can help learners decipher a conversation and begin to make meaning for themselves. Finally, the student is asked to use the rule in relation to the authentic text or video.

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