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Why Getting Help for Kids with Dyslexia is Difficult

MindShift

When Billy Gibson, 18, was in elementary school, he couldn’t spell his own name. Think of children sitting in front of a blackboard, sounding out words as a teacher points to the letters that represent each sound. Most of these laws have passed in the past few years partly due to parent advocacy groups pushing for change.

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Inside a Student’s Hunt for His Own Learning Data

Edsurge

These days we do a lot of workshops and special projects around freedom of information and privacy issues and advocacy work because that act was passed back in 1992. You had some experience in research and advocacy for privacy before you started there, while you were a student. So some updates are in order. Can tell us about that?

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

techlearning

BLACKBOARD ALLY ( www.blackboard.com ) Blackboard announced that Blackboard Ally is now available for multiple learning management systems used by K-12 school districts. Blackboard Ally is an accessibility solution that helps make digital class content in a learning management system (LMS) more accessible for all learners.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Gary Bass Meaningful STEM-Based Learning in a University/Elementary School Partnership - Maria D. Be sure to come sign up on the conference website to be notified of recording availability.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” More business news from Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Moody’s Downgrades Blackboard Debt, Focuses On Learn Ultra Delivery.” Via The Washington Post : “The new lesson plan for elementary school: Surviving the Internet.” ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Not all towns are created equal, digitally

The Hechinger Report

Third grade students at Meeker Elementary school share an iPad in a blended learning class in Greeley, Colorado. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. It’s perhaps not surprising.

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