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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

Some school districts have created Google classroom groups just for families of children with special needs to connect and share experiences.[3]. 4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations. More than half of U.S.

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

Thoughtless expansion of tech tools into the classroom can exacerbate the discrimination Black and Hispanic students already face, experts warn. Take facial recognition technology. Oftentimes tech companies didn’t really seem to understand the experience of Black and Brown students in the classroom,” Hebbar said.

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Immersive Reader: A powerful tool to support schoolwide literacy

NeverEndingSearch

I chatted with Microsoft EDU’s Mike Tholfsen, Principal Product Manager, who gave me a tour of Immersive Reader and discussed its value to the work of classroom teachers and librarians. Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.,

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

There’s untapped potential among people who work in schools right now, as classroom aides, lunchroom workers, afterschool staff and more, the thinking goes, and helping them become teachers could ease the shortage that’s dire in some districts around the country, particularly in rural areas like this one. What if we eliminate the question?”

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

edWeb.net

How do you approach purchasing education technology tools? Diamond: When her district identifies a need, her team does an exhaustive competitive analysis, using an RFI and not an RFP, to see what products will work. When they talk to schools, their focus is on the classroom teachers and getting them to understand the value.

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Building an Effective EdTech Strategy - Bring together workload, collaboration, and education

ViewSonic Education

Technology can have a significant impact for all children. Interactive and assistive technology can help to ensure that education is accessible to all learners. As the DfE stated, “Technology has the power to bring children with certain special education needs new independence in learning and communicating.”

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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.