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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s the complete overview on the role of assistive tech in encouraging inclusivity in education: What does that mead? The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious.

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Measuring Student Engagement with Digital Tools

ViewSonic Education

Aside from asking students to assess their own levels of engagement — a perfectly valid process, albeit one which is influenced by bias — measurement has often relied upon the perception of teachers or outside observers. Classroom attendance can be tracked over time, as can the various students who volunteer answers during a discussion.

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Assessments Become More Accessible With Speech Synthesis—and an Almost Human Voice

Edsurge

For the assessment mavens at Educational Testing Service ( ETS ), these evolving capabilities present both a challenge and an opportunity, says the organization’s Markku “Mark” Häkkinen. His research focuses on advancing the accessibility of computer-based assessments—for all learners—through a standards-based approach.

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Smartphones in Education: Redirecting Distraction with Mobile Learning

ViewSonic Education

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. While confiscating or removing them from the classroom is one approach, it might not always be the most effective. Continue reading to learn how mobile learning can benefit education in and out of the classroom. .

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

Mike shares tips and strategies to help teachers shake up inclusive learning in their classrooms. 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. Every student brings their own unique learning needs to the classroom.

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NWEA Shares Progress on Using AI to Identify and Remove Barriers Within Mathematics for Students with Visual Impairment

eSchool News

Portland, OR – NWEA , a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, today announced progress it has made toward creating an accessible and equitable math assessment for middle school students with visual impairments. Last October, NWEA was awarded an AI for Accessibility grant from Microsoft.

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EdTech that transforms access for physically disabled students

Neo LMS

Undoubtedly eye-gaze technology has created the greatest advance in access for people with serious immobility such as those suffering paralysis or ALS. Today mobile eye gaze technologies makes it possible for the the pads and computers to be mounted on wheel chairs, and students can occupy the same classroom spaces as their peers.