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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

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. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. Teaching Resources. About Mike Moratta.

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GradeCam Introduces Ability to Read and Score Handwritten Letters

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GradeCam has introduced a new answer format powered by Aita, its proprietary Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistant technology, that can read and score handwritten letters and words up to twenty characters in length. No special equipment or forms will be required. All free trial users will have access for 60 Days.

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

Products that use voice assistant technology to measure a student’s language comprehension and creation skills are one example. Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools.

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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

If we look at a standard day in any classroom, the activities and assessments are all channelled through writing. In the afternoon they might be given a math or science assignment where they have to document the results. From elementary school grades upwards, a student may be given a book to read and asked to write a review afterwards.

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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

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Noakes: She recommended a needs assessment, as Diamond outlined, but said schools often look at the curricular content or internal infrastructure only. Noakes emphasized that the process must include an equity assessment—can all of the students and teachers access the tech outside of school? She received her B.S.

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Expert Roundtable: Dispelling the Myths and Misunderstandings About Dyslexia

Reading By Example

is a child psychologist with 25 years of experience in the diagnostic assessment and treatment of a full range of learning differences, including dyslexia and ADHD. There are so many assistive technology tools to support students with dyslexia. Michael Hart, Ph.D. Additionally, visuals are helpful.

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

Wilhoit said technology stands to be an asset for educators when it comes to closing the gap for students with special needs, although devices can be expensive. This includes assistive technology devices. One of the tablets in use in Jessica Howard’s classroom at Field Elementary. “We