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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. Everyone’s Different. Teaching Resources.

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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

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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. As with so many things, to a certain extent it should be a case of ‘technology to the rescue’!

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How edtech can worsen racial inequality

The Hechinger Report

In the last few months, AI-powered technologies like ChatGPT and BingAI have received a lot of attention for their potential to transform many aspects of our lives. Take facial recognition technology. When used by police for surveillance purposes, the technology can lead to wrongful arrests or even deadly violence.

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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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An Inside Look at the Edtech Purchasing Process

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How do you approach purchasing education technology tools? Noakes: She recommended a needs assessment, as Diamond outlined, but said schools often look at the curricular content or internal infrastructure only. Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary Center, South Park Township, PA. About the Presenters.

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

The Hechinger Report

On a recent morning, Rockhold and two teaching assistants cycled through a series of silly, animated songs, each a precursor to technology-aided exercises, where students answered a series of questions using their tablets or the interactive white board at the front of the class. This includes assistive technology devices.

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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.