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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education

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Understanding Assistive Technology Assistive technologies are software or hardware systems with technical components that enhance the learning capacities of students with disabilities. They aim to support students’ engagement and communication so they can understand lessons and adapt to their learning environments efficiently.

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How Technology Can Help Deepen Students’ Learning

EdNews Daily

For example, if we taught students the elements of the periodic table, gave them a multiple-choice test afterward, and then moved on to another topic, that would be surface-level learning. Fortunately, technology tools can provide support for each stage. Technology-Supported Surface-Level Learning.

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?Anticipating and Addressing Challenges With Technology in Developmental Education

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Policymakers in Tennessee and Texas, for example, have explicitly encouraged the use of technology in developmental education reform. What types of technology do institutions use in developmental education? Our interviewees described numerous examples of technology use in developmental education instruction and student support.

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Two Models for Leveling Up How You Integrate Technology and Teaching

EdNews Daily

At those two levels, teachers are using technology in ways that allow students to create content for themselves, share that content with each other, explore subject matter, and communicate with one another in ways that aren’t possible in a more traditional environment. At this level, teachers are redesigning tasks via technology.

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Can Learning be Equitable if the Student Isn't Able to Access Learning Resources?

Connecting 2 the World

dyslexia or dysgraphia) may be a better learning environment for the student, with a minimum of changes (ensuring dictation software can be used or the font and spacing is accessible). Take for example the definition of plagiarism and the technology used to identify plagiarism. In some cases, typed writing (e.g.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

One thing that cannot be denied is the disconnect in today’s education technology between AV and IT and various domains. Historically there has been a limit to seamless integration across various technology solutions within today’s classrooms. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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Feedback: One teacher in Northern California told my team that when her class started using personalized learning software, her students were “just click, click, clicking away.” So much of today’s educational technology supports students in mastering new skills and standards, but few tools facilitate inquiry- or project-based learning.

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