Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 26, 2019

If a teacher has created a presentation or assignment that is bursting with unnecessary Clip Art, distracting transitions between slides, and heavy text/unreadable “fancy” fonts, they have just made that information less accessible to their students. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district, one of the largest in the United States, are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

It could be a video, it could be a podcast, it could be a presentation. Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology. If a learner needs text-to-speech or they’re using a screen reader, if that text is locked in any way, or if that text is presented as an image, then it’s not accessible.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . However it’s presented the basic concepts are the same. . This means it’s not effective to count how many graphics were used in a presentation and equate that to a point value. Kim Mattina curated a digital book in Book Creator with several templates to choose from.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In “ Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School ,” Terrie Noland, national director, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally, presented on early intervention for dyslexic students, using the right AT (assistive technology) tools and accommodations for each learner, and creating environments in which students can thrive. Ensure Proper PD.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help. When I took stats, all my books had to be purchased in advance and run through software to transcribe it to Braille,” explains Kwong. The situation presents a challenge, especially for professors already stretched thin.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2015

Online testing, BYOD, 1:1 computing, and assistive technology are only a handful of the variety of technical challenges that flow through the department every day. In my experience, truly successful technology teams possess the eight key characteristics outlined below. The really great teams never stop improving.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2019

Such a partner is Microsoft EDU’s Immersive Reader, a growingly popular tool that presents scalable, friendly, flexible, stigma-free solutions to improve literacy schoolwide. Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.,

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 5, 2013

Let''s say you read a picture book with your kids, which I hope you do occasionally because there are so many skills you can build around picture books. In this post, we are first going to see the steps of creating just one "aura" with the picture book The Big Orange Splot , by Daniel Manus Pinkwater.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Edtech features like online learning, digital modules, instructional videos & presentations, and much more allow learners to access learning material anytime and anywhere. . Various museums and landmarks have now also started booking virtual tours. This allows students to access the book from anywhere, anytime.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

From elementary school grades upwards, a student may be given a book to read and asked to write a review afterwards. I have listened to every book I’ve ever read either in the voice of an appointed reader, the voice of a professional narrator or the synthesized voice of a screenreader. I tried numerous different solutions.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In “ Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School ,” Terrie Noland, National Director, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally, presented on early intervention for dyslexic students, using the right AT (assistive technology) tools and accommodations for each learner, and creating environments in which students can thrive.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Discussion webs in language intervention are discussed in Hoggan & Strong's excellent article The Magic of Once Upon a Time: Narrative Teaching Strategies (and also this "how to" ), which has served as an inspiration for my "Pairing Picture Books with Apps" presentations.

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

We are discovering new ways to marry technology into curriculum, and are finding successful outcomes. These include: More engaged students – Students are often more engaged when material is presented with digital tools. Technology can put a wealth of material literally into the palm of a student’s hand.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This presents a good opportunity to explore this language-based learning challenge and question our own knowledge. Rachel Berger is the Executive Director of Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota and also works with Microsoft as a dyslexia and learning disability community assistive tech consultant.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Books and ReadWorks. presenting this material digitally will add a level of engagement; newsela integrates nicely with Google Classroom. newsela is a very nice resource of electronic news articles designed with education in mind, another e-resource to have in your toolkit along with EPIC!

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

ASHA 2013 in Chicago is in the books. In one segment, they presented a unit that might be encountered in an 8th grade Health class (I''ve seen it, though not as intense as in this example) in which students needed to engage in tasks such as documenting a nutrition diary. Or maybe I am just older and it is harder for me to get around!

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N2Y

JULY 9, 2020

When students are limited in their expressive verbal communication (the words a student can express or produce), it can be unclear initially how much they are receptively understanding or what they might be capable of learning if given an appropriate level of visual support or assistive technology.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

The ISHA staff were extremely helpful; I found out that my flight was canceled about 45 min before my Saturday presentation, and got on the phone immediately to start the rebooking process. Many speech and language apps use skeuomorphism, with apps that look like books or board games or something else. Kids dig this too. Gesture on!

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MindShift

JUNE 9, 2021

She said that specifically identifying which standard is being assessed, and providing accommodations for the standards not presently up to bat, can help make school more accessible for all students. The read-along audio feature provided students the autonomy to read books on their own. She has been teaching online for seven years.

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SpeechTechie

AUGUST 24, 2016

edWeb recently hosted a Webinar in which I discussed resources related to electronic text, sponsored by Mobile Education Store, creator of great apps such as Conversation Builder and Crack the Books. Books for Kids, the Crack the Books series of accessible textbooks, and options for creating eTexts such as the renowned Book Creator App.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Once a month, Rayna Freedman ’s fifth-graders present their genius hour projects. They get to explore anything that interests them and present what they’ve learned to the class in whatever way they want. But she was never sure what the other kids were getting out of listening to the presentations. Courtesy Carrie Baughcum).

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Any of these can be a partial or total impairment and may have been present at birth or acquired. Special ed teachers rely on assistive learning devices to address the needs of student challenges. Referred to as assistive technology (AT), these devices are often decidedly low tech. Teaching is a demanding profession.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

About the Presenters. She supervises the district’s instructional technology program, instructional and digital materials adoption and distribution process, library media, gifted and talented students, and the district’s global scholars program. She is co-author of the book Digital Solidary in Education (2014). and Mark C.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

This past year presented numerous challenges for educators, leaving many of us scrambling to do our best to meet the rising needs with limited time and resources – which isn’t sustainable. For instance, traditionally static presentations can be infused with dynamic generative AI elements, fostering a more efficient and engaging experience.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Continue reading to learn everything you always wanted to know about technology in the classroom. . There has always been technology in the classroom. From books to tablets or slates to interactive whiteboards, humans have used learning tools for as long as we have had formal education. . Then books showed up on the scene.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Starting from the practices and personal views about the planning of an exam, we will try to make: i) a reflection via the personal views of other peers, ii) a presentation of the fundamental and problems of assessment, iii) a conversation about the criticism and the side-effects that have been found from the research.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

She presented it to the class as though she was doing them a favor. He still lives in Monrovia, California, just east of Los Angeles, but with his pickup truck and ever-present cowboy hat he looks like he’d be at home in Texas. I’m not incapable of understanding it, you just have to present it to me in a different way,” she added.

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edWeb.net

MAY 12, 2017

About the Presenter. He is the recipient of the Goldenson Award for Innovations in Technology from United Cerebral Palsy Association. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Monarch Center for Autism , STAR Autism Support , and VizZle. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Dr. Howard C. Shane, Ph.D.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

This past year presented numerous challenges for educators, leaving many of us scrambling to do our best to meet the rising needs with limited time and resources – which isn’t sustainable. For instance, traditionally static presentations can be infused with dynamic generative AI elements, fostering a more efficient and engaging experience.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

To assist with this, my students and I co-wrote a freely available, open access book, “ Teaching with Digital Tools and Apps.” Microsoft has developed new tools for accessibility, such as Immersive Reader which allows users to adjust how text is presented (e.g.,

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 8, 2017

Teacher Life: A Snarky Chalkboard Coloring Book. Teacher Life: A Snarky Chalkboard Coloring Book is just what you need to relax and find your “zen moment” in the middle of a hectic teaching day. This adult coloring book is filled with funny and inspiring quotes for teachers placed on a chalkboard background. .

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