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Come to the Mobile Learning Experience in September 2013

The Mobile Native

This year''s topics include project-based learning, assistive technologies, Common Core State Standards, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), and the open content revolution. Those topics are in addition to basic sessions on the most compelling apps, device deployment, and training tips and hints. Learn more at mobile2013.org

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Educators Want More Mobile Technologies for Classroom Use, Better PD

Marketplace K-12

Special education teachers are more likely to use mobile apps with their students than general education teachers, but are not receiving enough formal training on the use of mobile technology for instructional purposes, according to a report released today as part of a new initiative examining the role of mobile technology in special ed. .”

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Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?

The Hechinger Report

Five years ago, these tools were considered purely assistive technology [for children with special needs]; now everyone’s using them. Until recently, for instance, classroom tech tools known as assistive technology, or AT, designed to aid children with disabilities, were frequently clunky and expensive, said Dr. Sean J.

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Top Tech Tools for Kids Who Struggle to Read and Write

The CoolCatTeacher

Brian: Probably one of the more powerful technologies that I’ve seen in the last year has been – they call it Voice Typing – but for years we called it speech recognition. Now within the Chrome browser, whether a Mac or Windows or Chromebook, you can use voice typing that’s built into Google Docs. No training is needed.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

DISCOVER VIDEO LIVE 360 VIDEO STREAMING SYSTEM ( www.discovervideo.com ) Discover Video today announced its new live 360 video system for streaming and recording events, lectures and training sessions. The bundles pair Wonder Workshop’s Cue, Dash and Dot robots with Acer Chromebooks, Chrome tablets, Window notebook PCs and Android tablets.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

eSchool News

There are many technologies and technology tools used in K-12 education. Laptops and Chromebooks are not new, but they have a strong spot in many K-12 classrooms today. Inclusive education: Technology supports inclusive education by providing assistive tools for students with diverse learning needs.

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