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6 Benefits of Immersive Learning with the Metaverse

ViewSonic Education

The metaverse is an emerging technology that is gradually becoming more mainstream within education, in part because it delivers immersive learning experiences for students. Broadly, the metaverse refers to the creation of virtual worlds or spaces in which social interactions can occur.

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Technology in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

ViewSonic Education

There has always been technology in the classroom, even if it hasn’t always been welcome. Take a brief look at the history of technology’s uneasy relationship with education. Continue reading to learn everything you always wanted to know about technology in the classroom. . There has always been technology in the classroom.

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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

“A lot of people worry that technology will take the place of the teacher, but I think it’s exactly the opposite,” said math teacher Kaswell. Kaswell’s class is known as the STEAM lab, for science, technology, engineering, arts and math. It’s definitely been hard for them,” Kaswell said. “It Photo: Sarah Gonser. BROOKLYN, N.Y.

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Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students: Characteristics and Educational Considerations

N2Y

Twice-exceptional students are found in all racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic groups. However, the very definition of gifted is debatable. Still, others experience both giftedness and disability. They are referred to as twice-exceptional or 2E students. What about IDEA?

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Research to Better Support Your Students with Reading Disabilities

edWeb.net

A fundamental problem in identifying individuals with dyslexia is that existing operational definitions of reading disability produce unstable phenotypes-meaning someone could be identified as having a reading disability during one test, but not during a second test.

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To fight teacher shortages, schools turn to custodians, bus drivers and aides 

The Hechinger Report

She sometimes observes teachers, and other times helps children in small groups. They’ve been taking turns presenting on disabilities such as dyslexia, brain injuries and deafness; Noble gave hers, on assistive technologies for children with physical disabilities, last week. We definitely have blinders on.

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How to vet edtech tools to promote success at school for all learners

Hapara

We can begin by scrutinizing our learners’ technology tools and platforms from the lens of inclusion. In this blog, I share the basic fundamentals for vetting technology tools and clarify how each accommodation supports different types of learners. . Previously I was an assistant director of instructional technology.

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