Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Earlier today, Google held their global online livestream " Learning with Google." Teaching and Learning Upgrade will be available for $4 per license , per adult , per month. It includes all the features of Education Standard AND Teaching and Learning Upgrade. Available with Teaching and Learning Upgrade or with Plus.

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Cycles of Learning

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

This is third of a three-part blog post series on the use of Padlet during distance learning. This post DEFINITELY represents something I am very excited about and I sense is working very well: capturing student work during an engineering design cycle in the distance learning format.

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N2Y

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Other kids are uniquely challenged with a disability that impacts their learning. They may need an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or 504 plan to address their learning needs. However, the very definition of gifted is debatable. Still, others experience both giftedness and disability. What about IDEA? Questions to ask.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Modern research has continued to demonstrate that playful learning improves educational outcomes, even more so when it’s digital and multi-modal. Modern research has continued to demonstrate that playful learning improves educational outcomes. Certain elements are consistently present in quality games and quality learning tools.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 19, 2017

This is a list of kids I need to check in with, maybe because they’re learning the English language, or because I’ve observed something where they need a little more help,” Kaswell said. But now he’s implementing a particularly intense approach to it, known as personalized learning. Some kids can push ahead if they’re ready.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2019

It can be a game-changer for so many of the learners we serve: emerging readers, English language learners or readers of other languages, students with such learning differences as dyslexia, dysgraphia, perceptual processing disorders (like Irlen Syndrome ), students with ADHD, and students with visual impairments. Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.,

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

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. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Learning Ally.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

In my first-grade classroom, a third of my students were learning English as a second language. My students loved having subtitles on during short videos because it gave them more opportunities to interact with and learn from the content. The definition of "easy" will depend on the target age. Is it easy to operate?

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 29, 2014

pinch, swipe, tap, etc), it allows users an abundance of options to interact w/ their text, such as: highlighting, definitions, adding words to a dictionary, bookmarking, and more. Not only is it simple to use w/ very familiar hand gestures (i.e. PDFs, Word, PPT, RTF, Pages, etc.). Friedlander, Ph.D,

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

When she mustered the courage to research options for joining the profession, she learned it would cost somewhere between $5,000 to $15,000 a year over at least four years. “I We definitely have blinders on. Some Reach classes go until 11 p.m. Noble was a bus driver in this area for five years, but she longed to be a teacher.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Many visitors to the booth reported that the site is definitely something they have been looking for- a "Google for therapy apps." Giving credit where credit is due ( especially since this is something I whined about two years ago ), ASHA has made good steps in helpful infusion of technology into the Convention. We did it anyway.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Within inclusion settings, all students are placed in the same room to learn alongside each other, as opposed to removing students with disabilities to a separate space. The following tips provide strategies for using technology to create inclusive learning environments. Read more: How to create accessible e-learning design.

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MindShift

JUNE 9, 2021

Learning console grips helps students develop the hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills necessary to correctly form shapes on a page. Despite the difficulties of offering support remotely, Nahal found that virtual learning allowed him to experiment with new technologies that supported his students with learning disabilities.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

COVID has forced many teacher to do remote learning in a virtual environment. Some have struggled with student-centric and hands-on learning. Translating that to a virtual environment has been a little challenging but definitely doable. Experiential-based minds on/hands on learning.

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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. . for group learning activities.

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

Do you understand how to prepare our learners’ digital learning environment so every individual has the elements they need to flexibly accomplish their learning objectives? We can begin by scrutinizing our learners’ technology tools and platforms from the lens of inclusion. Tips to vet edtech tools for accessibility .

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

Not only did Caleb never return to his local school, but he learned little throughout his elementary, middle and high school years — which included hundreds of hours struggling through computer lessons in math, science and social studies. Related: Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands.

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