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What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books?

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It was a crazy idea: Take the bulk of the world’s books, scan them, and create a monumental digital library for all to access. It got part of the way there, digitizing at least 25 million books from major university libraries. But the promised library of everything hasn’t come into being.

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How Tablet Games Can Teach Skills to Students with Visual Impairments

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Schultz has taken a career in building special needs software and games for people who are blind or have low vision into ObjectiveEd, a new endeavor at a time when investor interest in educational tools and investor interest in assistive technology are apparently on the rise. million across 38 deals in 2012 to $276.5

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With 3D Technology, Special Education Students Can Focus on Content—Not Access

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That was the confounding question assistive technology specialist Neal McKenzie faced a year and a half ago from one of the 100-plus visually impaired students he helps in the classrooms of Northern California’s Sonoma County. Libraries: 3D Print Models • Thingiverse • My MiniFactory • GrabCAD • pinshape. Libraries: V.I.-Specific

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Summer Reading, Part 2

SpeechTechie

If I can leave you with another tech tip, minimalism also attracted me to the use of Overdrive and my local library card. I have enjoyed all this immensely--well not always, I picked a few clunkers--and have felt some important cognitive-linguistic processes being awakened, as well as the mindfulness factor.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program. This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

A free download called ‘Take What You Need’ helps to infuse more calm, joy and gratitude into even the busiest routine. This rapidly evolving technology has only begun to make an impact in the field of education. New technology in the library or for your counselors? Do you need infrastructure updates?

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Are You Prepared for the Next Cyber Attack?

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Schools rely on so much technology for instruction, from attendance to collecting assignments, and for day-to-day operations (e.g., Of particular concern are students who use any form of assistive technology. Thus, the panelists advocate for strict vetting procedures for all technology. school lunches).

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