ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

For educators, it is crucial to not only understand what the metaverse is and its uses within education but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

About 14 percent of all public school students receive special education services, and for many of them the switch to remote learning has been difficult on families and the schools that teach them every day. What resources are they turning to? Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology.

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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. Launched in January 2016 as a bold Microsoft Hackathon idea, Immersive Reader , incorporates current reading research and inclusive design principles.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

This article is part of a series on innovative teaching methods in higher education. student at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California Santa Barbara. That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help. Check back for more stories in the coming weeks.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

Can the content be interpreted by assistive technologies? According to the Assistive Technology Industry Association , "[a]ssistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

You can use Google, Microsoft, Facebook, or just use your email address. Another new feature utilizes Microsoft's " Immersive Reader " in order to read aloud your Collection ! Teachers could use Wakelet to capture resources while at a conference -- the key tweets sent out from a hashtag, the Google Docs shared by presenters, and so on.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Many educators and parents, including the readers of this blog, may know that October is Dyslexia Awareness Month. What follows are a diverse and interesting set of responses, coming from some of the most valuable perspectives available across the education field. Visit Regieroutman.org to learn more. Michael Hart, Ph.D.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. See: 15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education. See another resource: Special Needs #edtech treasure chest with Jennifer Cronk. Dr. Friedlander is a school psychologist with expertise in assistive technology. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, educators across the country and around the world have been tasked with shifting to emergency remote teaching—a move from in-person to remote classes made necessary by pressing circumstances. Other programs provide a standalone workshop or course about education technology.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

To address challenges relating to accessibility and inclusion in our growingly diverse communities, you may want to explore some of the free, and game-changing, features Microsoft has been introducing in across the applications in its Office suite. Translator for Education. Browser for Microsoft Translator , or translate.it

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