Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

Mike doesn’t have a typical education career. The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 26, 2019

Accessibility is an important topic in education and encompasses the classroom space, digital tools and resources and much more. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 31, 2017

This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Huron, Ohio— Business Wire n2y, the leader in special education content development, announced today the acquisition of AbleNet’s Equals Mathematics program with the corresponding manipulatives kit, a proven multisensory math instruction developed for students with disabilities. About AbleNet.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 16, 2015

Chromebooks and Google Apps are excellent assistive technology (AT) that help students with special needs access curriculum and information. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Chromebooks allow students to access curriculum while avoiding their triggers.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. First, many of our special education parents were asking that their students be educated alongside their peers in a more inclusive setting.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 30, 2014

social media in education' Below are the people behind the stories I mentioned, how to learn more and a way to reach each of them via social media.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . Summer VACAY Bingo (Anderson One Instructional Technology Team). Pam Hubler and Paula, from SlidesMania , share their inspired collaboration in this Twitter post. Pam also shares in a blog post how she has used choice boards to help teachers learn technology.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Chromebook Accessibility Tools for ALL Learners In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, Chromebooks have become a popular choice for both students and educators. Chromebooks are not just a cost-effective option for educational institutions but also a powerful platform for accommodating the needs of all learners.

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The Mobile Native

MAY 19, 2013

Mobile educators from across the country are gathering for three days to share, collaborate, and explore the many facets of mobile learning. This year''s topics include project-based learning, assistive technologies, Common Core State Standards, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), and the open content revolution.

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The Mobile Native

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Want to connect with other educators and learn from their successes and challenges? Follow Mobile Learning Experience on Twitter. Use the Twitter hashtag #mobile2012. Use the Twitter hashtag #mobile2012. Read more about the call for proposals.

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

District and school leaders talk about the need to bridge the gap between curriculum and educational technology, but often fall short of succeeding. The same is true when considering curriculum initiatives; technology is left out of the discussion. The tech department is often treated as a separate entity in schools.

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Kathy Schrock

SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

During September 2013, Parallels gave me five year-long subscription licenses for Parallels Access to give away to K-16 educators! I provide Ed Tech and Assistive Technology support to students with disabilities. Email me or find me on Twitter @kathyschrock. This is amazing! Have any other thoughts or ideas?

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Storify allowed you to natively find and embed Facebook and other social media posts; I would like Wakelet to easily do the same beyond just Twitter. As I mentioned above, I first discovered Wakelet last year at KySTE 2019 thanks to Stella Pollard , a wonderful educator and frequent presenter! Please share your educator story.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In this interview episode with three AMAZING “Flipgridders” and educators, Ann, Jess, and Jornea, share how you can use Flipgrid to support remote learning, building community, academic support, and more. The educator posts a prompt in Flipgrid, and then students respond via video. Flipgrid PD for Educators (FREE).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Brian Friedlander on episode 157 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So Brian, when someone is struggling, and you’re trying to use technology… Let’s talk about some of your favorite tools. See: 15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education.

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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. Additionally, visuals are helpful.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In some of the statistics about online acceessibility , we see that, up to 20% of people are excluded from websites when our site is not accessible. And more and more of them are in the mainstream educational workplace. What does accessibility mean?

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ProfHacker

MARCH 28, 2018

[ This is a guest post by Michelle Morgan, who is Assistant Director of Educational Technology at Yale University and Adjunct Professor of American Studies at Connecticut College. You can find her online on Twitter at @MichelleAMorgan. --@JBJ]. Like many of you reading this, I have several roles.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Over the past decade, Making has transformed education with its emphasis on innovation, collaboration, and hands-on problem solving. EdSurge has shared these educators' stories—as well as those of students who tinker and take risks, build confidence and develop resilience. Fusion 360 —free CAD software for students and educators.

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