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Assistive Technology with MakeyMakey

Cycles of Learning

In addition to my vocation as a High School Science teacher, this summer I spent three weeks facilitating science camps for elementary age students. Click here for more information and media from each camp. The below video provides more information about the MakeyMakey along with specific examples.

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A FAMILY OF DYSLEXICS TRANSFORM ED THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

techlearning

Now in seventh grade, she sees a structured literacy tutor weekly, is taking all honors classes, and is getting straight As with appropriate accommodations (mostly technology). inform policy-makers on best practices to support students with dyslexia. Assistive technology helps to level the playing field for many struggling students.

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

The Hechinger Report

Jenna Gros jangles as she walks the halls of Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana. Brusly Elementary School has 595 students, ranging from ages two to seven. Jenna Gros, head custodian at Wyandotte Elementary School in St Mary’s Parish, Louisiana, stops to tie a student’s shoe. MORGAN CITY, La.

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Support Struggling Readers District Wide with Assistive Tech

edWeb.net

Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district, one of the largest in the United States, are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving.

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Building Teamwork and Perseverance in Early Elementary Students with Breakouts

MindShift

At one elementary school she supports, Duffy collaborated with the speech pathologist to design a Breakout that required general education students to use the communication tools that their non-verbal peers use daily. What can they say when they don’t feel heard by the group? What strategies can they use to calm down if they get frustrated?

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

Edsurge

Find some way, some moment to connect—especially with elementary students, but all your students really—because they’re challenged,” he says. We know that learners vary in how they engage, how they take in information and also how they’re able to show what they know. Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology.

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How Educators Can Support Families of Children with Disabilities During Hybrid or Online Learning

Waterford

4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations. Some of these might include captioning or building in additional “wait time” to let the child process information.[10]. Strategies for When Special Education Moves Online.