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Top 10 K–12 Educational Technology Trends

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3 Wearable Technology —Wearable technology is an up-and-coming trend in edtech. Wearable technology covers a wide range of items—from assistive technology for students with disabilities to devices to encourage motivation and participation. This provides diverse possibilities for robotics in K–12 education.

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Educators Want More Mobile Technologies for Classroom Use, Better PD

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Special education teachers are more likely to use mobile apps with their students than general education teachers, but are not receiving enough formal training on the use of mobile technology for instructional purposes, according to a report released today as part of a new initiative examining the role of mobile technology in special ed.

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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

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Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. Field Elementary, where nearly one out of every five students is classified as having some sort of a disability, has actually managed to do this. April 27, 2016 Photo: By Michael Clevenger, the Courier-Journal.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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The 1216BKBT Bluetooth Jackbox provides a cost-efficient way to stream audio from a smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-enabled device to six separate headphones. The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. has joined the ENA family of companies.

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Why Teachers Are So Excited About the Power Of Sketchnoting

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She gives students lots of choices in how they want to do it — on a whiteboard, on a digital tablet, or with paper and pencils. She even has students who use assistive technology to write because their motor skills make handwriting very difficult, but they can sketch. I did have students complain about it,” Freedman said.