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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. As the video so clearly demonstrates, the MakeyMakey is an engaging piece of technology with incredible potential as a tool for budding inventors.

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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). Assistive technology helps to level the playing field for many struggling students. He urges teachers to use these tools.

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How to Use Alexa Devices in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

This free tool helps educators around the world connect their students. Friedlander is a school psychologist with expertise in assistive technology. where he coordinates Graduate Programs in Special Education and teaches graduate courses in assistive technology. Today’s sponsor: Empatico.

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

Waterford

Use Online Teacher Tools to Communicate With Families. Fortunately, teachers have plenty of options when it comes to online learning tools and parent resources for special education. Tools like Google Meet and Voice are free, and let teachers collaborate with families regularly. Best Tools for Virtual and Distance Learning.”

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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. Essentially, these are tools and options that are designed for one specific group, like a ramp to a door, but it helps everybody out. They see all this craziness going on around them.

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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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Students Reflect on Being edWeb Presenters

edWeb.net

In a recent edWebinar, Turn Struggling Readers Into Leaders Using Assistive Technology , Gavin and Marley, two middle school students, along with dyslexia specialist Dana Blackaby, presented on their use of assistive technology that helps struggling readers. We’ve done this a lot at different schools,” Gavin told us.