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Using Assistive Technology for Your Struggling Readers

edWeb.net

Assistive technology, especially audiobooks, provide both multisensory reading and writing experiences and enhance word recognition. Struggling readers themselves, Gavin and Marley, embraced an opportunity from Blackaby to become assistive technology leaders and trainers in their district. is “As often as they need it.”

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Resources, stories, and connections with those who use social media in today’s k-12 classrooms

The Innovative Educator

Below are the people behind the stories I mentioned, how to learn more and a way to reach each of them via social media. You can view the webinar here [link] com/edwebnet/EA59D688824C. In the webinar, I shared case studies of amazing students, parents, and teachers. social media in education'

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Google Accessibility Tools to Reach ALL Learners – SULS049

Shake Up Learning

These extensions help younger students learn how to read, but is also helpful for students who have dyslexia or other learning difficulties. . Join our FREE Shake Up Learning Facebook group. Text to Speech (Reading with Your Ears). Some of the most useful extensions will read the text on the screen out loud to your students.

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

The Hechinger Report

Despite the seeming abundance of gadgets in Rockhold’s classroom, technology is still her greatest need because it is key for helping students communicate what they know. They’re learning how to communicate in a way that we know in their head they’ve been trying to, but they just couldn’t figure out a way to say it to us,” she said.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

Edsurge

This quick move to emergency remote teaching has left educators scrambling to figure out how to use digital tools, online resources, and apps to continue their teaching at a distance. Unfortunately, across the board, educators have not been prepared to teach well with technology, let alone teach remotely with technology.

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How to ReMake Your Classroom and Inspire Hands-On Learning in the New Year

Edsurge

How to Build Your Makerspace —an EdSurge guide. Assistive technology specialist, Neal MacKenzie, has seen firsthand how collaborative Making creates more equitable learning experiences in all kinds of classrooms. Facebook or Twitter. Sketchbook —a drawing app for all devices. We couldn’t agree more.

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