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How to Leverage Mainstream Technology to Boost Special Education

EdTech Magazine

Assistive technology may be the best option. Not only do tools such as audiovisual assistance and voice amplification help students with special needs, they can eventually be transitioned for use in a modern learning environment to serve everyone. . Many Devices Include Assistive Technology Tools.

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Creating an Accessibility-Friendly Environment

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

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. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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Teacher Resources - education and edtech - all free

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Engaging Learners: Promising Practices in the Cloud

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Lamar students have reported being able to get these tools unblocked for their students because they are able to show instructional uses of the tools.

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The Benefits of Speech-to-Text Technology in All Classrooms

MindShift

Engagement with both audible and visual modes of learning can also be achieved through closed captioning in class video software. Offered on both Google Meet and Zoom, closed captioning can have benefits for all students. Students gained technological skills during virtual learning that they might not have otherwise gleaned.

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A day in the life with Student Dashboard Digital Backpack

Hapara

This solution works on any device using a web browser, and each student can log in using their existing Google Workspace for Education account username and password. One of Mrs. Perkins’s learners uses assistive technology , a screen reader, to read and can also access the digital materials. After lunch, at 1:00 p.m.,

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