edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2019

When we “flip” the learning, and have students present to educators in our edWebinars, it’s a great example of how much we can learn from our students. But Gavin felt it was different giving the presentation to adults rather than students. They have presented at schools from elementary up through the high school level.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

We’re using a variety of methods to provide access to the content and then also in how they’re able to express their understanding in a variety of ways. It could be a video, it could be a podcast, it could be a presentation. Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology. 2 is keyboard accessibility.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In “ Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School ,” Terrie Noland, national director, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally, presented on early intervention for dyslexic students, using the right AT (assistive technology) tools and accommodations for each learner, and creating environments in which students can thrive. Ensure Proper PD.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. 23, 2024 in Orlando. They’ll share best practices, innovative ideas, leadership strategies and provide valuable perspectives and solutions to challenging edtech problems.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 22, 2021

However, the nature of online learning and its reliance upon technology that isn’t always well-designed for group education can leave some students at serious disadvantages. Closed captioning accuracy in live teaching video calls is often subpar, and not all online tools are compatible with assistive technology.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

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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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

At the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Ulster Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), we have developed the architecture to accomplish and codify a leadership approach to help schools consider how to reach our most marginalized and vulnerable students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 27, 2016

Here are thirteen of the top writing-with-tech tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: A Helping Hand: Assistive Technology Tools for Writing. Revision Assistant–the Most Comprehensive Virtual Writing Assistant Available for Students. How to Write a Novel with 140 Characters.

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SpeechTechie

JUNE 16, 2011

Chris Bugaj and his colleague Sally Norton-Darr have penned an informative (and indeed, fun to read) guide to the role of Assistive Technology (AT) and its practitioners in the school setting. The book will still provide a treasure trove of valuable information about AT and how it shapes our practice as therapists.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 9, 2019

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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SpeechTechie

JULY 24, 2014

How to speak so that people want to listen - Sound consultant Julian Treasure discusses subtly "unexpected behaviors" in social communication and the effects of aspects of speech such as register and prosody, providing a good resource to use with clients working on these areas. Summer is a great time to slow down and think.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

Imagine you’re about to give a big presentation to a large audience. You’ve never seen the gadget before, you have no idea what it does, and you’ve never received any training on how to use it. Your boss assures you that it will make your presentation better, and just before you can respond, the curtain goes up.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

At the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Ulster Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), we have developed the architecture to accomplish and codify a leadership approach to help schools consider how to reach our most marginalized and vulnerable students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

How I Learned to Communicate My Inner Life with Asperger’s , by Alix Generous Alix Generous shares her experiences as a person with Asperger’s, highlighting her unique way of thinking and the challenges it presents in communication.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

You’ll learn some of the common misconceptions about creating choice boards, but most importantly, you’ll learn how to get started with utilizing the choice board for your classroom. Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . However it’s presented the basic concepts are the same. . Click To Tweet.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 16, 2023

Despite their novelty, avatars can appeal to a generation of students who have grown up using technology in almost every aspect of their day-to-day lives. Digital technology is integrated into almost every aspect of a modern student’s life, which is why students of this generation are often referred to as digital natives.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

In “ Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School ,” Terrie Noland, National Director, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally, presented on early intervention for dyslexic students, using the right AT (assistive technology) tools and accommodations for each learner, and creating environments in which students can thrive.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Pam also shares her Chromebook Accessibility presentation (embedded below). Pam recently delivered a presentation on this topic! Related: How to Create a Dynamic Reading Experience Chrome Accessibility Tutorial Videos Below is a YouTube playlist of 20 videos. Her slides are available here (and embedded below).

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

In “ Cutting-Edge Research to Empower Schools to Support Students with Reading Disabilities ,” Rick Wagner, Associate Director for the Florida Center for Reading Research, discussed problems with current methods and how to better help students with these disabilities. About the Presenter. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

UDL is tough enough in a face-to-face environment, but the real challenge might be how to implement the principles in an online world where students’ abilities and learning styles differ drastically. In presentation , the course provides learners with various way of acquiring information and knowledge.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Just as teachers need specialized training to understand how to help students with dyslexia, the teachers also need specialized programs or assistive technology that supports the students’ learning styles. Finally, administrators can look for ways to pool resources from different budget streams to assist students.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

Collaboration is a lesson in itself, learning how to adjust to and work with a variety of personalities and methods of accomplishing tasks is a lifelong skill integral to success in school and beyond. But trying to manage group teaching in a busy classroom can leave teachers wishing they had an extra hand (or three). Tech has arrived to help.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Cult of Mac always provides a nice guide to these updates- please see this link for information on which devices will run iOS 9 and how to update. As an example, I recently observed a student I work with who is struggling in math class, particularly with the word problems presented at the beginning of each period.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Discussion webs in language intervention are discussed in Hoggan & Strong's excellent article The Magic of Once Upon a Time: Narrative Teaching Strategies (and also this "how to" ), which has served as an inspiration for my "Pairing Picture Books with Apps" presentations.

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 5, 2013

In this series of steps, you will see how to make an image aura from Aurasma''s own library of images "float" above a book page when the page is scanned. Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 7, 2016

From integrating technology into school libraries, to special education, to coding and robotics, there was something for everyone this year. We would like to thank our partners, sponsors, and wonderful presenters for making 2016 a success—and of course, thank you to the educators that joined us all year long! 3 Dr. . #

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N2Y

JULY 9, 2020

Because students’ language and vocabulary needs are so great, teachers may feel unsure of how to begin. Does a student learn best when presented with concrete objects, or are they better able to understand photographs or pictures? Do they need large pictures, or can they discriminate and select an image from a group?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2018

Among the resources, you will find: Middle school library and technology staff working with local nonprofits to identify needs of local businesses and nonprofits and enabling young library users to fill those needs through applied coding projects.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Every educator must know how to address these learning deficits in the classroom, because students must read, write, and spell in every subject. Terrie presented in the webinar, “How to Support Dyslexic Students in Your School,” sponsored by Learning Ally.

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

The ISHA staff were extremely helpful; I found out that my flight was canceled about 45 min before my Saturday presentation, and got on the phone immediately to start the rebooking process. apps assistive technology consultation curriculum connections executive function iOS planning schema sequencing weather' Gesture on!

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In one segment, they presented a unit that might be encountered in an 8th grade Health class (I''ve seen it, though not as intense as in this example) in which students needed to engage in tasks such as documenting a nutrition diary. The app also offers a more visual and engaging approach to the learning goals of the unit.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

This presents a good opportunity to explore this language-based learning challenge and question our own knowledge. Rachel Berger is the Executive Director of Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota and also works with Microsoft as a dyslexia and learning disability community assistive tech consultant.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

But do educators know how to support our requirements? I worked very diligently over the course of my high school career to familiarize myself as much as possible with the inner workings, complex nuances, and the design principles of many forms of assistive technology. I tried numerous different solutions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

And print-disabled users can use assistive technologies to read scanned books that might otherwise be difficult if not impossible to find in accessible formats. What’s present and what’s absent?” But it may fall on universities and libraries to figure out how to carry forward the campaign to make that content most usable.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Once a month, Rayna Freedman ’s fifth-graders present their genius hour projects. They get to explore anything that interests them and present what they’ve learned to the class in whatever way they want. But she was never sure what the other kids were getting out of listening to the presentations.

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