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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

eSchool News

Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. In the standardized testing era, students are too often asked to memorize facts and/or recall ideas without being expected to retain a deeper understanding of information. Unleash the Magic of AI in Your Classroom!

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Assistive Technology with MakeyMakey

Cycles of Learning

Click here for more information and media from each camp. The below video provides more information about the MakeyMakey along with specific examples. 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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FETC 2019: Day One

eSchool News

The edtech administrators, information technology, educator, early learning, and inclusion and special education tracks ensured that there was something for everyone. These challenges were addressed in the Future of Edtech Administrator and the Future of Edtech Information Technology workshops. STEAM and STEM.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

Edsurge

Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. Although it’s true that the law requires this kind of assistive technology at some schools, I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students.

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

Edsurge

To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. We know that learners vary in how they engage, how they take in information and also how they’re able to show what they know. Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology.

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Twice-Exceptional (2E) Students: Characteristics and Educational Considerations

N2Y

But, they may also have great difficulty with homework and project completion because of executive functioning challenges stemming from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). For example, a student with high intelligence in math may show superior problem-solving and calculation abilities. What about IDEA?

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How Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

Edsurge

Of course, this is also essential assistive technology. Although it’s true that the law requires this kind of assistive technology at some schools, I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students.

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