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Measuring Student Engagement with Digital Tools

ViewSonic Education

One of the most exciting digital technology trends that are helping teachers with the task of measuring student engagement is student-centered i nsight technology. In fact, the myViewBoard software platform , provides educators with the necessary information to understand and respond to students’ needs, based on non-verbal cues.

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COVID-19 Is Costing Visually Impaired Students Time That Can’t Be Made Up

Edsurge

Their report , titled “Access and Engagement to Education Study,” surveyed over 1,400 parents and professionals in the U.S. Fifty-six percent of the children of survey respondents had disabilities beyond a visual impairment. Rosenblum says one issue that carried over into the fall is the systemic problem of access to information.

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edWeb 2024 Survey: Impact of Staffing Shortages on Special Needs Students

edWeb.net

edWeb.net, in partnership with Stages Learning , has published the results of the second annual survey on the “Impact of Staffing Shortages on Special Needs Students.” The 2024 survey was emailed to 62,476 edWeb members with a role or interest in special education. We received 742 responses, a 1.1%

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Educators Want More Mobile Technologies for Classroom Use, Better PD

Marketplace K-12

“It can be used in a formal classroom or an informal setting or at home.” ” The survey by researchers found that a significant number of education professionals—not just special education teachers—had received little or no training on ed-tech use for instruction, though the majority said they wanted it.

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4 Strategies to Engage Families in Tech Partnerships

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Families are thirsty for information about inclusive technology that supports their children with disabilities. They want to understand and inform the tools schools use. Are often tech savvy: Their engagement can steer schools toward appropriate technology.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

Edsurge

They might give away information to the teacher or classmates about their living situation when they are asked to show themselves on their webcam. Additionally, when educators record students’ faces, names, and other identifiable information on Zoom, that video or audio recording becomes an educational record.

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Are You Prepared for the Next Cyber Attack?

edWeb.net

According to EdTech Trends and Funding: A CoSN Member Survey 2022 , cybersecurity is the number-one pain point in districts, and network security is the area in need of the most improvement. Of particular concern are students who use any form of assistive technology.

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