Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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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! These shortcuts can replace complex mouse operations and help learners with mobility challenges efficiently control their devices. Her slides are available here (and embedded below). Select Settings .

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Certain elements are consistently present in quality games and quality learning tools. Minecraft, Autism and 21st Century Learning I was unaware of this early on, but eventually discovered that I wasn’t the only one who found Minecraft useful as an assistive technology for people with autism.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

You could use it to collect digital artifacts -- URLs, pictures, YouTube videos, social media posts -- and you could sequence these items to create a narrative in order to share with others. The 49 second video below shows how this works. For several years, Storify was one of my favorite free "go to" edtech tools.

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techlearning

MAY 29, 2018

Beth Heile, Speech-Language Pathologist and Assistive Technology Specialist for North Shore School District 112 of IL, uses interactive displays to keep the classroom truly inclusive. A student unable to hold a pencil can complete a team worksheet with his peers as they digitally annotate a scanned version together.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Edtech features like online learning, digital modules, instructional videos & presentations, and much more allow learners to access learning material anytime and anywhere. . Edtech development and advancement have also benefitted learners with disabilities and cognitive impairments. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. You May Also Like.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The mobile app version of Classroom will be able to work offline and will be more effective with intermittent Internet/cellular connection. More Chromebooks will be offered with dual cameras, allowing students to better take pictures or record videos beyond selfies. When did they last log in? What was the last thing they submitted?

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Any of these can be a partial or total impairment and may have been present at birth or acquired. These include impairments in hearing, vision and mobility. Special ed teachers rely on assistive learning devices to address the needs of student challenges. Pencil grips, adapted paper and spelling aids all assist with writing.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2015

LEARNstyle – trains those with learning barriers on using assistive technologies. Pear Deck – creates live sessions for interactive slide-sharing presentations. Sibme – tool for sharing personal teaching practices, videos, and documents and reflect on them with others.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

I have shared this little feature during my presentations, and I was reminded just last week how powerful this tool can be for any student, but especially for struggling students, ELL, and primary. You could dedicate a time and space for recording/dictating, similar to how we manage recording videos and audio in the classroom.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Depending on the material being presented, computers also present an opportunity for adding more media to lessons, gamification, and connectivity with either classmates or instructors. Even smart projectors won’t be able to do much more than playing a video or slideshow without streaming from another device.

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