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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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Top 10 Education Tech Trends in 2022

Kitaboo on EdTech

Edtech refers to digital technology like operative devices and online software, which has been designed to aid educational learning and teaching. Even other physical objects like whiteboards, digital boards, tablets, digital pens, and translation devices are considered to be part of the Edtech ecosystem. .

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Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?

The Hechinger Report

But now he’s implementing a particularly intense approach to it, known as personalized learning. His seventh-graders set their own learning goals and focus on mastering skills and knowledge via a combination of online resources (such as BrainPOP and Kahn Academy) and painstaking guidance and support from a team of teachers.

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Mobile Learning Experience 2012 - April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona

The Mobile Native

Cross Post From Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand Interested in iPad, iPod touch, tablets, netbooks, laptops, phones, apps, podcasting, Android, iOS, and web-based tools? Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Want to connect with other educators and learn from their successes and challenges?

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

The 1216BKBT Bluetooth Jackbox provides a cost-efficient way to stream audio from a smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-enabled device to six separate headphones. The tool is ideal for differentiated learning, literacy, English-language learners (ELL) or Special Needs instruction.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

Edsurge

Accessibility The fast move from print-based to digital materials and from in person learning events to digital learning events can create additional barriers for disabled students. The digital divide has been around as long as technology has, but the move to remote teaching has made it even more apparent.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

eSchool News

Students must be proficient in navigating digital tools, critically evaluating online information, and using technology responsibly. What are the educational technology trends in 2024? Education is experiencing a technology-fueled rebirth as it moves into 2024.

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