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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

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Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. Elevating Equity: Unveiling Startling Insights for Inclusive CS Classrooms : Did you know the “nerd” stereotype can dissuade girls from pursuing STEM education? Who makes a better programmer, a mathematician or a linguist?

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What You Might Have Missed in October–What’s up in November

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Assistive technology tools for writing. National STEM/STEAM Day. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. 100+ Digcit websites.

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FETC 2019: Day One

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Edtech administrators and Edtech information technology administrators have many sleepless nights contemplating student data privacy and cybersecurity challenges in their districts. 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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Assessments Become More Accessible With Speech Synthesis—and an Almost Human Voice

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Speech synthesis in particular is benefiting from deep learning technologies, which are used to generate speech that sounds like a human voice. These are exciting times in the world of assistive learning technology. EdSurge: First, when we say “assistive technologies,” what exactly are we talking about?

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At Emoti-Con 2016, NYC Youth Present Innovative Ideas For the World—Including a Wheelchair Wallet

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If you were to walk through the Celeste Bartos Forum—a beautiful venue in the New York Public Library—on June 11th, you would have found yourself amidst diverse youth with dreams of changing the world for the better through STEM. Yes, indeed, I am talking about Emoti-Con 2016 ! This year was my first year at Emoti-Con.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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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

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To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. 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. How are schools adjusting?

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