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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

eSchool News

Attendees will learn directly from top ed tech experts and successful real-world practitioners in hundreds of in-depth workshops and hands-on sessions. Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. 23, 2024 in Orlando. Unleash the Magic of AI in Your Classroom!

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Think "Out of the Box" Assistive Technology #SXSWedu

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Diagnostic and pre-emptive tools are used. The best learning teachers get is by collaborating with other teachers, not from workshops delivered traditionally. With time, tech tools, and access to one another, teachers could solve many of the problems we face in education today, including addressing students with special needs.

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Closing the Gap 2021

N2Y

The Closing the Gap 2021 conference showcases the latest in assistive technology for special education, rehabilitation, and everyday living. Join the in‑depth pre‑conference workshops on Oct. 7 and 8 focusing on best practices for assistive technology implementation.

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Book Review- The Practical (and fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools: Building or Improving Your District’s AT Team

SpeechTechie

Chris Bugaj and his colleague Sally Norton-Darr have penned an informative (and indeed, fun to read) guide to the role of Assistive Technology (AT) and its practitioners in the school setting. Where to look to learn more about Assistive Technology. Items in every AT’s toolkit (also might be helpful to have in yours).

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

ADVANCED & MEASURED PROGRESS ( www.advanc-ed.org ) & ( www.measuredprogress.org ) Measured Progress and AdvancED will join forces to form a unique and far-reaching nonprofit educational company focused on data-driven tools for school improvement. The merger will create a $120-million nonprofit organization with 500 employees.

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Make a "BIG" Visual Support

SpeechTechie

A takeaway I always emphasize in my workshops is that we can use technology in simple ways to engage. Make it Big is therefore a tool for: -Displaying a strategy to be targeted in a session -Emphasizing a vocabulary word -Presenting articulation targets -Conversational repair/AAC for those with intelligibility issues.

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SETDA partners with 9 hot ed-tech startups

eSchool News

LEARNstyle – trains those with learning barriers on using assistive technologies. Sibme – tool for sharing personal teaching practices, videos, and documents and reflect on them with others. Allcancode – an app that introduces younger students to computer science through gameplay.