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How to Leverage Mainstream Technology to Boost Special Education

EdTech Magazine

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how K–12 schools can use virtual reality to fit students' learning needs. Personalized learning is a core tenant of the modern learning environment, encouraging many schools to provide students with their own devices. Many Devices Include Assistive Technology Tools.

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Computing, Cost Savings and the Cloud: The Value of Virtualization

EdTech Magazine

School leaders aiming to stretch limited resources might opt for Chromebooks instead of desktop computers because these devices include cloud-based apps and software students and faculty can quickly access from almost anywhere. . Other opportunities for cost savings can be found in the type of hardware purchased. by Amy Passow.

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Bake Professional Development into Your Education Pizza

EdTech Magazine

Sure, everyone has a classic, like pepperoni ( Chromebooks ), while others anticipate fresh flavors like pineapple ( virtual reality ). Professional learning is the crust of your technology program. It’s an absolute necessity if you want devices or software to work well in a classroom or school, including new technology deployments. .

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Connected Classrooms. Engaged Students. Personalized Learning.

techlearning

How do you implement 22,000 Chromebooks in a district with 93,000 students—while giving teachers an easy way to manage the devices in their classrooms? Lee County School District in Florida is solving their challenge with an award-winning filtering and classroom management software.

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Educator Perspectives: 6 Ingredients for Personalized Learning Success

MIND Research Institute

Designing and implementing a personalized learning model requires more than technology—it requires a cultural shift. Brian has spearheaded amazing work at Pickerington, and has conducted workshops and trainings on technology, blended learning and personalized learning throughout the country. February 15, 2017.

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Using the rule of threes for a technology strategy

eSchool News

While many schools are bringing kids back into classrooms this year, the spread of the Delta variant and other factors out of their control mean they must again be prepared to support a mix of virtual and in-person learning. If any one of them gets overlooked, learning can grind to a halt.

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When personalized learning includes skateboarding: One suburban district’s dramatic transformation

The Hechinger Report

After Matt Doyle, Vista’s acting superintendent, helped interview more than 2,000 middle- and high-school students about their school experiences and dumped all of his interview notes into a software program that identifies the most frequently mentioned words, one word rose to the surface: “irrelevant.”. students still attend.