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Preserving ‘Academic Mobility’ for Afghan Students and Refugees

Edsurge

Like a good Californian, this spring I prepared for the next wildfire by placing important documents into a three-ring binder labeled “GO.” And it points to the need to preserve academic mobility for those in crisis. The service is free and documents are held in a secure university cloud computing network under a strict privacy policy.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

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“Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

Ask a Tech Teacher

“Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation.

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Managing references with Paperpile

ProfHacker

As we write, we need a convenient way to insert citations and manage reference lists. We’ve spilled a lot of digital ink over the years writing about reference managers , such as Zotero and Mendeley , that can help us accomplish those tasks. Not everyone, of course, does their writing in Google Documents.

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Electronic Notebook: A Tool for the Modern Student

Kitaboo on EdTech

Top Features of Electronic Notebooks for Writing Environmental Sustainability Integrated Digital Workspace Efficient Idea and Reference Management III. Advantages of Using Electronic Notebooks for Writing Use of Electronic Notebooks in Educational Settings Document Distribution Annotation Reconciliation V.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

Ask a Tech Teacher

“Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

Ask a Tech Teacher

“Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation.