Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The post Chromebook Accessibility Tools for ALL Learners – SULS0204 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m chatting with Pam Hubler, a valued Shake Up Learning team member , about Chromebook accessibility tools for all learners. Pam also shares her Chromebook Accessibility presentation (embedded below).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2021

How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. How Smart Tech and IoT are Making Educational Spaces More Accessible. A Helping Hand: Assistive Technology Tools for Writing. Favorite Shortkeys for Special Needs. Is Orton-Gillingham Right For Your Students? 3 Great Special Needs Digital Tools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

BLUFFDALE, UTAH – Listen Technologies, the leading provider of advanced wireless listening solutions for 24 years, announced that John Rennie High School , a secondary school in Quebec, Canada, has selected Listen EVERYWHERE for use in its theater to support assistive listening. . About Listen Technologies ?? .

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

But a common problem prevented that: some faculty have been slow to catch up with technological advances, and many wait until students ask for accomodations rather than having accessible materials from the start. “I That’s especially concerning to her, given assistive technologies alone won’t always help.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 4, 2023

CITES advances the conventional definitions of accessible and assistive technologies by providing a practical blueprint for districts to create inclusive environments for all members of their population. During the presentation, the panelists shared their personal perspectives and experiences.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Any of these can be a partial or total impairment and may have been present at birth or acquired. Lack of physical access. Special ed teachers rely on assistive learning devices to address the needs of student challenges. Referred to as assistive technology (AT), these devices are often decidedly low tech.

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edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2019

When we “flip” the learning, and have students present to educators in our edWebinars, it’s a great example of how much we can learn from our students. Both are struggling readers who use audiobooks, text-to-speech readers, and other tools to access their grade-level curriculum. During summer, too.”

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 26, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast This edLeader Panel is presented by CoSN and AASA. In addition, district staff should get involved with local and state (and even federal) committees and organizations that are discussing, evaluating, and forming policy related to student accessibility.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 22, 2021

However, the nature of online learning and its reliance upon technology that isn’t always well-designed for group education can leave some students at serious disadvantages. Closed captioning accuracy in live teaching video calls is often subpar, and not all online tools are compatible with assistive technology.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 16, 2023

One of the most common features associated with metaverse platforms — and a feature present within UNIVERSE by ViewSonic — is the ability to create and control a metaverse avatar. There are some significant advantages to this approach, especially with regard to accessibility. 2) Digital Accessibility . A Level Playing Field .

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

This non-linear learning contrasts against the rigid structure of outdated file formats, such as slideshow presentations. With traditional file formats, adding annotations or multimedia to presentations during the lesson can be complicated, and sharing the file becomes challenging due to device and platform compatibility issues.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Digital signage usually relies on the presence of digital display screens using LCD or LED technology. Within classroom settings, content may be shown on television screens, on presentation displays , or on interactive whiteboards, such as ViewSonic’s ViewBoard offering. Presentation Displays. myViewBoard Manager.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

“The guidelines align with our approach to integrating AI to enhance education and provide a framework for a future where AI technologies drive positive educational outcomes in a manner that is understandable and accessible to all. Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director, Office of Education Technology, U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Digital textbooks offer interactive content, and assistive technologies like speech-to-text tools support diverse learning needs, collectively creating a dynamic and enriched learning environment for students. How does technology help students learn? Coding programs such as Scratch foster critical thinking and problem-solving.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 5, 2022

The school needed his expertise to help keep its assistive technology up and running as it was a school for children and adults with disabilities. In the beginning, Mike fixed wheelchairs and such, but as technology expanded so did his work assisting students with disabilities. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

The authors note that while, ideally, UDL allows students with disabilities to access courses without adaptation, it can also help to improve learning—and, therefore, retention—among all students. In presentation , the course provides learners with various way of acquiring information and knowledge.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

We recently had the honor of presenting our model to stakeholders from across the country at AESA’s most recent conference. Opening the Learning Journey We believe in an intentional focus on literacy, numeracy, and assistive technology.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Assistive technology teachers working at schools in the Fairfax County, VA school district, one of the largest in the United States, are finding that the use of audiobooks is improving access to grade-level content while also developing the love of reading that motivates many students to continue improving.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

There has to be somebody sitting next to him helping with the technology and getting him engaged in what’s going on. When the teacher shows him something that’s not accessible for him, I have to figure out, ‘Do I enlarge it to remove the visual clutter? Hybrid and socially distant in-person classes present challenges of their own.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

1990 – The Internet brings about unprecedented access to information. Depending on the material being presented, computers also present an opportunity for adding more media to lessons, gamification, and connectivity with either classmates or instructors. Rinse and repeat throughout the history of education.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2020

Arnold recently joined Luis Perez, a technical assistance specialist for the National Center on Accessible Education Materials , which is affiliated with the nonprofit CAST, on an interactive webinar, Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K-12 Education , hosted by EdSurge and ISTE, our parent organization.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Businesses and organizations are providing free access to digital tools and apps for teaching and learning (see THE Journal’s ever-growing list of Free Resources for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak ). To assist with this, my students and I co-wrote a freely available, open access book, “ Teaching with Digital Tools and Apps.”

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 11, 2024

Resource Allocation: Educators express the need for better allocation of resources, such as assistive technologies and materials tailored to special education. They are not aware of all the instructional strategies, accommodations, assistive technology, or alternate curriculum that are required for students with special needs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

How does classroom video capture technology address this issue? This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices—which is one piece of the puzzle.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2019

Though I do miss seeing Hawaiian shirts and skateboards at the Surf conference that shared the south side of the Orange County Convention Center, the extra space taken over by FETC makes the conference workshops more accessible, convenient, and right in the heart of the main concourse. Assistive Technology.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

Imagine you’re about to give a big presentation to a large audience. Your boss assures you that it will make your presentation better, and just before you can respond, the curtain goes up. In fact, 95% of teachers nowadays report that they use technology regularly in their classrooms.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

To increase equity, you should set up your asynchronous learning environments to maximize accessibility. Online environments can be set up to support assistive technologies such as closed captions on videos and text to speech. Using headings and image captions can aid student comprehension and break up long text.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

We recently had the honor of presenting our model to stakeholders from across the country at AESA’s most recent conference. Opening the Learning Journey We believe in an intentional focus on literacy, numeracy, and assistive technology.

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SpeechTechie

AUGUST 24, 2016

Options for eText: Facilitating Access and Comprehension Through Electronic Text Presented by Sean Sweeney, Speech-Language Pathologist/Instructional Tech Specialist Sponsored by MES Publishing Watch the Webinar Recording If you view the recording and would like a CE certificate , join the Everyone CAN!

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 12, 2016

I recently discovered ReadWorks - this website provides free access to reading passages and much more, with skill and strategy units on many topics in comprehension. Expository text passages are handy for language intervention. There's a lot you can teach with a passage as a context! So, where to get the contexts?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Students now have access to a wealth of information at their fingertips, allowing for self-directed exploration and reinforcing classroom concepts. Immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are redefining traditional learning methods.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2019

Such a partner is Microsoft EDU’s Immersive Reader, a growingly popular tool that presents scalable, friendly, flexible, stigma-free solutions to improve literacy schoolwide. Microsoft Accessibility And Assistive Technologies For Education: A Total Economic Impact Analysis. Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.,

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . However it’s presented the basic concepts are the same. . This means it’s not effective to count how many graphics were used in a presentation and equate that to a point value. Video presentations are released each day of the conference week. GET CREDIT!

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

To address challenges relating to accessibility and inclusion in our growingly diverse communities, you may want to explore some of the free, and game-changing, features Microsoft has been introducing in across the applications in its Office suite. For increased accessibility for all students, you might turn captioning on in English.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

How does classroom video capture technology address this issue? This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices—which is one piece of the puzzle.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. We need self-care not just for students, but for teachers, too. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Edtech features like online learning, digital modules, instructional videos & presentations, and much more allow learners to access learning material anytime and anywhere. . This allows students to access the book from anywhere, anytime. Blockchain Technology . Education Tech Trends of 2022. Remote Learning .

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