Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

Schultz has taken a career in building special needs software and games for people who are blind or have low vision into ObjectiveEd, a new endeavor at a time when investor interest in educational tools and investor interest in assistive technology are apparently on the rise. million across 38 deals in 2012 to $276.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Whether you’re using something like Read and Write, or Snap and Read, these are some great tools that can be used to access text in Google Docs or on the web. Select Voice Typing, and give your microphone permission to access it. Friedlander is a school psychologist with expertise in assistive technology. Start talking.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

Microsoft has been working with Kinect technology and autistic students. Technology removes barriers and helps them interact with the world. 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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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Portland, OR – NWEA , a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, today announced progress it has made toward creating an accessible and equitable math assessment for middle school students with visual impairments. Last October, NWEA was awarded an AI for Accessibility grant from Microsoft.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

Plus, the students who struggled with attention didn't miss out on any information since they could access the content through the voice-over, the visuals in the video, and the text in the captions. Users should be able to access the content in multiple ways and without distraction. I used closed-captioning with BrainPop Jr.

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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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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. Launched in January 2016 as a bold Microsoft Hackathon idea, Immersive Reader , incorporates current reading research and inclusive design principles.

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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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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. Browser for Microsoft Translator , or translate.it Translator for Education.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2022

PRNewswire/ — Texthelp , a global leader in literacy and assistive technology, announced it has appointed Gus Schmedlen, Ed.D., Dr. Schmedlen brings over two decades of experience in the education technology sector to Texthelp. “Gus has an impressive background in education technology. WOBURN, Mass.

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techlearning

APRIL 8, 2018

Today, Microsoft announced a partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), which has piloted the use of Microsoft Translator language technology to help students who are deaf and hard of hearing feel more engaged by transcribing lectures in real time. To learn more, visit the Microsoft AI Blog.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

You can use Google, Microsoft, Facebook, or just use your email address. Another new feature utilizes Microsoft's " Immersive Reader " in order to read aloud your Collection ! Collaborators can be given access directly via their Wakelet profile name or email, or indirectly via URLs and QR codes. How does it work?

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Learn more about his work and access online tools, training and resources by visiting TrueLiteracy.in. Rachel Berger is the Executive Director of Decoding Dyslexia Minnesota and also works with Microsoft as a dyslexia and learning disability community assistive tech consultant. Michael Hart, Ph.D.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

This program adds full home access for students, custom curriculum alignment, performance reporting, professional development, and more. Principals can access unique data insights on how teachers, parents and students are using FreshGrade through monthly reports. The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Illuminate 11.0

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