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How to Get Kids Excited About Writing

The CoolCatTeacher

Key Takeaways: Free Apps for Writing : Explore tools like Book Creator, Canva, and Google Docs to enable multimodal storytelling and provide accessibility options such as speech-to-text. Authentic Experiences : Showcase student work with tools like eBooks, digital displays, and class libraries to celebrate their creativity.

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What is Accessible Education? Equality vs Equity in Inclusive Learning

ViewSonic Education

Equality vs equity: which one is more important in achieving accessible education? Educators and academic institutions already know this and aspire to provide s tudents with access to the best possible high-quality education regardless of their background and characteristics. What is Accessible Education? . The answer is both.

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What is Digital Accessibility? (And Why It’s Crucial at Schools)

ViewSonic Education

What is digital accessibility – this simple question is, actually, fundamental in the technologically advanced era we’re in. Allowing everyone access to the same online content, virtual experiences, and digital devices is the only way we can move forward in this ever-connected global village. What is Digital Accessibility? .

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

The CoolCatTeacher

In both plans, you get access to all of the features, so it is a perfect time to set up an account and try it out.) Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. When you find a manipulative, slide, or game that you want, it is as simple as adding it to your library. What is included in the Lumio library?

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Gale and Utah State Library Partner to Provide Residents Free Access to New Digital Resources

eSchool News

Utah State Library has partnered with Gale , part of Cengage Group, to provide Utahs more than 3 million residents with free access to Gale digital resources. The resources are available online to all Utah residents with a local public library card through Utahs Online Public Library (UOPL).

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How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries

Edsurge

Libraries are temporarily closing their doors due to coronavirus—like so many other institutions in the wake of a growing pandemic. But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ? But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ?

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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?

Edsurge

One fear expressed was about how the mostly Black and Latino students at 28 schools would fare under a plan created by new Superintendent Mike Miles that would require school libraries to cease, in essence, functioning as libraries. Demonstrators gather in August 2023 in protest of Houston ISD's plan to close libraries in schools.

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