User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Learner-Initiated and Directed – When presented as self-directed learning, educators, as mentioned above, give learners an open ended task, like develop a new type of transportation for use on another planet or design an assistive technology for someone with a disability.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 5, 2024

What technology is already in the space? Assess the existing technology and infrastructure and determine if additional EdTech or upgrades are needed. Plus, you’ll want to prioritize EdTech with accessibility features like screen readers, speech-to-text software, and other assistive technologies.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

When researchers at my company, Lexplore, compared the fall 2019 and spring 2021 assessment results of more than 57,000 Swedish students in grades 2 to 6, they found that students in 2021 were, on average, 10 percentile points, or seven to eight months, behind the 2019 students in reading ability.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Undoubtedly eye-gaze technology has created the greatest advance in access for people with serious immobility such as those suffering paralysis or ALS. Using eye tracking software, teachers and educational content developers can assess where and when students are looking at something and for how long.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Bevin: For an online platform, what it means to be accessible is your images have alternate text, and descriptions , where whoever is a non-seeing user that uses assistive technologies such as a screen reader, can read the descriptions of to them.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 23, 2023

District leaders successfully put into motion CITES’ effective practices related to leadership, teaching, learning, assessment, infrastructure, and family engagement. Consider taking the following steps, similar to what Jenks undertook, to launch a successful accessible technology initiative.

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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. Dr. Smith also underscored the significance of extending an invitation to existing users of assistive technology.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

Enhanced Learning Experiences Interactive learning platforms offer digital whiteboards, virtual classrooms, discussion boards, interactive assessments, and other tools to meet educational needs. Purpose-built to address these users’ needs, OLF delivers various benefits for schools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80 percent of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. Principals should make sure teachers get the training they need to use the assistive technology. “If Develop Guidelines. Early intervention is ideal for students with dyslexia. Ensure Proper PD.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

If we look at a standard day in any classroom, the activities and assessments are all channelled through writing. I worked very diligently over the course of my high school career to familiarize myself as much as possible with the inner workings, complex nuances, and the design principles of many forms of assistive technology.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2018

This should include early identification and intervention services (think kindergarten), teacher training in multi-sensory language approach, and frequent progress reports and assessments to ensure that the services are working.

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Cycles of Learning

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Using the "File Upload" and "Quiz" feature in Google forms for students to "submit" images of work for grading created a much more efficient way to quickly assess written work. Phoebe Bridgers was the artist of choice this week! Click here for simple form example. Click here and here for examples from this week's chemistry class.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

. — Rebecca Kockler, Executive Director of the Reading Reimagined Program, Advanced Education Research and Development Fund Current assessments tend to just ask students to regurgitate information, which doesn’t prove they’ve internalized the content. With new guidelines from the U.S.

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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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techlearning

JUNE 25, 2018

GradeCam has introduced a new answer format powered by Aita, its proprietary Artificial Intelligence Teaching Assistant technology, that can read and score handwritten letters and words up to twenty characters in length. No special equipment or forms will be required. All free trial users will have access for 60 Days.

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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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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Although it’s important to assess for phonological abilities like phonological awareness, phonological memory, and rapid naming, these alone should not determine whether one has dyslexia. “It’s important to do a comprehensive assessment that extends beyond phonological processing,” said Rick.

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techlearning

APRIL 17, 2018

Raz-Plus , the blended learning platform from Learning A-Z, which contains thousands of technology-enabled resources for personalized reading practice, will be integrated in Renaissance Flow 360 , an assessment-driven instruction solution.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. Again, some students do just fine with one type of assessment, but what about the learner who is visually impaired, or has severe motor disabilities?

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Google Tools, Slideshare Online References, Digital Content, Social Media DropBox & MediaFire Web Conferencing, Skype, Google Talk/Chat Animoto, Podcasts ,Stykz, Audacity, Worlde Assistive Technologies YouTube, TeacherTube, SchoolTube WikiSpaces, Blogger, PB Wiki, WordPress Promising Practices - Professors noticed growth in their students throughout (..)

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Learning With Lucie

AUGUST 1, 2019

With an emphasis on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and differentiating instruction to ensure appropriate educational opportunities for all learners, this course investigates the use of adaptive and assistive technologies.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. This rapidly evolving technology has only begun to make an impact in the field of education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In other words, educators need more than just assistive technology to create a UDL-friendly online course. And in engagement and interaction , an instructor is enabled to tap into students’ interests, challenge and motivate them to learn.

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N2Y

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Differentiated, standards‑based academic content, enhanced by powerful assessment, data, and reporting tools, also supports the IEP process. AbleNet is a world leader in assistive technology and services to help individuals with disabilities lead productive and fulfilling lives. About AbleNet.

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N2Y

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Early identification and assessment in children. Assistive technology is another type of related service that helps unique learners achieve their IEP goals. Others include: Speech-language pathology services. Interpreting services. Psychological services. Physical therapy. Occupational therapy. Orientation and mobility services.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

However, remote learning highlighted a need for such programs, leading districts to quickly adopt these technology programs. Assessment tools and data analytics play a major role in education today, enabling educators to gauge students’ understanding and use data to determine what interventions students need to best learn.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80% of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. Principals should make sure teachers get the training they need to use the assistive technology. “If Early intervention is ideal for students with dyslexia.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This should include early identification and intervention services (think kindergarten), teacher training in multi-sensory language approach, and frequent progress reports and assessments to ensure that the services are working. Finally, administrators can look for ways to pool resources from different budget streams to assist students.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 6, 2023

eBook Apps Simplify the Process of Administering & Assessing Tests . That apart, eReaders also support assistive technologies such as text-to-speech and optoelectronic reading systems, making educational content accessible. eBook Apps Simplify the Process of Administering & Assessing Tests.

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N2Y

JULY 9, 2020

Assess expressive vs. receptive skills. When students are limited in their expressive verbal communication (the words a student can express or produce), it can be unclear initially how much they are receptively understanding or what they might be capable of learning if given an appropriate level of visual support or assistive technology.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2023

This proved to be highly valuable not only for our clinical assessments, but also for our ability to more accurately understand some of the environmental context as we witnessed some of these events and relationship dynamics first-hand.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

link] CONCERNS ABOUT STUDENT’S ASSESSMENT. We will try to clear up the misunderstandings about the procedure and the role of student’s assessment. They will highlight the use of digital text and other assistive technologies. The protection from side - effects will be the webinar’s conclusion.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

This includes assistive technology devices. Rockhold is constantly checking data for her six students, comparing it with each student’s learning goals and assessing the efficacy of what she and her classroom aides are doing. One of the tablets in use in Jessica Howard’s classroom at Field Elementary.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 3, 2016

Measurable results Vallance blasts technology for not producing measurable results. That’s because we use outdated assessments that don’t measure authentic learning but rather skills important in centuries gone by such as memorization, regurgitation, and writing and computation with audience or purpose. He’s right. Well, yeah.

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MindShift

JUNE 9, 2021

She said that specifically identifying which standard is being assessed, and providing accommodations for the standards not presently up to bat, can help make school more accessible for all students. She has been teaching online for seven years. Sandra Zickrick works with middle schoolers with disabilities.

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Technology Classroom Software Accessibility 48

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Noakes: She recommended a needs assessment, as Diamond outlined, but said schools often look at the curricular content or internal infrastructure only. Noakes emphasized that the process must include an equity assessment—can all of the students and teachers access the tech outside of school? She received her B.S.

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