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“It’s unfair” special education students lag behind under Common Core in Kentucky

The Hechinger Report

Since Kentucky became the first state to adopt the Common Core in 2010, the achievement gap between students with disabilities and their nondisabled peers has widened slightly – despite sweeping expectations the more rigorous standards would help eliminate disparities in academic performance. This includes assistive technology devices.

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mARch: Augmenting with Aurasma, Part 1.

SpeechTechie

Note: Aurasma is available for free for iPhone, iPod and iPad 2 and above. My apologies to readers with an iPad 1. See my other posts detailing other features of Aurasma: -Part 2: Augmenting visuals with your own images/video -Part 3: Making text "auras" Oh, and by the way, there''s a Common Core Connection : CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2

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mARch: Augmenting with Aurasma, Part 2- Making it Your Own!

SpeechTechie

If you are not sure how to do this step, see this post about Saving Images to iPad. If you are creating a video aura of speaking about a book connection, as I modeled above, a Common Core Connection for you: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.4 It will be important that you have read Part 1 , as I am not going to go through each step.

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Come to the Mobile Learning Experience in September 2013

The Mobile Native

This year''s topics include project-based learning, assistive technologies, Common Core State Standards, Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT), and the open content revolution. While mobile learning isn''t about a specific device, many sessions will have an iPad focus.

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Mobile Learning Experience 2012 - April 11-13 in Phoenix, Arizona

The Mobile Native

Cross Post From Tony Vincent''s Learning in Hand Interested in iPad, iPod touch, tablets, netbooks, laptops, phones, apps, podcasting, Android, iOS, and web-based tools? Excited about mobile technology for learning and teaching? Want to connect with other educators and learn from their successes and challenges?

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Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. Can teachers figure out how best to use it?

The Hechinger Report

Five years ago, these tools were considered purely assistive technology [for children with special needs]; now everyone’s using them. Every computer and iPad has it.”. For so long, special education and assistive technology has been for ‘those kids over there.’ And the reason is, everyone has access to it.