The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

There are times when innovative educators use print documents such as when displaying posters, student work, or infographics on a wall or bulletin board. For that reason, whenever you create something that's “for print,” you must: Host a digitally, accessible copy of print documents somewhere such as on your website. Watch this video.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 15, 2020

provide assistive technology (such as a calculator, text-to-speech tools, and electronic dictionaries). HumanWare offers assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision. Natural Reader is a text-to-speech tool that works on most document types — PDF, Word, Docs, EPub, and more. Snap n Read.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2019

Windows 10 devices can be equipped with a wide variety of assistive technology as well. Students and teachers can work on the same document simultaneously, whether they’re sitting together, down the hall from each other or in entirely different countries. . Provide Feedback Seamlessly with Windows 10 Devices.

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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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Hapara

MARCH 17, 2022

One of Mrs. Perkins’s learners uses assistive technology , a screen reader, to read and can also access the digital materials. She quickly locates the document that includes hand-drawn representations and short descriptions of the events, and with a few clicks, shares it with the entire class. It’s now 4:00 p.m.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Remember the many hours you used to spend preparing and printing documents each week, only to watch them make their way from students’ desks to the floor, the trash bin or the bottom of their backpacks? And as technology improves, so do the benefits for teachers, schools and, most importantly, students.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 26, 2019

This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Plus a huge number of media-creation apps that produce everything from documents to polished videos. What’s more, effective classroom tech doubles as assistive technology for students with a range of special needs. There are educational apps like Duolingo for self-study and Kahoot! for group learning activities.

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SpeechTechie

JUNE 16, 2011

Chris Bugaj and his colleague Sally Norton-Darr have penned an informative (and indeed, fun to read) guide to the role of Assistive Technology (AT) and its practitioners in the school setting. Where to look to learn more about Assistive Technology. Items in every AT’s toolkit (also might be helpful to have in yours).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 19, 2015

15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities. One tool to help students with disabilities even in the face of a special education teacher shortage is assistive technology. Today, assistive technology can help students with certain disabilities learn more effectively.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Simply scanning a worksheet and uploading it online as a PDF document without making it compatible for screen readers (assistive technology tools that transmit information on a computer screen to blind or visually impaired individuals) might make learning impossible for a blind or visually impaired student.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations. SLPs can look for online tools to provide teaching materials, record sessions, and document progress, as well as offer self-practice tools.[12].

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Neo LMS

APRIL 25, 2017

For example, if you create a simple Google Document, don’t just bold and increase the font-size for the title and subtitles, but use the settings in the upper ribbon instead. Using headings throughout text is a great way to identify and structure the text, for both human users and for indexing bots as well.

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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. Teaching Resources. About Mike Moratta.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Step 2: Start voice typing in a document. Open a document in Google Docs with a Chrome browser. After you start voice typing, you can use commands to edit and format your document. They can even translate their document into another language. (Go Go to Tools>Translate Document). Step 1: Turn on Your Microphone.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 23, 2023

Within an educational context, inclusive technology comprises assistive tools and strategies that reduce or remove barriers to the learning experience for students with disabilities, mainly in mainstream classrooms. Making those assistive technologies available to learners requires a specialized infrastructure.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 16, 2015

Chromebooks and Google Apps are excellent assistive technology (AT) that help students with special needs access curriculum and information. Students can use Chrome as a voice recognition app and type long documents and essays without touching the keyboard. Voice Recognition - Dictate using Google Chrome. Type with your voice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

Minecraft, Autism and 21st Century Learning I was unaware of this early on, but eventually discovered that I wasn’t the only one who found Minecraft useful as an assistive technology for people with autism. So, I paid for a small private server for my students to explore and work together safely.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 3, 2023

Products that use voice assistant technology to measure a student’s language comprehension and creation skills are one example. Hebbar said she’s seen racial biases in some of the personalized learning software available for schools.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

3 Wearable Technology —Wearable technology is an up-and-coming trend in edtech. Wearable technology covers a wide range of items—from assistive technology for students with disabilities to devices to encourage motivation and participation.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In any Google Doc, use the keyboard shortcut, Control + Shift + 8 (Command + Shift + 8 on a Mac), to add a bullet to your document. It works very similarly to the apps and extensions mentioned above, but it allows you to talk your work directly into your document. Leave me a message here. Quick Tip of the Week. Use your tools!

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 27, 2018

This is one example of how features previously only available as "assistive technology" have turned out to be incorporated in operating systems to benefit everyone. You can search and copy any symbol into a word processing, presentation or other document. Within Google Docs EasyPeasy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

In the afternoon they might be given a math or science assignment where they have to document the results. 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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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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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Once the Chrome extension has been added, within your Google Documents a toolbar is accessible that provides text-to-speech (so, for any document provided to students by the teacher, or as an editing tool), text prediction, picture and text dictionaries, highlighting and more. assistive technology vocabulary writing'

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 18, 2019

As a part of Microsoft’s suite of Learning Tools, Immersive Reader offers readers the ability to : translate over 60 languages for either individual word or by document read text aloud with simultaneous highlighting in a choice of two voices to support decoding, comprehension, focus, and attention. Katherine McKnight, Ph.D.,

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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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Technology Tidbits

MAY 29, 2014

Also, there are over 36 VoiceOvers in all languages as well as listening to all kinds of documents (i.e. Not only is it simple to use w/ very familiar hand gestures (i.e. PDFs, Word, PPT, RTF, Pages, etc.). Voice Dream Reader is an awesome reading tool for iOS.” – Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D,

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SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

In addition to providing access on iOS devices to Google''s terrific tools for Search, Calendar, Mail, Documents and Maps, this series was partially about app design. apps assistive technology consultation curriculum connections executive function iOS planning schema sequencing weather' Just food for thought! Gesture on!

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 23, 2016

Last year I outlined the helpful features obtained by signing up for Read and Write for Google , a toolbar accessible in Chrome that brings to webpages and documents (particularly Google Docs) text to speech (always free) and text prediction, dictionary, and other features (via premium account or teacher subscription after 30 days).

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . Choice boards, or learning menus, can look like several different replicas of real-life documents. Use multimedia for communication and multiple tools for construction and composition. . Enhance capacity for monitoring progress. What are choice boards? .

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

In one segment, they presented a unit that might be encountered in an 8th grade Health class (I''ve seen it, though not as intense as in this example) in which students needed to engage in tasks such as documenting a nutrition diary. I think the idea of pairing picture books and apps is one of my favorites to explore.

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Cycles of Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For documentation, students recorded their streamed video and added voice-over narration to explain the process. Students controlled their robots from a different location by using their phones as cameras, which were mounted on the robots. They streamed video to their control station through platforms like Zoom or FaceTime.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2015

LEARNstyle – trains those with learning barriers on using assistive technologies. Sibme – tool for sharing personal teaching practices, videos, and documents and reflect on them with others. Allcancode – an app that introduces younger students to computer science through gameplay.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Voice Recognition (Google Chrome App) What it is : You can use your Google Chrome browser for voice recognition to type documents, emails, and essays without touching the keyboard. Classroom Integration: Assistive technology is any device or program that helps a person with a disability complete an everyday task.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

It was developed by a school psychologist as an assistive technology for students with ADHD and autism but is a helpful tool for any student. This three-ring binder protects classwork, homework and other important documents with it’s padded and zippered design. Case-It King Size Zipper Binder.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

For instance, students with vision impairment can use assistive technologies like Braille screen readers and electronic magnifiers to access learning the same way any other student would. . These technologies offer various centralized and monitored digital routes for the circulation of material among students and teachers.

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