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Tips for Supporting Students With Special Needs Using Technology

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Have you considered how assistive technologies like text-to-speech can be tailored to individual needs? By engaging students in selecting personalized tools, you empower them to take charge of their learning journey. Ensure that the technology you choose fits seamlessly into the student’s learning environment.

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How Windows 10 Can Support New Classroom Growth

EdTech Magazine

Personalize Learning with Windows 10 Education Tools. With Windows 10, Microsoft provides a range of technologies to help educators find the right experience for their students. . For example, students can interact with their laptops and PCs via voice, pen, touch screen and gesture to find a learning style that fits them best.

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Creating an Accessibility-Friendly Environment

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This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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A day in the life with Student Dashboard Digital Backpack

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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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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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Accessibility The fast move from print-based to digital materials and from in person learning events to digital learning events can create additional barriers for disabled students. Microsoft has developed new tools for accessibility, such as Immersive Reader which allows users to adjust how text is presented (e.g.,

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Fighting Exclusion: Shake Up Inclusive Learning – SULS0164

Shake Up Learning

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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Change the Game: Using Minecraft to Teach Students with Autism

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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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