article thumbnail

Exploring VC3: Collaborative, Secure, and Inclusive Video Coaching for Schools

Edthena

Compatible with assistive technology Some educators require assistive technologies to access digital platforms. Behind the scenes, we’ve adhered to current technical standards ( WCAG 2 ), ensuring compatibility with a wide range of assistive technologies. We’ve built VC3 with those educators in mind.

Video 52
article thumbnail

Using Assistive Technology for Your Struggling Readers

edWeb.net

Eighty-five percent of what we learn we learn is by listening and students can listen and comprehend two grade levels above their reading levels. Assistive technology, especially audiobooks, provide both multisensory reading and writing experiences and enhance word recognition. is “As often as they need it.”

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Five benefits and challenges of classroom technology

Hapara

Adaptive learning platforms, for example, adjust the difficulty of tasks based on performance, ensuring all students are appropriately challenged. For example, Natasha Farrugia-Pavan, is an Assistive Technology Mentor for the Ottawa Catholic School Board. She has worked with schools to allow for professional development time.

article thumbnail

A day in the life with Student Dashboard Digital Backpack

Hapara

One of Mrs. Perkins’s learners uses assistive technology , a screen reader, to read and can also access the digital materials. the staff at Mrs. Perkins’s school gathers for their monthly grade-level Professional Learning Community on the topic of student engagement. After school, at 3:00 p.m.,

OER 235
article thumbnail

Using Inclusive Technology to Break Barriers and Empower Learners

edWeb.net

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.

article thumbnail

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. About Mike Moratta. Twitter : @mmatp.

article thumbnail

6 Steps to Take to Boost Tech Accessibility

edWeb.net

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.