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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? Understand Individual Needs Understanding the unique needs of each student with special needs is the first step in effectively using technology to support their learning.

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Should Instructors Ask Students to Show Document Histories to Guard Against AI Cheating?

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As teachers and professors look for ways to guard against the use of AI to cheat on homework, many have started asking students to share the history of their online documents to check for signs that a bot did the writing. It can create a time-lapse video of the documents creation as well.

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Educators Wrestle with the Real-Life Applications of New K–12 Federal Policy Document

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Department of Education released the nation’s signature educational technology policy document — “2024 National Educational Technology Plan: A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Use Divides.” EdTech: Focus on K–12 talked with four experts about the NETP’s strengths, opportunities and key takeaways.

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How Effective User Lifecycle Management Keeps K–12 Data Safer

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Like many organizations, technology teams in K–12 are the gatekeepers that make it possible for students and employees to access the tools they need to do their schoolwork or their jobs. Click the…

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Document Learning in a Digital Portfolio

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The digital portfolio tools below help students document their work in multiple ways and also can be used throughout a student’s learning journey. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Digital Portfolio Tips, Tools and Resources.

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These K–12 Schools Are Using Asset-Tracking Technology To Save Money and Reduce Risk

EdTech Magazine

When Erin Ford joined Virginia’s Chesterfield County Public Schools as director of technology services, she became concerned about the way the district monitored its technology assets. “We We were tracking Chromebooks in a vendor-supported asset management system,” she says. “We

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

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He has some interesting reflections on technology’s place in education: Remember the days of Oregon Trail on the old Apple IIe’s or students drawing pictures with Kid Pix. Much has changed since technology has made inroads into education, and much has not. So how do we know if the technology used in the classroom works? .