3 Ways Assistive Technology Supports Students with Disabilities
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Thanks to tools from tech giants such as Microsoft, students with disabilities are flourishing.
3 Keys to Designing Successful Tech-Enabled Education
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
Classroom technology supports the daily needs of educators and students across the country.
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SCALE-UP Classroom Technology: Supporting The Learning Environment
ViewSonic Education
JANUARY 17, 2019
Given the importance of whiteboarding, projection, and screen-sharing capabilities in the SCALE-UP classroom, ViewSonic® ViewBoard® technology is uniquely suited to these and other collaborative environments. Find out how ViewSonic ViewBoard displays and myViewBoard software can help.
Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli
ViewSonic Education
OCTOBER 6, 2023
plays in operating the institution’s digital grid, by administering the purchase of new hardware, managing crucial software upgrades, overseeing network security, and controlling the vast amounts of data being transferred each millisecond between students, faculty, and stff. There is no denying the important role that the IT Dept.
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AI in Education: 5 Ways it Can Assist Teachers
ViewSonic Education
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
It is fair to say that AI is already present in most classrooms, as it is used within many of the most common software solutions. In fact, most teachers will already be familiar with AI technology and will be using it regularly without necessarily realizing they are using it. Provide Vital Technological Support to Teachers.
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Why Single Sign-On Has Teachers Cheering
Edsurge
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Sheryl Abshire: A lot of people think I’m all about technology. But my job and my prime objective are to support learning, and this technology supports learning. They should also work with the vendor community on your behalf to ensure the software you use works with SSO. That’s been my motivation.
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The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 2, 2023
So, how can this technology help you promote an inclusive classroom for students with disabilities? Understanding Assistive Technology Assistive technologies are software or hardware systems with technical components that enhance the learning capacities of students with disabilities. Let’s find out below.
How Technology Can Help Deepen Students’ Learning
EdNews Daily
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Fortunately, technology tools can provide support for each stage. Technology-Supported Surface-Level Learning. Technology for whole group settings, e.g., interactive flat panel displays and presentation software, can engage students by using videos and vivid images to get them curious and excited about a subject.
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Touch-Typing: Rote vs Integrated Learning or Rote and Integrated Learning?
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 29, 2018
James Lovelock currently works for EdAlive Educational Software who are one of the most respected publishers of educational software in Australia and currently oversees the provision of Typing Tournament to various institutions.
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Classroom Tech Can Drive Student Engagement—But Schools Need to Choose Wisely
Edsurge
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Instead, the district opted to facilitate the collaboration with a far more cost-effective solution: flat-panel TVs and screen mirroring software. “By The technology was supposed to let teachers share their screens without being tethered to a desk. Vivi’s hybrid hardware/software model is another big plus for Rugg.
Should you Teach Typing? And Does it Work?
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 2, 2018
James Lovelock currently works for EdAlive Educational Software , a respected publisher of educational software in Australia, and oversees the provision of Typing Tournament to various institutions.
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?Anticipating and Addressing Challenges With Technology in Developmental Education
Edsurge
OCTOBER 16, 2017
Instructional technology provides course content, as well as assessment mechanisms and opportunities for students to practice and apply the material. Student support technology supports students’ academic performance. One common form of student support technology provides round-the-clock remote access to academic tutors.
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New Online Platform from Vernier Boosts High School Students’ STEM Learning with Fun, Interactive Investigations and Projects
eSchool News
MARCH 31, 2022
BEAVERTON, Oregon, March 31, 2022 — Leveraging standards-based instructional content and its award-winning technology, Vernier Software & Technology is announcing Vernier Connections , an innovative web-based platform to engage high school students in hands-on STEM learning and exploration.
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Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t
Edsurge
MAY 29, 2019
I can’t count the number of technological tools that were marketed directly to me during my 14-year teaching career. And the number of education-specific apps, services, and software I actually used consistently? If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement. Those I could easily count on one hand.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy and the implications it has for a digital classroom.
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 6, 2016
So can technology support higher order thinking? I would say YES it can SUPPORT and even ENCOURAGE higher order thinking. A good tech tool to support this would be graphing software. When challenged, they can recall some facts but they do not understand what they have said or the background information. Evaluating.
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It’s late 2015 and we’re still overblocking the Internet
Dangerously Irrelevant
OCTOBER 5, 2015
There are a lot myths out there and even our best technology support personnel may lack understandings of what must be blocked versus what does not. Sometimes it’s simple confusion around what actually must be filtered. I have the good fortune to interact with schools all around the world.
We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.
Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2018
Feedback: One teacher in Northern California told my team that when her class started using personalized learning software, her students were “just click, click, clicking away.” So much of today’s educational technology supports students in mastering new skills and standards, but few tools facilitate inquiry- or project-based learning.
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166 Two Models for Leveling Up How You Integrate Technology and Teaching
EdNews Daily
AUGUST 14, 2019
Then he uses the collaboration mode in software called MimioStudio to display the lists on the interactive whiteboard at the front of the room. If one chooses to start with TPACK, look at your curriculum, pedagogy, and technology to determine how these domains intersect.
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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?
Edsurge
DECEMBER 31, 2019
and elsewhere regularly use software and curriculum developed within the past decade, often developed by small companies and former educators. Yet even that kind of change signals to students that the technologies that touch their lives, in work, studying or in leisure, are going to continuously change.
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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 13, 2018
Leah: Well, I think that both of them — and really any technology that I would use — there is that beginning time period where it’s like sandbox time where they’re just learning how to use it. I always think of giving my students that sandbox time so that they can play a little bit with the software.
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5 Technology Workflows Your School Needs
Vizor
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
PRO TIP: Make it easy for students and parents to get the technological support they need 24/7. Including technology in your curriculum involves the district, the students AND their parents. Tips on how to include parents: Create documents to help them learn the software. Communication with parents.
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96 We Are All Teachers Of Literacy
The Web20Classroom
JULY 11, 2016
In my time as a District Technology Leader I saw plenty of schools waste many dollars on software that promised to improve how kids read or recalled what they read when really the technology was a babysitter. We’ve probably all heard of someone looking for the “next big thing” when it comes to technology and literacy.
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In an Extremely Challenging Year, Innovative STEM Educators Shine to Win 2021 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards
eSchool News
MAY 19, 2021
Four of these educators are being honored with the 2021 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards from Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA). The 2021 Vernier/NSTA Technology Award winners include: Category: High School. About Vernier Software & Technology.
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Alma provides complete SIS, Google Classroom integration
eSchool News
JULY 8, 2016
There’s nothing more precious and critical than teachers’ time with their students, so we’re making sure their technology supports them in that effort rather than stands in their way.”. District leaders can minimize software headaches and save money, while helping their teachers maximize instructional time and productivity.
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Access Your Stuff with Parallels Access
Kathy Schrock
SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
I provide Ed Tech and Assistive Technology support to students with disabilities. Typically they require specialized software that does not have an iPad equivalent. Teachers and students can use Parallels Access to access (!) Flash content on the iPad. This is amazing! Have any other thoughts or ideas?
9 Steps for Choosing a Device
Tom Murray
JUNE 8, 2016
During this step, school leaders across the district should collaborate to inventory what currently exists, from core curriculum and technology support resources, to types of devices already in place. Districts can often be seen purchasing vast amounts of technology based on little to no research or evidence.
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How Achievement First is Creating an Interoperable Ecosystem
Edsurge
JUNE 8, 2017
Technology Supports the Personalized Learning Model While Achievement First’s existing assessment tools currently do not adapt to students’ responses in real time, they offer varied assessments in which each student can move at his or her own pace. This year, we launched a platform called Curriculum Hub.
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Spring ISD Selects BenQ Boards for Classrooms
eSchool News
MARCH 4, 2024
“When we invited the entire district to come in and test drive different smart boards, everyone voted nearly unanimously for the BenQ Board,” said Joe Holecek, Spring ISD’s manager of campus technology support. They hit all our needs, from those of our teachers and students to our technology department.
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Using Data to Support Personalized Learning Pathways
edWeb.net
APRIL 6, 2021
Eric has done numerous presentations throughout his region, as well as at ISTE, on the topics of educational efficacy, data, privacy, and the role of technology in learning. Leo Brehm , CatchOn’s Product Manager, is a career school CIO for public schools serving education for over 22 years.
How Maker Mindsets Can Be An Easy Fit For Rural Schools
MindShift
MARCH 8, 2017
All of his students were able to build those sensors in class, a project that included putting together hardware and software that could transmit data to the internet. They liked it, too, because they’d never worked hardware and software together. They were just changing code left and right, making it work,” he said.
Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. Teachers are supported by three “teachers on special assignment,” who stepped out of the classroom to provide full-time instructional technology support.
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Migrating to Cloud-Based Online Tool Suites Is a No-Brainer for School Districts
The 21st Century Principal
DECEMBER 18, 2011
Would your school district like to save money and cut down on technology-related and technology support costs? Think about what a school district IT department could get accomplished if they never had to worry about administering or troubleshooting your district email server again.
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How is Technology Beneficial in the Classroom?
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Additionally, educational software allows teachers to track progress, tailoring instruction to meet individual student needs effectively. How can technology be used effectively in the classroom? Personalized learning is another powerful application of technology.
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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
The collection of dynamic, on-demand resources supports educators’ efforts to drive deeper student engagement by connecting classroom lessons to the real-world. Career profile videos show students a variety of STEM careers across software engineering, chemistry, and technology support.
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Unlocking Learning: Digital Content for K-12 Education
Kitaboo on EdTech
MAY 29, 2024
Strategies for Implementing Digital Content in Global K12 Education Adopt the Latest K12 Digital Resources and Trends Use School Management Software Utilize Student Information Systems Opt for Digital Learning Platforms Use Big Data for Tracking Performance Embrace AI for Assessment and Analysis IV.
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Confessions and Learnings of an EdTech Enabler
EdTechSandyK
SEPTEMBER 15, 2012
It is one of those rare years when the campus is getting new computers (this happens every five or six years if you are lucky), and I''ve been asked to consult on the standard software image I want on the computers. OK, here''s the software list. First of all, teachers need technology support.
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Back to the future
Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 28, 2012
When a student nurse accessed a programme, the printed record showed me the name of the programme, when it was activated, how long the student remained on the programme, and even what score they achieved in the tests on the software.
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53 3 Questions That Still Boggle Educators, Technologists and Researchers
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 27, 2016
billion in companies building education products, but this is a far cry below the money invested in other markets like computers and software, $115.7 Questions over the use and efficacy of technology in the classroom, and how quickly tools can be scaled, haven’t fully been resolved. billion and $8.7
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It’s About the Learning, Not the Technology … Until It Breaks
Graphite Blog
JULY 17, 2015
As technologies evolve and improve, it is critical that technology support models evolve with the technology. For example, in a 1:1 computing program, one of the common baseline positions for a deployment has been that individual users not be able to install new software or update existing software.
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40 Global forces
Learning with 'e's
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
OK, so open source software, rival news channels and other fast food chains are now vying for supremacy and Facebook is mopping up many of the other social networks, but you get the idea. This kind of 'Macdonaldisation' of society has reached every aspect of our world, especially our social lives.
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Erasing the Look and Feel of Poverty
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 8, 2016
Instead, teachers, aided by learning software, determine students’ strengths and weaknesses and tailor activities toward them. Teachers are supported by three “teachers on special assignment,” who stepped out of the classroom to provide full-time instructional technology support.
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Education Technology
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
The integration of digital tools such as interactive software, cloud-based platforms, and adaptive learning systems has shifted traditional educational models towards more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences. One of the primary benefits of education technology in K-12 is its ability to cater to diverse learning styles.
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Half of school leaders expect significant impact from ESSA
eSchool News
APRIL 15, 2016
Survey questions ranged across the education spectrum and included the impact of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), technology-supported learning, increasing graduation rates, and serving special needs students. Training staff emerged as the biggest challenge, with procuring and maintaining hardware a close second.
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Managing and Sharing Your Education Data Effectively
edWeb.net
JANUARY 22, 2021
In addition, there is also logistical data ranging from attendance, whether online or on site, to hardware and software use, school bus routes, lunches, and much more. Leo Brehm , CatchOn’s product manager, is a career school CIO for public schools serving education for over 22 years.
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