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SETDA partners with 9 hot ed-tech startups

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LEARNstyle – trains those with learning barriers on using assistive technologies. Qustodio – allows parents and educators to set controls over kids’ internet usage, and track it using a dashboard. Nureva – online portfolio platform that aligns to curriculum and uses ready-made rubrics.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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They may not be aware that their use of these technologies might violate students’ privacy rights and put them in unsafe situations. With Zoom, for example, students might experience harmful or obscene visuals during “ Zoombombing ”—internet trolling during video conferencing.

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Teacher-Authors: What’s Happening on my Writer’s Blog

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HumanWare Hardware HumanWare offers assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision. JAWS provides speech and braille output for PC-based documents in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Edge, and more. These include text-to-speech, translations, webpage readers, and more.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

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Technology has profoundly impacted K-12 education, revolutionizing traditional teaching methods and opening new avenues for learning. The internet has become an invaluable resource for students and teachers alike, offering a vast repository of educational materials, research, and collaborative tools.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

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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. changing presentation methods (from verbal instructions to repetition, text size, or shortened pages). Natural reader.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

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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. changing presentation methods (from verbal instructions to repetition, text size, or shortened pages). Natural reader.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

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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. More on visual needs: Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning. offer an alternative answer sheet. FreedomSci.