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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant

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Reid says that thinking about technology to serve all students has transformed the way she collaborates with her district’s assistive technology team. “We Jonas and his colleagues at Baylor developed a six-step technology evaluation for equity framework. We meet weekly to do things together.

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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. They will also gain from tapping into the experience and knowledge of those who have set strategic direction and influenced local school technology implementation in their states.”.

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FETC 2025: Good to Know Before You Go

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Empower your schools tech readiness and strategic planning with in-depth knowledge. Inclusion Leaders: Explore assistive technologies and inclusive practices that support diverse learners, ensuring no student is left behind in the digital transformation.

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10 steps for making your online courses accessible for all students

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In presentation , the course provides learners with various way of acquiring information and knowledge. In other words, educators need more than just assistive technology to create a UDL-friendly online course. In action and expression , students are provided with various routes for demonstrating what they know.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

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Christopher Bugaj Assistive Technology Specialist, Loudoun County Public Schools One way for educators to meet the needs of students is to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into their instructional practices. Teachers can offer different ways for students to demonstrate knowledge and skills.

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Assessments Become More Accessible With Speech Synthesis—and an Almost Human Voice

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EdSurge spoke with Häkkinen about the impact of new speech synthesis technologies on student assessments, and how his company is making the most of them. EdSurge: First, when we say “assistive technologies,” what exactly are we talking about? How do you present science, technology, engineering, and math content?

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The Pandemic Makes Dyslexia a Greater Challenge. But We Know How to Solve It.

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Teachers may also need to consider audiobooks or other assistive technologies to help students who are behind in reading, especially in later grades, acquire the vocabulary and content knowledge they need to progress in other subjects.

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