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MAY 31, 2023

UDL provides a framework for designing and delivering lessons that address the diverse needs of all learners, including those with disabilities and other learning challenges. For example, one common barrier for students at Compass High School is the inability to read grade-level text.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2016

Carl Hooker, director of innovation and digital learning at Eanes Independent School District in Austin, Texas, says his 8,000-student district kicked off its one-to-one mobile device implementation in 2012. Devices at Eanes have been upgraded to iOS 9.3, he’s already seeing positive impacts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2019

Make it mobile friendly – Making your website mobile-friendly means that it provides a great user experience regardless of the device it is viewed on. content accessibility guidelines for ADA, making it harder for visitors with disabilities to get the information they need – and (worse yet) inviting potential lawsuits.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Right now I teach grades 1 through 9 at Lake Travis STEM Academy, just outside Austin, Texas. Furthermore, students with disabilities are sometimes unable to play a traditional instrument. I’ve taught music full-time for a few years. But the options are limited and can be expensive. I use Soundtrap’s online recording studio.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. Some disabilities include blindness, deafness, dyslexia, and autism. Let’s find out below.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Extra accessories available for purchase include a keyboard that doubles as a device cover (which costs either $99 or $129, depending on the model) and a mouse (available for $34.99). The Surface Go’s demographic “sweet spot” are students in grades 3-5, says Microsoft Education’s senior communications manager Annie Arnold in an interview. “A

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

For nearly a decade, the founder and CEO of Desmos has been building a free alternative that works on web browsers and mobile devices. Two years ago it notched a deal with Eanes Independent School District (in Austin, Texas) to permit students to use the Desmos iPad app when they took eighth-grade STAAR test.

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