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Tools & Resources

Read&Write Gold ToolMatcher

May 2, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, higher education, K-12, ESL, study skills

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Many schools looking for assistive technology supports that can benefit a wide range of students

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3 Note Taking Alternatives

April 28, 2014April 28, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, speech recognition, livescribe, Read&Write for Google, higher education, ESL, study skills, note taking, dictation, smart pen

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com I recently visited a college campus and had the opportunity to talk with the Disability

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New ePub and PDF Reader Updates Now Available!

April 15, 2014April 11, 2014 Jason Carroll text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs, ePub reader, PDF reader

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Just this week Texthelp released some exciting new updates. The details along with a few

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Techniques & Tips

5 Tips for Using Highlighting Tools in the Classroom

April 11, 2014April 8, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, literacy support, Highlighting Tools, study skills

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Last week I wrote about Google’s new Add-Ons for Docs and Sheets and demonstrated how

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How Higher Education is Changing

April 8, 2014April 4, 2014 Jason Carroll higher education, Secondary School and Post-secondary, ESL

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Earlier this month I pulled together tons of information related to the current status of

Texthelp Highlighting Tools

Tools & Resources

New Google Add-Ons for Docs!

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs, higher education, K-12, Highlighting Tools, study skills

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com In case you haven’t heard, Google recently announced the availability of Add-Ons for Google Docs

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Guide to Choosing a URL Shortener

March 19, 2014 Jason Carroll

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com If you use Twitter, share digital resources often, or attend many conferences, you have probably

Techniques & Tips

Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education

March 7, 2014March 7, 2014 Jason Carroll UDL, Universal Design for Learning, higher education, ESL

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com This week I am wrapping up my series on Universal Design for Learning by discussing

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Techniques & Tips

Universal Design for Learning – Expression

February 27, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, curriculum support, special ed, UDL, Universal Design for Learning, ESL, Means of Expression

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Over the last couple of weeks I have been focusing on Universal Design for Learning