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Author: Jason Carroll

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Techniques & Tips 

Universal Design for Learning – Representation

February 21, 2014February 27, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, special ed, UDL, Universal Design for Learning, Multiple Means of Representation, Made to Stick

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com In last week’s post I gave a high level overview of Universal Design for Learning

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Techniques & Tips 

Universal Design for Learning – Tips for Integrating into the Classroom

February 14, 2014February 14, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, special ed, UDL, Universal Design for Learning

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com The term Universal Design for Learning, or UDL, continues to appear across the field of

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Techniques & Tips 

Making Google Forms Accessible for Struggling Readers

January 28, 2014October 14, 2019 Jason Carroll text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, higher education, K-12, ESL, Read and Write for Google

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com In last week’s post I talked about how easy it is to create Google Forms

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Using Google Forms to Evaluate Progress

January 24, 2014January 17, 2014 Jason Carroll Web links, curriculum support, K-12, Learning Tools, test making, quizzes, survey making, evaluation form, feedback form

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com It appears that most schools and universities are back in session by now (unless of

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Techniques & Tips 

5 Goal Setting Tips for the New Year

January 21, 2014January 17, 2014 Jason Carroll Professional Development

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com The start of a new year always gets me thinking about what I’ve accomplished over

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Teaching and Learning 

Increase Reading Fluency Over the Holidays

January 17, 2014January 17, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, English as a second language, Early Childhood Education, iPad apps, ESL

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com It’s that time of the year when most students are dismissed for a couple of

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Google Story Builder

January 14, 2014January 13, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, higher education, Implementation, K-12

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com I recently stumbled upon Google Story Builder and found it to be a great way

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Techniques & Tips 

Using Writing Prompts to Jumpstart Student Writing

January 10, 2014December 20, 2013 Jason Carroll Web links, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Research, Implementation, K-12, Learning Tools

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com The last few posts on this blog have been on word prediction software, which is

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Tools & Resources 

629 More Free Fonts

January 7, 2014December 20, 2013 Jason Carroll Web links, Google, higher education, K-12, Tips

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com I recently posted about a Free Dyslexia Font that many readers found useful. While the

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