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A Look at Accessible Instructional Materials in Higher Ed

March 12, 2015 Jason Carroll Accessibility, higher education, ESL, Professional Development

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com This week’s post comes from Marvin Williams, Assistive Technology Coordinator in the Services for Students

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Making AAC in the Classroom Work!

February 19, 2015 Amanda Hartmann AAC, ipad, Communication Impairments, communication, iPad Proloquo2Go AAC, aac; ipad apps;, special education, classroom, complex communication difficulties

I loved talking about AAC at the recent ATIA conference in Orlando, Florida! I am totally passionate about helping teachers

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Digital Directions #2 – My Top Picks

February 16, 2015February 16, 2015 Greg O'Connor

What the literature (both printed and online) is telling us Research in Learning Technology Research in Learning Technology is an

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ATIA 2015 Recap

February 13, 2015 Jason Carroll Texthelp Read&Write GOLD, Professional Development, Read and Write for Google, conference resources, Google Apps for Education

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com For those of you that didn’t get a chance to make the annual Assistive Technology

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Ten Ways to engage students in literacy learning using technology

February 12, 2015February 12, 2015 Amanda Hartmann

In January, I had the privilege of presenting at the ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association) Conference in Orlando, Florida. My

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Digital Directions #1 – My Top Picks

December 16, 2014December 19, 2014 Greg O'Connor Web links, Assistive Technology, Research

This is the first of a new, regular blog post, highlighting current directions and understandings in the use of technology

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Using the cloud …… but is it secure?

December 16, 2014December 16, 2014 Greg O'Connor cloud, ICT, Google

When exploring and demonstrating the use of cloud based technologies such as Google Drive, Dropbox and Evernote in my workshops, a question is

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LearningGrids and new science curriculum requirements

December 2, 2014 Joanne Gibbins Learning Difficulties, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, curriculum support, K-12, science

Reposted with permission from Crick Software UK Blog Looking for great resources to support your primary science curriculum (including the

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Early Learners and Clicker Apps

November 27, 2014 Tania Johnston Learning Difficulties, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, curriculum support, Early Childhood Education, clicker apps

Reposted with permission from Crick Software US Blog This fall we have been busy adding to our ever-expanding bank of

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Last chance to upgrade to Clicker 6 literacy software

November 26, 2014November 26, 2014 Barbara Landsberg Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Mobile Learning, clicker 6, clicker apps, talking books

Are you still using Clicker 5? Upgrades to Clicker 6 are only available until December 2014. If you are a

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