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California Google Summit – Resources and Reflections

July 31, 2014August 1, 2014 Jason Carroll Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Google Apps, K-12, Professional Development

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Earlier this month the EdTech Team held their third annual California Google Summit in Palo

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New Technologies Tools & Resources 

Get them talking about the BEAMZ!

July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 Amanda Hartmann

It’s been exciting month here at Spectronics! We have seen lots of BEAMZ Interactive Music Systems going out into schools. I

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Tools & Resources 

Fluency Tutor for Google Now Available

July 24, 2014July 24, 2014 Jason Carroll text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Google Apps, ESL

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com According to the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly two-thirds of students in the US

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Educational Technology Leaders – A Great Resource

July 18, 2014 Jason Carroll Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Assistive Technology, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, professional learning networks, Google Apps, higher education, K-12, Professional Development, edtech

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com July is shaping up to be a busy month. From ISTE two weeks ago to

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Tools & Resources 

6 Resources to Help Stop the Summer Slide

July 11, 2014 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, reading activities, vacation activities

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com This week marks the halfway point of summer break for many students in the US.

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Read&Write for Google Update – June 2014

June 27, 2014June 30, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Word Prediction, Google, Read&Write for Google, Google Docs extension

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com A new update for Read&Write for Google went live today and includes several exciting new

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New Technologies Tools & Resources 

Make amazing music in ALL classrooms for ALL students

June 20, 2014October 16, 2014 Barbara Landsberg Learning Disabilities, Learning Difficulties, Assistive Technology, inclusive learning technologies conference, Autism Spectrum Disorder, special ed, music, Intellectual Disabilities, Music app

Imagine your students making unbelievable sounding music by simply moving their hands through laser beams! Play in a group or

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Workshops Tools & Resources 

LSA iPad Workshop Handout

June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 Greg O'Connor literacy support, ipad

IPAD BASICS If you want to know more about iPad Basics then watching the 101 webinar is highly recommended: iPad

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SENICT News and Resources from Ian Bean, June 2014

June 10, 2014June 12, 2014 Ian Bean AAC, Assistive Technology, workshops, iPad apps, CALL Scotland, complex communication difficulties, iPad resources, iPads for Communication, interactive web sites, ClickSpecialED

Free resources from CALL Scotland We’re kicking off this month with two fabulous and FREE resources from CALL Scotland. Colleagues

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Tools & Resources Techniques & Tips 

Three cool things – blog post #1 2014

June 5, 2014June 6, 2014 Amanda Hartmann Literacy, communication, literacy apps, ipads, language, ilt2014

Hi everyone, Three Cool Things: blog post #1 Welcome to this first blog post about 3 cool things I did

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