Landing a big fish. Finding a hidden checkpoint. Mastering a video game. Snagging a flag. These—not grand slams, hat tricks or game-winning touchdowns—count as the big "plays" in the nontraditional sports that high schools are adding.
Augmented reality Brain Power is a digital coach that empowers children and adults with autism to teach themselves social and cognitive skills. http://www.brain-power.com/ NuEyes is a lightweight, wireless, head-worn, voice activated device for the visually impaired https://nueyes.com/ Link to main story: Edtech equalizers in special education RightHear is an accessibility solution for the blind and […]
Find out more about certifications programs for campus tech leaders, their team and district educators: Canyons School District: https://etc.canyonsdistrict.org/etc/index.cfm Link to main story: Edtech equalizers in special education CoSN Certified Educational Technology Leader (CETL): https://cosn.org/certification CUE Craft: http://www.cue.org/craft ISTE: https://www.iste.org/learn/iste-certification TCEA: https://tcea.org/learn/certifications/
Students who have significant physical disabilities can benefit greatly from advances in “eye-gaze technology.” With various platforms, students move their eyes to type letters or select pre-programed phrases. They can also navigate the internet and use computer programs with eye movements. Link to main story: Edtech equalizers in special education At Kent Intermediate School District […]
Digital games excel at building a range of skills without students realizing they are “learning” says Marissa Miller, a special education teacher at Warwick Neck Elementary, which is part of Warwick Public Schools in Rhode Island. Some of these games come with puzzle pieces, styluses and other physical components. Link to main story: Edtech equalizers […]
Though not yet used widely in special education, virtual and augmented reality have the potential to be game-changers. Dan Phillips, director of the Technology Resource Center at the Marin County Office of Education in California, has given VR headsets to children in wheelchairs, allowing them to walk and move virtually as they work on a […]
Ware County School District in Georgia has downsized its inventory of assistive technology. Thanks to a slew of technological advances, many of the specialized tools their special education students had used to communicate and learn are now redundant. “We don’t need portable keyboards or word processors anymore” says Barbara Sonnier, the district’s assistive technology coordinator. […]
“Don’t blame boys’ bad behavior on the way we dress.” That’s the message—first delivered by a group of female high school students—that led Santa Fe Public Schools in New Mexico to adjust its dress code in spring 2018. “We had several young ladies who felt the dress code was somewhat sexist, and that it was […]
Today’s education leaders increasingly take it upon themselves to tackle the external challenges their students and teachers confront beyond school hours. These varied solutions also stretch back into classrooms to enhance instruction and increase achievement. The 45 schools and systems recognized by this year’s District of Distinction program have created homegrown initiatives to support students’ […]
