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T.H.E. Journal December 2008 Jennifer Demski	And Access For All A slight revision to existing legislation has expanded the base of students eligible to receive assistive technologies, creating major changes in their implementation.
T.H.E. Journal February 2003 White et al.	Accessible Education Through Assistive Technology The implementation of assistive technology is dependent on the knowledge, skill and inventiveness of the teachers who use what they have learned from higher education, their teaching experiences, and their attendance at continuing education programs and in-service classes.
Information Today May 9, 2013 Nancy K. Herther	Amazon Finally Begins Work to Make Kindles ADA-Compliant On May 1, 2013, ebook giant Amazon announced new accessibility features for the Kindle reading app, making it easier than ever for blind and visually impaired customers to navigate their Kindle libraries, read and interact with their books.
T.H.E. Journal May 2005 Lori Weir	The Importance of Developing and Investing in Online Course Materials That Enrich the Classroom Experience for Special-Needs Students Students with disabilities may be using assistive technology, such as a screen reader, to access online course materials. When developing course materials, ask yourself how a student with a learning disability might perceive the tasks and information.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Geoffry Fletcher	Technology for All Students The White House recently released a report detailing the progress the administration has made in removing barriers to assistive technologies, giving people with disabilities full access to all aspects of American life. Few, if any, of these efforts have made it to the schools yet.
T.H.E. Journal November 9, 2009 Sara Stroud	A New Way Forward Tech-based solutions, such as tools for teaching kids how to recognize facial expressions, are giving educators a means of helping autistic students acquire basic life skills.
T.H.E. Journal June 2003 Mona Westhaver	Learning to Learn: The Best Strategy for Overall Student Achievement State and local funding for schools is decreasing. Learning to learn -- helping students develop thinking skills, learning skills and, most importantly, a passion for learning -- is the solution that will have the most long-term and widespread impact.
T.H.E. Journal February 25, 2010 Bridget McCrea	Bolstering Support for High Needs Students with Technology For teachers in the Thunder Bay (Ontario) Catholic School District, it's not a question of if they will get the chance to teach an autistic or "high-needs" student. It's a matter of when it will happen.
T.H.E. Journal June 2005 Leslie Adams	The Digitization of Learning Teaching visual literacy can be an effective way of reaching students whose primary means of interaction, communication, and entertainment is visual.
T.H.E. Journal December 2006 Amy Ellisor	Customized Learning A search engine that adapts to individual student abilities has proven to be an ideal addition to one district's effort to differentiate instruction.
Information Today April 7, 2008 Michael LoPresti	Gale Users to Hear ReadSpeaker, Loudly and Clearly Later this month, when Gale incorporates ReadSpeaker to provide text-to-speech capabilities in its online databases, Gale users will be able to have content read aloud to them in addition to being able to read it.
Inc. April 1, 2010 Sarah Kessler	The Race for E-textbook Readers Carrying hefty textbooks may soon be history.
T.H.E. Journal September 2002 Anne Kim	Lofty Grant Program Benefits Learning-Disabled Students Based in DeWitt, Mich., Premier Programming Solutions is giving away its Accessibility Suite to any school that cannot afford to buy assistive software for its learning-disabled students.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Cathryn Harvey	Special Education Solutions in the Age of NCLB While an individualized approach to connecting assessment with instruction is helping mainstream students succeed, there have not been solutions that special education teachers can adopt in helping with the issues surrounding standardized testing.
T.H.E. Journal May 2005 Mari Liles	Interactive Whiteboard System Drives Increased Achievement at Texas School for the Deaf The electronic whiteboard system has made a huge difference in how teachers teach and how motivated students have become about learning.
T.H.E. Journal January 2005	The State of Education Florida Showcases the Best & Brightest Innovations at FETC 2005... Developing the Whole Child: Ocoee Middle School... A Laptop a Day: Manatee County Schools... A National E-Learning Model: Florida Virtual School...
Information Today January 25, 2010 Nancy Herther	The DOJ and ADA Mandate Ebook Readers Be Accessible to All Ebook reader makers received a major reality check earlier this month when, after investigating charges of Americans with Disabilities Act violations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with four major universities that had been part of the Kindle DX project
T.H.E. Journal September 2002 Dan Holden	The Litany Investigating the organizational changes needed to make technology effective in the classroom and create an environment where no child is left behind
T.H.E. Journal November 2004 Joni Lindquist	The Future of Anytime, Anywhere Education Many districts are now looking at anytime, anywhere access to multimedia content as a next step in accomplishing educational goals and expanding the learning environment.
T.H.E. Journal May 2002 Colleen Brandao	Teaching online: Harnessing Technology's Power at Florida Virtual School With modest beginnings in 1996, FLVS has evolved from an instructional experiment based on distance learning to a successful mainstream educational alternative serving the students of Florida and beyond...
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Chris Rother	Evaluating Technology's Role in the Classroom Teachers are using computers more than ever before for everything from instruction to handling administrative chores and communicating with parents.
T.H.E. Journal March 2005 Douglas Kellner	The Changing Classroom: Challenges for Teachers The integration of technology in classrooms has obligated teachers to develop new teaching strategies to enhance learning across the curriculum.
T.H.E. Journal June 1, 2010 John K. Waters	Enter the iPad (or not?) iPads and the competing PCs set to follow it into the marketplace represent a new student-computing platform that K-12 school districts have already begun to explore in pilot programs.
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2010	2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next A discussion about how far we've come in education technology, and where we can expect to go.
T.H.E. Journal January 2003 Sue Collins	Filling Educational Gaps With Online Learning: An Educationally, Economically Sound Solution Through innovative budgeting and planning strategies, superintendents and principals everywhere are discovering creative tools for meeting the needs of all students. Online learning is one such tool, offering a cost-effective way to expand a school's educational offerings.
T.H.E. Journal June 2008 Esther Shein	One-Stop Shopping With Learning Management Systems Virtual course delivery is only one of many options afforded by an LMS, which allows educators to transfer online a host of educational and administrative tasks.
T.H.E. Journal January 27, 2010 Bridget McCrea	Measuring the iPad's Potential for Education K-12 teachers are a bit more impressed by the cross between the laptop-iPhone hybrid, and told us it could go a long way in helping to connect educators with their students.
InternetNews March 22, 2007 David Needle	IBM Makes Software, Web, Accessibility Push Research finds accessibility rarely included in computer science curriculum. IBM announced an initiative to give teachers wider access to learning material about assistive technologies.
T.H.E. Journal October 2002 Tshepo Batane	Technology and Student Collaboration A research project in one Botswana secondary school
T.H.E. Journal September 2, 2009 Ruth Reynard	5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students.
T.H.E. Journal March 2003 Shawna White May	Integrating Technology Into a Reading Program Being a teacher is a difficult job. You often have more than 25 students in your classroom and several different learning styles. In addition, it is your responsibility as a teacher to reach all of the students. I believe this can be made possible through the use of instructional technology.
T.H.E. Journal November 2005 Townes-Young & Ewing	Creating a Global Classroom A NASA videoconferencing program knocks down traditional educational boundaries, drawing together teachers, students, and field experts in a single virtual setting for the benefit of all.
T.H.E. Journal March 2002 Peter Draus	Elementary Computer Skills Training The CLIP Program provides an intensive approach to teaching computer skills to first-graders...
T.H.E. Journal May 2005 Kirsti Aho	Teaching Digital Communication to All Students From the primary level through college, students can be prepared to communicate more effectively by teaching them the whole communication process from planning the message all the way to testing for usability.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Williams & Cline	Curriculum-Based Reform :: West Virginia Addressing three key areas of need identified by the state, a West Virginia district has rolled out a program dedicated to project-based, student-directed learning and implementing technology initiatives that enliven the academic environment.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 John Sonnenberg	Technology Integration: Building Support for Illinois' 'Digital Age Learning' Technology Plan The "Digital Age Learning" five-year state technology plan is the cornerstone of the Illinois State Board of Education's effort to restore momentum to its technology programs and initiatives.
T.H.E. Journal November 2000	Report Highlights Benefits of Technology in Education The Software & Information Industry Association Report on the Effectiveness of Technology in Schools suggests that education technology has increased student achievement, enhanced students' self-concept and attitudes about learning, and improved educator-student interaction...
T.H.E. Journal November 2005 Larry S. Anderson	A Digital Doorway to the World A determined elementary school teacher orchestrates a collaborative project that links students worldwide with an iBook and the GarageBand music-authoring application.
The Motley Fool December 14, 2010 Elise Craig	Inkling Reinvents Textbooks for the iPad Inkling is expanding the iPad's uses into the classroom.
T.H.E. Journal July 2007 Mary Ann Wolf	Systemic School Reform :: A Guiding Hand A systemic approach to school reform demands leaders with vision, who understand how every step of their efforts fits together to support teachers and benefit students.
T.H.E. Journal July 2004 Manchester, Muir & Moulton	Technology Integration: Maine Learns' Maine is the first state to make real implementation of one-to-one computing through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative by having the provision of a laptop computer for every public school student and teacher in grades 7-12.
T.H.E. Journal June 2007 Charlene O'Hanlon	Board Certified Only with the right training can teachers use interactive whiteboards to bring the learning environment to life.
T.H.E. Journal May 2001 Elizabeth Amberg	Focus on Special Needs For students with physical or mental impairments, common classroom tasks can be quite daunting. Fortunately, specialized software can strengthen these students' capabilities and computer skills...
T.H.E. Journal September 2003 Howard Tomlinson	Educational PDA Games Engage Students, Teach Essential Language Skills One kind of handheld gadget is increasingly becoming accepted, encouraged and often provided by the school: PDAs. This is because handheld computers are a much less expensive alternative to laptop or desktop PCs for each student.
T.H.E. Journal	Professional Development Unlike training, professional development is more concerned with helping teachers learn to use technology in order to help students learn.
T.H.E. Journal December 2006	2006 Innovators Teachers who have demonstrated the power of educational technology to transform teaching and learning.
T.H.E. Journal April 2004 June Ahn	Electronic Portfolios: Blending Technology, Accountability & Assessment Many educators struggle to discover the proper assessment strategies for students. Portfolio-based assessment and, more recently, the electronic portfolio have been seen as an alternative to standardized tests. Includes a list of e-portfolio resource websites.
T.H.E. Journal May 2004 Faye P. Taylor	Education Technology Helps Unite School Communities, Improve Academic Achievement The landmark No Child Left Behind Act has spurred the adoption of innovative education technology and Internet-based programs into classrooms nationwide.
T.H.E. Journal June 2002 Douglas W. Green & Thomas O'Brien	The Internet's Impact on Teacher Practice and Classroom Culture Does Internet use result in an increase in constructivist teacher practices? What other features of classroom life are impacted when the Internet is used as a source of information for student research projects?
T.H.E. Journal September 2000 Yvonne Andres	Students Benefit From Collaborative Learning in the Classroom To be successful, young people need collaborative school-to-work skills. However, these skills are not intuitive. Collaborative learning must be taught, and the Internet can be a remarkable teaching tool.