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3 Ways to Increase Collaboration in Google Docs, Sheets and Drive

March 10, 2015 Jason Carroll

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com If you are an educator (or student), chances are that you have to collaborate on

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Finding LearningGrids resources – top tips

December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 Jordan Butel
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Get More Out of Google Searches – Infographic

December 8, 2014 Jason Carroll

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Ghotit – Real Writer and Reader V9.3 for MS Windows and Mac OS X Review

September 26, 2019November 22, 2021 Gerry Kennedy

Ghotit Software and Apps are literacy support tools, available for MS Windows and MAC OS X computers as well as

Review of Ghotit Real Writer and Reader V8 for Mac
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Review of Ghotit Real Writer and Reader V8 for Mac

November 22, 2018 Gerry Kennedy
ClaroRead for Mac
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ClaroRead Plus for Mac OS V6.3 Review

November 2, 2018 Gerry Kennedy
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Tips for Training Students and Staff on New Technology

June 20, 2014June 27, 2014 Jason Carroll higher education, Implementation, K-12, Professional Development, Ed Tech, online training, technology training

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com In last weeks post, 11 ways to get the word out about technology on campus

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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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11 Ways to Increase Technology Usage on Campus

June 13, 2014June 20, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, higher education, K-12, edtech

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Too often in the EdTech world we spend the majority of our time finding the

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Technology Supports for Struggling Students | 40 hours of Professional Learning

June 12, 2014June 12, 2014 Barbara Landsberg Assistive Technology, inclusive learning technologies conference, virtual registration, Professional Development, conference feedback

Access INSPIRATIONAL professional learning for the next 12 months! Did you miss out on a chance to be a part

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Three cool things #2 2014

June 12, 2014 Amanda Hartmann AAC, Proloquo2Go, Literacy, Google, google hangout, 3coolthings, aurasma

HI again, Here are the 3 cool things I did this week:   1. WATCHED THIS GOOGLE HANGOUT: Google-hangout-on-air-getting-ready-for-the-ilt2014-conference. I

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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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How is that post-ILT2014 Conference withdrawal going? Just checking in!

June 6, 2014June 10, 2014 Barbara Landsberg inclusive learning technologies conference, competition, virtual registration, conference photos, conference resources

Whew! Hope you have recovered from the awesome rollercoaster ride that was the #ILT2014 Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2014! Thank

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Tips for Effectively Using Social Media in the Classroom

June 6, 2014June 10, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, social media, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, wikis

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com A reasonably well agreed upon definition of social media is that it includes web based

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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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Read&Write 6 Gold for Mac Now Available!

June 2, 2014June 12, 2014 Jason Carroll Assistive Technology, text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Word Prediction, screen reader, higher education, PDF reader, web reader

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Today Texthelp released Version 6 of Read&Write Gold for Mac. The software has been completely

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