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Diverse Hands Holding the Word Collaborate
Techniques & Tips 

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

LearningGrids search for "sentences" resources
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Finding LearningGrids resources – top tips

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

December 8, 2014 Jason Carroll

Tools and Resources

Ghotit window showing colour bars and word prediction
Tools & Resources 

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
Tools & Resources 

Review of Ghotit Real Writer and Reader V8 for Mac

November 22, 2018 Gerry Kennedy
ClaroRead for Mac
Tools & Resources 

ClaroRead Plus for Mac OS V6.3 Review

November 2, 2018 Gerry Kennedy
New Technologies 

Boardmaker Online – Training videos

April 29, 2015April 30, 2015 Amanda Hartmann boardmaker, Spectronics Online, Boardmaker Online

Here at Spectronics, we are super excited to bring you Boardmaker Online (you can read just how excited we are

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Tools & Resources 

Introducing Teach for Google

April 7, 2015 Jason Carroll Google, higher education, K-12, Professional Development, teaching resources, Google Apps for Education

Reposted with permission from blog.texthelp.com Over the last year I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking into what type

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College Students in Library
Tools & Resources 

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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Diverse Hands Holding the Word Collaborate
Techniques & Tips 

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

March 10, 2015 Jason Carroll Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, collaboration, Google Drive, Google Docs, higher education, K-12, Google Apps for Education

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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New Technologies 

Boardmaker Online – Jump on board!

February 25, 2015April 22, 2015 Amanda Hartmann boardmaker, special ed, ipad, special education, Boardmaker Online

In our ever changing world of technology, it is ALWAYS exciting to see something that we already love, just get

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Two children with a DynaVox T10 Communication Device
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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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Accessibility and Access Teaching and Learning 

ReadWrite for iPad Keyboard

February 17, 2015February 17, 2015 Greg O'Connor text-to-speech, Reading and Writing Difficulties, literacy support, Read&Write for iPad, iOS keyboard

[youtube id=”QRpD3hnniSY”] This video is one in a series of videos, available via Spectronics Online Premium, on iOS Keyboards for

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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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