Five reasons why struggling readers benefit from using technology
30th January 2020 -This guest blog post comes from Kristine Scharaldi, an education consultant and instructional coach with a specialization in the fields of educational technology, Mind-Brain-Education, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and 21st Century Skills/Global Education.
With over 20 years of experience providing customized professional development and training for educators, we turned to Kristine to hear how technology can benefit struggling readers.
If you want to support your struggling students through the help of education technology, you won't want to miss Kristine's post!
Continue ReadingA New Milestone: Read&Write Wins BETT Award 2020!
23rd January 2020 -We are thrilled to announce that we have won best 'International Digital Education Resource' in the UK's BETT Awards 2020 for our flagship Read&Write product!
Continue ReadingFETC 2020: minimize teacher workload and maximize student outcomes
22nd January 2020 -For educators, there’s one thing that’s the reason we do what we do. Our students. At times frustrating, they have an uncanny ability to inspire and motivate us. So, despite the challenges of the job including endless marking and reporting, the demands of parents and management and the seamlessly endless list of duties that contribute to our workload, we find ourselves driven and committed to help them succeed.
Continue ReadingFrom Education to Workplace: Assistive Technology for all stages of life
10th January 2020 -Technology has changed the face of education. And for many students with disabilities, it has leveled the playing field amongst their peers and enabled them to realize their true potential.
Continue ReadingWhere to go and who to see at ATIA 2020
7th January 2020 -Are you heading to ATIA this year? Whether it’s your first time attending or you're an ATIA pro, there’s a lot to take in over the course of the conference. To help, we’ve put together this guide of recommended sessions. And if you find yourself needing a break from the sessions, be sure to stop by Booth #504 during the Exhibit Hall Hours to chat with our group of Texthelpers!
Continue ReadingGuest blog: Supporting striving students: Using EdTech for differentiation in the innovative writing classroom
17th December 2019 -Teaching writing is difficult. Results from a quick survey I typically give to the hundreds of educators I work with each year found that I am not alone in saying that I don’t recall ever being taught how to explicitly teach writing in my undergraduate work. It wasn’t until I entered my Master’s Program that I learned how to truly teach writing. It was around this same time I started graduate work that the school I was teaching at adopted a one-to-one laptop program, meaning, the school provided all students with a laptop for scholastic use and bring home with them each night. What I realized early on in this technology adoption and graduate learning was that I had the ability to differentiate in my innovative writing classroom much, much easier.
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