Imagine living in today’s technology driven society, but without access to the technological tools that shape our daily lives. Not easy, right? Many routine, daily tasks would become needlessly difficult, and complex digital tasks would be near-impossible. For many people, this is reality, and it’s a reality that Global Accessibility Awareness Day aims to change for the better. […]
This is post #7 of 7 in the series “The Future of Education” All this theory about text to speech is sound and practical, but how does this work with students? Storie Walsh, the director of instructional technology at the Virtual High School (VHS), is happy to explain. VHS offers schools and students online classes that […]
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When e-readers hit the market, the process of shopping for and consuming texts changed forever, but even that seismic shift is in the relative rear-view. Now you don’t even need a dedicated e-reader to shop for and read texts. It can be done with your smartphone, tablet, mp3 player, laptop, or just about any other […]
This is post #6 of 7 in the series “The Future of Education” Adding the ReadSpeaker text-to-speech service to your school’s website or teacher-created materials is easy, too. If you use templates consistently, the addition of a small piece of code can automatically enable all content to be read out loud. For instance, customers Cengage […]
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This is post #5 of 7 in the series “The Future of Education” In the educational market, ReadSpeaker provides the benefits of its text-to-speech services to various educational segments. Schools such as Minnesota Infinity, Calgary Catholic, Georgia Virtual School, Gwinnett Online Campus, Anaheim School District, Clark County School District, The Virtual High School, SCcyber, and […]
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This is post #4 of 7 in the series “The Future of Education” The concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is easy enough to understand, but what does it look like in a school, and how is text to speech a part of UDL? UDL is a set of principles that provides an instructional […]
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Mobile internet usage on the rise Latest statistics show that of the over seven billion people on this planet, almost 2.5 billion use the internet. But even more significant is the number of mobile subscribers at just over 6.5 billion. While this figure does not represent unique users, it is still huge. Going further, analysts at […]
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This is post #3 of 7 in the series “The Future of Education” Gwinnett County School System is the largest district in the state, serving nearly 170,000 students in 2013-14. In 2010, the district won the prestigious Broad Prize as the top urban district in the country. When IBM wanted to test out a new […]
This is post #2 of 7 in the series “The Future of Education” Individualized learning happens mostly for special education students, as called for in their Individual Education Plans. But some leading schools are starting to put these forces together to create individual plans for each student. When this happens, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) […]
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This is post #1 of 7 in the series “The Future of Education” Education is being reshaped for students and teachers alike through new, innovative teaching methods, advancements in technology, and programs designed to make that technology available to as many schools as possible. In the last five years, education has been changing in so […]