3. Roll out to students
Randy Lyseng, an assistant principal and Texthelp customer, shares how important it is to get students involved in the onboarding process as early as possible in his blog,
Rolling out assistive technology in a school environment. As the ones using the tool, students are best suited to show others (including teachers) how it can support them in the classroom.
Additional best practices:
- Encourage teachers to spend a few minutes in class introducing new features
- Identify students to become EquatIO champions and set up peer mentoring
- Include training during orientations for Freshmen and transfer students
- Use the school intranet/LMS to share training materials, internal resources, and success stories for students and parents