10 July 2019Deanna Toxopeus, Itinerant Teacher of Assistive Technology, OCDSB
This is a guest blog post from Deanna Toxopeus, an Itinerant Teacher of Assistive Technology at Ottawa Carleton District School Board. The original can be found on Deanna's personal blog: Muffins and Shenanigans.
A little over a year ago my son was diagnosed with as being gifted, with a learning disability. Specifically, he struggled with short term memory. And, like many people with LD, organization is a challenge. I joke that God doesn’t even know where the papers my son is supposed to bring home from school have gone. I then comment that apples don’t fall far from trees, as I am also gifted LD, although my LD is in spelling.
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11 June 2019Patrick McGrath
Originally featured in Teach Secondary, Patrick explains how technology can help improve literacy for every learner, right across the curriculum...
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30 May 2019Dave Edyburn Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the College of Community Innovation and Education, University of Central Florida
According to recent data from the National Assessment of Student Performance, two-thirds of K-12 students are not writing at levels expected for their grade level. The fundamental issue is that, nationally, writing has not been given the same attention as math and reading.
When writing is not a priority in elementary school, it becomes difficult to teach by middle school when large class sizes are the norm. This begs for technology intervention.
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01 May 2019Pete Quinn, Independent Consultant
In the second in his series of guest blogs for us, Pete Quinn, Independent Higher Education Consultant, discusses the strategies you can use to help your students in higher education feel more in control, connected and calm during their studies.
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15 March 2019Megan Cochrane, Nambucca Guardian
Bowraville Central School Acting Deputy Principal Kerry Kete was recently invited to co-present a webinar for 'Read&Write for Google' to teachers across Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Originally published in Nambucca Guardian.
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14 March 2019Pete Quinn, Independent Consultant
In the early to mid noughties "assistive software" was the preserve of the Disabled Student or Disabled Employee, now however, technology has its uses for just about everyone in university right through into the workplace. In his blog, Pete Quinn takes you through this journey.
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