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"National consortia and multiple school districts have offered eight key recommendations to help districts in their implementation efforts."

Chromebook roll out home page

Copy of ICE EdCamp 2014 Session 2.05 - Google Drive

"Hold on to your hats boys and girls because we will try to fly through 60 great Chrome web apps and extensions in 60 minutes!"

"apps, has become a very valuable tool. With my iPad I can read and fill out a PDF using text-to-speech, read a book with Voice Dream Reader, or map out my ideas with Inspiration Maps."

"This collaborative space was created to celebrate the many Apps and Extensions made by developers which serve the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities. Although Google already highlights accessibility features built into the Chrome browser or through add-ons, we have collected numerous other free tools that we feel further contribute to that mission. To this end, we have developed this searchable resource to locate tools that serve the particular challenges anyone might face while working in Chrome. On the right, you will find more information about this site, including definitions of terms and more information about the Chrome browser and assistive technology."

"In January 2014, the Fox Chapel Area School District will be initiating a pilot program to foster project-based leaning using iPads. In the first year, seventh grade students at Dorseyville Middle School will be equipped iPads in order to deepen content knowledge and understanding. Learning through experience and investigation, the District desires to strengthen learning and increase engagement, inspiration, and accessibility."

videos from OETC 14

"The DynaVox Compass App is available in the following configurations: * Monthly or annual subscription service * Complementary companion app for a DynaVox T10 device owner"

"Once viewed as being primarily for students with disabilities, assistive digital tools for testing are merging into the mainstream"

"be sure to take a look at the newly added PARCC Field Test Assistive Technology Guidelines. "

"app developers are really starting to pull out all the stops to create apps which are equal to, or better than, those available on the web. We feature four of our favourites, which are available for iPad"

"Make great wordsalads out of documents or sentences that matter to you! With Wordsalad you can make beautiful word clouds, super customized with different fonts, colors and words layouts."

"Create beautiful detailed photo word clouds with your images and text! Choose your own words, select your favorite photo, pick a font and color palette and turn them in a work of art to impress friends and family. The result can be stored as a PNG, JPEG image or even a PDF document to allow for printing at extremely high resolutions."

"The NMC and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) jointly released the NMC Horizon Report > 2014 Higher Education Edition at a special session at the ELI Annual Meeting 2014. This eleventh edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on learning, teaching, and creative inquiry in education"

" This fifth edition in the annual K-12 series of the NMC Horizon Project examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry within the environment of pre-college education. Six emerging technologies are identified across three adoption horizons over the next one to five years, "

"Shahi is a visual dictionary that combines Wiktionary content with Flickr images, and more!"

"Find the right educational tools for your needs A discovery engine of websites, mobile apps, desktop programs, and electronic products for teaching and learning"

"Find and use thousands of FREE games, videos, and interactives in all major K-12 subjects and aligned to the Common Core."

"The SimScientists program in WestEd's Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) program is comprised of a portfolio of research and development projects that focus on the roles that simulations can play in enriching science learning and assessment. The capabilities of technology allow modifications of simulation-based activities to offer accommodations for English learners and students with disabilities. Science simulations can be used in curriculum activities, as embedded, formative assessments, and as summative assessments."