" the methods experts are using to ease the act of reading are remarkably simple and concrete. With changes in the spacing, the size, and the appearance of text, studies are showing, children with dyslexia can read more quickly and accurately, allowing them to get the reading practice they need to improve."
"This is an awesome example of what kids can do when they are properly motivated by a skilled teacher. This is an excellent interactive book! Great job and congratulations to all the seventh grade authors and their teacher!!!"
"Apps for Handwritten Notes
How many times have you been in a meeting or a conference and just wanted to jot down an ideas or sketch. You don't want to become totally distracted by typing reams but you do want to record it so it doesn't get lost. The following apps allow you to do just that. You can write with your finger or use a stylus if that is more comfortable. These apps will let you record, organise and then share these musings. Great for your classroom or students as well."
"APPitic is an directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings"
"Following on the heels of the massive update that was iOS 5, iOS 6 might seem like merely a modest update. But that doesn't make it insignificant by any means: A key app has received a substantial overhaul in this latest update, Apple has added an intriguing new-if yet unproven-built-in app, and the company has even, for the first time, removed a piece of software present since the iPhone's launch. "
"The relevant, concrete stories in Click to Read: Citizenship teach citizenship to learning challenged students in early childhood through post-high school."
"Each authentic learning experience in PBLE is anchored at to a grade-band, integrated with standards, and connected to relevant activities and web resources. With the ability to search problems by grade-band or subject area, add web resources to saved problems within the app, and locate real-world connections, implementing problem based learning has never been easier."
"This book highlights Mrs. LaCrosse's fifth graders trip this fall to Stone Lab! Collaboratively written by the students, it is all them!"
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" To identify portable electronic devices and software that may be used as electronic memory and organisation aids for people with cognitive impairments"