In spring 2022, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology (OET) hosted a series of conversations with leaders from community-based organizations, as well as families and learners furthest from digital opportunities. The “Advancing Digital Equity All” PDF features insights from these conversations to highlight the barriers and outlines potential solutions for increasing access to technology for learning.
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Become Read&Write for Google Chrome Certified
Texthelp, the company that produces the Read&Write for Google Chrome extension for literacy support, has created an online, self-paced learning experience called Read&Write for Education Academy to help anyone become familiar with the tool. Completing the course earns one a certification, a certificate, a badge, and tons of information on how better to use the product to design inclusive experiences.
Work alone or find some friends to work through it together! Either way, you can become Read&Write for Google Chrome certified! Read&Write for Google Chrome is currently available for anyone to use in LCPS.
October is AAC Awareness Month
October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month! The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication created a PDF titled AAC Etiquette that features a list of strategies to help improve communication exchanges when interacting with a person who uses AAC.
Become EquatIO Certified
Texthelp, the company that produces the EquatIO extension for math and science support, has created an online, self-paced learning experience called EquatIO Academy to help anyone become familiar with the tool. Completing the course earns one a certification, a certificate, a badge, and tons of information on how better to use the product to design inclusive experiences.
Work alone or find some friends to work through it together! Either way, you can become EquatIO certified! EquatIO is currently available for anyone to use in LCPS.