Author: Matthew Lynch
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Assistive Technology to Help a Student with Asperger’s Syndrome Succeed Academically
Students diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome face unique challenges when they enter the classroom. This condition is considered to be a form of high-functioning autism with fewer ... -
Google Classroom Tip #22: Co-Teaching
Are you familiar with the term co-teaching? If not, co-teaching is having two or more certified teachers in the classroom sharing responsibility for teaching all or ... -
Assistive Technology to Help Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Succeed Academically
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience a variety of symptoms that can cause challenges in the classroom. Most of them will have some difficulty ... -
Google Classroom Tip #21: Confidential Student Reporting
All over the world, many students are afraid of attending school for fear of being bullied or harassed by a classmate or even a teacher. How ... -
Using Digital Tools to Handle Challenging Behavior Issues
Almost every teacher struggles with managing inappropriate behavior in the classroom. To some, it can feel like trying to play whack-a-mole: the teacher is trying to ... -
Assistive Technology to Help Students with Learning Disabilities Succeed Academically
Learning disabilities can affect students in a variety of ways, ranging from difficulty with reading to struggles with basic math problems. These issues can be difficult ... -
Google Classroom Tip #20: Community Outreach
Have you ever heard the saying: “it takes a village to raise a child.” If not, it merely means that to help a child to grow ... -
Reconceptualizing Homework in the Digital Age
Pretty soon, students will need to find a new excuse other than the proverbial, “the dog ate my homework.” After all, most dogs don’t seem too ... -
Making the Most of Your Edtech Conference
At a recent edtech conference in Austin, Texas, there were over 40,000 devices connected to the network at the convention hall. This suggests, perhaps better than ... -
Google Classroom Tip #19: Multiple Intelligences
Are you familiar with the term multiple intelligences? If not, it refers to a theory proposed by educational psychologist Howard Gardner, suggesting that certain areas of ...