A woman and her daughter learning on a tablet.
Calendars have been used as our primary means of organizing and scheduling for thousands of years, so it perhaps shouldn’t be much of a surprise that even in the digital era that we live in today, the basic structure and utility of the calendar hasn’t really changed, although it certainly has become digitized. This is…

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In previous posts, we’ve discussed a variety of solutions for challenges related to writing. In the classroom, writing and reading challenges tend to be the most common, and about 80% of individuals with learning disabilities struggle with dyslexia, hence why this subject is so often explored here. Today, we’re going to look at an option…

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A young woman using a smartphone.
For individuals with learning challenges, traditional approaches to studying math are often inadequate, and can leave the student feeling frustrated, disconnected, and ultimately will have a negative impact on the students sense of pride in their overall academic abilities. And, because math skills can be affected by a wide range of learning disabilities, such as…

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A woman using a tablet.
We’ve mentioned Office Lens in previous e-bulletins, but today we are going to dive a bit deeper and focus on how to use the app, and more specifically, how to use Office Lens in conjunction with other apps. For those who aren’t familiar with the app, Office Lens uses OCR (Optical character Recognition) technology to…

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Airpods and an iPhone.
Apple’s Air Pods have become hugely popular among consumers thanks in part to the fact that this new iteration of earbud is small, discrete, and completely wireless. But, what a lot of Apple users might not know is that these devices can also be used as assistive technology for individuals with auditory challenges! In today’s…

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