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Research Review – Google Apps for Education and Accessibility

Posted on April 5, 2012 by jeb

Google Apps for Education (GAFE) are a series of free, on-line applications that provide a host of office suite applications along with an e-mail system and web development tools to academic users. The use of the service is free for … Continue reading →

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Testing students with low vision

Posted on April 4, 2012 by jeb

Increasingly in American schools, district assessment leaders are utilizing Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) as the methodology to assess student learning as required under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). In CAT, the test is administered by computer … Continue reading →

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New Captioning Video Resources

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jeb

Just wanted to call your attention to a new resource we have been developing on the Maine CITE website. Called “Captioning Video,” this resource contains information about the need for and the way to caption videos on your websites or … Continue reading →

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DOE-OCR gives additional guidance on ADA, Sect 504

Posted on January 27, 2012 by jeb

From AlphaOne News: Congress awarded students with disabilities extra protections in recent years. Now, the U.S. Department of Education is stepping up its efforts to ensure that schools are following the new rules. In a letter sent this week to … Continue reading →

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Apps for Kids with Autism

Posted on November 30, 2011 by jeb

This item also published on Maine CITE News. The New York Times (NYT) recently published an article about the use of “apps” for children with pervasive developmental disorders like autism. They note: Anecdotally, teachers, parents and therapists describe the profound … Continue reading →

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