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Unlocking Literacy with iPad - The Research and The Results | Leveling the playing field with apps The report on the research that was conducted by Jim Harmon can be found on this site.  Educators that want to make the case for a 1:1 should use this excellent article on the research and the results.    Here is just one of the results:  "The data from both standardized/benchmark assessments and st...

Teaching in Today's Inclusive Classrooms: A Universal Design for Learning Approach | UDL - Universal A concise, accessible, and current main text for the Introduction to Inclusive Teaching course. It is the only inclusion textbook available with a consistent, integrated emphasis on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)--an important, contemporary educational philosophy focused on using strategies and...

Does Educational Technology Equate to Personalized Learning? | Personalized Learning (PLearning) "Advancement in technology = changing face of education   Well, this particular equation shared by technology and education has played a major role in changing the life of millions of enthusiast learners in shaping their academic and professional life. Technology in 21st century has conveniently cha...

Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? - "Whatever it Takes" Attitude | Personalized Learning (PLearn The country's achievements in education have other nations doing their homework...   ""Whatever it takes” is an attitude that drives not just Kirkkojarvi’s 30 teachers, but most of Finland’s 62,000 educators in 3,500 schools from Lapland to Turku—professionals selected from the top 10 percent of the...