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Making the Book Truly Accessible for All Students

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Schools are back in session, and with them millions of American children who struggle daily to learn using traditional printed books. We have the technological innovations to help these children and their families and educators, who are looking for strategies to aid their success. million students (15% of the U.S.

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Want to stay healthier and fulfilled later in life? Try volunteering

Fast Company Tech

Children and teens who volunteer tend to have better health and lower levels of anxiety and fewer behavioral problems than those who dont volunteer. There are also health benefits for those who start volunteering much earlier in life. Changing demographics The number of U.S. Changing demographics The number of U.S.

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Every time you chew gum, you’re filling your mouth with plastic

Fast Company Tech

He conducted the study with Lisa Lowe, a PhD student in his lab, who is presenting their findings at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society this week.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

In the United States, there are all too many students like Kevin, who are denied equal opportunity to engage in the same curriculum as their peers without disabilities. In 2004, the United States passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act , requiring schools to provide special education services to eligible students.

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What’s the best student laptop? We asked students

The Verge

The Dell XPS 13 is one of the best laptops for high school and college students. Shopping for a laptop can be stressful — doubly stressful if you or your children will be learning online for the first time. And as technology evolves, so do students’ needs. So I spoke to some experts on the subject: students themselves.

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AllRight, an English language learning app for children, raises $5M from Genesis Investments

TechCrunch

AllRight is a platform for English language learning, aimed at children four years or older, which combines lessons with real teachers and homework with “AI-powered” tutors. billion English language learners globally and the number of children among them reached 500 million in 2020. There are approximately 1.5

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Student-founded Develop for Good surpasses 25,000 volunteer hours connecting students with nonprofits

TechCrunch

This coincidence of needs among both students and nonprofits helped accelerate the matching that Develop for Good offers. As the program has expanded, Zhu and Aggarwal have added a more formal mentorship component to the program to help guide students through their work.

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