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  • Using the Power of Social Media: A Collaborative Draft

    Posted on November 15th, 2007

    Add your voice to the NCTI Issue Brief, Using the Power of Social Media to Promote Assistive and Learning Technologies. The purpose of this Brief is to 1) provide a primer on social media and how it works; 2) highlight the benefits of the new social media to enhance the educational experience of all students, and 3) explore the barriers and ways developers and educators might overcome them. Additionally, we hope to spark further discussion with the field by opening the draft for comments and additions before finalizing the Brief. Read the full Issue Brief.

    Add your comments before December 15, 2007.

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  • Dropout Prevention for Students With Disabilities: A Critical Issue for State Education Agencies

    Posted on October 15th, 2007

    This issue brief provides guidance to states as they respond to requirements presented in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) in the area of dropout prevention for students with disabilities. It also highlights the role of State Performance Plans as starting points for states to develop data collection and monitoring procedures, and supplies states with considerations and recommendations for providing a consistent method of tracking dropout data.

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  • Copyright Protection

    Posted on February 25th, 2007

    Copyright is commonly used as protection for educational materials, including the development of software applications for student with disabilities. Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including books, music, graphics, dramatic works, and software programs.

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Using the Power of Social Media: A Collaborative Draft

Add your voice to the NCTI Issue Brief, Using the Power of Social Media to Promote Assistive and Learning Technologies. The purpose of this Brief is to 1) provide a primer on social media and how it works; 2) highlight the benefits of the new social media to enhance the educational experience of all students, and 3) explore the barriers and ways developers and educators might overcome them. Additionally, we hope to spark further discussion with the field by opening the draft for comments and additions before finalizing the Brief. Read the full Issue Brief.

Add your comments before December 15, 2007.

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