Back to School!
by Siobhan Long
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Welome to our ‘Back to school’ issue of AT News. September is a busy month for everyone: students, families, teachers and lecturers.
Here in Enable Ireland, we are acutely aware that technology is moving at a fast pace and that there are many developments which will be of interest to those involved in education, and this issue may go some way towards expanding all of our access to key educational resources. So look out for information on a new text-based tutor, SMS.com, as well as a range of new Eduapps. We get lots of enquiries from people who want to understand the pro’s and con’s of using laptops versus iPads, so we’ve got a piece focusing on that question inside this issue too. And for those of you with an interest in literacy challenges and dyslexia, we’ve got a piece on World Dyslexia Day, along with an update on our collaboration with the Dyslexia Association of Ireland to create e learning modules. Finally, we’ve included news of a forthcoming Entelis seminar, which is focusing on the role of education in reducing the digital divide. We hope that you’ll find something of interest in this issue.
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