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from Acer and an additional model from Dell. Microsoft also launched its Classroom Pen, for use with its Surface Go device. Following its purchase of Flipgrid last year, Microsoft shared updates on the successes of the acquisition – notably the 80,000 new teachers joining Flipgrid every month.


Sarah Herrlinger, Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives at Apple,


presented a suite of assistive technologies demonstrating how innovative solutions can improve accessibility for learners with special educational needs. She also laid out plans for the company to bring coding to blind students across the UK, in collaboration with The Royal National Institute of the Blind. She stressed that regardless of whether a student self-identifies as having a disability or not, technology can support with visual, auditory, verbal, motor and other cognitive and developmental difficulties. “Technology can really level the playing field,” she said. At its core,


accessibility is about productivity: for Apple, accessibility is also being able to configure your device in a way that works best for learners, making a toolkit to make them more productive in daily life.


Dremel DigiLab unveiled its next generation


3D printer – the 3D40 Flex. The new model promises to offer schools and colleges upgrades such as 30% faster printing, and a higher resolution mode than the previous version. Meanwhile, i3-Technologies presented its latest smart furniture addition: the iMO-LEARN. The active chair encourages movement and consequently oxygenation of the brain, improving focus and engagement. The new smart furniture has a particular benefit for leaners with special educational needs.


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