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Assistive Technology with MakeyMakey

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The below video provides more information about the MakeyMakey along with specific examples. As the video so clearly demonstrates, the MakeyMakey is an engaging piece of technology with incredible potential as a tool for budding inventors. See the below video to learn more about Tom's work. Why wouldn't you?

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Assistive Technology Course Using Arduino & MakeyMakey: From Design to Delivery

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See the two videos below to learn more about the intricacies and development of the MakeyMakey. As is evident in the above videos, while it is an extremely flexible design tool, when introducing young students to the MakeyMakey it is very tempting for them to immediately begin designing video game controllers.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

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To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. Listen to the audio below or check out the full video on YouTube. It could be a video, it could be a podcast, it could be a presentation. How are schools adjusting? PT / 2 p.m.

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How Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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5 Meaningful Ways to Leverage the "MakeyMakey" in Your Teaching

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* Click here if your are not familiar with the MakeyMakey #1: Assistive Technology Development Rather than simply developing video game controllers, empower your students to use the MakeyMakey to create Assistive Technology for individuals with various physical disabilities (Quadriplegia, Cerebral Palsy, etc.).

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Change the Game: Using Minecraft to Teach Students with Autism

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So it began as STEM design challenges for my older, more adept students. Minecraft, Autism and 21st Century Learning I was unaware of this early on, but eventually discovered that I wasn’t the only one who found Minecraft useful as an assistive technology for people with autism. I decided to check it out for myself.

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