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April 2, 2019
Using and Developing Tech Solutions for Students with Disabilities – on the BETT stage in London (link to full lecture in post)
In January (pretty cold for a Mediterranean girl like me) I traveled to London and presented at BETT, one of the biggest annual international conferences for technology in education. I
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April 2, 2019
Making Costume Dreams Come True – 4.0
What a tradition we have started! Beit Issie Shapiro just held their “Making Costume Dreams Come True” event for the fourth year in a row! We had about 30 participants
March 26, 2019
ThisAbles – A Perfect Combination between Universal Design, Technology, Practicality, and IKEA.
ThisAbles is a new initiative that provides 3D-printed solutions to make IKEA products accessible. Congratulations to IKEA, Access Israel, and Milbat NGO for this incredible and innovative project! So inspiring!
March 1, 2019
Eye Gaze and Head Tracking in iOS Devices
As professionals working with children with complex disabilities, we have seen how eye gaze technology has changed the lives of many of our students. When severe physical limitations prevent successful
January 22, 2019
Fun with Math Apps
At the Beit Issie Shapiro School for Special Education, we are always looking for new ways to make the concepts and practice of math more relevant and engaging. Once a
December 23, 2018
IssieBoard: A Virtual Keyboard with Customizable Options – New updates: a third language, and diacritics (nikud or “vowels”) for Hebrew and Arabic!
Typing on a virtual keyboard can be challenging for many people, an issue we experienced first-hand in our work at the Special Education School at Beit Issie Shapiro. When the
November 20, 2018
IssieDice: How do YOU play?
Have you heard about IssieDice? It’s a customizable dice app created by the Technology Center at Beit Issie Shapiro and SAP Labs, Israel. You can read more about the app
November 13, 2018
Dreidelit: A new app just in time for Chanukah!
Excited for Chanukah and dreidel games? Do you know someone who has trouble spinning a dreidel? If so, the app Dreidelit is for you! We at The Technology Center of Beit Issie Shapiro,
October 8, 2018
iOS 12 for the iPad…what’s new? What’s changed?
Apple just released iOS 12 and typically those of us with older devices get apprehensive with each new iOS release, worrying that our devices may continue to decline in their
September 16, 2018
IssieCalc – A Customizable Calculator for all
We’re very proud to introduce the next app in our series developed together with our partners from SAP Labs, Israel, IssieCalc: a customizable calculator. We’ve followed the principles of inclusive