OttLite Wellness Glow LED Desk Lamp

Did you know three out of four Americans suffer daily from eye strain?  Modifying your work environment can make all the difference.  One product to help you do so is the OttLite Wellness Glow LED Desk Lamp. The OttLite Wellness LED Lamp is “a fun lamp with exclusive lighting technology.”  The lamp’s exclusive technology reduces […]

Toca Mystery House

I have written about several apps from Toca Boca over the years.  Toca Boca is an “award-winning play studio that creates digital toys and everyday products for kids.”  One of the company’s newest apps is Toca Mystery House. This app features a spooky house filled with surprises meant for slightly older children.  Younger children can […]

ATU387 – Skills System with Dr. Julie Brown PhD

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadYour weekly dose of information that keeps you up to date on the latest developments in the field of technology designed to assist people with disabilities and special needs. Show Notes: Dr. Julie Brown PhD Skills System website: www.skillssystem.com Dr. Brown’s Phone: 508-317-2115 Dr. Brown’s email: jbrown@skillsystem.com National Suicide Prevention […]

AM301 – Tock the Learning Clock

Podcast: Play in new window | Download301-10-26-18 Tock the Learning Clock: Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing or other special needs! Learning how to tell time can be challenging.  Learning Resources offers a […]

Tock the Learning Clock

Learning how to tell time can be challenging.  Learning Resources offers a fun toy that makes learning how to tell time fun.  Tock the Learning Clock is an adorable robot clock featuring both analog hour and minute hands, as well as a digital display. Tock supports two time-teaching modes: Musical Fun Mode: Tock rewards children […]

The Five Best Notetaking Tools and Apps

Once fall break is over, the big year-end tests are just around the corner. But thanks to the ever-expanding world of technology, students no longer have to scribble notes in those old-school legal pads — unless they want to. “Students of all ages have countless tools at their fingertips now,” said Brian Norton, director of […]