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Digital Books Make it Inclusive!

10, July 2016

Books and reading have a significant impact on the cognitive, emotional, and language development of all children. Children love to listen to stories, often even the same one over and over again. They also love to flip through the pages…

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App Review: Yum Yum Numbers

19, June 2016

If you’re looking for a great app to work on counting and number formation, Yum Yum Numbers is a perfect one to add to your collection. Young children are drawn in by the engaging characters and learn to write their…

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AngelSense: A Unique Monitoring Solution Designed for Children with disabilities

29, May 2016

We are happy to invite Yael Talmor and Dr. Amir Tal, from AngelSense, to tell us about this very important technology that has been developed for families of children with disabilities: AngelSense, is a GPS and Voice Monitoring solution designed for children with…

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Happy Independence Day!

8, May 2016

Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israeli Independence Day, is almost here!  We put together a couple of games on Tiny Tap that we thought you could enjoy. Feel free to download and enjoy at home or in the classroom. How to make an…

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Not all Touches are Alike: Exploring the use of Touch Accommodations (iOS 9)

3, May 2016

Touch Accommodations were introduced to Accessibility Settings as part of the iOS 9 update. For those of us working with people with disabilities, this is one of the most important advances in accessibility features since the introduction of switch control.…

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Apps and Digital Ideas for Passover Fun

5, April 2016

Spring is finally here and with it comes the Jewish holiday of Passover. A quick search of the App Store brings up a nice list of apps for the holiday including stories and fun activities. Below are a few of…

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Happy Easter!

20, March 2016

With Easter around the corner, we thought to remind you of some great Easter themed apps that can be found on the App Store.  There are coloring books, egg seek-and-finds, and even Easter versions of popular games, such as Doodle…

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Digital Fun for Purim

14, March 2016

Purim is just around the corner! At Beit Issie Shapiro we are already getting in the spirit, with fun decorations popping up everywhere and hamentaschen for sale in the kiosk. There are many ways to incorporate the iPad into Purim…

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IssieBoard: A Virtual Keyboard with customizable options. A Collaboration between Beit Issie Shapiro and SAP Labs Israel.

1, March 2016

IssieBoard  is a new app that came out of the very fruitful collaboration between The Technology Consulting Center of Beit Issie Shapiro and SAP Labs Israel. Typing on a virtual keyboard can be challenging for many users and therefore when…

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Me and Myself – An Interactive Album Encouraging Self-expression

9, February 2016

Me and Myself is another great app from the series recently released by C.E.T- The Center for Educational Technology. The app is an interactive photo album with a unique focus on self-expression. The pages of the album are titled such…

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