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How Technology is Transforming Education
Technology has transformed a host of industries since its creation, specifically education. Yahoo reports that the global EdTech market projects to reach $181.3 billion by 2025, with a 16.1% average growth year-over-year. The numbers used to be much smaller, but the...
Stuffed Animals Positivity on Social Emotional Learning
One of the most endearing traits of early childhood is that magical line between reality and make-believe. It is the space where anything can happen, and THAT is how beloved stuffed pets or dollies come to life. Attachment to stuffed animals can begin as early as...
Bluebee Pals Teaching Social Skills Remotely
Virtual Learning with Bluebee Pals: Teaching Social Skills With the recent educational focus on remote or distance learning, it can be challenging for teachers and parents to teach social skills in a virtual environment. It’s easier to learn and practice social...
Bluebee Pals Tech Companion for the Holidays!
It’s December! If you have been thinking about getting a Bluebee Pal for your classroom or child, now is the perfect time! Children’s eyes light up with joy when they receive a Bluebee Pal. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, my students adore them! Bluebee Pals make...
Social Emotional Learning and Bluebee Pal
The Every School Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) is a federal law that calls for a well-rounded (whole child) education and a shifting away from the narrow focus on academics. Under ESSA, teachers go beyond academics to cultivate positive student attitudes, values, and...
Bluebee Pals Project and Parsippany Troy-Hills School District
I am an occupational therapist in New Jersey who, through my colleagues and research, discovered the Bluebee Pals Project. I currently work for Parsippany Troy-Hills School District in New Jersey, which includes ten elementary schools with various special education...
Thanksgiving Learning with Bluebee Pals!
What Are Bluebee Pals? Bluebee Pals are softly huggable, lovable, plush interactive learning tools/toys that connect via Bluetooth to all iOS and Android devices. They wirelessly pair with all apps and activities with a narrative, which provides endless...
Remote Learning and Reading with your child
Teaching your child to read is most likely one of the hardest things I have done with my kids. As a Mom, I think it among the most rewarding. Reading opens up a whole world for kids. I remember when I was young, I struggled to learn to read when I was young...
Bluebee Pal and Remote Schooling
Remote schooling using the virtual model is hard! My son is a first-grader and lost part of the last school year when schools closed due to COVID-19. He struggles with telling time, staying on task We have tried using Alexa to set timers. I also like the visual timer...
Bluebee Pals Teaching Virtually with Special Needs
"I am a special education teacher at The Princeton House Charter School in Orlando, Florida, working in the education field, specifically students with Autism Spectrum Disorder for over seven years. The special education field has provided opportunities to utilize a...
Bluebee Pals Engage Remotely in Occupational Therapy
Many of us are teaching or doing therapy virtually, in-school, or as a hybrid mix of in-school and virtual visits. Although we need to limit the use of a stuffed animal for onsite sessions due to infection protocols, we can still use Bluebee Pals during virtual...
Teletherapy and the Bluebee Pal App
The Bluebee App Bluebee Pals app is an interactive app which brings your Bluebee Pal to life! No Bluebee Pal is needed to use the app or you can use your own Bluebee Pal. The app features activities of daily living like bathing, brushing teeth and washing hands this...
Bluebee Pal and Lesson Pix in Speech Therapy
What is Lesson Pix? Lesson Pix an affordable, versatile and wonderful resource for creating custom printable materials. I love this website and have used it consistently for teletherapy since the pandemic began. I use it to create visual supports, power point social...
Bluebee Pals Project Donates to White Plains Elementary
White Plains Elementary School(Anniston, AL) is honored to receive the Bluebee Pals Project donation of Bluebee Pals educational tools. As a participant, we provide feedback and testimonials on the impact of technology in our speech therapy programs. This donation is...
Special Needs Homeschool Curriculum & Resources
Homeschool Curriculum List Picks of 2020-21 We hope that you will spend some time getting to know the companies on this 2020 homeschool curriculum list. They are all small businesses and your support of them is not only greatly appreciated, it gives you the chance to...
Bluebee Pals Help Teach about Masks and Safety
Schools are beginning to open up for the new school year. Students and teachers will be wearing masks and following new safety guidelines to help protect from getting and spreading COVID-19. Although most students have been wearing masks in public over the summer,...
Teletherapy: Virtual Education Using Bluebee Pals!
Before the onset of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the use of teletherapy in speech therapy and education was limited. Most education was done in a traditional face-to-face manner in a set physical location such as a school building. With schools unexpectedly closing...
Summer Slide: Combat it with Bluebee Pals!
Hooray! It’s summertime! School is out and kids are free to play and just be kids! But wait…this is not just any summer! This is the summer in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Why does that matter? Summer Slide is increasing and effecting early...
Dressing: Teaching Kids Life Skills with Bluebee Pals
Focus: Dressing Teaching early dressing skills require patience and plenty of practice for little ones. To be successful, kids require a sense of body awareness, the needed motor skills – both gross motor and fine motor, and the ability to sequence steps. Kids begin...
Empowering Struggling Readers with Bluebee Pals
Some children just love reading; however, others may find it difficult or even boring. They may be missing foundational skills or have difficulty sitting for long periods of time. Reluctant readers can learn to enjoy it! With schools currently closed, parents have an...
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