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Here you can find current reviews on educational apps and resource for learning disabilities
Education at Nemours Children’s Hospital
School – it is a given in most children’s lives in the US. Just out of diapers our kids begin preschool at least a few days a week by 3 years of age. With the onset of Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) programs, access to affordable and free early learning has...
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Early Childhood Technology: Engaging Little Learners in BIG Ways!
Technology and media are educational tools that are effective only when used appropriately. A joint statement issued by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media at Saint...
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Special Education in New York City and Bluebee Pals
Laura Jiencke, Bluebee Pal creator is at it again – making meaningful connections with educators everywhere she goes! She recently attended the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2019 conference in Philadelphia and met Melissa Stark, a special...
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Day Care and The Bluebee Pal Project
The founder of Bluebee Pals, Laura Jiencke, donated through the Bluebee Pal Project, a Bluebee Family Pack of Interactive Educational Plush Learning tools and three iPads to the Southampton Day Care Center (SDCC) in Southampton, NY. As many of you know the Bluebee...
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Life Skills with the Bluebee Pals App
What are Life Skills? Life skills are behaviors that enable individuals to adapt and deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. In terms of early development, these are often called “learning to learn skills” which can be developed through intentional...
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Music Therapy and Bluebee Pals Communication Tools
Music is a magical tool while working with children having speech and language difficulties! Music therapy is a well-established technique for using musical interaction to help individuals with a wide range of cognitive and emotional challenges to improve their...
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Bluebee Pals and Down Syndrome Association
Announcing a new partnership with The Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida (DSACF)! DSACF is an accredited not-for-profit association founded in 1991 by parents of children with Down syndrome that serves over 1,200 individuals with Down syndrome and their...
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Bluebee Pals and Learning Essential Life Skills
Life skills have been defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enable individuals to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of everyday life. Skills that function for well-being and aid individuals...
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Summer Slide: Summer Reading Loss and How to Combat It!
What’s so important about summer reading? 100% of students experience summer learning loss if they don’t engage in educational learning activities over the summer. According to the U.S. Department of Education, 25% of academic learning is lost by children over...
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Bluebee Pals and Social Emotional Learning
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...
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Spotlight on FREE Educational Apps From PBS Kids!
Grab a Bluebee Pal and have fun exploring these FREE educational apps with your children. There are oodles and oodles of educational videos, shows, games, goodies and activities to explore. There is something for everyone! Take plenty of time to explore your favorite...
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Bluebee Pals and Single Case Research
Once in a while stars collide and sparks fly! Such was the case when Bluebee Pals met Dr. Eleazar Trey Vasquez III, director of the Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute (TJEEI). In just over a year, Dr. Trey, as he is often called, has brought in over $8...
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Beenleigh Special School Australia Utilizing AAC
Beenleigh Special Needs School in Australia received a special visit this month from Laura Jiencke founder of Bluebee Pals after they purchased the first Bluebee in Australia. Laura received a wonderful reception from the principal, assistive technology coach and...
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Bluebee Pals Impacts Ipswich Special School in Australia
Founder Laura Jiencke of Bluebee Pals visited the Ipswich Special School in Australia in late May. The school is the second Australian school to implement Bluebee Pal learning companion tools into their AAC Curriculum. The principal and faculty welcomed the Bluebee...
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BLUEBEE PALS MEETS INNOVATIVE SPEECH
Strategies and Apps to Promote Engagement Bluebee Pals Founder Laura Jiencke sent Bluebee Pals to Joan Green(M.A., CCC-SLP) founder of Innovative Speech Therapy to evaluate Bluebee Pals talking tech companions as assistive technology tools for her speech therapy...
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Bluebee Pals Engaging Public Schools
Bluebee Pals founder Laura Jiencke received this testimonial from a public elementary school in College Place, Washington I thought you would enjoy watching this language lesson using one of the Bluebee Pals you donated to us in our elementary life skills...
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Bluebee Pals Dazzle Beenleigh Special School in Australia
Beenleigh Special School in Mount Warren Park Queensland, Australia is the first school in Australia to introduce Bluebee Pals Assistive Technology Tools. Founder Laura Jiencke is visiting the school this week after accepting a invitation to visit the school and...
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Bluebee Pals and Google Workbench
Bluebee Pals meets Google Workbench provides a platform for educators and therapists to download a spectrum of classroom curriculum, life skills and fun activities for children Pre-K1. Through research, consultants and testimonials, the Bluebee team...
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Bluebee Pals and Advance Behavior and Learning
Advance Behavior and Learning is located in Maitland, Florida and a divison of Advance Behavior and Learning Academy. The organization serves families that have concerns regarding their child's development, language, behavior, and/or learning. Children range from...
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Bluebee Pals “Tech“ & “Non-Tech” Teaching Tools
Bluebee Pals are versatile educational tools for the classroom! Indeed, they can be used in a variety of both tech and non-tech ways to support early foundational skills. Students love to use them both ways as classroom learning partners! Reading Skills:...
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