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Bluebee Pals Go Global With AAC
BIG EXCITEMENT OPENING DAY AT AGOSCI CONFERENCE- PERTH, AUSTRALIA: August 28-31, 2019 Bluebee Pals Exhibit in Perth Australia!..AAC Communication: Augmented, Alternative Communication. What is AGOSCI? Established in 1981, AGOSCI is an inclusive group...
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Early Learning Educational Activities for Literacy
“Literacy is a process by which one expands one's knowledge of reading and writing in order to develop one's thinking and learning for the purpose of understanding oneself and the world. This process is fundamental to achieving competence in every educational...
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Bluebee Pals Engage North East Schools
Melissa Stark - Special Education Teacher-New York, NY As a special education teacher, you are always looking for ways to help increase your students love of learning. At the ISTE Conference( International Society for Technology in Education) in June 2019, I presented...
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Bluebee Pals Meets Epic Kid’s Books and Videos
Bluebee Pals easily connect to storybook apps via Bluetooth to make storytelling come to life! Your Bluebee Pal will “read” any connected story, with natural head and mouth movements! Children become immediately more engaged and...
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10 Goals in AAC Therapy with Bluebee Pals
Bluebee Pal is a plush educational learning tool that can be connected to a tablet, phone or computer via Bluetooth. Once connected to a device (such as an iPhone or iPad), this interactive educational tool can talk, read and sing. As an app reviewer for...
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The History of AAC Communication
What is AAC? According to ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association), "Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) is an area of clinical practice that addresses the needs of individuals with significant and complex communication disorders characterized by...
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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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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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