This is an exploration of engineering, computer programming basics, and Engineering Design Process. Students document progress in an Engineer’s Journal. The activities will culminate in a day at MUSC Health Professions and Research Center to see robots in occupational therapy. Goal: greater understanding of communication skills, group work, importance of planning, future career options in engineering, and the chance to develop technology skills and programming basics.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Autism Sees Launches! Engineering Assistive Technology
This year I have taken technology to a new level at the Boston Medical Center in the Autism Resource Program. Learning about assistive technology, iOS and software development for children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. I have designed my own app, which my business partner Isabella Slaby and I are coding ourselves. iContact is our new product launching before the start of next school year if all goes well. Make sure to check out our company: www.autismsees.com later this week~ the company's website is officially being launched tonight, along with a KickStarter profile to raise money for the Text to Speech technology Isabella and I want to incorporate in the app. Best everyone and keep engineering, designing, and moving.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Snow Snow Snow---Spring Break Spring Break
Hey Guys!
Second semester has been great. I'm still at Argenziano, but with a new teacher named Ms. Murphy. I'm teaching fifth grade with my partner Joe Singh, a Comp Science and IR double major. I took the driving test so now I drive the two of us with the STOMP car to Ms. Murphy's class. Next Friday we are FINALLY starting environmental engineering, where the students will build water filters. This lesson has been delayed a little while due to the TONS of snow we have been getting, winter breaks and field trip-reschedulings.
Can't wait to post some pictures of my new class! Also check out www.codeacademy.com. I've been doing 10 minutes everyday to learn computer programming. There is a curriculum for kids online that Joe and I might turn into our final project with Ms. Murphy's class.
Best, Danielle
Best, Danielle
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