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Living with an Apple Watch

June 24, 2015 by Travis Johnston

When the Apple Watch was first introduced in 2014, I couldn’t help but feel overjoyed. I’ve always liked the idea of wearable tech after watching the show Continuum (If you haven’t seen it, bookmark this page, go watch all 3 seasons, and come back) where the main character, Kiera, has a body suite and head implant that give her almost superhuman abilities.

Of course I didn’t expect the Apple Watch to suddenly protect me from bullets and allow my eyes to scan the world around me like a thermal FLIR camera, but it was as close as I was going to get at this point in time…. [Read More]

Filed Under: Assistive Tech, Product Tagged With: Apple Watch, Wearable Tech

Our Evolution and 1 to 1 Laptop Initiative

April 27, 2015 by Casey Daigle

Just over a month ago, the Collaborative’s alternative special education high school HEC Academy, implemented a 1 to 1 laptop initiative for all students. Each laptop is equipped with the assistive technology (AT) that allows ALL students to:
  • listen to any text on the screen,
  • use word prediction software to assist with spelling, and
  • graphic organizer software that assists with planning for writing and note taking when reading.

Going 1 to 1 has been a long process, by some accounts it started 25 years ago…… [Read More]

Filed Under: Assistive Tech, News

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