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Effective Use of Robots in Schools

Posted by Danielle Levesque |

Robots are Helping Schools and Families Reach New Heights

It’s no secret that robots have been making headlines and appearing on television shows lately. In fact, if you caught the season 6 finale of Modern Family—“American Skyper”—you had the chance to see one in action.

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Topics: Special Education Director, Speech Therapy Robot,, #RobotsInSchool, Occupational Therapy Robot, Telepractice Robot

Can a robot REALLY teach my students?

Posted by TinyEYE |

 

This is a picture we’ve held in our minds for over a decade. Some of us picture the classic TV show “The Jetsons” where Elroy’s class is taught by a robot. Others picture the scene from “The Matrix”, where upon downloading the information into his mind, Keanu Reeves announces “I know Kung Fu!” But aside from these futuristic examples, our real-life experience with robots has been limited to our household appliances and remote-control cars.

So, why can these robots teach our children where none could before? Simple. They aren’t just robots. 

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Topics: online occupational therapy program, Remote Speech Therapy, Online Speech Therapy, Speech Therapy Robot,, #RobotsInSchool, Occupational Therapy Robot

A TinyEYE Robot Experience of a Lifetime

Posted by Tiffany |


A Williams Valley Elementary student received the surprise of his life last week when his Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) rolled into the school as a robot. Christian is an eleven-year-old tech-enthusiast attending the elementary school. He has been meeting with his online TinyEYE SLP for a year now, was one of the driving forces behind this new addition to the school.

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Topics: Speech-Langugage Pathology, Speech Therapy Robot,, #RobotsInSchool

Q & A: Robots in Schools - Your Questions, Answered

Posted by TinyEYE |

A couple weeks ago, we asked what you want to know about the TinyEYE robot. You had some great questions, and we have done our very best to answer them!

 

I wonder if the robot would be used for 5th grade and higher?

Yes. Much like our "traditional" remote therapy service, the robot can be used for any age group. The robot is as flexible as the therapist running it. We work with you to develop a plan for your service, and maintain a constant relationship with each school to ensure that the program is meeting and exceeding expectations.
 

Did y'all borrow this from Big Bang Theory? #Shelbot

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Topics: Speech Therapy Robot,, TinyEYE Robot,, #RobotsInSchool, Occupational Therapy Robot, Shelbot, Q&A

Innovation Sensation - Teletherapy All Grown Up

Posted by TinyEYE |

The desire to be able to see others while talking to them on the phone has been around as long as the phone itself. The first attempts at videoconferencing appeared to be something  only the most wealthy could access. In 1961, Picturephone by AT&T was launched It cost $160/month, and $6/minute per call, and sent black and white pictures back and forth every 2 seconds.

In 2005, video communication had become more popular and affordable. Most people had dial-up internet at minimum, and MSN Messenger and other video conferencing tools were becoming more popular. However, reliability was far from guaranteed. It was around the same time that TinyEYE was established, integrating the video technology available at the time with additional programming and support, and adding in the capability for a third-party to monitor a video stream and adjust the settings to ensure reliability.

All over North America there are schools where students are not receiving the speech and occupational therapy services they need. The majority of these cases are simply because the school faces recruitment shortages and has been trying to hire a speech pathologist or occupational therapist for years. This is often simply a question of social or geographic concerns.

In the past 9 years since TinyEYE software began development, technology has grown exponentially. People are connected in ways that they never were before. One of those ways is that therapists from everywhere are able to log in and provide therapy to students all over the world. Students who were struggling to communicate and became hopeless and withdrawn are laughing and speaking in ways that they never before could. 9 years later, these schools faced the same recruitment challenges, but they found TinyEYE, and began working with us to provide SLP and OT services and change their student’s lives.

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Topics: teletherapy, innovation, Speech Therapy Telepractice History, Speech Therapy Robot,, TinyEYE Robot,, #RobotsInSchool

    

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