Arcademics is a website featuring several multiplayer educational games. These online educational video games offer a “powerful approach” to learning basic math, language arts, vocabulary, and thinking skills. Here’s the developer’s mission: “Our goal is to make aspects of classroom instruction as effective in creating persistence and involvement as observed in video game players. Our […]
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AM469 Snapchat ASL Lens
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Hey there! Welcome to Accessibility Minute, your weekly look at Assistive Technology, those clever tools, and devices designed to help people who have difficulties with vision, mobility, hearing, or other special needs! Snapchat is a mobile messaging application used to share photos, videos, text, and drawings. This free […]
Opal Screen Time Assistant App
If you’re easily distracted on your phone and are looking for an app to help you focus, check out Opal. Opal is an app that helps you take control of your screens by blocking distracting apps. After installing the app, you’ll be able to set daily working hours, sleep and routines, block apps automatically, and […]
Snapchat releases new ASL Lens
There are approximately 48 million individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States. If you’re looking to practice American Sign Language (ASL), there’s now a Snapchat lens for that! The new ASL Alphabet Lens teaches users how to fingerspell their name and practice the ASL alphabet. Users can also play games […]
Flow – Focus and Pomodoro Timer
There are several apps available to help individuals stay productive and focused. One available Mac app is Flow – Focus and Pomodoro Timer. The app uses the Pomodoro Technique, which is a time management method developed in the late 1980s. Here’s more: “This popular time management method asks you to alternate pomodoros — focused work […]
Scan documents and more with iScanner App
If you’re looking for a way to conveniently scan documents from your phone, check out the iScanner app. The app uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to make “high-quality scans” of everything you need it to — including official documents, forms, to-do lists, IDs, etc. Using your phone’s camera, you’ll be able to scan, edit, markup, […]