{"id":83362,"date":"2022-10-16T11:12:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T15:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=83362"},"modified":"2022-10-16T11:12:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T15:12:57","slug":"helping-kids-develop-animation-multimedia-skills-assistive-technologies-other-k-12-edtech-tools-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2022\/10\/16\/helping-kids-develop-animation-multimedia-skills-assistive-technologies-other-k-12-edtech-tools-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping kids develop animation\/multimedia skills + assistive technologies + other K-12 edtech tools\/news"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Basically, kids can take pictures of anything they encounter, like a dog, and make that still image look like it&#8217;s talking using the ChatterPix software, which is great for classroom multimedia projects and ideal for kids who enjoy creating content. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/STEAM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#STEAM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NhEWi8BcWK\">https:\/\/t.co\/NhEWi8BcWK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eduporium (@Eduporium) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eduporium\/status\/1580309910696255488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/equalentry.com\/assistive-technology-for-kids-with-multiple-disabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Assistive Technology for Kids with Multiple Disabilities<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from equalentry.com<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZ3m9oJpWIQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpkidzlearn.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83366\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HelpKidsLearn-Oct22.jpg\" alt=\"Help Kids Learn dot com -- online learning for special education -- uses assistive technologies\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HelpKidsLearn-Oct22.jpg 1087w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HelpKidsLearn-Oct22-1024x684.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HelpKidsLearn-Oct22-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/HelpKidsLearn-Oct22-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1087px) 100vw, 1087px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/lego-owner-to-acquire-education-technology-firm-brainpop-11665496319\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Lego Owner to Acquire Education-Technology Firm Brainpop<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from nytimes.com by Trefor Moss<br \/>\n<em>Kirkbi, the family-run company behind the world\u2019s largest toy maker, plans to establish an education business<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">Lego owner Kirkbi A\/S is buying U.S. video-learning firm Brainpop for $875 million, according to the companies, as the family behind\u00a0the world\u2019s largest toy maker\u00a0expands into the education business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">The Danish company said the purchase of Brainpop, which produces short animations used in schools to help children learn everything from math to music, was part of a plan to build a new business pillar. The deal\u2014through which Kirkbi is acquiring Brainpop\u2019s owner FWD Media Inc.\u2014is expected to close Tuesday, the companies said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" data-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cWe are definitely on the path to establishing the Lego idea of learning through play in the formal education space,\u201d said J\u00f8rgen Vig Knudstorp, executive chairman of the Lego Brand Group, the Kirkbi entity that oversees the toy brand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basically, kids can take pictures of anything they encounter, like a dog, and make that still image look like it&#8217;s talking using the ChatterPix software, which is great for classroom multimedia projects and ideal for kids who enjoy creating content. #STEAM https:\/\/t.co\/NhEWi8BcWK \u2014 Eduporium (@Eduporium) October 12, 2022 &nbsp; Assistive Technology for Kids with Multiple [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[388,277,190,851,433,260,271,343,32,215,141,46,382,279,66,89,50,195,321,367,445],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animation","category-art","category-assistive-technologies","category-bias-diversity-equity-inclusion-dei","category-communications","category-content-development-aggregation-repositories","category-creativity","category-education","category-education-technology","category-educational-games-serious-games","category-engagement-engaging-students","category-k-12-related","category-neurodivergent-special-needs","category-participation","category-student-related","category-teachers","category-teaching-learning","category-tools","category-united-states","category-vendors","category-youth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83362"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83370,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83362\/revisions\/83370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}