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BBC micro:bit Visually Impaired Learners

BBC micro:bit for Visually Impaired Learners

January 3, 2018December 18, 2018 Alex Hadwen-Bennett 4 Comments micro python, micro:bit, visual impairments

I have recently been working with visually impaired children and wanted to investigate how physical computing could be made accessible

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Dr Lizzie Rushton @RushtonDr·

@NeuroDrugDoc @Thepurplelilac Jelly fish have been added to the office reef 🧶🐠@KingsECS @crestem_kcl

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The deadline for applications for the MA in STEM Education scholarships close this Sunday 6 June. Learn more about the course and the funding below from programme director @GlackM https://twitter.com/KingsECS/status/1394933971184672770

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"It enables the programme to continue to have students from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and understandings of STEM education"

@GlackM talks about our MA in STEM Education and the scholarships funded by @Wipro

https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/scholarships-available-for-the-ma-stem-education

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Dr Lizzie Rushton @RushtonDr·

This is so lovely to see! @educrochet #educrochet @weathermemories @MathsTeacherKYP @mrbcomputing @crestem_kcl https://twitter.com/rrraahh/status/1391454429430403075

Kate Castle@rrraahh

Start of a new project now we have the first month of data from a temperature sensor @RochesterBridge

Being made from leftover wool from previous projects (from mine & @CivEngSue stashes).

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Nice to see the change to warmer weather during April. https://twitter.com/rrraahh/status/1375041278593921024

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@educrochet #educrochet @mrbcomputing ⬇️😃 https://twitter.com/VirusesImmunity/status/1389898600054935553

Prof. Akiko Iwasaki@VirusesImmunity

During this pandemic, I’ve seen people using their diverse talents to explain the virus, immunity and vaccines. @KeeneRoz uses her crochet skills to create a model #SARSCoV2 so that blind people can visualize the virus and its genome (plus bonus antibody). 😍🙏🏼 #scicomm

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CRESTEM @ KCL @crestem_kcl·

Many congratulations to @crestem_kcl @KingsECS’s @RushtonDr on the publication of her @PalgraveEducate book ‘Science Education and Teacher Professional Development’. Fantastic News! 🍾🎉 https://twitter.com/RushtonDr/status/1374652472627752961

Dr Lizzie Rushton@RushtonDr

Publication Day! My @PalgraveEducate book is out https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-64107-8 I explore #scienceteacher professional development through continuing engagement with, and practice of #subjectspecific #research. In considering teacher identity, I draw on #socialidentityapproach @KingsECS

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