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Blindness History Basics: History of Braille Writers

When fifteen-year-old Louis Braille presented his tactile system of raised dots in 1824, he hoped the new system would provide a...

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Who’s Like You?

How does a dragonfly see with eyes that are almost as big as its head? Or an owl or even...

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How Do We See?

Did you know the only organ more complex than the brain is your eye? Did you know that your eye...

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Introduction to Animal Adaptations

Have you ever wondered why some animals have big long tusks, like an elephant, or giant eyes like an insect?...

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Meet the Pods

Tell a story, conduct a song, or tell a joke – Code Jumper is an accessible way to teach coding...

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App Smackdown

In our virtual, technology-driven world, we use apps and programs daily to function. Let’s try a new one out to...

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Dear Teachers

Who knows what you need better than you? Well, no one does, of course! It is time to start using...