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Phidgets

Typology
Technological
Resource description
https://www.phidgets.com/
Phidgets are programmable USB sensors and control boards. Phidget devices are compatible with all mainstream operating systems, and they provide easy-to-use APIs and code samples for the most popular programming languages. Phidgets are ideal for integration of embedded systems, and they offer robustness needed in SEN applications.
Sample of use in education with students with IDD
Various DIY projects could be built around Phidgets. They promote creativity and students' self-reliance and help them to understand technological creations.
Difficulties to which it could be applied
Emotional Regulation, Social Communication Challenges
  • Expressing Feelings
Executive Functioning and Flexibility, Learning and Cognitive Challenges
  • Organization and planning of tasks and activities
  • Sharing a common focus
  • Unability to follow instructions and rules
Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests
  • Specialized skills or talents
Repetitive Behaviors and Restricted Interests, Specialized Skills and Talents
  • Memory and attention to detail
Social Communication Challenges, Emotional Regulation
  • Sharing of interests, emotions, or affect
Learning Objetives
  • Emphasize self-reliance
  • Learning Engineering concepts
  • Learning Maths concepts
  • Learning Science concepts
  • Learning Technology concepts