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oboKind, an education technology company that builds robotic technol- phz!boe!dvssjdvmvn!gps!tuvefout!xjui!Bvujtn! Tqfdusvn! Ejtpsefs! )BTE*-! boopvodfe! uif! sfmfbtf! pg! spcput5bvujtn;! Bwbubs-! b! sfnpuf! mfbsojoh! tpguxbsf! cvjmu! tqfdjdbmmz! up! ifmq! educators support students during remote and blended learning. "Students with autism are one of the most at-risk student popula- ujpot!up!cf!mfgu!cfijoe!evsjoh!DPWJE.sfmbufe! virtual and blended learning," said Richard Nbshpmjo-! SpcpLjoet! Gpvoefs! boe! DUP/! "This new software provides the consistency these students need in order to progress toward their Individual Education Program (IEP) goals, regardless of the student's location." Bwbubs! jt! b! wfstjpo! pg! SpcpLjoet! social-emotional learning program, robot- s4autism, that was recently endorsed by the Dpvodjm!pg!Benjojtusbupst!pg!Tqfdjbm!Fevdbujpo! )DBTF*/! Cbtfe! po! efwfmpqnfou! uifpsz! boe! the principles of applied behavioral analysis
PHOTOS: ROBOKIND
RoboKind Announces Robots4Autism:
Tackling COVID-19 Virtual Learning Hardships
)BCB*-!uif!qsphsbn!jodmveft!b!npevmbs-!fwj- dence-based curriculum, combining facially expressive avatar robots with social narratives, visual aids, video and natural modeling to help students learn and, eventually, master basic social-emotional skills. Margolin added, "We as a team and com- pany have invested heavily in bringing vir- tual, digital options to educators knowing that, now more than ever, schools and districts need the support and innovation companies like RoboKind can provide. For us, it's about improving student outcomes and we have already begun seeing students across North Bnfsjdb!nblf!ubohjcmf!qsphsftt!upxbse!uifjs! IEP goals." The program was developed as part of an expanded platform the company says will allow for educators to help students, regard- less of background or abilities, in a variety of implementations and learning models. To learn more about remote social-emo- ujpobm!mfbsojoh!boe!fevdbupst!GBRt-!wjtju!spcp- kind.com/robots4autism-avatar.
About RoboKind
Founded in 2011 by Richard Margolin, Robo- Kind (robokind.com) is an education technolo- gy and robotics company based in Dallas, Tex. The company developed the world's most Ad- vanced Social Robots and an award-winning, evidence-based social-emotional instructional curriculum for students in grades K-12. Milo, one of RoboKind's facially expressive robots, was named as Tech & Learning's Most Inspiring 2\!(\!!{!!!\! ever to win the award. Recently endorsed by the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), RoboKind is committed to working with PK-12 institutions in delivering and developing solutions that allow students !j~!!t~t!\~!\!!"! skills they need.
Source: RoboKind
"For us, it's about improving student outcomes and we have already begun seeing students across North America make tangible progress toward their IEP goals."
- Richard Margolin, RoboKind's founder and CTO.
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