Remember the profile of an adult female severely burned in a fire, she has hands and digits but the digits are curled up due to the skin shrinkage making it very difficult it have grip control. She has most handles with grips modified and I showed the extensions rod, the grabber and the Tim Hortons cup holder in, part A of this assignment, all part of her daily life.It was our thought to create a universal style cup holder for all occasions and cup styles in order to support her where ever she goes, she can have these holders by her side, and maybe even out and around her house or other peoples houses when she is being a guest. So here is one option that we thought about and made a prototype for our presentation today; a door stop with a bendable steel clasp to hold the cup.
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has the cup inserted in the holder, later in this blog we will show you what it looks like without a cup to give you an idea of how it was constructed.
has the cup inserted in the holder, later in this blog we will show you what it looks like without a cup to give you an idea of how it was constructed. Then while making this we had company and they suggested using the actual butterfly hanger and bending the hangers to mould the shape of the cup, this could be hung around several places for looks and convenience.
It was exciting to think that we could actually create something that would be adaptable and support the cup and we could pick it up off the shelf and modify it somewhat to meet her needs. Although I must admit she has been quite resourceful in finding her own modified gadgets to help her around the house, in the kitchen as well as on the gold course, I was still excited to think with a little thought and effort what we could really do to support out students.
The key phrases in this course that has change my perspective is to always assume competence and our job is to create the independent learner. If we keep these thoughts in focus then it would appear that we should be able to find the strength and conviction to be able to support our students.
Based on the all the inventions and modified low tech demonstrated in class today i know we are all thinking about what we will be able to do in our classrooms in the fall.
It is exciting to be bringing this hands on knowledge to the school sites where will be able to share this information and technology.
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