iSTEP TechBridgeWorld

06/23/2016

https://compassionateengineering.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/our-story/

We are excited to share with you important highlights of our work in compassionate engineering with the Mathru school, captured in a series of 7 short videos. We are grateful to Matt Richards from …

10/02/2015

While the iSTEP 2015 internship ended on July 24, the team's impact lives on! TechBridgeWorld recently released SignBook and Speak Up! games open source: http://www.techbridgeworld.org/istep/downloads.html

The software tools were developed by the iSTEP 2015 team in partnership with the Mathru Educational Trust for the Blind's Center for the Deaf and Differently-Abled. SignBook allows teachers to create a local database of animations depicting a sign and is used to support new teachers and staff in learning the local sign language. Speak Up! is a suite of voice-powered games that encourages students to vocalize and to exercise the volume and pitch of their voice.

We encourage you to download and use these tools!

The following software tools developed by the iSTEP 2015 team have been released under the MIT Open Source license. We encourage you to download and use these materials.

08/08/2015

Read a wrap-up reflection from team member Amal about the Speak Up! sound games project and how this experience has impacted and changed his life and career trajectory!

Before this summer, I was completely certain that after graduation I would work at a Silicon Valley startup, enjoying the benefits of free meals and a gym at work. Now I feel that many of these st...

07/28/2015

The iSTEP team has concluded their internship!
Here's the first reflection of the experience from Erik, freshly posted on the team blog.

Last October 31st I sent in my application for an internship at the company I longed to work for - an application I thought and prayed about for months. It was my dream internship. I meant to apply...

07/09/2015

Check out our second VLOG update from the iSTEP team showcasing the Mathru Center!

The 2015 iSTEP team showing the Mathru Center for the Differently-Abled in Bangalore, India! In this vlog, you'll get to see inside the classroom, meet stude...

07/05/2015

The iSTEP team time travels (metaphorically speaking) through the historical and religious sites of Mysore, India!
See and discover the fascinating sites along with us in this latest photo journey through moments of our trip.

A weekend ago we headed south to see temples, palaces, and more around the city of Mysore. Below are some moments from the trip, along with interesting tidbits of history and culture that we learne...

06/25/2015

This week's update is interactive!

Read about our sign language dictionary project at the Mathru Center, then try out a demo of what we've made so far!

demo: erikpintar.com/gif-maker
blog post: istep2015.wordpress.com/2015/06/25/gifs-galore/

Here's an update (and demo!) of what I've been working on the past week or two. Prepare for GIF madness! After a few visits at the Mathru Center for the Differently-Abled, we realized that their s...

06/17/2015

"Fieldwork has a way of always keeping you on your toes."
Hear some of the latest twists and turns in our iSTEP story in this most recent post!

By week 3 we had thought we settled into a groove in our work. When we arrived in Bangalore we were trying to make sense of how our research goals and projects would be translated into daily and we...

06/10/2015

iSTEP 2015 intern Maya Lassiter starts a new hashtag (TechBridgeWorld Throw Back Wednesday) and illustrates its deeper meaning: https://istep2015.wordpress.com/2015/06/10/tbwtbw-techbridgeworld-throw-back-wednesday/

Today is Wednesday and in following popular social trends that means it is Throw Back Wednesday (tbw). Where us youths can nostalgically self-indulge in posting a fun memory of the past with an awe...

06/07/2015

Check out the first iSTEP Newsletter, with updates about our work and travel from the first 2 weeks!

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06/07/2015

Our first vlog from the summer! See where the iSTEP team is working and get a look at the Braille Tutor technology.

An update from the Carnegie Mellon iSTEP team after two weeks in Bangalore! In this vlog, you'll get a tour of the Mathru School for the Blind where we are i...

06/04/2015

A moving and meaningful look at the stories and people that have left their mark on our hearts in our time here so far, eloquently captured by Minnar.

It’s been an incredible 10 days in India so far, and the team is just beginning to get settled. Last week we toured and met the teachers at both the Mathru School for the Blind and the Mathru Cente...