Technology is often viewed as making our lives easier and helping to connect us in a whole new way. Most times people associate technology with frustration, which can make my job as a technology consultant challenging.
Recently I was able to be a part of an experience that technology made an impact, connected people from across the country using 3 products.
This started with my sister telling me that my 5 year-old autistic nephew, Daniel did not want to go to school and it was greatly causing him some anxiety. Unfortunately, they don't live close by about a 7 hour drive, so I often use Skype to talk and connect with them. I asked her is she wanted me to make a video for Daniel and she said sure!
So, I used an app called Voxer. Voxer kind of acts like a walkie talkie that records your message and allows people to listen to the message at their convenience. I sent a message out to the great team of people I work with to see if they had any suggestions for my video. They are amazing and had so many great suggestions, including video taping their kids on what they liked about Kindergarten. They shared the short video clips with me through Google Drive, where I was able to download them on my iPad and put the clips together using iMovie.
The video turned out great and Daniel really liked the video. It was just awesome to watch all of this come together in about 24 hours. The technology made it slick and easy and it was used to communicate with people far away.
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