List
The Award database is continually updated throughout the year. As a result, data for FY19 is not expected to be complete until April, 2020.
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AlphaBear2
SBC: Spry Fox LLC Topic: EDIES17R0006This project team will fully develop and test AlphaBear 2, a vocabulary learning game for grade 4 to 7 students. Vocabulary is a prerequisite for academic success, as it is linked to stronger performance across academic subjects and improved reading comprehension. It is more difficult for students to participate in educational activities without understanding the key vocabulary associated with tha ...
SBIR Phase II 2017 Department of EducationInstitute of Education Sciences -
Eco: An Online Virtual World for Middle School Environmental Literacy and Collaborative Problem Solving
SBC: STRANGE LOOP GAMES INC. Topic: EDIES15R0008Video Demonstration of the Phase I Prototype: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsvXXII2zzw&index=5&list=PLVHqsnePfULrUf_-HwtRfwEYsb9patGd- Purpose: This project will develop and test Eco, an online multiplayer virtual environment and game designed to enhance middle school students' knowledge of ecology and environmental literacy. This is important because according to the 2011 National Assessment ...
SBIR Phase II 2015 Department of EducationInstitute of Education Sciences -
New Electro-Hydraulic Foot Prosthesis
SBC: MOTION CONTROL, INC Topic: 84133S2This project develops an electronic-controlled version of the advanced hydraulic foot/ankle (MCI Foot) demonstrating the feasibility of the automatic adjustment of resistance throughout the range of motion. The advanced MCI Foot, especially the automatic-controlled version, contributes to the function of the prosthesis wearer, resulting in advanced and more natural walking benefits. The project ob ...
SBIR Phase II 2010 Department of Education -
Utility Arm ¿An Upper Limb Prosthesis
SBC: MOTION CONTROL, INC Topic: N/AMotion Control will develop an innovative body-powered (BP) upper extremity (UE) prosthetic system which offers substantial improvements in functionality, comfort, and aesthetics, for persons with UE deficiencies at all levels. This “Utility Arm” system will in¬crease independence and work capabilities for users of arm prostheses, with less com-plexity than a full myoelectric arm s ...
SBIR Phase II 2009 Department of Education -
HigherLearning at Higher Speeds in Biosciences Using Time Compressed Animated Delivery
SBC: Current Conceptions, Inc. Topic: N/ATheoverallgoalistoestablishanefficientTCADinstructionaldesignandtovalidatethatenhancedlearningoutcomesoccuramongdiversetopics.InPhaseI,wewilldeveloptwoTimeCompressedAnimatedDeliveryprototypesthatwillpresentcomplexphysiologicconceptsinreproductivescience.TheincorporatedtechnologiesoftheTCADare:stepanimations,3Danatomicalreconstructions,streaminganimations,voiceoverandscriptmessaging.ThePhaseIexperi ...
SBIR Phase II 2008 Department of Education -
Wireless EMG Preamp & Improved Mounting System
SBC: MOTION CONTROL, INC Topic: N/ADevelops a small, waterproof, Warless EMG Preamp sensor for myoelectric arm prostheses that transmits a digital signal via a wireless link, eliminating many of the wires and connectors associated with arm prostheses, and allowing connection to modern roll-on gel type liners
SBIR Phase II 2007 Department of Education -
Developing a webbased classroom observation system to support increased teacher quality
SBC: Spectrum Education Group Topic: N/AThe purpose of this project is to develop a portable affordable classroom observation system that makes observation practical for a variety of applications in education including preservice education induction supervision inservice education educational research. The system will also enable immediate performance feedback and webbased data collection of observation notes and other observation instr ...
SBIR Phase II 2007 Department of Education -
Project PREPARE: Preparing preschoolers and kindergartners who are deaf to learn to read by teaching them early critical service words typically visually and linguistically inaccessible to them through a computer-based instruction product
SBC: HOPE, Inc. Topic: N/AChildren with significant hearing loss continually exhibit low reading levels, due in part to the difficulty they face upon entering school of understanding basal reading vocabulary, especially critical service words. Service words cannot easily be learned through the use of pictures or objects but constitute up to 75% of all words used in basal readers, including prepositions, conjunctions, artic ...
SBIR Phase II 2005 Department of Education -
Practical Force-Feedback System for Upper Limb Prosthesis Users
SBC: MOTION CONTROL, INC Topic: N/AN/A
SBIR Phase II 2003 Department of Education -
Ominidirectional Wheelchair to Greatly Increase Mobility in Vocational Rehabilitation and Independent Living Daily Activities
SBC: Lincoln Laboratories Topic: N/AN/A
SBIR Phase II 2001 Department of Education