About Mike Schmitz

Mike is the President of the Conover Company, an assessment company that focuses on transition, social/emotional learning, and independent living skills.

The App Race: How The Conover Company Has Separated From the Pack

Unless you've been living in a cave for the past year or so, you've probably noticed the proliferation of mobile application development targeted at the special needs community. There are new developers coming up with new ideas for apps every day! As a parent or teacher of special needs students, [...]

By |2016-05-12T13:24:57-05:00August 2nd, 2011|Education|Comments Off on The App Race: How The Conover Company Has Separated From the Pack

Using Mobile Technology to Teach Freedom and Independence – Part II

In Part I of this two-part series, I gave you an idea of the history and the evolution of our Functional Skills System software program. While our mobile apps have come a long way since the early days of development, one thing has remained constant; we never stop focussing on [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:31-05:00July 27th, 2011|Education, Life Skills|Comments Off on Using Mobile Technology to Teach Freedom and Independence – Part II

Using Mobile Technology to Teach Freedom and Independence – Part 1

We live in an exciting time. Technology is making it easier and easier for people with disabilities to function independently in their homes, workplaces, schools and communities. Things that were once thought impossible are now possible with the aid of these new innovations. Every day there are new tools available [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:32-05:00July 18th, 2011|Education|Comments Off on Using Mobile Technology to Teach Freedom and Independence – Part 1

The Conover Company Goes to Washington DC

A couple weeks ago I went to Washington DC for the Children & Youth Action Network meetings put on by the Council for Exception Children (CEC). The purpose of the Children & Youth Action Network is to give coordinators a chance to communicate with elected officials on behalf of the [...]

By |2016-05-12T13:29:01-05:00June 24th, 2011|Education, Life Skills|Comments Off on The Conover Company Goes to Washington DC

Mobile Technology: A Home Run in the Classroom

This morning I came across an article about a school in Los Angeles that uses the iPod Touch and the iPad to teach special needs children.  Honestly, I see articles just like this one popping up rather frequently in newspapers across the country.  It's great to see more and more school [...]

By |2017-04-30T16:18:32-05:00June 8th, 2011|Education, Life Skills|Comments Off on Mobile Technology: A Home Run in the Classroom
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