I was reading an article this morning and I thought that this would be so awesome for some school officials to see!
http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-08-11/news/ihelp-for-autism/
This article is all about using the iPad to help not only students with autism but students with different disabilities. They talk about how easy it is for students with disabilities including autism to use, and how it just looks so much cooler to be carrying around than anything else!
While I do not have students in my room who are autistic, I think about the student with struggling motor skills, the iPad can help him gain the confidence and will to want to practice using his fine motor skills with iDraw. I think about the student who struggles with reading and can now access the various spelling games on the iPad as well as read interactive digital books created by Disney!
While I do not know how effective it can be in a general education setting, I am willing to pilot my own iPad to test it out- I will let you all know how it goes!
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