Feb.+7th+Assignments

Special Ed. Pupils Find Learning Tool in iPad Applications Concepts 1. Gives students more independence 2. Gets students more excited about learning. They want to do different learning exercises. 3. Easy to use 4. Can benefit a wide range of student disabilities 5. More practical than a computer/laptop

Questions 1. If one app is almost $200, what are some of the other prices for these apps? 2. Do these apps offer some way to view scores/progression? 3. Is there any data that confirms these iPad apps are working effectively?

iPad as a Mobile Classroom and the Newest Tool for Sp. Ed. Teachers Concepts 1. A mobile iPad lab is a more sufficient way to bring the internet to students 2. There is more access to different things on an iPad 3. The students would prefer to use an iPad

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Questions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. Reading the comments: Could an iPad cause a lot of distraction in the classroom?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Apple in Education: Useful to everyone. Right from the start. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Concepts: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. iPads can help improve academic performance <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2. iPads have the ability to work with literacy, learning, vision, hearing, and physical and motor skills <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. There are many apps to keep students organized and focused <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4. The iPad can work by text to speech and speech to text <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5. There are many apps to help many disabilities like the Automater which records a task to be replayed when the student needs to hear it again.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Questions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. Could some of these apps offer too much assistance, for example Word Completion?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">2011: The Year of the Media Tablet as a Learning Tool <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Concepts <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. iPads and other tablets are becoming more and more popular in the classroom. Sales are only expected to rise in the next few years. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2. There are so many apps available to complete so many tasks including learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. There are many apps available to help students with speaking disabilities communicate <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4. Assistive Technology apps differ from student to student <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5. Communication apps can allow students to speak with their teachers and express their needs in the classrooms

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Questions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. How are apps enhanced for deaf or hard of hearing students? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2. What can a budget be for a classroom full of iPads? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3. Who would pay to have these apps downloaded if they are expensive?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;">Universal Design on Learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Try This <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1. AT can be a universally designed feature for learning because they can adapt to all types of learners. If a student can’t see, certain apps can read aloud for them and tasks can be completed by speaking. If a student can’t hear there are apps that can enhance sound to where the student can hear. There are apps to help students speak and spell too. AT can help students with or without disabilities. iPads can be very beneficial in classrooms because they can help a wide range of students.