Educational Technology

April 26, 2012

Technology used to engage special-needs students

Filed under: Educational Technology — admin @ 12:35 am

By MARI-JANE WILLIAMS, The Washington Post

Two years after Apple introduced the iPad, the tablet is becoming increasingly popular with educators of students with special needs, especially learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. These teachers and administrators are repeatedly turning to iPads, which cost between $300 and $800, and other tablets to improve communication, reading and math skills, to virtually dissect animals or to give students an easier way to take notes. Results, they say, are promising. “I feel like it’s a much more powerful day” for students, said Katherine Schantz, head of the Lab School, which has about 100 iPads for approximately 350 students. “We’ve reduced

http://www.montereyherald.com/living/ci_20436422/technology-used-engage-special-needs-students

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