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Ipads in Special Education

Ipads in Special Education. Megan Gallagher. Uses for Ipads. Communication Devices Educational Tools Motivational Learning Tool An outlet for personal expression. Communication Device. Ipads have “talking” programs for children who are non-verbal. Hundreds of dollars cheaper

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Ipads in Special Education

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  1. Ipads in Special Education Megan Gallagher

  2. Uses for Ipads • Communication Devices • Educational Tools • Motivational Learning Tool • An outlet for personal expression

  3. Communication Device • Ipads have “talking” programs for children who are non-verbal. • Hundreds of dollars cheaper • Give children a voice • Help them develop their own vocabulary • Incentive to begin speaking • Possible negative - Misuse in the home

  4. $500-2,000 $200-500

  5. Educational Tool • Teach New skills • Practice and Develop skills • Fine Motor • (pointing, tapping, spinning, pinching) • Hand-eye coordination, accuracy and timing • Reading - Audio Books (Raz Kids)

  6. Motivates Learning • Fun • Exciting • Different • Challenging • Helpful • Entertaining • Engaging

  7. Outlet for Creative Express • Movies • Cartoons • Stories • Drawing • Photos

  8. Counting, Number Identification, Fine Motor Skills Patterns, Fine Motor

  9. Writing, Letter Identification Fine Motor(Stylus) Identifying Colors, Math terms (more and less) Spinning vs Still

  10. Introduces letters (Upper and lowercase) Sounds, words songs, matching and sorting games, puzzles.

  11. Differentiation • Games change based on the students answers (becomes more difficult or gives more prompting) • Stories can be read, or students can choose single words to be read to them • Games have individual users • Use of pictures and words, oral and written

  12. Activity Go to Starfall.com or abcya.com Choose an activity... Find one thing that you like about the app and share it with a friend.

  13. References MAC&Toys. (n.d.). : Bugs and Buttons, Oh My!. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://macandtoys.blogspot.com/2012/12/bugs-and-buttons-oh-my.html Bugs and Buttons app for Windows in the Windows Store. (n.d.). Bugs and Buttons app for Windows in the Windows Store. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-nz/app/bugs-and-buttons/2222a60f-c389-4646-b000-362ff02db1f2 Alltogether. (n.d.). Alltogether. Retrieved April 8, 2014, from https://alltogether.wordpress.com/tag/prc/

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