Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Article Review #2: Autism and iPads: What We Are Learning

Price, A. (2014). Autism and iPads: What we are learning. Teacher Librarian, 41(3), 40-

Summary:
            This article was written by Amy Price, a librarian at Oakstone Academy, as a way to explain her findings with iPads and students who are autistic.  Amy noticed the benefits of having autistic students use iPads to communicate after her school participated in a pilot study during the years 2010-2012.  Her school found that when students used an iPad to communicate 90% of the students felt like they were understood every time!
            The school used iPads verses any other tablet for a few reasons.  The biggest reason for using iPads was the fact that it offered the best communication apps in the market.  Another reason was the durability of an iPad.  With the right case an iPad is almost indestructible. 

Reflection:
            It is amazing to me how many different apps are available for the iPad.  Using an iPad to help a child communicate his/her thoughts is an excellent idea.  A child who could never be a part of a classroom discussion can now participate with the help of technology.  That is amazing to me. 

Although, iPads are not the only tablet out there, they are the ones that have the most meaningful communication apps.  I am sure that as popularity grows with using technology to help autistic children communicate, more tablets will offer better communication apps then they currently do.

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