iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers
Twelve special education teachers who have instructional experience using iPads with children with special needs completed a survey that queried their practices and perceptions. In general, teachers were positive about the value of iPads for children with special needs, particularly for children wit...
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| author | Johnson, Genevieve Davies, Sharon Thomas, Sarah |
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| description | Twelve special education teachers who have instructional experience using iPads with children with special needs completed a survey that queried their practices and perceptions. In general, teachers were positive about the value of iPads for children with special needs, particularly for children with autism, attention deficits and limitations of fine motor control. Special education teachers reported most frequently using iPads to promote student language and literacy skills, although mathematics learning activities were also commonly reported. Enhanced student motivation was the most frequently reported benefit of using tablet computers in school followed by instructional planning advantages. Tablet computers appear to have the potential to be an essential aspect of individual program plans. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-396292017-01-30T14:35:30Z iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers Johnson, Genevieve Davies, Sharon Thomas, Sarah Herrington, Jan et al Twelve special education teachers who have instructional experience using iPads with children with special needs completed a survey that queried their practices and perceptions. In general, teachers were positive about the value of iPads for children with special needs, particularly for children with autism, attention deficits and limitations of fine motor control. Special education teachers reported most frequently using iPads to promote student language and literacy skills, although mathematics learning activities were also commonly reported. Enhanced student motivation was the most frequently reported benefit of using tablet computers in school followed by instructional planning advantages. Tablet computers appear to have the potential to be an essential aspect of individual program plans. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39629 AACE fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Johnson, Genevieve Davies, Sharon Thomas, Sarah iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers |
| title | iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers |
| title_full | iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers |
| title_fullStr | iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers |
| title_full_unstemmed | iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers |
| title_short | iPads and children with special learning needs: A survey of teachers |
| title_sort | ipads and children with special learning needs: a survey of teachers |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/39629 |