When working with children who have been classified, such as being autistic you have to find a different avenue in teaching the children; both in a way that would be interested to them, in addition to focusing in on the areas of need. Growing up in a world where technology was just becoming popular has always been the norm for me. However, seeing that schools are now implementing technology into the classrooms by using whiteboards, laptops, ipads, and other devices; the school is keeping up with the hands of times and noticing what the children are interested in. So many of the devices now have apps for everything including educational games, tests, and lessons. "Teach town is a system that provides services to children ages 2-7 that are in need of help with receptive language, cognitive, and academic abilities." (NCTI, 2007) Another important benefit children would gain, are the fine motor skills that it takes in order to maneuver the computer, mouse, or if it's an ipad then the hand eye coordination for touch screen. Some apps that are beneficial for the child to use are; Touch and learn emotions (expressing emotions and feelings), Model Me Going Places (modeling social skills), and Speech Buttons (social skills)
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Thank you for this wonderful resource. In today's world, technology is king--even for children. While there will always be adversity, the truth is children need the lessons in technology now in order to be prepared for the new technologies on the horizon. I can only imagine what my grandchildren will using when they are in school. As far as using technology with children suffering from Autism, I think it's wonderful. If there are ways to reach this particular group of children, I feel we should pull out all the stops. These children are very smart and capable. We need to use whatever tools we have to encourage their educational success. Great find!
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ReplyDeleteI think your research choice for Autism children gain from using technology as a source of learning new skills. As more and more children are becoming diagnosed in the various mental health categories is wonderful because their are so many children that has Autism. Many people really don't know how to deal with children that has Autism with the use of children with Autism with technology. I think its a nice chose of topic with Autism with technology.
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