Important Videos

Hi! We were given the tasks of watching some videos and reporting back on what the video showed and our reaction to them. We will also be looking at the perspective of the parents, child, and the teacher. Like the prior posts these videos are mostly about IPADs and other technology devices that are used with students.

Video #1--- CBS News

Autism and IPADS

This video looked directly at an elementary school. Here at the school, students with autism were using IPADs. They found that students with autism could communicate better with this sort of device. Teacher’s loved the way that the students were learning to use this to communicate, but we did learn in my prior research that this type of device and behavior also have to have an element of human interaction. The teacher can’t solely rely on the device in order for the student to learn.

Video #2 ---- 60 Minutes

Apps for Autism

This was an amazing video. It shows the power of being able to work with students using IPADs and helping them to become a powerful learner. IPADS are helping these students to be able to work in a classrooms in ways other devices could not. The IPADS allow the students to be able to share their thoughts and ideas without having to write it down with a pencil and paper. 

Video #3 --- ABC News

iPad Gives Voice to the Autistic

This video was pretty cool; I haven’t seen anything like it for the IPAD before. They interviewed a gentleman by the name Sam Senott. Sam invented an app called ProLoQuo2Go. The idea of this app is to help people communicate with others that aren’t able to- example students with autism. Being it’s on the IPAD there are boxes on the page that you can click and it says the words verbally. These words can be, everyday words that we use or it can be programmed into sentences that you would like it to say. This would be an amazing app for so many students. It can fit into your classroom because it is small and portable.  

Video #4 --- Local News in a town

Ipad Helps the Autistic Speak

A local news station showed a clip of a woman whose daughter has autism. She was always looking for new and inventive ways to help her daughter and she came across the IPAD. Her daughter worked on the IPAD a few times and the mother could see a huge difference in her communication skills. Unfortunately, her family was not able to personally buy an IPAD because of their finances-by after her story was aired a good samaritan bought one and sent it to her house. Her mother is grateful because now she can see the changes in her daughter and she is able to work on the IPAD everyday. 

Video #5 --- Jake

 iPad app iWriteWords

This video is of a boy names Jake. Jake has autism and uses the IPAD to write words and sentences. He uses an app called iWriteWords. This app allows Jake to use his fingers and write the words and letters on the screen. He seemed very engaged in the act and liked working with it. The dad is the one recording the video and you can gear him saying good job. With an app like this you can have students in your classroom working on it throughout the day. This would be an app to use solely or with a one on one or a teacher.