Apple Products Provide Some Visual Supports for Students with Severe Disabilities
There are apps for touch screen technology they can be used to easily create visual supports such as picture schedules, activity schedules and social stories.
iPrompts runs on Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices, gives picture based prompts that are configured by teachers and parents to help the student stay on task and transition between activities. There are hundreds of stock photos available or you can ass your own from the built-in camera in the device.
iCommunicate adds a voice to the picture schedules. You can record the messege attach it to the picture.
Picture Planner allows the student to construct a personalized picture schedule on a computer and then use the schedules either in a printed version or on mobile devices. The program also provides line drawing symbols and text-to-speech feedback. You can also make activity sequences from video clips on the iPod Touch.
References
Dell, A., Newton, D. and Petroff, J. (2012). Assistive technology in the classroom. Boston: Pearson.
Bridgette, Thank you for sharing your video in class tonight - it was a great example of how tailoring the photos on your ipod or iphone can create a mobile augmentative communication device.
Bridgette you posted some great videos! I'm glad you were able to share them in class this evening. I could definitely utilize the countdown used on the app for functional teaching. I really enjoyed the different apps.
Bridgette, Thank you for sharing your video in class tonight - it was a great example of how tailoring the photos on your ipod or iphone can create a mobile augmentative communication device.
ReplyDeleteBridgette you posted some great videos! I'm glad you were able to share them in class this evening. I could definitely utilize the countdown used on the app for functional teaching. I really enjoyed the different apps.
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