Pebro Productions | Creating Apps to Empower Children and Adults with Disabilities
Description: The Technology is Brilliant but the Magic is in the Teaching
During the 2010-2011 school year, I worked directly with students with disabilities, their families, teachers and other professionals in the use of the iPad as an amazing tool that literally changed lives. I focused upon the power of the iPad to increase students’ growth and development, self-determination, self-reliance and independence. It was an amazing year.
Beginning in May of 2010, I accepted a coordinator position for a model demonstration program, Project FOCUS , that supports students with intellectual disabilities in accessing university courses and campus life at the University of Arizona. We currently have a 1:1 iPad program with our first year students and we have seen fantastic growth. Quite simply, student’s are using them to communicate, self-regulate, access academic work, improve social interactions, and increase independence. This short video is
From the time I got off the plane in Minneapolis and was greeted by Cathy, the magic began. We could barely wait to be seated at the Good Earth Restaurant before whipping out our iPads and launching into an endless round of show and tell. Truth be told, we didn’t wait. We whipped them out while waiting for a table. Middle-aged geeks and loving it!
Pebro Productions | Creating Apps to Empower Children and Adults with Disabilities