tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912080565870247873.post4631195847803603375..comments2023-10-13T19:06:21.007-04:00Comments on Tek-Ninja: Why Won't the School Give my Child an iPad!?!?!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912080565870247873.post-46940717258936771832012-05-20T23:29:20.229-04:002012-05-20T23:29:20.229-04:00SCWoody, I agree with you that there needs to be s...SCWoody, I agree with you that there needs to be sound clinical or educational reasoning behind using an iPad, or else it simply becomes a gimmick. My colleague Ruth Morgan does a terrific job using Angry Birds in a Speech Therapy activity... This is an app I would have said has no therapeutic relevancy, I only wish I'd have thought of this myself! Ruth makes a great lesson with this seemingly inane game. She states: "I've decided to join the Angry Birds fad, and came up with my very own printable book to target the prepositions OVER and BETWEEN." Check it out at:<br /><br />http://chapelhillsnippets.blogspot.com/2012/05/angry-birds-over-and-between-printable.htmlTek-Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885680447752465652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912080565870247873.post-15732350097312023692012-05-20T22:06:42.667-04:002012-05-20T22:06:42.667-04:00For me it is more a question of what apps are avai...For me it is more a question of what apps are available that are proven to be effective or at least research based in their development? Many see the iPad as a saviour for students with a disability but i have seen few apps that are designed well enough to be of any greater use than the computer is already.SCWoodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09081832156970872785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912080565870247873.post-83942547251094043492012-05-18T11:47:26.899-04:002012-05-18T11:47:26.899-04:00Thanks ekee! Technology may be the key for your so...Thanks ekee! Technology may be the key for your son, but it's good to consider all options - after you've clearly defined the dilemma! Good luck.<br /><br />JimTek-Ninjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885680447752465652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2912080565870247873.post-89316357879193049832012-05-17T18:09:30.954-04:002012-05-17T18:09:30.954-04:00very interesting angle - the ways that dependence ...very interesting angle - the ways that dependence on too much technology acts to restrict ultimate independence. that's - this helps me think about my son's needs more carefully.ekeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09547419756181606914noreply@blogger.com