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Intuitive Technology for Special Needs Children
Anik Verner-Bernard, Carrie Armistead, Jennifer LeMesurier, Keila LindosoMcGill University
2014
Using Technology in Special Education
Intuitive Technology for Special Needs Children
Anik Verner-Bernard, Carrie Armistead, Jennifer LeMesurier, Keila LindosoMcGill University
2014
Using Technology in Special Education
Intuitive Technology-Natural User Interface (NUI)-"These intuitive technologies allow users to engage
in virtual activities with movements similar to what they would use in the real world, manipulating content intuitively."
(p.18) Horizon Report 2014
Theoretical Framework
- “Steve Mann (father of wearable computing) began the discussion about interfaces that went beyond command line interface and graphical user interface in the 1970s and 80s.” Horizon Report 2014
Horizon Report 2014
Theoretical Framework .
Smartphones and tablets, Xbox, Kinect, Nintendo Wii and “smart” TVs are all examples of NUIs.
“The future of “feel screen”-enhanced devices offers many possibilities for deeper interaction with educational content, and with it an accessibility that caters to users with physical and mental disabilities — making it a particularly exciting technology for K-12 special education.”
Horizon Report 2014
Wearable Devices● Effective wearable devices become an extension of the person wearing them
● Not new category
Fitbit● daily activities, including sleep patterns, steps
● taken, and calories burned
Google Glasses
• Embraces the concept of Universal Design• Display relevant information for users as they go about
their daily routines• Access the Internet via voice command, communicate
email replies, and more.
How teachers can use Google Glasses
• Flip Your Classroom • Have Students Use Glass• Show math and science of everyday life from a first-person
perspective
Improving the lives of Special Needs Students
Several Google Glass features can be expanded on to help people with disabilities • Voice Activated Commands• Environmental & Facial Recognition• Wink To Take a Photograph
Explore Apps for Special Education
- http://www.education.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/29376/SpecialEducationApp.pdf
- http://blog.momswithapps.com/apps-for-special-needs/
- http://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-apps- http://www.appyautism.com/en/- “Special Education” in the app store
Assessment of Technology
- Teachers need to select the technology that best meets the special needs of their students.
- Know the difference between consumption and creation.
- Professional Development- Accessibility to technology
Implications for Policy, Leadership or Practice
- Auburn School District in Maine- Both the treatment (students with iPads) and
control groups received the same instruction with the exception of iPad use during the weekly instructional time for each student in the treatment group.
- This study suggests that the iPad had a significant positive impact on higher order skills within the treatment group.
For Further Reading- Beyond the GUI: It’s Time for a Conversational User Interface
go.nmc.org/cuiwi- Gesture-Based Computing is Happening Just Like Sci-Fi Said It
Would go.nmc.org/diz- Interactive Virtual Reality in 3-D, The Newest Learning Tool
go.nmc.org/chaot- Project Envisions Teaching Fractions by Touch, Movement
go.nmc.org/fra