As a”digital immigrant”, I’ve recently experienced a startling realization. We are in the midst of an educational movement driven by parents-the App Revolution! As an educator, I am impelled to follow and keep up! At the Touch Technology Conference here in St. Louis on Sept 17-18th I attended sessions given by parents and professionals. The parents presented how they were using various apps in their home and school with their children of all abilities. That in itself is reason for applause, yet these parents not only presented the apps, they themselves developed them. I instantly recognized picture schedules (that I had previously used in notebooks using Velcro and clip art) for preschool to grade 12 students that can now be spontaneously made with the student’s photo or video and inserted into a living, virtual binder. Enter Hannah who graciously showed me (and all those watching KSDK news that night) how she uses her iPad. On November 7th, Hannah and her parents are presenting at 5:00 on Janet Serles’ Special Education Counseling class on the St. Charles campus. (Hannah and her parents also make the Chat Bag that allows Hannah to wear her iPad from class to class.) Follow this link for more information on the Touch Technology Conference.
Touch Technology Conference
Early Interventions 