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Tablets: part of the SEN toolkit?Abi JamesHead of Product Innovationiansyst Ltd
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Technology & SEN: What are we looking to achieve?
• Engagement• Motivation• Achievement• Access
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Why are we using technology
• Multi-sensory• Confidence-building, motivating• Removes barriers to the curriculum• Develops independence• Delivers personalised curriculum• A computer is a patient
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Tablets as an Assistive Technology
New story or old?
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So what is different about new tablet technology?
• Mainstream– Cool– Better knowledge base and support
• Cost-effective• Light & Robust • More applications? • Truly multi-sensory, multi-touch
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How can tablets be used to support SEN and disabilities?
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Communication & AACiOS Apps:Proloquo2GoPredicatable Grid PlayerAlso…- Flash based web
resources: Symbolworld.org
- Flashcard apps
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Touchscreen allows instant cause & effect
- Pop Goes the Bubble, - Ballonanimals,- SoundTouch• Use drawing packages
to interact with photographs
• NB consider switch accessibility
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Literacy Support• Wide range of spelling apps & activities• Text to speech – Hearing words as they are typed helps
improve spelling– Reading aloud with synchronised
highlighting improves reading skills• Engaging with multimedia activities– Annotate photos to encourage reluctant
readers
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Video Demonstrations• CapturaTalk 4 Android– Using speech to correct spelling
– Reading with highlighting
• Skitch & CapturaTalk 4Android– Annotating a photo– OCR & TTS
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Built-in support for visual impairment& magnification
• Screen-reading:– VoiceOver (iOS)– TalkBack (Android)
• Magnification– Pinch & Zoom– Photos & Video support
• Braille output support
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Note-taking support
• Capture and organise notes using Notebook apps
• Capture short pieces of information e.g. Evernote
• Support note taking with audio, photo and video tools
• Hand-writing recognition, speech recognition…
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Organisation & Memory• Visual and auditory
alarms• Visual / tactile
calendars & timetables• Develop memory &
processing skills through fun games
• Mind concept mapping tools
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Adapting tablets to suit all needs
• Android– very good support; can
attach mouse and keyboard alternatives
• iOS– Apps must be specifically
written to support switch access
• Bluetooth & wired switch solutions available
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Adapting tablets to suit all needs
• Bluetooth & wired switch solutions available
• Protector cases, support and mounting make tablets suitable for a wide range of environments
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Using Apps as an educational resource…
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The App-ification of software
• Average shelf-life of an iPhone app is 90 days (2009)
• OS updates on mobile devices are frequent• How can we support apps over a number of
years? • Web apps (traditional or HTML) vs. installed
apps
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Pitfalls of app stores• UK or US English• Free vs. paid – beware adverts, limited
functionality• Accessible?• Logistics of installing and updating apps• Multi-user licenses?• App store reviews vs. qualified, educational
assessment