Technology in the Palm of Your Hand.

One of Apple's most recent creations is the Apple Ipad. I have had the opportunity to use one of these Ipads and i must say they are a lot of fun! The Ipad may be a lot of fun, but if you really think about it the ipad can be used for a lot of different things. Having a small computer that is portable and easy to manage can be so useful when it comes to technologies that can help students. The ipad can connect to the Internet and special applications can be downloaded onto the ipad that can allow for easier use by the student. If a student needs to have something read for them or something in bigger print this could be done for them on the ipad. Another useful way this or even and ipod touch can be used is for organization. As someone who is constantly keeping lists and writing things down my ipod has become my favorite tool. I have downloaded multiple applications that help me to keep track of what I need to do and my schedule. There is an application for my grocery list, one for my homework, one for my daily schedule and one for my to do list. These tools can be extremely helpful for a student who needs to keep reminders or has trouble keeping on task. The use of a daily schedule could help a special education student who needs to have their schedule written for them. The student would be able to put this into their ipad or ipod and carry it around with them along with setting alerts to help remind the student where they are supposed to be or what they should be doing. So do I feel apples technologies are useful to students absolutely!