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1. //Using iPads to Teach Special Needs Kids//

This video presentation demonstrates the many advantages of using an iPad in the special needs classroom. Children that struggle with motor skills find it easier to interact with an iPad than they would with a textbook. The audio stimulates them, making learning far more fun and interactive. The affordability of an iPad as opposed to other technology devices that can cost up to $5000 makes this more of a possibility in the classroom and continues to challenge the special needs child, bringing to the forefront skills that may not have been apparent through the traditional form of education.

WGTV. OH. (01/17/11). Using iPads to Teach Special Needs Kids. In ABC Local. Retrieved May 22, 2011 from

http://abclocal.go.com/wtvg/story?section=news/local&id=7902451.

2. //Ushering iPad into the Classroom//

This is a MUST read if you need a comprehensive list of the advantages of the iPad in the classroom. The author (Harrison, 2010) interviewed Sandra Sutton Andrews, research director in the Applied Learning Technologies Institute at Arizona State University, who gave the prognosis for the iPad's use in the classroom as good. As stated by Andrews, "The concept is perfect for education--a lightweight computer, relatively inexpensive, capable of being used almost anywhere: in your hands, on a table, attached to a wall, (or) built into a tabletop."

Denise Harrison. (10/13/10). Ushering iPad into the Classroom. In t.h.e. Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2011, from

http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/10/13/ushering-ipad-into-the-classroom.aspx.

3. //iPad Apps for Kids with Special Needs//

This is a wonderful resource for using iPads with special needs children. The mobility of the iPad is most appreciated by the children that use "standing frames", allowing them to get out of their wheelchair and have some fun with all the apps that are available.

Jackie Kaufenberg. (05/03/10). iPad Apps for Kids with Special Needs. In Capable Kids Clubhouse. Retrieved May 22, 2011,

from http://blog.easystand.com/2010/05/ipad-apps-for-kids-with-special-needs.

4. //The Friendship Circle-10 Websites to Find Special Needs Apps//

Part Five of //The Special Needs iPad and App Series,// this article provides ten well-known websites that have Apps specifically for Special Needs children. It also includes the links to the nine-part series on the iPad and useful applications. This website offers valuable resources for the educator/parent that works with Special Needs children. Rabbi Tzvi Schectman. (03/02/11). Ten Websites to Find Special Needs Apps.for the iPad and iPhone. In About.com. Retrieved May 22, 2011, from []

5. //A Day in the Life of an iPad Classroom//

The author of this article (Barseghian, 2010) visited the 8th grade Algebra classroom of Jeannetta Mitchell, a veteran teacher of 20 years in the San Francisco area. The class at Presidio Middle School is part of a __[|study of a 1,000 California students]__, 400 of who are learning algebra with iPads. The pilot program for the iPad algebra application was developed by textbook publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and follows the traditional textbook page by page (Barseghian, 2011).

 The "real-life" aspect of this article makes it most interesting and encouraging for the future of the iPad in the classroom. The most compelling argument for using a textbook App is that the textbook contains video instruction to help the learner that needs to review a concept. The students also learn more effectively when they can see the "how" of it, which the iPad app can offer them. Tina Barseghian. (01/26/11). A Day in the Life of an iPad Classroom. In Mind/Shift. Retrieved May 22, 2011, from

http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-the-ipad-classroom/