1. Intuitive Technology for Special Needs Children Anik Verner-Bernard, Carrie Armistead, Jennifer LeMesurier, Keila Lindoso McGill University 2014 Using Technology in Special Education

2. Intuitive Technology for Special Needs Children Anik Verner-Bernard, Carrie Armistead, Jennifer LeMesurier, Keila Lindoso McGill University 2014 Using Technology in Special Education

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Todo Math app

7. iWriteWords app

8. 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

9. 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.

13. 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

14. 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

15. Alex Testimonial

16. Explore Apps for Special Education -http://www.education.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_f ile/0009/29376/SpecialEducationApp.pdfhttp://www.education.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_f ile/0009/29376/SpecialEducationApp.pdf -http://blog.momswithapps.com/apps-for-special- needs/http://blog.momswithapps.com/apps-for-special- needs/ -http://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-appshttp://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-apps -http://www.appyautism.com/en/http://www.appyautism.com/en/ -“Special Education” in the app store

17. 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

18. 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.

19. Results from iPad Study

20. 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