Cheryl Hoskinson

ED 271
May 29, 2016

Technology in the classroom

The IPad or talker is used in many different ways in my classroom. It is

used to help the students read text like Clifford the Big Red Dog. It is also
used for the non-verbal students to express their needs and wants to those
of us that may not be able to understand them otherwise.
It is definitely a bridge between the verbal and the non-verbal world.
The main uses I have seen comes mainly when the class is working on their
academics such as math, reading and writing. It assists the students in
answering questions that the teacher or aide may ask concerning a book

that is being read or a math problem that is being done. Another aspect of
the IPad is that it gives the students a source of entertainment, because
they can also play games, and listen to music on their computers.
In general, I would say that the invention of the IPad has been truly
utilized to its fullest capacity as I have a class full of non-verbal students
that now have a voice that can be heard through their IPad.