Hooray for Technology!

Technology is an incredible thing.  Why would you want to limit a student to merely using a "whiteboard and dry erase marker" when there are such phenomenal technologies available that can help open the world to a child with special needs?   We'll explore this topic more thoroughly in the next few weeks, but for today, here are a few things to keep you going.  

Apple (whom I adore but do not get any compensation from... apparently Oprah doesn't either as she had to beg to get iPads for her audience members) offers some of the most incredible technology on the market that affords individuals with special needs a door to the world that previously may have been locked tight.  

It is amazing to me as an advocate when I see how something as simple as a free application for the iPad can help a child -  who's diagnosis deems him "unteachable" - learn sight words.  Even more incredible is how an iPhone that is no longer being used by mom or dad can give a voice to a nonverbal child who experiences Autism, and completely change her life.  

I applaud Apple for their commitment to accessibility.  

And in the interest of Technology, here are a few other links you should check out!

The Parent Leadership Support Project is now on Facebook... Like the page and get the latest information on advocacy projects and learning opportunities in Georgia!   

Last but not least, The Right to Learn is now on Twitter.  Follow me!