Day 5 July 8

Today was not as much fun as usual because our group wasn't together doing our usual creative project development. It was a productive day, however, because I viewed two of the Assistive Tech Webinars. The first one was Apps in Action and the second was Apps in Action for communication disorders. This information will be critical for our project as we analyze tasks and choose assistive technology for the students in our class profile. I also thought of the many ways that I will be able to use the apps with the students I work with as an IRT. I particularly like the Pictello and Director apps in the second session. I have used video extensively in the past for many purposes. The process of creating and planning stories or tasks is quite exciting and teaches a wide variety of communication skills. These new apps have make the process much easier. I can see how students will be able to run with this on there own. We just have to get many more ipod touches in the hands of the students and teachers.