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iPad Affordances for Teaching Children with Developmental Disabilities

This is the first of three posts by Sarah Vaala, the 2011-2012 Cooney Center Fellow, reflecting on a recent visit to the Mary Cariola Children Center to learn how iPads are being used by children with developmental disabilities. Part Two focuses on specific skills that are fostered through using an iPad. Part Three addresses the limitations. “What would you like to do today?” asks preschool teacher Dana Bennett as she hands an iPad to 4-year-old Sean. Sean’s eyes light up,…