Saturday, October 15, 2016

Electronic Touch Tablets

What are Electronic Touch Tablets?
Tablet computers are thin, flat, and mobile. They have touchscreen displays which are usually in color and are equipped with sensors, rechargeable batteries, and processing components.  The touchscreen display uses the finger or stylus to replace the mouse, track pad, or keyboard used with laptop computers. They usually have on-screen virtual keyboards for typing and inputting commands.

What types of disabilities and learner characteristics are best supported by Electronic Touch Tablets?
*Students with motor impairments
*Students with executive functioning issues
*Students with autism
*Students with ADHD
*Non-verbal students
*Students with Down Syndrome

What is a brand of Electronic Touch Tablet that is generally found in schools and that would be appropriate for Cabrini University students?

Apple's IPad would be useful for Cabrini's DRC students.

Electronic Touch Tablet picture and video example:

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Electronic Touch Tablet tutorial information:
The IPad is designed to provide "incredible capability without complexity."  It offers an intuitive, user-friendly way to capture, edit, design, and produce work.  The IPad offers a variety of useful apps and is small and easily portable.

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