During class 3 we had the opportunity in our group to discuss the importance of the webinar we viewed on apps for students with severe Autism. I found this webinar to be very informative and encouraging. I immediately shared some of the apps I learned about with the Autism Specialist in our district, who is always looking for new apps for the students she works with. She was excited to hear about the information I had learned and looks forward to any other information I may be able to share.
As I have a student in my room who has Autism, I was looking forward to the information presented in the webinar. While he is not totally nonverbal, he does have issues with communication, so I was interested in learning more. As the webinar mentioned, video modeling can be very benefical in helping students with Autism with communication and social skills. I am hoping to implement this in my own classroom soon.
The section on sensory regulation were also of interest to me as I am always looking for ways to keep him engaged as well as prepare him for transitions. I look forward to trying Fluid2 and Pocket Pond.
The Pictello app is also of interest to me in that social stories are a big part of this students programming. He does seem to be bored at times with the social story books, so I think being able to present the information to him through this app will be a great way to keep him engaged.
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