A Shifting Landscape: Using Tablets to Support Learning in Students with Diverse Abilities

Autor/inn/en	Burke, Anne; Hughes, Janette
Titel	A Shifting Landscape: Using Tablets to Support Learning in Students with Diverse Abilities
Quelle	In: Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 27 (2018) 2, S.183-198 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hughes, Janette)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1475-939X
DOI	10.1080/1475939X.2017.1396492
Schlagwörter	Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Student Diversity; Learning Disabilities; Foreign Countries; Computer Uses in Education; Technology Integration; Middle School Students; Educational Technology; Assistive Technology; Qualitative Research; Case Studies; Special Needs Students; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Computer Oriented Programs; Observation; Interviews; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Ausland; Computernutzung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Unterrichtsmedien; Qualitative Forschung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Computerprogramm; Beobachtung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Kanada
Abstract	As technology becomes a larger part of people's everyday lives, it is logical to think that it should also become a part of the learning process. The use of tablets in classrooms is becoming an area of interest as researchers are trying to understand what the benefits are--if any--to using these devices. This article gives an overview of some of the recent literature related to the benefits and challenges associated with the use of tablets with students in middle schools. Prevalent themes include the benefits of using tablets with students who have learning disabilities, and the challenges that can arise in the classroom, specifically issues of safety and security, access to apps and disruptive behaviours when using these devices. The authors share qualitative case studies of two teachers who have used tablets extensively with their students and discuss how their experiences resonate with the literature. The authors conclude with a summary of the affordances and constraints of using tablets with students who have special needs and offer workable solutions for some of the challenges educators face when using these devices. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01