Enhancing Transportation Education Using Mobile Devices and Applications

Autor/inn/en	Gallup, Jennifer; Lamothe, Saron N.; Gallup, Adam
Titel	Enhancing Transportation Education Using Mobile Devices and Applications
Quelle	In: TEACHING Exceptional Children, 48 (2015) 1, S.54-61 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0040-0599
DOI	10.1177/0040059915580027
Schlagwörter	Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Adolescents; Young Adults; Disabilities; Transitional Programs; Transportation; Daily Living Skills; Skill Development; Geographic Information Systems; Maps; Computer Oriented Programs; Planning; Self Advocacy; Evaluation Methods; High School Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Telekommunikationstechnik; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Handicap; Behinderung; Verkehrswesen; Alltagsfertigkeit; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Map; Karte; Computerprogramm; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Selbstbehauptung; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin
Abstract	The most salient aspect of independent living and successful post-high school transition to employment is having the ability to independently use transportation. Adolescents and young adults with disabilities continue to experience significantly lower employment rates than their peers without disabilities (Wagner et al., 2003). One way to support the postschool employment of students with disabilities is to provide "school-to-work" programs or other early work experiences that can incorporate use of public transportation. A school-to-work program teaches essential functional skills necessary for engagement in early work experiences. These skills are also important elements of independent travel. The increasing availability of transportation apps creates a unique opportunity for teachers to enhance transportation education programs. The majority of urban cities as well as some suburban and rural areas with public transportation options use a global positioning satellite (GPS) tracking system with route-planning apps available for a variety of handheld devices. Before training commences, the teacher will need to ensure the school district will allow travel training. It will also be necessary to obtain permission from the building principal, and the plan should be introduced to parents or guardians of the students who will be learning to travel. Transportation education fosters greater access to the community, to social events, to postsecondary education, to independent living, and to employment. Advanced technology apps used on a smartphone or other handheld device incorporate visual imagery, verbal prompts, and written direction. These applications offer access to people with a variety of unique needs and challenges and hold the potential to enhance a school-to-work curriculum focused on vocational skills and independent living through transportation education. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01