Eric Sailers is a speech and language pathologist and assistive technology consultant who is on the cutting edge of innovative technologies and how they can be harnessed to support young people with special needs. His blog, Speech-Language Pathology Sharing, is a great resource, and has information that would be useful to regular education teachers who are working in inclusive co-teaching environments.
In the YouTube video below, Gillian Hayes discusses her work with technology with young people with autism spectrum disorders.
Photos from the STAR website:
The STAR group is researching the SenseCam, too!
About the SenseCam, from the Microsoft Research SenseCam Website: "SenseCam is a wearable digital camera that is designed to take photographs passively, without user intervention, while it is being worn. Unlike a regular digital camera or a cameraphone, SenseCam does not have a viewfinder or a display that can be used to frame photos. Instead, it is fitted with a wide-angle (fish-eye) lens that maximizes its field-of-view. This ensures that nearly everything in the wearer’s view is captured by the camera, which is important because a regular wearable camera would likely produce many uninteresting images." New study proves that Microsoft's sensory innovation aids memory recall Technology Review Article Images from Microsoft Research: The SenseCam application has the potential to be a resource for people who have developmental delays, traumatic brain injury, severe attention deficits, and autism spectrum disorders. It would be a great tool for special educators, occupational and speech/language therapists, and rehabilitation specialists. SenseCam VideosResearch and Publications
"Particularly interesting for students with autism who often struggle with group work and social interaction, we also uncovered the potential for these types of interactive classroom technologies to support these challenging focus areas."
vSked
Note: I think the following website contains the vSked prototype application. I poked around the site and it looks teacher-friendly.
