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Zhang, Meilan; Trussell, Robert P.; Gallegos, Benjamin; Asam, Rasmiyeh R. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2015
Recent years have seen a quick expansion of tablet computers in households and schools. One of the educational affordances of tablet computers is using math apps to engage students in mathematics learning. However, given the short history of the mobile devices, little research exists on the effectiveness of math apps, particularly for struggling…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mathematical Applications, Laptop Computers, Grade 4
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McClanahan, Barbara; Williams, Kristen; Kennedy, Ed; Tate, Susan – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2012
As part of a diagnosis and tutoring project in an elementary education reading course, a pre-service teacher was encouraged to use an iPad as the vehicle for intervention strategies with a fifth grade struggling reader with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The device not only helped the student focus attention, it facilitated his becoming…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intervention, Elementary Education, Reading Improvement