Students with Autism Shine with Google Sketch-Up

categories: Education and Technology, Teaching Ideas and Resources

Published May 04, 2009 @ 05:04PM PT

I worked my way through college as a social worker in a group home of adults with developmental disabilities. One of them was a man with autism. Only now am I beginning to understand how much I didn't understand about his world.

I've never had any students on the autism spectrum in my classrooms (that I've known about, anyway). But if I ever do, this video points towards some ways that technology might enable me to improve their ability to communicate. It's pretty amazing.
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Clay is an American high school Humanities teacher, technology coach, and Apple Distinguished Educator who has taught for the last eight years in Asian international schools. According to law, he's married to his wife. According to his wife, he's married to his Mac.