Monday 9 December 2013

A Tablet App from Invention Labs Helps Kids with Speech Disabilities

by Sramana Mitra, Xconomy


The field of educational technologies is going through an exciting period. From massively open online courses (MOOCs) like MIT’s OCW or edX and Khan Academy to a range of tablet and smartphone applications, the field is rife with exciting innovations that have dramatically changed the face of education. There is a higher degree of self-learning and from a ‘sage on the stage’ model, education has evolved to a ‘guide on the side’ model. And in niche areas of education like special education where the ‘guide on the side’ models are the norm, there is a revolution happening, aided by the tablet and the various applications. FreeSpeech addresses a growing problem encountered by children with special needs. For every 88 children in the US, one child is diagnosed with autism.


http://www.xconomy.com/san-francisco/2013/12/05/tablet-app-invention-labs-helps-kids-speech-disabilities/


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