“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

The successful and effective implementation of any piece of assistive technology is a complex process that involves careful and thorough thinking and planning.  SET-BC (Special Education Technology – British Columbia) describes the implementation process as being: 

• collaborative

Involving a team of individuals including the student, parent(s), classroom teacher, learning support teacher, special education assistants, district support staff (Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Behaviour specialists etc.) and school administrators.

• systematic
• recursive
• flexible, and
• based on curricular goals and student needs

Who should the iPad be considered for?