iPads, Androids help elderly and students

10/16/11

Dozens of children with autism will begin receiving iPads this month as part of a novel study at Nova Southeastern University’s Baudhuin Preschool to determine if the Apple devices can help them learn basic life skills.

Nursing home residents in Orange County are using iPads to help improve their memory and cognitive abilities. And a Miami father has developed an Android-based flash card app to help children like his second-grade daughter learn vocabulary and spelling lessons.

Source: The Orlando Sentinel

Available at: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/fl-tech-brain-vasquez-20111014,0,2945745.column

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