Technology Tuesday

This week’s Technology Tuesday comes from Imagine!’s Assistive Technology Lab facilitator Stephanie Tilley. Stephanie is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist who has worked for Imagine! for more than 10 years, and is the author of “101 Adapted Games for Kids,” which provides adaptations for children’s activities to create inclusive activities and environments.

At Imagine!’s Boulder CORE/Labor Source location, we have been working on incorporating technology into all of our classes.

Recently we had an Art and Technology day during the Art at Work class. Clients worked on taking pictures of themselves or objects in the classroom on iPads. Clients worked with staff on how to rotate the camera and frame their shots. They also worked on focusing, zooming, and cropping the photos.

After the clients had taken some photos, they reviewed the photos and talked with staff about different colors and artistic designs in each photos. Clients then decided which photo they wanted to paint. Using the Brushes app, each client imported a photo and painted on them by matching colors available on the iPad to the colors in their picture. The clients then added their own touches to the photos.

In the pictures below, I am helping Rebecca use the Brushes program on the iPad to paint on a picture of herself. Rebecca did an amazing job color matching and working on her fine motor skills and choice making while painting. She even gave her hair some highlights!