A Step-By-Step Process for Selecting Technology Tools for Students With ADHD

Abstract

A nearly unlimited number of technology tools and applications exist to support students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, finding these tools, researching their effectiveness, observing their use, and evaluating their implementation can be a time consuming and daunting task if a technology professional is not available. Students with ADHD make up a large percentage of students with disabilities, but they often do not qualify for services that would facilitate evaluation for technology tools, leaving the responsibility of supporting them on the classroom teachers. In this article, the authors provide a streamlined process that includes the use of student-driven goals, online technology tool finders, and evaluation techniques. Using this process, teachers can include student and parent perspectives, determine appropriate tools from current technology, and evaluate the tool’s support based on progress toward selected goals.

Twenty-Five Years of Research in the Journal of Special Education Technology: A Bibliometric Analysis

“…The blue cluster is somewhat more dispersed, but connects documents related to technological tools and applications that exist to support students with special needs (Lamond & Cunningham, 2020; Mosher et al, 2022). It is the smallest cluster with eight keywords, including personalised learning, professional development, and technology integration.…”

“…Studies in this cluster focused on the perspectives of technology effects and their importance in the knowledge acquisition of children with special needs, which is one of the fundamental elements of special education. The blue cluster is somewhat more dispersed, but connects documents related to technological tools and applications that exist to support students with special needs (Lamond & Cunningham, 2020;Mosher et al, 2022). It is the smallest cluster with eight keywords, including personalised learning, professional development, and technology integration.…”