ABSTRACT
The flash flood suffered by Woodlawn School, Monkseaton, in June 2012, might have been termed a disaster elsewhere. But the value of the ICT at this special school catering for around 100 pupils aged from 2 to 19 in North Tyneside resides in its staff rather than in defunct hardware. Used across the school are cheap recording devices that can add audio support in all sorts of locations, from push-button explanations in wall displays to doorway buttons that explain to children the facilities they can expect to find on the other side of the door. The school also hopes to embrace app development, working with partners like the Culture Lab at Newcastle University, to create its own solutions. The mobile revolution spearheaded by Apple's iPods and iPads has reached Woodlawn and these and other devices are being used and continuously evaluated.
