Inventions

I found this particular assignment difficult. It was hard for me to know where o begin. Eventually after quite a bit of frustration I decided that the first step was, as it always should be, to think of the user first. I thought about the students that I see and what their particular needs were. For many of them fine motor control was a challenge. So, in the end, for my assignment I choose to make two "inventions". The first was a device that can be used by students to become independent in getting dressed to go out. Originally this product was designed to be attached to a camera when it was being used around water. If the camera fell in it would keep it afloat until it was retrieved. It has a detachable clip on it making it easy to fasten to various objects. For students who struggle with  fine motor control would have it attached to their zipper making it much easier to hold and pull.

The second invention is an activity to help students build their fine motor control. It uses clothes pins to both practice their pincher grip as well as their literacy skills among other possible things.