Part 1: 5 Apps to improve organizational skills for students with learning disabilities. Welcome to Part 1 of “There’s A Special App For That” series on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps for students with special needs.
Have a look at our others in the series: As educational consultants, we are always searching for reviews and recommendations for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps for students with special needs. While there are many excellent blog posts on using the iPad with children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (such as here, here and here), there are very few posts on using these new devices with students with learning disabilities.
We decided to start a series focusing on apps that we have found to be effective for different areas of difficulty associated with a diagnosis of learning disability. One of our previous posts focused on low-tech solutions for students with learning disabilities and organizational difficulties. Here are a few of our low-cost (or free!) 1. MyHomework allows you to enter your homework by subject or due date. Screenshots: 2. 3. 4. 5. Soundnote: Apps by IEP Goals/Skills. Apps by Goal – Our guiding principle is “Bang for the Buck’.
No matter what the cost of the app as long as it provides value for the money we are happy include them here. So far we downloaded over 800 Educational apps and went thru almost all of them. This is a result of all the hard work over the past 6 months. All the apps listed are reviewed by us and are confident they give ‘Bang for the Buck’.
There are many more apps that may meet this criteria but we haven’t reviewed them. Note to Developers: If you think your app provides “Bang for the Buck” and would like to be listed here, please contact us using Contact us page on our website. Help Needed If you don’t follow us yet on Facebook or Twitter, please follow us facebook @techinspecialed twitter: @techinspecialed. Note: Mouse over to see the app name. AAC is an ocean and only an Assistive Technologist can give you a proper advice. ABA Drill Maker Actions/Verbs Addition Animation Attending Skills Block Imitation Board Games Breathing Exercises. Educational iPad Apps - A4CWSN.com.
SpedApps2 - home. The Special Needs iPad & App Series. Click on the image to view full graphic (source: Mashable.com) In only one year the Apple iPad has revolutionized the tech industry. 15 Million iPads have been sold and estimates are that within the next 3 years over 115 million tablets will be shipped.
When the iPad was launched there was a lot of talk of what exactly it would be used for. Movies, games, school work and social networking where all mentioned as possibilities. What no one foresaw including Steve Jobs himself was the use of the iPad for special education. One year later dozens if not hundreds of applications have been created that enhance the quality of life for individuals with all types of disabilities.
To try and make sense of all of this we have put together a nine part series on the iPad and useful applications. In this series we will try and provide guidance and resources that will make it easier for those looking for more information about the iPad, new apps and special education. Looking for more special needs apps? A Guide to SPED Apps.