Organization and Academic
Applications using the iPad
Jamie Callahan
June 20, 2012
Agenda
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Application Review
◦ Organization/Independence
◦ Academic
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Pinterest
◦ Favorite Pinners
◦ Favorite Blogs
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Questions
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Hands-On Play!
Independence/Organization
Time’s Up
$0.99
Time’s Up allows the user to set
multiple timers at once to go off at
different intervals, continues to run
even when you leave the app
* Great for teaching independent
work skills and off-task behavior
Independence/Organization
Visules
$4.99
Visual and text schedule that
allows the user to place
checkmarks when task is
completed
Independence/Organization
SharingTimer
$7.99
SharingTimer makes the rules of
play easy for kids to understand, so
they spend less time fighting, and
more time playing!
Independence/Organization
Alarm Clock Pro
$0.99
Able to set reminders & alarm will
ring regardless of various programs
running
Independence/Organization
Sound Recorder on
Windows to iTunes
Record soothing background
music, add voice instructions at
specific time intervals
1. Record music/voice
instructions onto sound
recorder
2. Save recordings onto desktop of
computer
3.
Drag recording into iTunes
4. Upload onto iPad or iPod
Great way to promote on-task
time and independence!
Independence/Organization
To Do
$4.99
List what needs to be done,
great for task analysis and
multi-step directions. Students
can place a check mark on each
task when completed
Independence/Organization
QuickVoice
FREE
Record directions, reminders,
etc…..
Independence/Organization
TxTools
FREE
1. IEP Scheduler: counts out days to help
calculate the exact date of upcoming
IEPs, evaluations or specific day timelines
for initial evaluations.
2. Tally This: keeps an ongoing tally during
therapy activities, eliminating the need to
manually count with paper and pencil.
3. Percent Right: efficiently calculates
percentage correct during trials.
4. Age Finder: quickly determines
client/student’s chronological age today
or in the future for use in clinical
evaluations and assessments.
Academic Apps
iSEQUENCES
$2.99
Designed to allow your child to have
fun whilst practicing:
- Autonomous habits (Brushing
teeth)
- Fun activities
- Daily situations
- Emotions
iSEQUENCES is especially
appropriate for children with autism
or children with other special
educational needs.
Academic Apps
Felt Board
$2.99
Create characters by selecting skin
color, hair and facial features. Choose
from a wide variety of costumes,
settings and props for hours of
magical make believe play.
-Allows independent exploration
-A wide variety of characters and
settings to encourage creativity and
imaginative play
-Fine motor skills and hand-eye
coordination skills
-Shapes, Numbers and Letters
-Includes settings for popular
nursery and preschool songs
Academic Apps
Kidioms
The Kidioms app makes
learning idioms fun for children,
ELL students, or anyone wishing
to improve their understanding
of English.
$1.99
1.
Three settings:
Word Drop Challenges
2. Missing Words
3. Match-It Up
Academic Apps
Custom BoardsPremium
$39.99
Finalist of the About.com "Best App
for Special Needs of 2012".
Custom Boards Premium is an
evidence based app designed to
serve as a board and activity creator
for speech therapists, teachers,
special education and parents of
children who need symbols to
communicate and learn.
Academic Apps
You’re the
Storyteller: The
Surprise Pro HD
$5.99
You’re the storyteller! In this
beautifully animated, wordless
story, the child watches each
scene and can then record
and/or write their very own
narration! It holds up to 30
users' narrations and writing.
For a single user, please check
out our Home Version.
Academic Apps
i Learn With
Boing: Ice Land
Adventures
FREE
Fun adventures await in Ice Land
where Boing and adorable bears,
seals and penguins are ready to
teach essential literacy skills
such as letters, phonics and
spelling!
Academic Apps
Making Sequences
$4.99
Teach story sequencing or help
children master steps for
completing a task. Making
Sequences includes 15 photo
sequences for teaching story
order. Use these or upload your
own images, add voice
recordings.Teach personalized
daily living skills or have fun
teaching kids to sequence
stories starring themselves. Also
great for making short social
stories.
Academic Apps
Irregular Verbs
FREE
Features:
• 155 irregular verbs, with a
sentence for each word
• Three different skill levels
• Audio pronunciation for every
word
• Every word is clickable and
pronounces the word
• A picture for each sentence
• Images and audio can be
turned on or off
• A play button to re-read the
sentence
Academic Apps
Sentence Maker
$0.99
Sentence Maker is an exciting
interactive game that helps your
child rapidly learn to make and
complete their own sentences
all with just the touch of their
finger.
Pinterest
1. www.pinterest.com
2. Sign up for an account
3. Will most likely take one week to receive an
invitation
4. Start pinning:
My favorite Pinners:
PediaStaff
Lauren Enders
Favorite Blogs:
http://speechtimefun.blogspot.com/
http://livespeaklove.com/
? Questions ?
Let’s Play!