The iPad can be a highly effective tool for students with learning disabilities, and more and more apps are targeting areas of need for students in elementary school, high school, and college/university. Here is an updated list of recommended apps for students with learning disabilities that we recently presented at the Learning Disability Association of Quebec’s “Toolbox for Success” parent conference.
Light it up blue for World Autism Awareness Day 2013! We have collected some great resources and new apps for today’s special day.
Looking for resources on flipping the classroom for students with special needs? We have posted our presentation along with flipped classroom tools and a case study from our session at ATIA 2013. Thanks to everyone who attended this great interactive session!
Continue Reading →Next week we are on our way to ATIA 2013 in Orlando Florida! We are presenting a session on “Flipping the classroom for students with special needs” and will be tweeting with the hashtag #atia13. Have a look at our post for a quick primer on flipping the classroom…
Continue Reading →We wanted to share exciting news for francophone families about a newer AAC app that is available in French, TalkRocket Go, a Canadian app supported by the Ontario Centres of Excellence, the University of Toronto and NSERC.
Continue Reading →The Toronto Star is featuring a series, called the “Autism Project” that focuses on the lives of children and families with autism. There are some wonderful videos within the project, and some very informative articles in their series. We brought a few of the highlights together in a post.
Continue Reading →Are you an innovative speech and language pathologist (SLP) in Montreal looking to expand your practice? inov8 invites you to become part of our growing team. We’re looking for someone motivated who would like to work directly with our wonderful families. Please see the full description in the inov8-ed slp services wanted PDF.
Continue Reading →Welcome to Part 11 of “There’s A Special App For That” series on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps for students with special needs. In Part 11, we focus on creative apps for digital storytelling. These apps can help teachers and parents start a digital storytelling initiative in their school or home for their students and children with special needs.
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There`s a Special App for That Series
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