Welcome to Part 7 of “There’s A Special App For That” series on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps for students with special needs. In this post we examine the seven building blocks of literacy instruction and look at apps that can support each area. Our goal was to identify apps that can be used to complement specific reading strategies (before, during and after reading) that are used in instruction or remediation for students with special needs.
Continue Reading →"There's a special app for that" Part 7 coming next week on literacy. Our other 6 posts in the series -> – http://ow.ly/4mWbm #sped #ld # Thx to Jeremy Brown 4 the heads up-How 2 turn your iPad into an interactive whiteboard. Imagine the possibilities. http://bit.ly/hYl4R4 [...]
Continue Reading →iCommunicate and ArtikPix featured on Fox News. We agree that these are awesome apps. http://bit.ly/hN6phg #iPad #autism # CDC study cites increase in children diagnosed with ADHD, 9.5% of children in US. http://bit.ly/iklIYv #ADHD # Schools Use Digital Tools to Customize [...]
Continue Reading →iPad2 launching in US today…while us anxious Canadians must wait a few more weeks…sigh #iPad2 # Stress-Take a Load off! Published a few yrs. ago by ASA, still a great guide for parents of children w. autism. http://bit.ly/hQLNKe #autism # Off We Go! [...]
Continue Reading →2011 Horizon Report: mobile computing and augmented reality are the future. http://bit.ly/fYalBu #edtech # "Putting iPad 2 into the hands of families…a powerful tool in shifting the ed market to a more bottom-up industry." http://huff.to/e1OlVx # iPad 2 coming to Canada March 25th! New [...]
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