We are big fans of the iPad and the various special education apps available to children with special needs. We tweet about it regularly and have many posts on how the iPad can impact the lives of families of children with special needs. There are many websites out there with great stories about how the […]
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Looking forward to 2011 as mobile learning matures
MobileFuture, a news and advocacy site for mobile technologies, produced a great video that covers the growth of mobile technology in the last year. Of particular interest to us in this video is the growth of mobile app downloads, from 300 million in 2009 to 5 BILLION in 2010. Now that is incredible growth. Of […]
Thanks to NextMontreal for the great interview
NextMontreal is a comprehensive site for news and opinions about startups in Montreal (with a particular focus on technology). Founded by Ben Yoskovitz, their site has been publishing great news articles since July 2010. We were lucky to be among one of the first companies to be interviewed and profiled with their article, “Assistive Technology […]
Vote for Proloquo2Go for 2010 Best App Ever Awards!
We think (or rather, we KNOW) that Proloquo2Go is revolutionary and has truly re-defined the term “mobile communication.” We have seen first-hand what it can do to promote communication. The 2010 Best App Ever Awards (also on Twitter) is in its third year of nominating the best applications for iOS devices and is run entirely […]
There’s a special app for that – Part 4: 16 Apps for Elementary Students with Non-Verbal Learning Disability
Welcome to Part 4 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 16 Apps for Elementary Students with Non-Verbal Learning Disability.
There’s a special app for that – Part 3: 5 Apps that develop fine motor skills
Part 3 of “There’s A Special App For That” series on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad apps for students with special needs: 5 Apps that can help develop fine motor skills.
ABRACADABRA, a web-based literacy tool now accessible through LDAQ
ABRACADABRA, a free, interactive online literacy tool developed by the Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, is now available to parents (lite version) through the Learning Disabilities Association of Québec (Association québecoise des troubles d’apprentissage). This research-based tool is a valuable literacy resource for students with […]
There’s a special app for that – Part 2: 5 (+1) Apps to develop social skills for students with special needs
Welcome to Part 2 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 5 Apps to develop social skills for students with special needs (plus 1 extra!).