During the first half of this class, we broke off into groups to watch different Assistive Technology Webinars that Barb had previously given. There were SIX in total. Each group was to report back on TWO or THREE exciting/interesting APPS discussed in that webinar. Below is the notes taken during our group discussion:
WEBINAR #1: Physical Access to Mobile Devices
- This webinar discussed alternate access to iPads for students/people with physical disabilities
- Different ways to access iPad:
- Cases – around legs, around neck, arm, belt
- Mounting systems – in bed, wheelchair
- Stylus
- Joystick accessories
- Settings – accessibility options
- EXCITING/INTERESTING APPS!!
- WritePad
- Write with finger or stylus – recognizes and types it
- Can program things into it – some of these are included with the app and you can write your own (ex. “date” = writes the date)
- Can send via email
- Tool wheel = customizable
- Can write math as well
DragonDictation - Voice recognition
- Speech to text
- Edit feature and word recognition
- Have to articulate well
- 3-5 times faster than typing
- hands free
- included on iPad3
- not for every student
- Need to have it "all together" in terms of writing process (initiate, language skills, verbalize, processing, etc)
- TouchTrainer
- Helps learn to use touch screen
Engaging- Young children, intellectual disabilities, fine motor difficulties
- Screen gets smaller
- Seven levels
- Target selection, track, and cause and effect
- Settings
- Autism, down’s syndrome, young children, physical disabilities,
- Touch or swipe
WEBINAR #2: Executive Functioning
§ Apps for each category (attention, memeory, self regulation, organization
§ emotional control/regulation, metacognition, social stories
§ EXCITING/INTERESTING APPS!!
§ SockPuppets
§ Free!
§ Talk into it
§ Hears sounds and moves the mouth of the puppet
§ Social stories
§ Good for reader’s theatre
§ Customizable -- ex. set the background
§ Can record puppet shows
§ Shredder
§ Part of SOSH app -- simple app
§ Type a negative thought
§ Drag into shredder
§ Shreds
§ Being able to let go, cope, and move on (ex. autism, OCD)
§ Mysosh.com
§ LetPanicGo
§ Need to be able to read
§ Scripted
§ No sound
§ Touch screen
§ Takes you through/guided breathing activities
§ Positive feedback
§ Breathing
§ Asthma attack, anxiety
§ Rate how you feel
§ Asks if you're ready to deal with feelings?
§ Assists in being able to self-regulate/awareness of feelings
WEBINAR #3: Early Learning
§ Need to have certain rules/guidelines when using iPads/iPods with early learnersisual timers
§ When transitioning use visual timers, etc.
§ Rules of engagement when using the iPad
§ Stays on the floor
§ EXCITING/INTERESTING APPS!!
§ KiddieQuestions
§ Builds language
§ Early vocabulary and problem solving
§ Asks the 5 “wh” questions
§ Select all “wh” questions or specific ones
§ Reads text aloud
§ Bugs and Buttons
§ $3.00
§ math, language, fine motor, etc.
§ different levels of difficulty
§ pinch and grab, finger isolation
§ Handwriting without Tears
§ Animations, graphics are wonderful
§ Scrapbook reward
§ Various skills
§ JibJab Jr.
§ Take picture of student
§ Becomes a character in a book
§ Doesn't read the text aloud
§ Hold home button and on/off at same time = screen shot = put in picture library --> transfer to another program to have story read to you
WEBINAR #4: Communication
§ Proloquo2Go
§ Pictello
§ AAC apps
§ Pre-school university apps
§ Non-verbal
§ Sign language
§ Articulation
§ Aphasia
§ Video modeling – videotape model of choice performing task/articulation and can use later
§ EXCITING/INTERESTING APPS!!
o SignForMe
§ Created to learn sign language
§ Use to communicate with someone who uses sign language
§ Checks individual meaning of each word to be sure of meaning
§ Speed up if wanted
§ 3-D avatar – can move around
§ 11, 500 words
§ history = can save phrases to be used later
§ tap once – can customize so person says phrase multiple times
§ $9.99
§ iPhone and iPad
o SpeechTutor
§ Shows how to place tongue, teeth, etc. when making sounds
§ Can change views
§ Description of sound
§ Speed up and slow down
WEBINAR #5: Math
- attitudes in math (anxiety, "can't do math", etc.)
- haven't learned the basics, too many outcomes
- variety of apps that cover a wide variety of strands (number sense, operations, measurement, patterns and relations, probability, algebra, data management, geometry)
- APPS to see: Grasshopper Apps, MathTappers
- Many apps are FREE!
- EXCITING/INTERESTING APPS!!
§ MoneyCountCAD
- Canadian currency
- Customizable -- # of coins, time to solve
- Challenge for all abilities
- Coin recognization
- Value matching
§ SymmetryShuffle
- match object orientation by reflecting, rotating, translating given object
- customizable - choice of object, grid size, easy or hard level
- challenge for all
- timed and # of moves
- colorful and engaging
§ NumberLine
- develop understanding of # system
- proportional reasoning
- relative position
- customizable -- min and max value, positive and negative #, decimal (tenths, hundredths), # of ticks
- help with problem solving and estimation
- develop sense of benchmarks
- tracks student progress -- can be emailed to parent/teacher
§ Math.
o Search for pre-algebra, for example (within the APP)
o Video lessons – step by step
o Icon = teacher plus
o Another one called algebra
o Start, stop, repeat
§ Math Dictionary
o Cognitive credit cards
o Step by step instructions
o Text to speech
§ Math Terms
o Free
o Definitions
o Text to speech
o Pictures, diagrams
§ KhanAcademy
o Video lessons
o Jr. and high school
o Science, math, physics, biology, etc.
o Also online website
WEBINAR #6: Free APPS in Special Education
§ For ALL students and ALL ranges of abilities
§ EXCITING/INTERESTING APPS!!
§ PocketPond
o Need calming
o Serene pond
o Sound effects
o Sensory regulation
o Touch to interact with
o Touch to interact with
o + = add to the screen
(ex. fish, dragonfly)
o soothe
o transitioning
o relaxing
§ Science360
o American National Science Foundation
o MANY videos, pictures
o Always adding
o No text
o Visual learners
o Fun
o Amazing pictures
o Engineering and science topics
§ TourWrist
o 2002 People’s Choice App of the Year
o visual tours of panoramic views around the world
o anyone can add to it
o enhances interest -- awesome potential!
o hold up and move around to see panoramic view
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