Apps Lists and Reviews for Autism and Children with Special Needs


Start with AppStart and Autism Apps and the Users Guide to your device this is your first step.

for great reviews categorized by education topic, lists, blogs, and research links)

http://a4cwsn.com/

From UDL Toolkit: list of udltechtoolkit resources

https://cdl.ucf.edu/files/2016/06/UDL_Toolkit_Florida.pdf

National Center UDL toolkit

Common core and UDL

(see associated with UDL toolkit--great ipad tips)

see also ideas that work federal site and https://sites.google.com/view/freeudltechtoolkit/about-udl

https://sites.google.com/site/udllanguagearts/home

For YOUTUBE Playlist of Communication app Demos (proloquo, TabletTalk, Speak forYourself, Abilipad, Mobile ed apps)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXU9mNdktyD9Yqu5I7bJ4cC0_U5LQJAHS

7 apps literacy article by Dr. Boser (includes descriptions of Abilipad, clicker docs and Avaz among others)--these articles still need to be linked.

apps for literacy.pdf

New Mexico Talk slides

NewMexico_2016.pdf

Great Video clip from 60 Min with Leslie Stahl (see youtube for this resources

Great app reviews, at autismpluggedin

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Autism Speaks list of apps

Autism Apps on AS

Pathfinders, Maryland article "There's an app for that!"

http://www.pathfindersforautism.org/articles/view/parent-tips-theres-an-app-for-that

Feature matching grid from Shane and Caron

http://www.childrenshospital.org/acp


Joy Zabala SETT framework for evaluating and assessing apps

http://www.joyzabala.com/Documents.html


SOME VIZZLE MATERIALS

Vizzle Blog and Vizzle's You Tube Channel are really helpful

http://info.monarchtt.com/blog

Generalization Presentation

GeneralizationVizzle.pptx

VizZle Video Overview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pEoa4ytJ0A&feature=em-subs_digest

and overview slides

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7SsjkeAasNGVkVYS21YNWdERUE/view


Your group can request a login here:

http://info.monarchtt.com/tryvizzle

After you watch a demo, you can get a 30 free trial.

Contact Marisa Rodriguez (southwest Regional Sales)

mrodriguez@monarchtt.com

218 834 3120

Be sure to request a Pilot! If you can organize 10 team members as a group they provide some PD which is great for introducing you more formally to the program!

Cheryl Bregman's Presentation on Abilipad and what you can do with it.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1CxA4r_3CHSpyFaozjcwUDmQLfabAoqfZL84VAimX3VE/edit?usp=sharing


This resource ncludes apps for higher functioning students and all curricular areas:

Great Exploring New Territories Technology PDF resources (downloadable) from Florida resource Center

http://www.tlc-mtss.com/assets/exploring_new_territories.pdf

for home page

http://www.fdlrs.org/


See also list and links to apps available for android and via web browsers on http://bit.ly/appsforlearning


Super list from scribd (downloadable .pdf) of:

apps for kids with special needs


Mom (Shannon De LaRosa) of Leo showcases how he has used the iPad, great blog

Autism apps Spreadsheet

Link to spreadsheet of Leo's favorite apps

B12patch List of 10 great autism apps

Special needs Apps website: http://www.snapps4kids.com (now called bridgingapps)


Appolicious with app lists from appolicious for children with special needs


also has video tutorials for things to do with your ipad and case study videos of how kids are using ipads


http://a4cwsn.com


links to autism apps http://www.theautismeducationsite.com/2010/11/08/20-ipad-apps-for-kids-with-autism/

UK site called "ipads in Education" (see special education link)

this site also updates apps reviews


Links for learners with multiple special needs

http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/2011/06/eyegaze-apps.html

More resources for Students with Autism

Project Touch --VA student Priya Krishnan, reaches out to families in need of ipods/ipads and provides them free of charge by raising $


David Winograd article on apps for autism in TUAW

check out other technologies for autism at my other website : http://bit.ly/autismtech

and More resources and links at http://bit.ly/boserliteracytech

CNN feature story "iPad gives voice to kids with autism"


NEW AppyAutism site from Project Orange (European Foundation)

http://www.appyautism.com/en/

iAutism.info : lists and categorizes apps for autism


Videos on using ipads for Autism

Video from autism hangout and Lois onexpressive language apps

Apple and Dr. Howard Shane, Shannon (mother of Leo) on the iPad as a Game Changer for kids with Autism

apps used include: toddler counting, my first words and kids writing pad

Lois Brody of--

http://proactivespeechtherapy.com

CBS 60 Minutes on Apps for Autism

Resources for More Great Technology for learning

For ipod/ipad implementation see Wes Fryer's recent handouts on apps in education



Tony Vincent Learning in Hand

Implementing Universal Design for Learning (downloadable .pdf with active links to Super Resources)

from Florida 2010 resource “Exploring new Territories” http://www.fdlrs.org/docs/ent2010web.pdf



MOMS with Apps

Moms with apps (from March, 2011) Autism Review


Articles and Research

best apps for education from eschoolnews


Australian study on iPods in classrooms

Link to .PDF


iPad as an interactive whiteboard

(from Wes Fryer's Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Great review of different apps for displaying iPad interactively and how to do this very inexpensively, see splashtop

Favorite apps on 'appsfire' and appolicious (from Wes Fryer blog)

see also: Wes Fryer's recent handouts on apps in education

Tech and Learning Autism Apps Blog Post

Boser and Herlihy on Tech and learning

http://www.techlearning.com/article/52193

iPad Academy

(post about apps for students with disabilities)