set connections 2014 best apps sp ed any device
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SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Best Apps for Students in Special Education –
On Any Device
www.SETConnections.org
Judy Okazaki
Thursday, February 27, 2014
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
What Apps Can Everybody Use to Support Special Education?
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
All the Apps You Want
1. Data tracking and Assessment Tools
2. AT Apps
3. Math
4. Language Arts
5. Handwriting/notetaking
6. Organization (Including calendar and digital assignment notebooks)
7. Executive Function Skills
8. Life Skills
9. Personal Finance
10. Behavior
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google for Education
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google for Education
http://www.google.com/edu/teachers
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google Chrome AT Toolbox
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google for Education
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Built In Apps
Text to speech and speech to text
in both iPads and Android
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
ACC APP
Proloquo2Go is a feature rich ACC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)app only available for the iPad and costs $189.
Sonoflex was created as the matching app for Android and iPad devices.
A lite version is free and pro version is $99.
http://www.tobiisonoflex.com
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Picture Scheduler
iPrompts http://www.handholdadaptive.com/iprompts. initially written as an “i” app ($78, now $40).
It provides support for language and behavioral challenges.
It consists of various modules including:• the picture scheduler,• a visual countdown timer• choice prompts for help in making decisions.• includes a picture library that can be edited and added to.
Because of usefulness & demand there is now available for Android. And for the Android introductory price of $10
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
iPrompts
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
iPrompts
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
iPrompts
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
VideoPrompts
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Electronic Flashcards
Electronic flashcards are a great for studying notes, vocabulary and many different concepts.
But often the flashcards don’t contain pictures or read the text.
The Apple Talking Flashcards app is available for $3.99.
http://www.flashcardmakerpro.com
The alternative for Android is Flashcardmakerpro
priced at $4.95 (guess Apple gets a point for this one).
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Electronic Flashcards
Flashcardmakerpro $4.95
www.StudyBlue.com
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Autism Express
Identify emotions
Communication language app with pictures videos & symbols Feeling finder, emotion matching, expression vocabulary.
Available for both
Android and Apple
deviceshttp://autismxpress.com
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Autism Express
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Face Read
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Practice Eye Contact
Look in my eyes - to practice eye contact by Fizz Brain
http://fizzbrain.com only for iDevices
• Draws students in engages them
• Enhances attention spans
• Improves willingness for child with Autism to socialize
• Device is constant – voice, pacing, lesson – Teacher is not
• Make them not different
• Communication, lang app with pictures videos & symbols feelings
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Bookshare
Books/textbooks, newspapers, magazines & other digital content.
For school or home.
http://www.bookshare.org
They created:
• GoRead for Android devices, available for free
• ReadtoGo for iDevices was $19.99, now free.
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Reading - Readability
www.readability.com
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Reading - Readability
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google Goggles
Use to read signs
Translate text
Take a picture of a place to identify a place and get information about that spot.
Read QR Codes
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google Voice
65 Multiplied by 4
Weather in Chicago
Time Paris France
United Flight 5704
Currency
Convert miles to kilometers
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Student Response System
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Student Response System
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Activity Timer
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Speak N Talk Calculator
Speak N Talk – Calculator LiteAndroid
Norman Lee
Cost: Free
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Sticky Board iPad
Corkulous
Visual Planner Sticky and Photo Sharing
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Sticky Board- Lino Android
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Mind Mapping
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Executive Function Skills Life Skills
Fast Food Calorie
Android
iPad
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Executive Function Skills Life Skills
Diet Assistant Weight Loss
Android
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Executive Function Skills Life Skills
Diet Assistant Weight Loss
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Executive Function Skills Life Skills
Track Your Medications Android
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Executive Function Skills Life Skills
Track Your Medications
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Executive Function Skills Life Skills
Track Your Medications
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Executive Function Skills Life Skills
Track Your Medications iApp
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Executive Function Skills Life Skills
On Track Diabetes
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Finding Android Apps
Google Store https://play.google.com/store.
Select “Android Apps”,
enter the key words special education
and select search.
There are currently over 1,000 apps listed for special education.
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Finding iApps
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
More Resources at:
www.SETConnections.org
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
other great resources
http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/android-for-education.html
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google Maps
SET Connections . . . Connecting Special Education and Technology
Google Goggles