This document provides an overview of iPad apps that can be used as teaching tools for students with special needs. It discusses apps for literacy support, math, visual supports, speech development, early learning, and more. Specific app recommendations are provided for each category. The document also discusses accessibility features of the iPad, creation tools, and websites for finding more education apps.

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9. iPad Basics

10. The iPad

11. Out of the box!

12. The Apple Ecosystem

13. Accessibility
Vision/hearing
Speak selection
Physical and Motor
Guided access

14. Accessories and Access Options
for the iPad
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15. Accessories and Access Options
for the iPad

16. Remote Access

17. Ideas

18. Possible solutions
• Go to webinar
• Skype
• FaceTime
• Mirroring programs such as: Reflections,
AirServer.

19. Apps as Teaching Tools

20. Apple Apps

21. Screencasting/ Recording
Suggested apps
• Explain Everything
• ShowMe
• Educreations
• Doodlecast

22. QR codes
Suggested apps
1+2=
2+1=
QR Code City
1+1=
Qrafter

23. Simple Wikipedia

24. Visual supports
Suggested apps
• Choiceworks
• Visual routine
• Week planner for kids
• Kids calendar

25. Positive Behaviour Supports
Suggested apps
• First then Visual Schedule
• Token Board
• iEarned That
• Time Timer

26. Edmodo

27. Apps for Early Literacy

28. Early literacy
• Develop rhyme and sound awareness
• Learn sound-to-letter links (phonics)
• Early sounding out, spelling and reading
• Shared and interactive reading experiences
• Story telling and writing
• Sentence building

29. Supported writing
Suggested apps
• Clicker Docs
• Clicker Sentences

30. Books
Suggested apps
• When you grow up
• Don't let the pigeon run this app
• Grasshopper books
• Collins Big Cat Books

31.
Early literacy
Suggested apps
• Firstwords apps
• Pocket phonics
• Kids crosswords
• Letter school
• Montessori crosswords
• iWrite words
• Word wizard
• rED
• Alphawriter
• Starfall
• Simplex spelling • Oz phonics

32. Apps for Literacy Support

33. Universal Design for
Learning
Multiple Means of
Multiple Means of
Representation
Representation
Action and Expression
Student - How we gather facts
Engagement
and categorize what we see,
hear, and read.
Teacher - Present information
and content in different ways

34. Universal Design for
Learning
Multiple Means of
Multiple Means of
Action and
Expression
Representation
Action and Expression
Student - Planning and
performing tasks. How we
Engagement
organize and express our ideas.
Teacher - Differentiate the ways
that students can express what
they know

35. Universal Design for
Learning
Multiple Means of
Multiple Means of
Engagement
Representation
Student - How we get engaged
Action and Expression
and stay motivated. How we are
Engagement
challenged, excited, or
interested
Teacher - Stimulate interest and
motivation for learning

36. Speak Selection

37. Literacy supports
Suggested apps READING
REPRESENTATION
•vBookz
•Write & Say
•Prizmo

38. Literacy supports
Suggested apps WRITING
EXPRESSION
• Paper Helper
• Typ-O HD
• 7notes HD
• Dropvox
• Clicker Docs

39. Graphic organisers
Suggested apps
• Popplet
• Tools 4 students
• Inspiration maps
• Sketch idea

40. Apps for Maths, etc.

41. Maths
Suggested apps
NUMBER PROBLEMS
• Math Board
• Panther Math Paper
• McGraw-Hill games
• Splash Math

42. Maths
Suggested apps
MONEY
• Jungle coins
• iCan count money Australia

43. Maths
TIME
• Telling time
• Photo touch - Telling time

44. Other curriculum areas?

45. In the App Store - Education Categories

46. Creation Tools
for the iPad

47. WHAT?
• Pictures
• Books
• Stories
• Photos
• Videos/movies
• Music

48. Ideas

49. Ideas
• Supported writing • Cartoons
• Chat books • Recounts
• Social stories • Narratives
• Video modelling • Plays
• Teacher materials • Quizzes
• Visual tools • Recipes
• Schedules/timetables • Mind maps

50. Ideas
• All about me • Songs/ Raps
• Web content • Job/chore charts
• Notes • Poems
• Brainstorming • Music
• Reminders • Fun stuff
• Journals • Character descriptions
• Personal histories • Personal dictionaries

51. IT
MUST.....

52. Be easy to use

53. Be easy to
share & publish

54. Share & publish
• Share via email or Dropbox?
• Photos, images and videos saved to the
camera roll?
• Export as a PDF file?
• Export and share as an iBook/ePub?

55. Be a
multipurpose app

56. Creation Apps

57. Books/Stories

58. Videos/ Movies

59. Fun stuff

60. Apps for Identified Areas of Need

61. Speaking & Listening
• Increase use and understanding of words
• Improve comprehension and listening skills
• Develop and extend vocabulary
• Develop and extend spoken language skills

62. Speaking & Listening
Suggested apps
• Cookie Doodle
• My Playhome
• Clicky Sticky
• Create a car
• Bag Game
• Splingo!
• Speech with Milo
• Special Words
• Sentence Builder

63. Toca Boca Apps
Suggested apps
• Toca Store
• Toca Doctor
• Hair salon 2
• Toca Tea party
• Toca Kitchen Monsters
• Toca Tailor
• Toca Fairy tales
• Toca Kitchen

64. Speech Development
Suggested apps
• Articulation station
• Articulation castle
• ArtikPix

65. Early Learning
• Lots of apps out there to teach early concepts such
as
• Colours
• Shapes
• Size
• Counting
• Matching
• Differences
• Sorting
• Jigsaw puzzles

66. Early learning/ fine motor
Suggested apps
• Monkey Preschool Lunchbox
• Bugs & Buttons
• Sound Touch
• Simple Sort
• Alien Buddies
• Toddler Teasers
• Stop & Go
• Dexteria

67. Help Kidz Learn Apps
Suggested apps
• Peeping Musicians
• Bumper Cars
• Train Tracker
• Smarty Pants
• Big Bang Pictures/
• Aunty Maggie's Recipe
Patterns

68. Taking your learning further....
Today is just
the beginning!

69. Apps for Special Education List
By the Spectronics Consultancy Team

70. Apps for Literacy Support List
By the Spectronics Consultancy Team

71. Websites
Spectronics Blog and app lists.
www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/apple/
APPITIC
http://appitic.com
Appy Mall
www.appymall.com
Education app reviews
www.iear.org
iPodsibilities
http://ipodsibilities.com

72. Apps that find apps
Discovr Apps AppStart i.AM Search
Autism Apps Kindertown Appstar picks

73. App Store - Education

75. In the App store

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