Apps
To Help Students Who Have Their Own Device
About My DayTeachers can communicate with parents on a daily basis about student attitude and behavior in class.
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Seeing AISeeing AI is a free app that narrates the world around you. Designed for the blind and low vision community, this ongoing research project harnesses the power of AI to open up the visual world and describe nearby people, text and objects.
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Learning Ally LinkWith a membership, this app gives the user access to quality audio books. Learn more at their website.
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My HomeworkWith this virtual planner, students can stay organized. Teachers can even push assignments and instructions out to the class using Teachers.io
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Virtual Hope BoxStudents can customize app with their own photos, songs, etc and the app uses them to "Distract Me," "Remind Me," "Inspire Me," "Relax Me," etc.
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Breath, Think, Do With SesameLaugh and learn as you help a Sesame Street monster friend calm down and solve everyday challenges. This bilingual (English and Spanish), research-based app helps your child learn Sesame’s “Breathe, Think, Do” strategy for problem-solving. Tap and touch to help the monster friend take deep breaths, think of plans, and try them out!
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DysCalculatorThis calculator writes out the numbers using text underneath the actual numbers.
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Dyslexic Note($0.99)
This app is similar to Notes, but uses a font more coherent to some with dyslexia. |
Class Kick (iPad or PC only)
This app is awesome for all students, but can be beneficial especially for those that benefit from oral administration. Click here for a quick intro or here for a longer tutorial. |
Heyduda!"Dot to Dot" is a classic among the games. With this app, playful learning, laughter and fun comes first. When connecting individual points, the children improve their dexterity and fine motor skills.
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ReSound Tinnitus ReliefThe ReSound Relief™ app uses a combination of sounds and relaxing exercises that aim to distract your brain from focusing on tinnitus. Over time the brain learns to focus less on the tinnitus.
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Quizizz StudentQuizizz is a self-paced learning tool used by millions of students and teachers for formative assessment, review, homework, and more. Students can play quizzes assigned by teachers or compete globally on live games.
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Attainment's Read to Learn LiteRead to Learn is a comprehensive literacy and life skills program for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. It features three heavily illustrated, interactive books with age-appropriate themes: Safety Skills Reader, Life Skills Reader, and Focus on Feelings. All text is spoken by professional narrators and highlighted as it’s read. Readers can touch any word at any time to hear it pronounced, and are given a definition for especially pertinent vocabulary.
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Articulation Station
Created by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, Articulation Station is a full featured articulation application to help children as well as adults learn to speak and pronounce their sounds more clearly.
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There are more!
Bridging Apps - Organization that reviews and provides resources for apps to help people with special needs
Anne Carlesen Center - Mark Coppin, the Director of Assistive Technology, sends out periodic emails with info on apps for students with special needs
Open Dyslexic - A font that is helpful to many with dyslexia
Dyslexie - Another font to help dyslexic students that is available for download to computers and used in their apps
32 Apps Dyslexic Students Will Love - an article by Jamie Martin listing apps for reading, writing, note taking, and study skills
iPads for Special Needs - video about the advances made in an elementary special education class because of an iPad
Anne Carlesen Center - Mark Coppin, the Director of Assistive Technology, sends out periodic emails with info on apps for students with special needs
Open Dyslexic - A font that is helpful to many with dyslexia
Dyslexie - Another font to help dyslexic students that is available for download to computers and used in their apps
32 Apps Dyslexic Students Will Love - an article by Jamie Martin listing apps for reading, writing, note taking, and study skills
iPads for Special Needs - video about the advances made in an elementary special education class because of an iPad