This last blog will consider the cutting edge and next step in technologies and education that you may be exposed to your first few years as educators. Spend a few hours reviewing the content and share out your thoughts and perspectives. You may use your current or past experiences to wonder how assistive technologies could/can support engagement, learning, communication, work, and self-care. Share (300+ words) your take-aways on how technologies will influence how we work, play, learn, engage, communicate, and take care of ourselves. Respond to each other (3 responses).
Future Ready Assistive Technology: Fostering State Supports for Students With Disabilities
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THE RESOURCES – LISTS OF APPS
- The Future of Assistive Technology 2016
- Special Education Information on Apple iPad in Education. To view the collection of apps you need to install iTunes.
- * Apps for Students with Learning Disabilities/Dyslexia – a new resource from Maine CITE.
- * iPad Accessibility Apps – from Carlton College
- Apps for Kids (and Adults) with Hearing Loss – from Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Assistive Technology (AT) for Students with Dyslexia – Dyslexia Materials – apps as well as other AT discussed.
- 6 Apps Senior Care Professionals Should Ensure Every New Resident Has – Keystone Technologies
- 15 great apps for seniors – Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
- The 39 Best Health and Fitness Apps of 2016 – Greatist
- The Best Diabetes iPhone and Android Apps of 2015 – Healthline Media
- Executive Functioning App Matrix – provides by Diana Petschauer, M.Ed, ATP and Stacy Driscoll, M.Ed, ATP of Assistive Technology for Education
- Popular Health Apps for Consumers – AOTA Blogs
- Apps that Make Life Easier – from the South Carolina AT Program
- Go back to school with these apps by AssistiveWare! – from Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
- 5 Apple Watch Apps for Visually Impaired – from Crossroads Rehabilitation Center, Inc.
- Special education apps from Teach with Your iPad.
- Brain Injury and Assistive Technology: 10 Devices for Memory Loss – IPAT.
- Best Mobile Apps for Sensory Impairments – AT Blog.
- Apps4Android’s Assistive Technology Apps – Apps4Android.
- Best Apps for Kids – special education.
- iPodabilities – Special Education Apps.
- Sensory Apps Ltd. This is from a company that makes apps specifically for folks with sensory impairments.
- 7 Apps to use as AT – Special Education Guide.
- St. Claire County (Michigan) – list of apps.
- Android Apps for Special Education on Pinterest by Lauren S. Enders, MA, CCC-SLP.
- 14 Special Needs Android Apps on Google Play – FriendshipCircle.org.
- Complete guide to educational and special needs apps– from One Place for Special Needs.
- There’s An App for That: An Intro to Using Apps to Target Spoken Language Skills – – from The Maine Educational Center For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing.
- [AT Connect] Therapeutic and Educational Applications for the iPad and iOS Devices.
- Miami University – Favorite iOS Apps for educators.
- Special Needs apps – Friendship Circle Blog.
- Mobile Applications – from The National Center for Telehealth and Technlogy.
- CommonSenseMedia – reviews of apps for kids.
- Maine AIM CoP – App SmackDown List of Apps.
- A Spectrum of Apps for Students on the Autism Spectrum – from OCALI.
- Eric Sailor’s Speech & Language Pathology Apps resource website (revised).
- Eric Sailor’s publication: “iPhone, iPad, an iPod Touch Apps for Special Education” (in Scribd).
- Bridging Apps – List of Apps (formerly SNapps4Kids) Houston Easter Seals.
- iPad Applications, Accessories and Modifications – UNH Institute for Disabilities (revised).
- “Cool Apps for your Therapy Toolbag” at Not Your Average Therapy Bag – this resource has numerous links.
- Moms with Apps.
- Apps for Children with Special Needs (a4cwsp).
- List of Apps and AT – from A Day in Our Shoes.
- AAC Apps Assistant from AAC TechConnect.
- * Early Childhood and Assistive Tech Apps to Share During NAEYC’s “Week of The Young Child”
- * There’s an app for that: how assistive tech changes lives of people with autism.
- * OT’s with Apps & Technology – The OT eTool Kit resource – review of apps and other technologies for OT’s working with children and adults.
- The iOS Health app – features on your i-device from Apple
Long Description - Top 50 Sites/Apps of 2015 – from Technology Tidbits
- AppleVis – A community-powered website for blind and low-vision users of Apple’s range of Mac computers, the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV and Apple Watch. Tons of resources, lists, and reviews. Link to apps resource page…
- Lots of great resources and web apps to use with Chromebooks! – Educational Technology Guy.
- Assistive Technology Blog – by Brian Meersma.
- OT’s with Apps & Technology – The OT eTool Kit resource – review of apps and other technologies for OT’s working with children and adults.
- Assistive Technology Solutions for Students and Adults with Dyslexia – Jamie Martin.
- The “Almost Best” Collection of Apps, Extensions for Special Education from An AT Specialist.
- Technology in SPL education – appymall.com.
- Assistive Technology in the Classroom – WeAreTeachers.
- The Top 10 iPad Features That Schools Forget – apps that are already built into your iPad that can been AT. Blog by Jonathan Wylie.
- Bridging Apps website – Easter Seals of Greater Houston – lots of information plus lists.
- Kathy Schrock’s iPads for Teaching.
- iPads and tablets in the classroom – resource from the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
- Know Your Apps – website which provides reviews of apps for all devices.
- Smartphone Technology and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) from VCU.
- Apps for Blind and Visually Impaired from AppAdvice.
- Andy Brovey’s “iPads as Assistive Technology: More Than 30 Apps for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)”.
- Applications (Apps) for Speech-Language Pathology Practice from American Speech-Lanbguage-Hearing Association (ASHA).
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