So many apps...so little time.  There are several great visual timers that can also be used as a scheduler:   Vis Timer, EZbuzz and my favorite, Alarmed
Have the student put in various times for daily activities and the app will 'remind' them visually and/or auditorily what is next.

Re-Enabled

iOS’s impact on those with impairments isn’t just a marketing slide; it’s profound.

Re-Enabled By Steven Aquino

Click above to read a great article about a paraprofessional who is visually impaired and his use of iPad's  accessibility features and how he uses iPads with cognitively disabled and autistic students in the classroom.   

Directions for Me

Below is a very resourceful site for students to access packaging directions.  For example, if a student wants to make Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, but has difficulty reading the directions on the packaging, he/ she can go onto the site and access the directions.  On the iPad, a student can use the Voice Over feature to have the directions read to them.  Check it out:)

http://www.directionsforme.org/

Scanner for the iPad

http://m.brookstone.com/mt/www.brookstone.com/iconvert-ipad-scanner?bkeid=compare%7cmercent%7cgooglebaseads%7csearch&mr:trackingCode=77A68D86-812D-E111-B18D-001B21A69EB0&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=13560904284&mr:keyword=%7Bkeyword%7D&gclid=CIO3lNS1s7ECFQQaQgodrFMAsQ

This is so cool!

Skitch

This is one I have talked about before, but am finding more and more usage for.  I can take a photo of a tool that a visually impaired kiddo uses and access it through the Skitch app.  Once the photo is there, you can draw on the photo, type on it, label parts of it, etc.  I have used it with maps too.  You can make notes on a map, draw a route, etc.  I can imagine it would be helpful in teaching a variety of concepts to non-visually impaired students.  It's free!

FREE Visual Timer

Vis TimerFree - a countdown timer similar to Time Timer.  Max is 5 minutes; can change color, add digital countdown, etc.

Sounding Board APP- currently FREE!!

Sounding board is a simple communication tool that you can use to create custom boards with 1-9 message cells.  Can link boards, add recorded voice and is switch accessible with an add-on.  It's also FREE at the moment, so download it now!!

Please share with others too!

Many thanks to Deb McGraw and Teresa Clevedence of the Southwest Ohio Assistive Technology Consortium for providing a workshop for our Speech Pathologists today!  They shared lots of great apps, tips and tools for using iDevices with students.

Free Cloudon to edit Word/Excel Documents on iPad FREE

Cloudon is a nice little app that lets you edit word and excel documents on the iPad. The app is free. It works with Dopbox, Box, and Google Drive. The cloud storage systems are uploaded to Cloudon so you can edit a document from Dropbox without opening multiple apps. It's free and a great tool to get some work done on the go.

Just spotted an APP called Ninja Fruit that would be great for OT!

Does anyone keep student data on the iPad?  If so, with what app?  I am looking to go paperless and need some advice.  I've tried "Teacher Notes"- no dice.

Any suggestions are appreciated:)

SoundingBoard

SoundingBoard, from AbleNet, is an awesome AAC app that was free for at least a little while this Spring (and it may still be).  It is really an iPhone app but works just fine on the iPad.  If you are looking for ready-made, simple communication boards then you want to have this app!

Braille Touch App

This is so exciting!

http://www.afb.org/afbpress/pub.asp?DocID=aw130502#content

If You Lose Your iPad (Oh Crap!)

Find iPhone

This is a great app that will allow you to find your iPad if you misplace it. Download the app to the iPad and set up is very quick. You can locate it using you computer through iCloud or through another Mac device. If anything you can just have fun with it and show the kids that you are "Watching them" haha. It's a smart app to have. If you do lose it you can remotely lock the device or show a text message with instruction on returning device. Download the app!

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/how-the-blind-are-reinventing-the-iphone/256589/

This is a link to how blind/ VI are using GPS with the iPad/ iPhone in order to assist with independent travel.  Very exciting!

Apps for working on vowel sounds, initial and final consonant.

Good apps for working on vowel sounds, initial  and final consonants.
*Louie's Letter Challenge  has a soccer theme and works on beginning consonants, final consonants, beginning vowels and vowels in middle position.
*Vowel Lite - There is 5 levels. Student finds the correct vowel sound to words given a choice of 4. The vowel sound is on a hotdog that goes into the word that is on a hotdog bun. When correct vowel sound is found the cartoon creature gets to eat a hotdog..

SCOtutor for iPad

SCOtutor for iPad is an app that will help new users explore their iPad. The videos will start at basic features and will move through advanced. It is free for a limited and can come in handy for new iPad users. Check it out in the app store. Search for SCOtutor. Thanks, Chad

iBooks

I was able to go into the iBook app and find free children's books to download. Some of the titles I found were: Digger the Dinosaur, Garbage!Monster!Burp! and Pookie and Tushka.

FREE - Comparative Adjectives App

I just downloaded the FREE app called "Comparative Adjectives". It provides kids with pictures of various objects/items and they are instructed to touch the item described. It uses words such as fast, faster, fastest, good, better, best, big, bigger, best and so on. It provides a visual for students to grasp the concept of comparative adjectives and is fun at the same! Click the link below to download it.

http://itunes.apple.com/app/comparative-adjectives/id506997421?mt=8

Dropbox! Get it!

You need to download Dropbox. I'll wait while you do so..... Great, now that you have it you can do so much with it. In simplest term it is an online filing cabinet. Take a photo or movie on your ipad and upload it to Dropbox then access the video from your computer. It's great for files and papers you view often. You can also share folders. I have made a couple yoga videos and clips and have made them available through Dropbox to a couple teachers already. Now they can view my files and do yoga with the kids in the classroom. If their was a video they wanted of a student performing an activity then BOOM, I can put it in a shared folder and they have it. It is really great and I use it everyday for class.
Bad news is our district will not allow access to the Dropbox website :( so you will have to set up your account through another internet provider (I recommend the McDonalds on Brieil).
Check out the site and the tutorial video.

Thanks,
Chad

Dropbox