APP's and Non-APP's for iPads

Examples of APPs

Searching for Apps

• Google's "Product" search (www.google.com/shopping) - use key words "speech therapy apps."
• Google's search for Android Apps (https://play.google.com/store/apps)
• appolicious - find apps for iPad/iPhone and Android (www.appolicious.com). Check out the Top 5 Special Education Apps by an SLP (for iPad/iPhone), www.appolicious.com/curated-apps/34-top-5-special-education-apps.
• AppShopper (http://appshopper.com) describes, but does not evaluate, the newest apps, sales, and freebies at App Store with many keyword and category search options (check education).
• Find Applications from BridgingApps has a nice search engine with good suggestions for Apps.
• Crazy Mike's Apps (www.crazymikesapps.com) has reviews and demos, and a section on apps for kids (www.crazymikesapps.com/category/kids-apps).
• 550+ Best Kids Apps Reviewed (http://www.ikidapps.com/2011/09/350-best-apps-reviewed.html) by category.
• People share favorites apps on an online Pinterest inboard (http://pinterest.com/search/?q=apps).
• Lauren Enders's Pinterest - scroll down - several APP categories.
• Texas Computer Education Association's Recommended iPad Apps (www.tcea.org/pd/ios/)
• Accessibility Clearinghouse (http://apps.fcc.gov/accessibilityclearinghouse/disabilities.html?pgID=1) browse resources by disabilities, including cognitive, deaf-blind, hearing, language, and speech disabilities.

There are even apps for finding apps

• 10 Apps for Finding Apps (http://mashable.com/2012/02/12/apps-for-finding-apps/) claims to "help you find the best deals, the best within specific categories, the best for different genders, the best for moms, the best your friends like. But what's best about these best-of apps? They're all free."
• KinderTown claims to help find the best educational apps for kids ages 3 to 6 (www.kindertown.com) or download it free (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindertown/id463524703?mt=8).

Facebook, Linkedin, diigo, and Listserv Groups

• iTeach Special Education - iDevices in Special Education - an open Facebook group with more than 2,000 members (www.facebook.com/groups/iTeachSpecialEducation).
• iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad for Speech Therapy is a group on LinkedIn with over 1000 members (www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=3541551&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr).
• iPhone, iTouch and iPad for Speech Therapy (http://www.facebook.com/iPhoneiPadSpeechTherapy) is a Facebook group with close to 1500 members
• Adult Rehab Speech Therapy, a closed Facebook group with nearly 400 members, has an extensive list of Apps for Adult Rehab Speech Therapy in "Docs" (www.facebook.com/#!/groups/adultrehabspeechtherapy). PRAGMATICS CHECKLIST IN FILES
• Using the iPad in Speech Language Therapy a Facebook group (www.facebook.com/groups/114155111945363/).
• SLPeeps - an open FB group with more than 700 members (www.facebook.com/groups/191796874188184). Also maintains and a Twitter account (http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23slpeeps).
• Assistive Technology is an open Facebook group with more than 400 members (www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_125241767530963).
• QIAT@lsv.uky.edu - Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology is an active listserv started in 1998 "to guide the provision of quality AT services to improve educational achievement of students with disabilities." Often there is discussion and recommendations for appropriate Apps.
• ATIA Apps (http://groups.diigo.com/group/atiaapps) in diigo groups
• Apps for Adult Rehab Speech Therapy - collaborative Facebook list (http://www.facebook.com/groups/adultrehabspeechtherapy/doc/160316067364513/)
• Technology in Education (http://www.facebook.com/techinspecialed)

Finding Apps Recommended by SLPs and specialists (including moms and dads)

• speech-language.comapp advice for speech-language pathologists, educators and parents, by Dina Derrick (http://speech-languageapps.com/about-us)
• Lauren Enders Huge encyclopedia of APPs for various disorders, etc. 153 Boards!
• List of Apps for iPad/iPhone/iPod touch (http://www.iautism.info/en/2010/09/20/application-list/) and List of apps for Android (http://www.iautism.info/en/2011/03/25/list-of-apps-for-android/) from iAutism
• SpeechPathologysApps.com recommended apps (www.speechpathologyapps.com/apps.php)
• Way Cool "App"tivities In Education by Maureen Melonis, CCC-SLP (http://www.swaaac.com/Files/FormsandDocuments/WayCoolApptivitiesforEducationalSettings%20March2012.pdf) - 59 page PDF
• Communication and Language Apps - nicely organized (spedapps2.wikispaces.com)
• Education Apps Review" (iEAR) - a "community effort to grade 'educational apps'" (http://www.iear.org).
• Ron Engel's Smart Apps For Kids (http://smartappsforkids.com/) feature reviewed apps and "free stuff."
• Bridging Apps (was SNApps4Kids) - more than 1,200 reviews of Apple and Android special-needs apps for children (www.BridgingApps.org).
• Paula Walser's 42 page handout Apps for Education (http://maximizeyourtouch.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/49719800/Paula%27s%20apps%20handoutJan2012.pdf)
• Dawn Villarreal's "One Place for Special Needs" (www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com/main/library_special_needs_apps.html) offers a complete guide to nearly 1,500 educational and special needs apps, providing a description, link, and rating opportunity.
• Gary James' "Apps for Children with Special Needs" (http://a4cwsn.com) provides reviews and video demonstrations of apps.
• Joan Tanenhous article on Diskoveries, "Apple iPad and Apps for Special Needs" (http://www.scribd.com/doc/50420342/Diskoveries2011Feb-1) has detailed reviews of several APPs.
• Tony Vincent provides links to websites featuring apps (www.delicious.com/tonyvincent/applist+ipad). He also has a "Learning Land" (http://learninginhand.com) webpage.
• Therapy App 411 (http://www.therapyapp411.com/)
• The Speech Guy reviews apps (http://azspeechguy.wordpress.com/category/ipad/) and has a Twitter account (https://twitter.com/#!/@azspeechguy).
• APPitic (www.appitic.com/) has more than 1,300 education apps to explore, including sections on preschool and special education/autism.
• Moms With Apps (http://momswithapps.com) is a collaboration of parent app developers promoting quality apps for kids and families.
• Teachers with Apps (http://teacherswithapps.com) was co-founded by a teacher, a special education teacher. and a teacher in early childhood education.
• Apps for Education Update March 2011 - a huge list by SLP Carolann Cormier (www.connsensebulletin.com/2011/01/apps-for-education-update/).
• Susan Suarez's "Early Intervention Speech Therapy" lists several apps for iPAD/iPHONE and Android (http://earlyinterventionspeechtherapy.com/speech-therapy-apps).
• Speech Language Neighborhood (http://www.speechlanguageneighborhood.com/) by Amanda Backof who has developed worksheets for articulation, designed to complement use of ArtikPix (http://www.speechlanguageneighborhood.com/Speech-Language-Therapy-Apps-Articulation/)
• An Ohio school district webpage has links to apps for PreK-3 and apps specific to special education (www.protopage.com/bbhipads#Untitled/Home).
• Maximize Your Touch (http://maximizeyourtouch.pbworks.com/w/page/30796448/FrontPage) includes Apps for Communication (http://maximizeyourtouch.pbworks.com/w/page/31007887/Apps%20for%20Communication)
• SpeechTechies' "The SLP Apps List" (housed in Google Docs) is a collaborative "resource document intended to comprise a comprehensive list of mobile apps (iOS, iPod, iPad, Android, Blackberry) that can be useful to SLPs" (www.speechtechie.com/p/slp-apps-list.html).
• Speaking of Speech message board has app suggestions (http://members.boardhost.com/speakingofapps/).
• All Communication Apps from Bridging Apps. Can also sort only reviewed apps

Blogs

• Apps in Education (http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/)
• Complete Guide to Special Needs/Educational Apps (http://blog.easystand.com/2011/01/complete-guide-to-special-needseducational-apps/)
• AppHappy - a blog by a mom, Maria Kowch (http://apphappy.posterous.com/)
• Patrick Black's Teaching all Students (http://teachingall.blogspot.com/p/app-reviews.html).
• Eric Sailer's Resources includes his 24-page PDF on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps for (Special) Education is a treasure (www.spectronicsinoz.com/downloads/general/iPhone%20iPad%20and%20iPod%20touch%20Apps%20AUS.pdf), as is his iPAD Apps and Accessories for Special Needs (www.scribd.com/doc/39018411/iPad-Apps-and-Accessories-for-Special-Needs)
• Jane Farrall's iPads in Special Education (http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/iPads-in-Special-Education.pdf).
• Apps For Speech Therapy, a blog by Mirla Raz, evaluates apps (http://appsforspeechtherapy.blogspot.com).
• Barbara Fernandes APPs for Speech Therapy (www.scribd.com/doc/49125628/iPad-iPhone-iPod-Android-Apps-for-Speech-Therapists). The GeekSLP (www.geekslp.com) also includes a blog and video podcast featuring news and information about speech-language treatment technology. She also has a Twitter account (https://twitter.com/#!/GeekSlp).
• Cindy Meester's blog frequently reviews apps (http://meesterc.wordpress.com).
• Speech Room News, a blog by Jenna Rayburn, features free materials and often evaluates apps (http://speechroomnews.blogspot.com/search/label/apps).
• iPodsibilities (http://web.me.com/meg.wilson/iPodsibilities/Home.html) by Megan Wilson, a special education teacher and assistive technology specialist, has reviews, lists, and a blog.
• Friendship Circle - Special Needs Blog

Lists of Disorder Specific and Special Populations Apps

• AAC
  • Apps for AAC by Jane Farrall
  • Spectronic's Apps for AAC by Jane Farrall (www.spectronicsinoz.com/iphoneipad-apps-for-aac) provides reviews and ratings.
  • Apps For AAC (http://appsforaac.net/).
  • Patrick Black reviews many apps related to assistive technology (http://teachingall.blogspot.com/p/app-reviews.html).
• Aphasia, TBI, Cognitive and Degenerative Impairments
  • Aphasia Tool Box has a list of relevant Apple apps (www.aphasiatoolbox.com/?q=appleappsslps) requires free subscription to access.
  • Apps for Aphasia from Tactus Therapy Solutions (http://tactustherapy.com/adultapplist.pdf)
  • App Reviews to help adults with brain injuries and other cognitive challenges from Making Cognitive Connections which has a few free webinars on a few APPs including Evernote, which is a free app.
  • CanPlan - free app to promote "independence and build confidence by helping people with cognitive [and memory] challenges complete tasks successfully" by breaking activities into a sequence of easy-to-follow steps. (itunes.apple.com/us/app/canplan/id598687543?mt=8)
• Autism
  • Apps/Supports for Behavior Management/ABA Lauren Enders's Pinterest suggestions.
  • iPAD and iPOD for autism from Practical Autism Resources has a spread sheet with ratings, reviews, and suggestions for use (www.practicalautismresources.com/Home/ipad-for-autism).
  • Autism Speaks suggests many apps and offers links to sites with apps for autism (www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/autism-apps).
  • iPad Apps and Resources for Autism is a spreadsheet compiled by a parent, an adult with autism, and an SLP (https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AjbIta8OTS0KdHRMVWx0Q3pvOWRXRXBfd01jc3lqakE&hl=en&single=true&gid=0&output=html).
  • Autism Epicenter reviews and rates apps for speech and language, AAC, and behavior/social skills (www.autismepicenter.com/TEST/autism-apps.shtml).
  • A Spectrum of APPS For Students on the Autism Spectrum from Bridging Apps. (http://bridgingapps.org/list/?id=40352)
  • Autism apps for i-Pad , iPod, and iPhone devices (http://www.iautism.info/en/2010/09/20/application-list/)
  • Autism apps for android (http://www.iautism.info/en/2011/03/25/list-of-apps-for-android/)
  • Apps for ASD iPod Touch Project: Recommended APPS for children with ASD by Barbara Welsford (2010)
• Hearing Impaired
  • So what's on the iPad for the kid in your class with a Hearing Impairment (http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/2012/01/so-whats-on-ipad-for-kid-in-your-class.html) in Gregory Swanson's Apps in Education (http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/)
  • Apps for Kids with Hearing Loss by Tina Childress (http://techinspecialed.com/appy/apps_by_list.php?l=hearing-tc&name=Apps%20for%20Kids%20with%20Hearing%20Loss%20by%20Tina%20Childress)
• Stuttering
  • See Judy Kuster's Apps for Stuttering
• Voice
  • Lauren Ender's Pinterest Voice Therapy Apps for SLPs
• Older students and adults
  • Marg Griffin's Apps for Older Students to Enhance Language and Learning Skills (http://goldencommunicationsllc.com/AppList.html)
  • Apps for Adults with Acquired Deficitis and Older Children with Special Needs and Other Apps for Adult Speech Therapy
• Apps to support literacy
  • Apps for Older & Reluctant Readers Ages 8-12 ( http://digital-storytime.com/wp/?p=897)
  • Eric Sailer's Apps for Literacy Support (http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/apps-for-literacy-support)
  • Apps - Reading (http://maximizeyourtouch.pbworks.com/w/page/31006725/Apps%20-%20Reading)
  • Apps to Help Students with Dyslexia and Reading Difficulties by Darla Hatton and Kaila Hatton (http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education/apps-students-ld-dyslexia-reading-difficulties)

Other Resources

• iPad Communication a nice little movie (over 5 minutes) demonstrating several Apps, some of the free (http://www.multi-sensory-room.co.uk/page76/page174/page175/page175.html) and iPads in Education (http://www.multi-sensory-room.co.uk/page76/page174/page132/page132.html) a 10 minute movie. Both are part of Ipad ideas from RIchard Hirstwood several helpful movies for iPad use (http://www.multi-sensory-room.co.uk/page76/page174/page174.html). Richard Hirstwood's entire blog (http://richardhirstwood.squarespace.com/) is definitely worth checking out!
• 21 Steps to 1-to-1 Success: Handbook for planning, preparing, implementing and evaluating programs - a 36 page manual from iPads for Learning (http://asp-uk.secure-zone.net/v2/index.jsp?id=639%2F684%2F1625&utm_source=ipadsummary)
• Apps by IEP Goals Skills (http://techinspecialed.com/recommended-apps-by-iep-goalsskills-and-some-useful-tools/)
• Search "apps in the ASHA Leader articles (http://asha.org/leaderissue.aspx) and ASHAsphere, the ASHA blog (http://blog.asha.org).
• Members of any ASHA special interest group (SIG) can access a special Perspectives issue on Augmentative and Alternative Communication ((http://div12perspectives.asha.org/content/vol20/issue1)) that includes several articles on apps. The ASHA Community (http://community.asha.org) has an open discussion forum on SLP technology. Check the shared files for an Excel spreadsheet of "education apps."
• PocketSLP (http://pocketslp.com)
• Smarty-Ears (www.smarty-ears.com/)
• Lists of Handouts from BridgingApps
• APPLE's Special Education Apps
• Smart Apps For Kids has a nice section on "free" apps (http://www.smartappsforkids.com/)
• Best Kids Apps (http://www.bestkidsapps.com/)
• Any web-based material that is not FLASH or JAVA based, is accessible on a iPad through the web browser. There are some suggestions above on Examples of Materials That Can Be Adapted For Therapy (http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster2/sptherapy.html) near the end of the section on "Interactive sites." The first reference "Non-Flash Things for ESL Students" (http://www.manythings.org/e/requirements.html) is a treasure with many language-activities appropriate for older kids. All are free.

A few examples of FREE (as of this time) Apps for iPhone, iPad, or Android

• Free App Alert (iPad.freeappalert.com) announces apps that were for sale and are now free!
• Personal/Professional
  • Project Gutenberg (www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page) has "over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device."
  • Medical Encyclopedia by University of Maryland Medical System (http://itunes.apple.com/app/medical-encyclopedia/id313696784?mt=8)
  • Evernote - can capture pictures for vocabulary development, and lots more (www.evernote.com/)
• Especially for individuals following stroke or who use AAC devices
  • JabTalk - android app for JabTalk (android) - Easy and effective basic AAC with real pictures.
  • Phrase board (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/phrase-board/id380424676?mt=8) allows people to communicate when they are unable to speak. Designed by a Registered Nurse experienced with clients who were unable to speak or for whom speaking was too taxing. Large "Yes" and "No" buttons allow for simple usage
  • Speakinmotion (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speakinmotion-trial/id360654596?mt=8) for people with aphasia and apraxia
  • Verbally AAC device - tap in your phrase and the app speaks for you.(http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbally/id418671377?mt=8#)
  • SmallTalkApps - FREE from Lingraphica (http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/168087/91e6341bd2/10009501/461e59c601/)
    • New SmallTalk Apps
      • SmallTalk Conversational Phrases (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-conversational-phrases/id403058584?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Daily Activities (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-daily-activities/id403060140?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Pain Scale (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-pain-scale/id403058256?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Intensive Care (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-intensive-care/id403057381?mt=8)
    • The Rest of the SmallTalk Family
      • Small Talk Aphasia - "designed for people with aphasia. . . provides a vocabulary of pictures and videos that talk in a natural human voice."
        • Male (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-aphasia-male/id403064267?mt=8)
        • Female (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-aphasia-female/id310102858?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Dysphagia (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-dysphagia/id337184701?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Oral Motor Exercises (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-oral-motor-exercises/id337145605?mt=8)
    • SmallTalk Video Apps
      • SmallTalk Phonemes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-phonemes/id384170714?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Consonant Blends (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-consonant-blends/id384174024?mt=8)
      • Small Talk Common Phrases (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-common-phrases/id384172302?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Days, Months, Dates (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-days-months-dates/id384171233?mt=8)
      • SmallTalk Letters, Numbers, Colors (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-letters-numbers/id384168006?mt=8)
• Stories
  • Toy Story Read-Along (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toy-story-read-along/id364376920?mt=8) - "A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace."
  • Once Upon an App - Humpty Dumpty (http://onceuponanapp.com/blog/2010/09/humpty-dumpty/) - View the story with music, then help put Humpty back together again by touching the screen and shaking the device.
• What If? (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bookster/id395395617?mt=8)
• Stickery (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stickery-mermaid-waters/id421951789?mt=8) "is a game set in an underwater kingdom where every living creature is a "sticker" and captured by a confused witch. Your child will help Hanna and Cory, the story's main characters, to save their aquatic friends from the clutches of a confused witch. The witch can only be defeated by solving her math and literacy puzzles. There are over 30 stickers (all free) to be won!"
• All About Sounds (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/all-about-sounds-initial-position/id410642457?mt=8#) - "Initial Position Words is an engaging app that makes it fun to learn and practice saying sounds in the initial position of words while playing a picture matching game."
• Toddler Teaser Shapes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toddler-teasers-shapes/id303153532?mt=8)
• See Touch Learn by Brain Parade - is a picture learning system designed by professionals specifically for those with autism and other special needs. (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/see-touch-learn/id406826506?mt=8&ls=)
• See, Touch, Learn (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/see-touch-learn/id406826506?mt=8#) - a picture learning system "includes a starter set of stunning, high-quality images and 60 exercises"
• Kindermusik Radio App - Lite (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kindermusik-radio-app-lite/id412509225?mt=8)
• Clear Captions (http://www.clearcaptions.com/?refid=0120110330DDig) - a free captioning service for qualified Mac/PC/mobile users.
• English Idioms Illustrated (http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/english-idioms-illustrated/id413057971?mt=8)
• Aesop's Quest - remembering parts of a story to solve a puzzle.
• Little Matchups ABC - Alphabet Letters and Phonics Matching Game by GrasshopperApps.com (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-kids-alphabet-game-by/id439627256?mt=8#)
• AutismXpress - free version for Android
• Developed in association with the Virginia Department of Education.
  • Same Meaning Magic - identify synonyms at different levels, timed or untimed.
  • Opposite Ocean identify the antonym, timed or untimed
  • Same Sound Spellbound understanding homophones, timed
  • Professor Garfield Fact or Opinion - a comic book story with opportunities to distinguish fact from opinion
• Cause/Effect or just kind of fun
  • Talking Tom Cat (www.appbrain.com/app/talking-tom-cat-free/com.outfit7.talkingtom) (free for Android) Talking Tom Cat (99 cents) (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-tom-cat/id377194688?mt=8) responds to your touch and repeats everything you say with a funny voice. "Great for developing imitation skills."
  • Doodlebuddy (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/doodle-buddy/id313232441?mt=8)
  • Bubble Popper
  • Balloon Pop (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/balloon-pop-up/id336509344?mt=8#)
  • Build A Gingerbread House (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/build-a-gingerbread-house/id294656558?mt=8)

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Non-Flash Activities for your iPAD

Many Interactive Activities online require FLASH, which is an Adobe software program that is not supported on iPADs. But there are many freely available interactive educational activities online that do NOT require FLASH and these can be used on iPADs through the web browser which is part of an iPAD's system. A few examples are below as well as an extensive list from an excellent English as a Second Language site. Check interactive activities throughout this entire site to find additional examples. These resources will of course also work on your computer.

• Non-Flash Things for ESL Students
• Free Rice - vocabulary quiz.
• Words at Play from Merriam-Webster
• Vocabulary quiz from vocabulary.com