DAY TWO - afternoon

We were asked to search communication apps on iTunes.  Searching for on iTunes, using the keyword "communication apps", gave MANY results.  It was a bit overwhelming to go through all the apps and find a few to look closer at and to highlight on my blog; however, I did round it down to five to highlight.

FIVE COMMUNICATION APPS:

1)  My Voice

• $189.99
• all ages and abilities
• touchscreen can turn into one giant button
• can customize words, pictures, routines, and places - will instantly switch to words and phrases needed for certain places (previously saved) - ex: science class

2)  Articulation Station

• $49.99
• flashcard activity
• matching game
• 93 rotating sentences
• over 1300 unique sentences
• 93 level 1 stories
• 58 level 2 stories
• over 1000 target words
• multiple users for group sessions
• voice recording and playback features

3)  Touch Chat HD - AAC

• $149.99
• all ages
• words, phrases and messages are spoken with a built - in voice synthesize or by playing recorded messages
• US and British voices
• tilt device to make message expand to full the screen in large letters
• allows communication in a silent or noisy environment
• generated text can be shared on Facebook, Twitter, text message, and email
• text from other applications can be copied into Touch Chat and spoken aloud 

4)  Picture AAC

• $29.99
• helps people with autism, who have speech impairment/delay, to communicate with pictures
• no complicated settings/functions
• easy 1 - 2 taps
• over 200 voice clips and pictures of most commonly used words
• can add own pictures
• 2 training levels

5)  Go Talk Now

• $79.99
• adjustable page layouts
• customizable navigation
• recorded text - to - speech capabilities
• symbol set included
• able to create communication book with unique settings and unlimited pages - can share via WiFi
• create multimedia social stories
• can print and save stories/books in PDF form