DAY THREE - morning

This morning we got into groups and viewed webinars.  Our group viewed a webinar on math apps.  There were 6 webinars in total and here are the notes I took down as each group presented there favourite apps from their webinar:

Webinars

1) Physical Access to Mobile Devices

• Write Pad
• converts writing to text
• circle word date and the date will come up
• Dragon Dictation
• you have articulate to make sure it types what you say
• 3 to 5 times faster than typing
• dictate status updates to facebook and twitter
• not for every student, have to ability to verbalize, have ideas, etc to use it
• Touch Trainer
• helps you learn how to use a touch screen
• issues with fine motor skills, toddlers, etc
• 7 different levels
• target selection and cause and effect development
• set it to touch or swipe

2) Executive Function  

• Sock Puppets
• talk into and sock puppets move their mouths
• good for reader's theatre
• be good for people with speech delays to get them talking, and it's fun
• records
• Shredder
• type in negative thoughts and it shreds them
• helps with being able to let go, cope and move on
• Let Panic Go
• scripted, no settings
• no sound/private
• helps with people who are having a panic attack; anxiety
• hole to inhale, let go to exhale (follow the leaf)
• rate how you feel at a certain point

3) Early Learning

• Kiddie Question
• building language, early vocab, and problem solving skills
• gives a questions, give you time to say the answer, and click to get the answer
• you can choose a specific "wh" question, or all.
• Bugs and Buttons
• a bunch of activities (ex: pinch and grab, gets into sorting, recycling, etc)
• helps develop fine motor skills
• reward is earn bugs to put in your scrapbook
• Jib Jab
• take a picture with your camera and put picture in
• kids faces into the picture library and choose for a story and animation (ex: make a pizza)
• it doesn't read aloud

4) Communication

• Sign 4 Me
• great way to teach sign language as well as speak to someone who uses sign language
• 11,500 words, you can bank phrases for future use
• Speech Tutor
• shows how to form the sounds of words, parts of words, etc
• shows different views, shows tongue/palate/lips - use camera as well

5) Math

• Symmetry Shuffle
• spatial sense and problem solving
• math enjoyment
• transformations/symmetry
• Money Count
• count Canadian money
• timed (3, 5, 10 seconds)
• customize coins to count
• Number Line
• uses base of 20 on the number line
• get progress emailed to teacher or parent
• 2 chances to tap on correct number
• choose different number lines, including negative number and decimal numbers (to the 100th place)
• Math.
• search within app (ex: algebra)
• video lessons
• Math Dictionary
• cognitive credit cards
• speak aloud
• Math Terms
• descriptors to go along
• Khan Academy
• video lessons for junior/high school
• many subjects
• also online

6) Free Apps in Special Education

• Pocket Pond
• sensory regulation, calming
• add things to the pond
• good for transitions (sensory overload)
• Science 360
• 100s of videos or still pictures
• no text
• good for visual learners
• engineering and science topics, always being updated
• Tour Wrist
• 2002 People's Choice App of the Year
• visual tours of panoramic views around the world
• anyone can add to it with pictures
• enhance interest