12/17/12
Using
Assis(ve
Technology
in
Postsecondary
Educa(on
Programs
for
Individuals
with
Intellectual
and
Developmental
Disabili(es
Kelly
R.
Kelley,
Ph.D.
and
Rebekah
E.
Norris,
B.S.
Western
Carolina
University
University
Par(cipant
(UP)
Program
GReAT
Conference
2012
Goals
for
Today’s
Session
•  There’s
an
App
for
That!
Exploring
the
App
Craze
•  App
Considera?on
Checklist
Resource
•  Using
the
Checklist
and
iPads
to
Evaluate
Apps
for
Independent
Living
•  Ques?ons
There’s
An
App
for
That!
•  iPad
was
released
in
April
2010
and
in
3
months
Apple
sold
over
3.27
million
iPads
•  Over
700,000
apps
as
of
September
2012
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Technology
is
everywhere
so…
how
do
we
use
it
effec?vely
in
PSE
programs?
Apps
Considera?on
Checklist
Tammaro,
M.
T.,
&
Jerome,
M.
K.
(2012).
Does
the
app
fit?
Using
the
Apps
Considera?on
Checklist.
In
M.
J.
Ault,
&
M.
E.
Bausch
(Eds.),
Apps
for
all
students:
A
teacher’s
desktop
guide
(pp.23‐31).
Reston,
VA:
Excep?onal
Innova?ons.
www.exinn.net
©
Technology
and
Media
Division
of
the
Council
for
Excep?onal
Children
(TAM)
www.tamcec.org
1.
Gather
Data
PlaPorm?
iPod
iPad
iPhone
Cost?
e
pri
Ag pro
Ap
?
ate
Programming?
e
Grad l?
e
v
Le
Developer?
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2.
Consider
Features
Visual
?
Sensory
?
Cogni(ve
?
Auditory?
3.
App
Characteris(cs
Content
?
Culturally
Inclusive?
Design?
4.
Basic
Access
Features
?
tch
i
Sw
Swipe?
Speak
?
Shake?
Tilt?
Slide?
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5.
Advanced
Access
Assis(ve
Touch?
Voice
Over?
Closed
Cap(oning?
?
less
Wire
Screen
reader?
6.
Other
Features
Consistent
with
other
instruc?onal
strategies
being
taught?
Does
it
also
deliver
prompts
in
an
effec?ve
and
consistent
way?
Is
there
a
reinforcement
schedule
that
can
be
changed
or
programmed?
Is
it
the
RIGHT
fit?
(Go
back
through
en?re
checklist
and
evaluate
in
comparison
to
needs)
Ways
to
Use
This
Checklist
1.  Have
a
specific
student
in
mind.
2.  Develop
an
app
resource
notebook
or
database
for
your
community
and
clients.
3.  Data
collec(on
and
recommenda(on
of
apps
to
others.
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Health
and
Hygiene
•  Teeth
brushing
–  Just
Brush
–  White
Summit
•  Weight
Management
–  Lose
it
•  Cleaning
–  Cleaning
Checklist
($2.99)
–  Chore
Lite
(free)
Organiza?on
and
Time
Management
•
•
•
•
•
•
First
Then
(not
free,
$9.99)
Timer+
Reminders,
Calendar,
and
Clock
AudioNote
Time
Timer
($2.99)
Night
Stand
Central
Social
Media
and
Networking
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Facebook
Skype
FaceTime
Find
Friends
Dragon
Dicta?on
Smart
Hands
Lite/ASL
Coach
Pulse
News
and
Fluent
News
The
Weather
Channel,
Weather+
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Cooking
and
Grocery
Shopping
•
•
•
•
Constant
Shopper
Apples
to
Oranges
BigOven
AllRecipes
Financial
Literacy
•
•
•
•
•
•
gcflearnfree.org
Coun?ng
Coins/Bills&Coins
Coun?ngMoney
Budget
Tool
Simple
Budget
Math
Drills
Lite
Naviga?on
and
Transporta?on
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Google
Earth
AroundMe
Maps
Waze
Drivers
Ed
NC
Driver
($2.99)
Taking
pictures
of
landmarks
with
iPad2
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Recrea?on
and
Leisure
Kindle,
OverDrive
(library
audio
and
ebooks)
Nemlix,
Hulu,
YouTube
Fotobabble
Various
games
on
each
iPad
based
on
par?cipant
interest
(Talking
Tom,
Talking
Ben,
Talking
Gina,
card
games)
•  Virtuoso
piano,
Pandora,
Music
Notes
•  All
Trails
•
•
•
•
iPhone,
iPad
and
iPod
touch
Apps
for
(Special)
Educa(on
•  hop://www.scribd.com/doc/24470331/
iPhone‐iPad‐and‐iPod‐touch‐Apps‐for‐Special‐
Educa?on
Addi?onal
Apps
for
PSE
Programs
from
Think
College
TPSIDs
Produc(vity
•  iAnnotate
•  Neu.Annotate
•  iThoughtsHD
$7.99
•  SimpleMind+
Free
or
$6.99
for
full
version
•  Pages
$9.99
•  Keynote
$9.99
•  Numbers
$9.99
•  Wunderlsit
•  Easy
Note
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Addi?onal
Apps
for
PSE
Programs
from
Think
College
TPSIDs
U(li(es
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Printer
Share
iChromy
Nightstand
Flashlight
Side
by
Side
Dropbox
PDF
Reader
Lite
Addi?onal
Apps
for
PSE
Programs
from
Think
College
TPSIDs
Note
taking
•  Sundry
Notes
Free
or
$2.99
•  SmartNote
Free
•  PaperDesk
LT
•  Bamboo
Paper
•  Neu.Notes
•  UPAD
Lite
•  Evernote
•  AudioNote
Lite
•  DNoteIt
$2.99
•  Notes
Plus
$4.99
•  Penul(mate
$1.99
Addi?onal
Apps
for
PSE
Programs
from
Think
College
TPSIDs
Educa(on
&
Accessibility
•  InClass
•  Flashcards
Lite
$3.99
full
version
•  Flashcardlet
•  Idea
Flight
Free
or
$7.99
full
version
•  Groupboard
•  Blackboard
•  Inkling
•  TED
•  Splashtop
$1.99
•  Google
Earth
•  WolframAlpha
$1.99
•  Instapaper
$4.99
•  Adobe
Connect
•  Dragon
Dicta(on
•  Pictello
$14.99
•  Hearplanet
$3.99
•  ICanSee
•  SayText
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Addi?onal
Apps
for
PSE
Programs
from
Think
College
TPSIDs
News
•  Fluent
News
•  Pulse
News
•  Press
Reader
•  News
360
•  Flipboard
$10
Ques(ons?
Contact
Us
•  UP
Program
Website:
up.wcu.edu
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