Life Skills Apps

1. Life Skills Apps Secondary Ed Tech March 28, 2013 Janet McCutchen

2. Photo Touch Telling Time Digital Clock • ASD, DD, ME • Tap information icon in top left corner for explanation of settings • Tap on gear icon in right corner to access settings • Choose from library for options of time (hour, half hour and 5 minute intervals) • Select min. and max. items to display • Customize items: add, edit, delete items; add own voice and own photos; customize sounds • Automatically levels up and down depending on number of correct and incorrect answers • https://itunes.apple.com/tr/app/telling-time-digital-clock/id444923317?mt=8

3. Photo Touch Telling Time Analog Clock • ASD, DD, ME • Tap information icon in top left corner for explanation of settings • Tap on gear icon in right corner to access settings • Choose from library for options of time (hour, half hour and 5 minute intervals) • Select min. and max. items to display • Customize items: add, edit, delete items; add own voice and own photos; customize sounds • Automatically levels up and down depending on number of correct and incorrect answers • https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/telling-time-photo-touch-game/id442399018?mt=8

4. Telling Time Plus • ASD, DD, ME • 700 different clock values. • The user uses 6 buttons to input the digital time by the hour, ten minute, and minute based on the analog clock. After entering time will need to “Check” answer • Tap “How to Play” for instructions • Tap “Play Game” and a “Settings” page will appear • There are two game modes: Practice and Quiz. • Practice mode the user must input the correct answer in order to move on to the next question. • Quiz Mode, users only have one chance to get the question right. • Option of number of questions, minute hand increments, timer, letter grade and sound • Once settings are selected tap on “Continue” and then “Begin” • Teacher may need to set up page for student • https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/telling-time-+/id489996367?mt=8

5. Shopping List • ASD, DD, ME • visual shopping checklist • Video showing features of app in which allow you to add items to product list under a variety of categories choosing from own photos or picture bank • Choose products by tapping to the left of the picture • Add quantity and description by tapping on • Then tap “Go Shopping” to create shopping list • While shopping, tap on products and they will go down to the completed list • Tap on “New Shopping” to begin again. • https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/shopping-list-free/id449457690?mt=8

6. iSigns • ASD, DD, ME • 150 signs symbols that we find in our environment • Use app to teach and review signs/symbols and their meaning • Tap top of screen to reveal a search bar to find sign you are looking for • https://itunes.apple.com/md/app/isigns-hd-150+-cool-signs/id364907333?mt=8

7. Touch the Sound • ASD, DD, ME, MH • app focuses on helping kids learn to recognize familiar sounds and match the sounds by tapping the correct picture on the screen • Tap gear icon in upper right hand corner to access setting options You can turn individual concepts ON or OFF and introduce one new sound at a time • Sounds are grouped into 5 selectable categories (animals, home, music instruments, nature, and transport) • Can add new concepts (emotions, actions, etc.) in one • Wrong answers do not interfere with gameplay • https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/touch-the-sound/id506593890?mt=8

8. Touch and Learn Emotions • ASD,DD, ME, MH • app focuses on helping kids learn to recognize emotions and match stated emotion by tapping the correct picture on the screen • Tap gear icon in upper right hand corner to access setting options You can turn individual concepts ON or OFF and introduce one new emotion at a time • Can add new concepts and edit photos • Wrong answers do not interfere with gameplay http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touch-and-learn-emotions/id451685022?mt=8

9. Magic Piano HD • ASD, DD, ME, MH • Tap on “Menu” in upper left corner for choice of play: solo (free play) or songbook • Tap on “Settings” to turn on/off help messages and modes • No-fail mode on means students can tap anywhere in Songbook and correct notes will still be played • Tap on spiral keyboard in corner for free play on keyboard • http://itunes.apple.com/md/app/magic-piano-hd/id356416346?mt=8

10. Visual Schedule (Data Null) • ASD, DD, MH • Allows teacher to set up multiple schedules and allows for modification of the schedule as needed. • Can be used to break down multi-step tasks into simple one-step directions or to lay out an individual’s daily school or can be used as First-Then board • Can use pictures from photo library, add own photos using camera or import from website. Get photos prior to creating schedule. • As each step on the Visual Schedule is completed it can be checked off • Tap “Create New Schedule”; type in schedule description; select image from images; tap “choose this image”; type in description for step; Tap “add row”; repeat for number of steps needed. When finished tap “save this schedule” • https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/visual-schedule/id514492094?mt=8

11. Dexteria • ASD, DD, MH • therapeutic hand exercisesthat improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness in children and adults. • Must turn off MultiTasking gestures in iPad settings to use this app (Settings>General>Toggle Multitasking Gestures off). • Three levels: Tap It; Pinch It; Write It • Tap for instructions. • Click on “Report” to show progress (measured in time to complete task) • https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dexteria-fine-motor-skill/id420464455?mt=8

12. Clean Up • ASD, DD, MH • Interactive game for developing language, reasoning, sorting and classifying skills. • Images of everyday objects encountered on a daily basis. • Built in reinforcement and error correction • Instructions are shown (modelled) on screen when app is first opened • Students drag objects with finger when asked Where does the ____ go? • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clean-up-category-sorting/id404057271?mt=8

13. Art of Glow • ASD, MH • easy to create variety of glow artworks • Tap on tools icon in lower right hand corner to adjust settings • Select shapes, colours, and changes with each touch or dragging of fingers • Tap on clear in settings to clear screen • http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/art-of-glow/id387680399?mt=8

14. BlaBlaBla • ASD, MH • BlaBlaBla is a sound reactive application • Talk or make sounds and mouth on image on screen will move • “A” at bottom of screen gives information about app • “Bla” symbol gives face options to choose from • < and > lets you scroll through faces • https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/bla-bla-bla/id430815432?mt=8

15. Bubble Harp • ASD, MH • draws bubbles around your fingertips, recording and replaying your movements while creating music. You can record long movements of a single point, or stream many points out of your fingertips like ink. • tap side of screen for settings bar to appear at bottom of screen • you can change from single points to streams of points, change music (tone and time between notes) and save screen to photos • multiple fingers and multiple people can touch the screen at once to create together. • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bubble-harp/id372531368?mt=8

16. Bubble Snap • ASD, MH • Tap bubbles to make them pop • Along top of screen, select size of bubbles s,m,l • Pop one at a time or drag fingers to pop more • New sheet appears when all is popped or tap on “new sheet” • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bubble-snap/id285646135?mt=8

17. Cause & Effect Sensory Light Box • ASD, MH • encourages development and basic awareness of touches and gestures through open-ended exploration and play. • 21 different scenes with audio and abstract visuals • response to various combinations of taps, presses, sweeping and controlled movements • Tap on speaker to turn sound on/off • Tap on gear to adjust settings • Tap on circle with 3 dots at bottom of screen to select background colour on screen • Tap on ? Icon to select various screens and suggested settings • Can also set for voice activation • Once settings are selected tap on “wand” to play • https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cause-effect-sensory-light/id533976433

18. Cause & EffectSensory Soundbox • ASD, MH • Twelve very simple interactions are provided to explore a range of musical scales, tones, pitch shifting sweeps and other interactive sound effects. • All activities in Sound Box use single touch taps and gestures • Tap on colour word at bottom of screen to change background colour • Tap on sound on/off to turn sound on/off • https://itunes.apple.com/app/cause-effect-sensory-sound/id548622567

19. Pocket Pond • ASD, MH • Interactive water reacts to touches and swipes by rippling • Interact with the fish - scare them, feed them (double tap on screen) • Tap on + icon in top corner for choice bar to add lily pads, flying insect and more fish • Tap on insect for it to stop in water • Tap on garbage can icon in top corner until it turns red. Then select object to remove • Tap on information icon in bottom right hand corner to turn on/off thunderstorm • Customizable lily pads * Thunderstorm effects Note: Thunderstorm toggle is in the info menu. • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pocket-pond/id363154844?mt=8

20. Fluidity • ASD, MH • Drag finger(s) across screen to move fluid around screen • Tap on menu in bottom left corner to adjust settings for colour, fade, viscosity, momentum and too add ambient, sparkling or both for more effect • http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/fluidity-hd/id399403909?mt=

21. Gravitarium • ASD, MH • Cause and effect app by touching or dragging with finger(s) • Colours change as screen is touched • Tap on menu button in lower right corner to adjust settings (sounds, gravity, invert, tail, reset, photo) • ttp://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/gravitarium/id375602683?mt=8

22. I Love Fireworks • ASD, MH • With iLoveFireworks, you can create beautiful fireworks display by easy tap operation! Touch on the screen; you immediately see breath taking fireworks in 3D graphics and real sounds. • http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ilovefireworks/id301027080?mt=8