Michael

1. Social Skill Builder - Videos are presented with corresponding multiple choice questions. an example would be; What are the children laughing at? I would use this app with cognitively disabled students as well as children on the autism spectrum to develop social cue reading and general social skills.

2. How Would You Feel? Students are presented cards with different scenarios ie., How would you feel if you were lost at the mall? I would use this app to develop students abilities to identify their own as well as others feelings. Also, it can be used to discus possible real life scenarios and what would they do if they found themselves in that situation.

3. Making Sequences - I would use this app to help students increase sequencing skills in writing and reading as well as for following multi-step directions. Children can create their own stories using their own images and voice recordings.

4. Understanding Inferences - Flash cards with audio text with subjects such as; Bill is sick. His mom is taking him to the ..... This app would be helpful to use with students who are overly literal thinkers and those working on general reasoning skills.

5. Splingo's Language Universe - For use in developing a child's language comprehension skills through listening and following directions given in Splingo's alien voice. An example of a task is; following Splingo's directions to build a spaceship.

6. Conversation Social Skills - Helpful for students to practice conversation skills ie., What can I talk about?, asking someone to play and hellos and greetings. Screen can be read by or for the student.

7. What Are They Thinking? - Photo cards are presented to the student for drawing inferences and increasing conversational skills. Thought bubbles appear over people and animal's heads. Students are asked the question What are they thinking.? student gives a verbal response and then clicks on screen to see various thought other possibilities.

8. Wh Questions I would use this app with students with language skills deficits. Students answer Wh questions from various picture prompts ie., How do you make toast?, Who is your favorite superhero? This is helpful practice for students to organize thoughts and explain thought process.

9. Name That Category? I would use this app for students to practice describing, categorizing and organizing skills. an example of a screen prompt; A nickel, penny and quarter are .....

10. 60 Story Starters Cards and audio starters to begin a story. Students then say or write what they think will happen next. Also, can be used to discuss beginning, middle and endings and describing settings in stories.

1. TED - I enjoy the myriad of speakers from the arts, medicine and education. App is frequently updated and can filter out available videos by particular interests. 2. Dragon Dictation - Enables you to send notes and reminders to yourself. You can send emails and text messages by speaking into a little microphone that appears on the screen. Also, can submitted to Facebook and Twitter. 3. NY TImes - My go to app for national and international news. In depth articles and special features. 4. Mac Life - Updated info on new advances and features and ways to get more out of old Mac devices. Useful when we no longer have this class. 5. Fit Brain Trainer - Brain training and fitness app with 360 games to increase or maintain (for those of us over fifty and heading quickly to 60 and beyond) memory, concentration and processing skills.