The Te@ch Thought website is a great resource for all things about technology that relate to teaching and learning. However, they have great information pertaining to iPads and apps. Specifically, they have several articles about effective educational apps for iDevices. They even have lists of the best FREE educational apps. This is definitely a website worth exploring if you have an iDevice that you would like to customize for education.
The Apple iPad is a tablet that has been proven to be effective in a variety of educational settings. It can be used as a tool for learning and practicing skills as well as form of assistive technology. In fact, some of the later generations of iPad come with some AT features built in such as VoiceOver. This feature is a built in screen reader. There are several different generations of the iPad including the smaller version called the iPad mini. Although these devices tend to be a bit pricey, you can buy older generations that have been refurbished at a much more reasonable cost.
Apps 4 Special Education is a website that was developed by the special education faculty at Eastern Michigan University! It was designed to help teachers and families find the right iDevice for their student or child as well as apps that would be helpful. The apps are categorized so you can select and explore! It is definitely a resource worth checking out!
Apps for Children with Special Needs is another great resource when looking for quality apps that are appealing, yet educational. In addition to descriptions of the recommended apps, they also have videos off the apps in use, and lists when apps are on sale. The creator of the website also gifts iPads to children and educators who would truly benefit from one. Therefore, the website has an application that you can fill out if your child or school is in need of an iPad.