IEP checklist app for iPhone

The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center (PEATC) has developed this iPhone app to help parents make sure they don't miss anything during an IEP. PEATC provides education support, training and advocacy to families and professionals throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and beyond. Click on the post title for more information.

Amazing website - Search and download pre-made visual supports

Thanks to our ASD consultant who forwarded this cool website with a collection of pre-made down-loadable activities organized in a searchable database. There's device overlays too. Here's what Barb says, "you just press print and boom…..it’s ready for lamination and Velcro. I LOVED the fact that this spans the ages too. There are things for preschoolers as well as young adults and beyond school. There are many, many areas to search as well…school, home, behavior supports, communication samples, holidays…the list goes on. Books that are read by children and are in a video format, called accessible books. Just fascinating. Be careful though, you could get sucked in and stay for hours!!!!

Share documents on the web - even PDF's with Scribd

I just discovered Scribd, which is a social publishing company, and can now upload pdf files to the Blog. Scribd turns nearly any file—including PDF, Word, PowerPoint and Excel—into a Web document that can be shared on thousands of other Websites, including Twitter and Facebook. Last I checked, google docs did not allow sharing of pdf files. So, as you can see, I've embedded the iphone and itouch apps listing below. In order to download it, you'll have to create an account on Scribd, but it's free. Or just view it here on the Blog, try full screen for best results.

iPhone and iPod touch Apps for Special Education

iPhone and iPod touch Apps for (Special) Education

Another great Blog! Speech-Language Pathology Sharing

Check out this Blog for info on the new iPad and scroll down to an embedded document iPhone and iPod touch Apps for Special Education. It's an incredibly comprehensive list that categorizes apps for communication, organization, reading, writing, math and general AT. The blogger, Eric Sailers, is a speech pathologist and AT specialist in San Diego, CA. It's been added to our list of Blogs for future reference (or you can get email alerts as mentioned previously).

Coming Soon! Blio eReader

The FREE Blio eReader software is a new presentation of electronic books & magazines. It has full-color and 3D so image-rich books are now available in digital format. Blio preserves a book’s original layout, fonts, and graphics.

The selection includes cookbooks, travel guides, how-to books, schoolbooks, art books, children’s stories, and magazines. The display lets you insert highlights, notes, videos, and even webpages. Selected books also go hands-free with Blio’s read-aloud feature.