Middle School Tech
April 2016
In honor of autism awareness month: Autism iHelp – WH Questions
"Autism iHelp is a vocabulary teaching aid developed by parents of a child with Autism and a speech-language pathologist. Autism iHelp was inspired by the need for specific language intervention tools for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder focusing on their unique strengths and difficulty with expressive vocabulary."
Click on the link for more.....
Tech Resources for Autism
Attention Math Teachers (And, those of us who are afraid of Math!)
Photomath is a new math app that lets users take a picture of ANY math problem, and the app solves it!
Where to buy it!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microblink.photomath&hl=enhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photomath-camera-calculator/id919087726?mt=8
How to use it!
http://www.cnet.com/news/use-your-phones-camera-to-solve-equations-with-photomath/
App: Draw on Screen
Students can use this to illustrate ideas, tell stories, or explain diagrams.
So many possibilities!
Click on the video, below, to see how it works!
App: Google Handwriting Input
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.handwriting.ime&hl=en
Click on the video to see it in action.
Perfect for reluctant learners.
Perfect for people who do not want to, or do not like to, type!
Want to learn a new language? There's an app for that!
Update for Apple:
Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo&hl=en
Desktop version:
(Also available on Itunes and Google play)
The "Ultimate APP" to study anything for free!
UDL resource: Vocabulary App
Looking for a UDL way to introduce, practice, or study vocabulary!
Try this app! Good for grades 7-12.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knowji-vocab-7-10-sat-gre/id580345416?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Other apps: Check them out!
Wonder's of the Universe:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=wonders%20of%20the%20universe&c=apps&hl=en
Laps it! Time lapse and stop motion camera:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lapse-it-time-lapse-stop-motion/id539108382?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=time%20lapse%20camera&c=apps&hl=en
Simple machines:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simple-machines-by-tinybop/id936966570?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Simple+Machine&hl=en