Here is a list of FREE apps that I’ve used in the past and have sorted by category. The categories are bolded and in black, and the apps are in blue; all apps should link to the iTunes Store.
Animals
Books
Cause and Effect
Communication
Dial Safe Pro - teach your student proper phone usage and safety with this app!!
Story Kit - create an electronic storybook with pictures, recordings, and text! (Great for social stories!!!)
Choice Board Creator - simple app to create choice boards with a recording feature for students with communication challenges
Dictionary/Reference
Snap guide- simple way to share how to step-by-step guides. You can look at some already made or create your own!
Flipboard - personalized magazine. This is a great way to catch up on news that you care about and discover amazing things from all around the world
Drawing
Feelings
Feel Electric! - offers engaging tools that provides opportunities to explore emotional vocabulary and self-expression.
Moody Monster- place to learn about dealing with emotions through engaging and interactive games
Touch and Learn Emotions- helps children to read body language emotions by looking at pictures and figuring out which person is expression a given emotion
itouchilearn-feelings - gives preschool, kindergarten, and children with special needs the social cues needed to identify, interpret, and communicate their emotions
Emotions, feelings, colors- fun arts and social development educational games for kids
Games
MATH
Myscript Calculator- students love this app! perform mathematical operations naturally using your handwriting (must be connected to WiFi in order to use)
Money Apps
Counting Money- app designed for people of all ages count money
Kids count US coins- intended for youngsters who can learn how to count coins
Money Counter Calculator- simple app that counts the user's money. The user enters the amount of coins and collars they have and this app will add the total
Next Dollar Up- teaching strategy for those with special needs to develop independence in money management using a whole dollar amount concept
Amazing Coin FREE- fun and educational game that will help kids to recognize, count, add, pay and make change with coins.
Basic Math Facts (+,-,/,*):
Math Cakes: Addition Facts - makes practicing math fun and challenging
Clock
Clockmaster-game to help children make the connection between hours and minutes and to help them to become fluent in both reading and setting time on digital and analog clocks
Music
NOTES
Dropbox-an account everyone should have!! This app lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Access any file you save in Dropbox from all your computers, iPhone, iPad, and even the Dropbox website!!
Evernote- helps you to remember everything across all the devices you use. Let you take notes, capture photos, create to-do-lists, record voice-reminders-- and makes these notes completely searchable, whether you are at home, at work, or on the go
that list app-features a quick entry method to add, delete, edit, check, uncheck and sort different tasks quickly from the same screen
PaperPort Notes- combine documents, web content, audio, typed text as well as hand written notes into a single document that you can easily organize and share with everyone
MyScript Memo- take your notes on the go using your handwriting and convert them to digital text that you can export and share
OT
Reminders/Homework
my homework- great student planner
that list app-features a quick entry method to add, delete, edit, check, uncheck and sort different tasks quickly from the same screen
in class-helps track your class schedule, assignments, and will even help you with taking notes
Forgetful- keeps you notified as each important reminder becomes due
30/30-you set up a list of tasks, and a length of time for each of them. When you start the timer, it will let you know when to move onto the next task
Same/Different
Sight Words
Social Skills
Sorting
Sound ID
Speech and Language
Language TherApy Lite
comprehension therapy, naming therapy, reading therapy, and writing therapy
Articulation
Matching
Match it up 3
What's Different
Sorting
PCS
PCS (artic PCS, PCS Bingo, Scramble PCS, Rhyming PCS, Language PCS, Vocab PCS, PCS Memory, SignLanguage)
Text-to-speech
Talking Characters
Teaching Tools
Educreations - turns your iPAD into a recordable whiteboard. You can create a great video tutorial!
Nearpod - combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated solution
Haiku-deck - create fast and fun beautifully designed slideshows
Prezi - create and present beautiful presentations
Show me -turn your iPAD into your personal interactive whiteboard
Class Dojo- helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily.
Visual Supports
Choiceboard-creator- simple app to create choice boards with a recording feature for students with communication challenges
Storykit - create an electronic storybook with pictures, recordings, and text! (Great for social stories!!!)
that list app-features a quick entry method to add, delete, edit, check, uncheck and sort different tasks quickly from the same screen
Timers
Stop Go! - a simple timer used in the form of a traffic light
WRITING
Dragon Dictation-voice recognition app that allows you to speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In order to use this app you must have a WiFi connection
ispell- for kids to learn and practice spelling. Kids see the pictures and listens to the word and then type the spelling.
Idea Sketch-lets you easily draw a diagram - mind map, concept map, or flow chart - and convert it into an outline, and vice versa. Similar to inspiration used on Mac - great graphic organizer!!
Drop Box-an account everyone should have!! This app lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Access any file you save in Dropbox from all your computers, iPhone, iPad, and even the Dropbox website!!
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