The Speech-EZ®

Webinar Series:Appdapted

Utilizing free and inexpensive apps to enhance therapy

Jeremy Legaspi, M.S.,CCC-SLPthe-speechguy.com

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Agenda

-Review some iPad basics

-Talk about some emerging

technologies

-How to Appdapt apps

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

I have no relevant financial or nonfinancial

relationships in the products o

r services

described, reviewed or compared in this

presentation.

Top 10 Reasons to Use an iPad in Therapy

10) Developers are constantly improving apps, so the apps can evolve with your client.

9) Regardless of the child’s age or ability level, the iPad can be accessible through voice or touch.

8) Apps can easily be incorporated into playing, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, songs and video.

Top 10 Reasons to Use an iPad in Therapy

7) Many apps offer free or ‘lite’ versions, so before a therapist makes a big purchase they can sample the program’s features then

determine if it’s worth the money.

5) Parents can help their child participate in school lessons to reinforce education at home, and games and activities can draw in friends and classmates, eliminating isolation.

6)There are many apps that offer the ability to record a child’s productions to save for later comparison. With this option, you can allow your client to do self-rating and go back to double-check their speech.

Top 10 Reasons to Use an iPad in Therapy

4) Apps that are skill-focused often make great tools for quick criterion-referenced assessments or dynamic assessments of a given skill, without needing to prepare lots of supplies ahead of time.3)The data-tracking capabilities of app-compatible devices allow therapists to focus on the task at hand. You can then email the session data to the client’s caregivers or yourself to include in SOAP notes.2) Apps can target apraxia, articulation, language, play skills, pragmatic skills, functional communication and more – all in one device. No more lugging around 12 different sets of flashcards.

1) iPads are cool! Many of my clients could care less if I took out scissors, paper and crayons– and most of the time these end up on the floor. Children are simply more motivated by interacting with theiPad than paper–and–pencil activities.

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The Basics Setting up for success

-Explore general settings

-Explore accessibility features

-Turn on Guided Access!

-Search for apps effectively and efficiently

-Organize your photos

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How to turn on Guided Access

1.Launch Settings.2.Tap General.3.Scroll down and tap Accessibility

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How to turn on Guided Access

4.Scroll down and tap Guided Access5. Turn on Guided Access6. Set a Passcode

When to use Guided Access

Restricting menu options or portions of

the screen

Keeping the student in the app and out of

others

Disabling touch to watch a video

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How to turn on Assistive Touch

1.Launch Settings.2.Tap General.3.Scroll Down to Accessibility.4.Then tap on the option Assistive Touch.

• Native App store searches can be time consuming and aggravating and often lead to virtual dead ends

Here are some alternatives:

Searching for Apps

• Use blogs and social media as resources

Blogs

• Speech Techie

Pinterest

• Lauren S. Ender’s Boards

Facebook

• SLPs Talk Apps

Twitter

• #slpeeps #spedchat #atchat

Searching for Apps

Create your own Photo Library -This takes some time up front but will be worth it

-Import your own pictures for language and articulation

- Sync to iCloud or upload photos to Dropbox or Flikr

-Why?- These photos will become your foundation for Appdapting apps !

-Dropbox or Flikr links will be used to link to Quick Response Codes

Organize your Camera Roll

Saving your pictures

1)Open Safari

2)Long hold an image

3)Tap Save Image

Organize your Camera Roll

Saving your pictures

4)Open up your camera roll

5) Create an album by tapping

and then “ Add to…”

Organize your Camera Roll

Pictures? Now What?

Take your pictures and incorporate them through any apps that offer access to your photo library

Dropbox• Provides quick access to the cloud.• Incorporated into a variety of apps. • Gives you access to therapy materials on any

device.

Dropbox

What is it?Wikipedia defines AR as :

“Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept

called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is modified (possibly even diminished rather than augmented) by a computer. As a result, the technology functions by

enhancing one’s current perception of reality. By contrast, virtual reality replaces the real world with a simulated one.”

Why use it?-It’s fun

-It’s incredibly engaging

-Allows you to think outside the box

Augmented Reality

Toca Boca Tailor

Augmented Reality

Speech With Milo Nouns

Augmented Reality

Crazy Hair Salon

Augmented Reality

ZooBurst•Digital 3D pop books

•ZooBurst books “live” online and can be experienced on your desktop or laptop computer, or on your iPad

•Characters and props can be arranged within a 3D world using uploaded artwork or with the 10,000 images in the database

http://www.zooburst.com/zb_pricing.php

Augmented Reality

ZooBurst•Using a webcam or the Zooburst app a Zooburst code can be scanned

•The book will open up and be overlayed over the code

Augmented Reality

ZooBurst

Augmented Reality

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Aurasma What does it do?Any image, object or place can become an interactive experience

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Aurasma How does it do it?Image recognition technology links an object/picture to an image, audio, video, or web link.

Step 1

Creating an Aura

Select the type of content you would like to use as your Aura.

Creating and Aura Take a picture of the trigger image/object.

Step 2

Step 2

Creating an Aura

Scan your trigger image/object to see your Aura appear.

Opposite puzzle activity- create an ‘aura’ for each of the pieces opposite.

Aurasma in Action

American Sign Language-create a trigger image for learning sign language

Aurasma in Action

Books- create Auras throughout a book.

Aurasma in Action

Speech sounds-use Auras to help prompt sounds

Aurasma in Action

Quick Response (QR) Codes

A type of barcode then when scanned will link to:•Websites•Text•Audio•Video•Maps

Quick Response (QR) Codes

Generating QR CodesBeqrious

http://beqrious.com/qr-code-generator/

Kaywa

http://kaywa.com

Tag My Doc

http://tagmydoc.com

QR Voice

http://qrvoice.net/

QR Explorer

http://qrexplore.com/

Visual Lead

http://visuallead.com

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Generating QR Codes

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Using QR Codes1) Scavenger Hunts- place QR codes around

the room, hall ways, etc.. 2) Articulation Practice- have each code

link to a target word 3) Quizzes- scan codes to ask

comprehension questions4) Sequencing/Story Telling- pair with

printed picture to sequence or retell a story5) Pair with Apps- Use screen shots of apps

and embed QR codes 6) Adapt books- use audio QRs to have a

child scan a read

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Keeping Track of your QR Codes

• Keep them in Dropbox• Spreadsheets• Word Documents• Create a photo album

Appdapting Apps

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Pros•Create your own flashcards•Access 100,000 premade flashcards•10,000 lesson in the catalog•5 modes- flashcards, photo touch, reader, match up, and word builder

Bitsboard-Free

Tiny Tap-Free

Pros•“Turn any moment into a game.”•Use photo library or take pictures to turn into games•Use for articulation or language activities•Record audio to ask in game questions•Use with evaluations for difficult to test children

Cons•Can’t create multi-step patterns

Tiny Tap-Free

Pros•Create your own games•Use your own pictures to create a die•Use your own background image•Unlimited number of 6 sided dice•Use pictures to appdapt board gamesCons• Ads bug- ads are still present even after purchase

Photo Dice- Free

Image Spinner- $.99

Pros

•Import your own pictures

•Record audio for each picture

•Use up to 10 pictures

•Use pictures to appdapt board games

Cons

• Can not save your spinners

• Have to create each time you use it

Question Sleuth-$2.99

• Similar to the classic board game Secret Square

• Import your own pictures to use in the game• Work on asking/answering questions,

describing, categorization, and even articulation

• Connect to DropBox to save and share your boards

Question Sleuth-$2.99

• Similar to the classic board game Secret Square

• Import your own pictures to use in the game• Work on asking/answering questions,

describing, categorization, and even articulation

• Connect to DropBox to save and share your boards

Foldify- $3.99

Pros•Paper craft creator •Create 3D paper models based on 10 availabe shapes•Import pictures or use available stickers to create vehicles, animals, people, or your own dice

Foldify- $3.99

BiPros•Import pictures from anywhere- web, camera roll, camera•Clip, crop, resize pictures easily•Add stickers and background images

Cons•Unable to record audio

Pic Collage-Free

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Pros•Create your own storyboards, schedules, memory aids, flashcards, and more•Import from camera or camera roll •3 display modes- normal, big sized, big sized only during sound•Share and download from user communityCons•Takes some time to get used to the interface •Up front setup time

Tapikeo HD- Free

BiPros•Create and animate your own animated plays•Use your camera roll to import pictures and use them as props and characters•Extremely fun and engaging for all ages

Cons•Small built in character set for free version•Free version doesn’t offer ability to import must purchase Puppet Pals Directors Pass

Puppet Pals HD- Free-$5.99

BiPros•Create hidden object games using any photo on your iPad•Save games to your profile

Cons•Unable to record audio •Reduced picture quality

Pictago-Free

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Pros•Create, combine and style fun outfits for four different characters.•Use camera to import “fabrics” and create clothes that look the same as your client’s•Use AR feature to target concepts and prepositions•Free version available as Toca Fairy Tales

Toca Tailor- $2.99

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Pros•Take a photo or choose one from your camera roll•100s of hair styles to choose from•Use it to target basic concepts, pronouns, following directions etc..•Offers tons of creativity

Crazy Hair Studio- Free

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Pros• Photo editing tool that automatically finds your face•Place your face on stamps, billboard, magazines etc.. •Use it to target social language, figurative language, or pair it with another app

Photo Funia-Free

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Pros• Photo editing tool to create “fake” pictures•Templates include: newspapers, magazines, diplomas, badges, etc.. •Use it to target social language, figurative language, or pair it with another appCons•Contains mature content

Faker$-Free

BiPros•Make collages in any imaginable shape or form•Import your own photos from your camera roll •Great when paired with other apps like Pictago Cons•Poorer image quality depending on how many picture you include

Shape Collage-Free

BiPros•Allows you to create stories using pictures, voice, and text•Great for social stories, sequencing, and narratives•Sync word highlighting to real time audio- to work on word attack or decodingCons•Picture scaling doesn’t always work

Story Creator- Free

BiPros•Allows you to create games using your pictures•Create a puzzle game, a shaper sorter, a tracing game, and a matching game

Cons•Pictures can only be imported using the camera feature•Only matching and shape sorting come free, you have to pay $.99 to unlock the other two games

Your Game- Free

More info

The-speechguy.com

Speakingofapps.com

Therapyapp411.com

@azspeechguy #slpeeps

Thank you

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