Technology

Technology

Technology is used to reinforce the early childhood curriculum.

These are some of our favorite websites used in the computer lab and the classroom. Just click on the links below to get to these websites:

Apps for the IPad

*These are the Apps that your child is beginning to use at school. The teachers and therapists at Blair will continue doing research on appropriate apps to use

Autism Apps
  • A huge list of Apps for autism and the entire world of human communication. Sorted into various categories.
  • Cost: Free
  • Category I

Talkers (e.g., Talking Tom)
  • Interactive “pets” which allow voice capturing and playback.
  • Cost: Some Free
  • Category AI

Chalk_Board
  • A “writer” App that allows for simple drawings to be created with the child.
  • Cost: Free
  • Category A

StoryKit
  • An app that allows you to create a story with pictures, music, drawings and sound.
  • Cost: Free
  • Category CS

Itsy Bitsy, Wheels on the Bus, Old MacDonald
  • An extremely engaging interactive storybooks for ages 2-7. Great for focused auditory input and basic concepts.
  • Cost: $1.99
  • Category M

Toca Hair Salon, Toca Tea Party, Toca Grocery Store
  • App for using referential communication barrier activities designed to target giving and receiving directions, using accurate language structures and taking turns.
  • Cost: $1.99
  • Category CS

Sock Puppets
  • An application for puppet play. Excellent for social skills, articulation and expressive language. Plan, stage, record, and watch your creations.
  • Cost: Free
  • Category CS

Three Little Pigs
  • The interactive book has story narration paired with text and the characters can be touched to make sounds.
  • Cost: $5.99
  • Category S

Model Me Going Places 2-Social Stories
  • With 6 locations, each has photos (with narration) of children modeling the behavior.
  • Cost: Free
  • Category S

The Monster At the End of the Book, Another Monster At the End of the Book
  • Grover story is great for language comprehension and production. “Parent Guide” icon on every page to encourage ideas for interaction.
  • Cost: $3.99
  • Category S

Starfall
  • This is the same as the website www.starfall.com. Focus is on letter sounds and words that start with specific letters.
  • Cost: $2.99
  • Category A

My Playhome
  • An interactive play surface including rooms of a house. Allows the child to move items around, make things happen, give directions/explanations.
  • Cost: $2.99
  • Category CS

ABA apps
  • Go-Togethers, problem solving, naming and more.
  • Cost: $.99
  • Category A

Peek-a-boo Barn, Peekaboo
  • Simple cause and effect apps with animals.
  • Cost: $.99
  • Category A

Screen Chomp
  • Create a simple story, take a picture, record.
  • Cost: Free
  • Category CS

Jukebox
  • Simple nursery rhymes that children can choose from. Song and
  • Cost: $.99
  • Category M

Zoo Train
  • Zoo Train features five educational games that focus on word construction, alphabets and letters, shape recognition, pattern matching
  • Cost: $1.99
  • Category A

I Like Books
  • 37 different stories about general concepts…”I Like Shapes” “I Like Snow”
  • Cost: Free
  • Category S

Endless Alphabet
  • Match the alphabet, introduce letter sounds, pre-reading app
  • Cost: $1.99
  • Category A

Fun Brain
  • Math games to learn counting with 1:1 correspondence and beginning addition problem solving
  • Cost: Free
  • Category A

Shape Gurus
  • Match shapes and colors with this interactive app
  • Cost: $2.99
  • Category A

*Categories: A=Activity, CS=Create Story, S=Story, I=Informative, CA=Cause and Effect, M=Music

Additional iPad Apps with links