Meet Dee! Â She has over 30 years of experience as an occupational therapist and member of both the American Occupational Therapy Association and Georgia Occupational Therapy Association, Dee has worked in almost all areas of OT practice as well as…
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BridgingApps Featured App | LetterSchool – learn to write letters and numbers
LetterSchool is a writing app to teach proper handwriting in a fun, non-traditional way. The target age is between 4 – 6-year olds, however, it is excellent for reinforcing handwriting technique for older children and students that struggle with fine…
How to Video | Zoom (Magnify) the Screen on an iPad/iPhone
In this video tutorial you will learn how to use a popular accessibiltiy feature available on the iPad, called “Zoom” using the iOS 8 operating system. This will allow you to magnify your screen, making it larger as if you…
Meet the BridgingApps Reviewers | Hannah Rosenthal
Meet Hannah!  She is the co-founder of Teaching2gether, a consulting group fostering teacher and developer collaboration to support inclusion in k-12 schools and is also a Professional Development Trainer for Learning Ally. This is Hannah’s 10th year working in schools. …
BridgingApps Featured App | Tom Taps Speak – AAC for Kids
Tom Taps Speak – AAC for Kids is a simplistic app with a good foundation of words to help non-verbal students communicate. For users that need an Augmentative and Alternative Communication app and cannot afford to purchase the more expensive…
BridgingApps Featured App | Love to Count by Pirate Trio
Love to Count by Pirate Trio is an app that helps students understand why math skills are important. This app teaches from an early age why numbers have meaning and how basic math problems and concepts help us solve basic…
Parenting Special Needs | Summer Travel & Outdoor Fun with Apps
Whether you are traveling out of town this summer or planning a staycation, let the kids take an active part in the planning process. In doing so, they will feel a sense of ownership and likely enjoy doing the activities…
How to Video | How to Set an Alarm (iPad)
Don’t want to forget something? Â Have an early wake up time? Â You can use your iPad to assist you with your schedule! This short video tutorial will show you how to set an alarm on your iPad using the built…
Meet the BridgingApps Reviewers | Vicki Windman
Meet Vicki! Â She is a special education teacher who has been actively involved with technology since she began teaching in 2001. With the arrival of the iPad and a few beginning apps that aided children with the basics of Language,…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Furry Friend
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The Furry Friend app features a furry blue monster named Lenord that responds to touch. Lenord will laugh if the user tickles him or try to bite if he…