Joan Tanenhaus

Subscription software is now a common and often used software licensing and delivery model. Taking advantage of cloud computing and iPads and tablets, it allows the subscribed users to access the program at any time from any place, using their desktop or laptop computer, Mac or Windows, tablet or phone. Content is no longer static and confined to what is available from the traditional installed CD, DVD or download – it is constantly changing, updating and expanding. Again, being cloud-based, they have online tracking and record keeping options that allow teachers to monitor work done at school or at home […]

Virtual Speech Center www.virtualspeechcenter.com This company has published a large group of excellent, well designed and motivating apps for speech-language pathology and special education, for children and adults and for home and school use. All have many built-in options, such as use with single or multiple students, data collection, ability to email, audio recording features and more. See website for additional information and for videos of each of the apps. Functional Listening This excellent new app features listening activities that contain everyday messages from different settings, including the store, the doctor’s office, school, etc. The messages are within categories, such […]

iPads and other tablets continue to be an increasingly important focus of our everyday lives. This article takes another look at new products that help children of all ages interact with their iPads, individually and/or in groups, by using and manipulating related physical objects, such as letters, numbers, robots, coding tools and more. It also presents a group of Smart Toys that expand their learning and fun with related apps. Great for language learning, motor skills, visual spatial abilities, literacy, STEM, critical thinking and problem solving, the iPad, manipulatives and Smart Toys also set a context for turn-taking, cooperative and […]