The document discusses mobile apps that can be used to help students with special education needs (SEN). It provides information on apps for sight word practice, handwriting, reading, categorization, sequencing, emotions recognition, verbs, and creating choice boards. Guidance is given on setting up Guided Access to lock apps for SEN students. The apps described include Smiley Sight Words, Wet Dry Try, Reading With Biff Chip & Kipper, Sound Touch, Sort It Out, iSequences, Emotions, Verbs With Milo, and Choice Board Creator.

1. Apps for SEN Pupils
Mobile Learning in Special Needs Settings
TeachMeet Donegal, November 21st, 2014
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2. Apps for SEN Pupils
Gripcase iGuy
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3. Apps for SEN Pupils
• Set up Guided Access
• General >> Accessibility >> Guided
Access
• Set Up Password
• Triple Click Home Screen Button
to “Lock” apps
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4. Apps for SEN Pupils
Smiley Sight Words
• Dolch Lists
• Fry Words
• Themed Sets of
Words
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5. Apps for SEN Pupils
See & Learn Apps
• Special Words
• Special Stories
• Special Numbers
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6. Apps for SEN Pupils
Wet Dry Try
• Handwriting
Without Tears
• Upper Case
Letters
• Lower Case
Letters
• Numbers
http://wetdrytry.com/
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7. Apps for SEN Pupils
Reading With Biff,
Chip & Kipper
• Oxford Reading
Tree
• 6 Levels
• 48 Books
• Now Reduced
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8. Apps for SEN Pupils
Sound Touch 1 & 2
• Categorisation eg
animals, wild
animals, musical
instruments,
occupations
• Uses real images and
sounds
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9. Apps for SEN Pupils
Sort It Out 1 & 2
• Categorisation of
objects into three
groups
• Good for fine motor
and
language/discussion
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10. Apps for SEN Pupils
iSequences
• 3-step Sequences
• Follow-up with
“What happens
next?” or “How
does she feel”
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11. Apps for SEN Pupils
Emotions
• Identify an
emotion from four
real images
• Helps with
“reading”
emotions from
facial expression
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12. Apps for SEN Pupils
Verbs With Milo
• Focus: What is
Milo Doing?
• Builds up an action
word
vocabulary using a
fun character
http://www.speechwithmilo.com/
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13. Apps for SEN Pupils
Choice Board
Creator
• Create
customisable
Choice Boards
• Use photos taken
with iPad
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