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Apps Alert No. 20 27 November 2013
Free or Lite indicates that the app is free today. Some apps may be for
Android devices, as well as for iPads. Editor: Florence Longhorn
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Note the new flyers available on the Info Exchange website for Flo’s courses and workshops for January and February 2014! Access them from the link on the
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Please send an email to [email protected] if there are any particular areas of apps of interest to you. I am happy to research and produce such a list, not only for you, but for other readers to use as well.
Colouring Book for Minion Rush, Ben 10 and Despicable Me This app is useful for older students who get a buzz out of
colouring as the images are all modern, up to date and based on the latest movies. The app contains: 40 colouring pages for Ben 10, Despicable Me and Minecraft - draw, add text, add stickers, and more. Create Minecraft memes with the 'Meme' option. There is a full set of photo editing tools to make the best creation possible.
The Shredder This is a fun and interactive way to reduce negative thinking, stress and anxiety. It is aimed at people who are on the autistic spectrum but it looks
useful for everyone. Developed by two psychologists, The Shredder app allows individuals to type in an unpleasant thought, feeling, or situation and then drag it into the virtual shredder to hear and see it destroyed. There’s no need to take things out on others anymore! Simply shred it and forget it. This may also prove useful for everyone … a very visual way of getting rid of angry or negative thoughts or actions …
Learn with Homer (Free for a week from 25 November 2013) This is an American app but is worth a look at whilst free. I had a dip in and liked the way the images appeared and the instructions were okay ( a bit shrill...). Phonics based.
Learn with Homer is a learn-to-read app for children under the age of 5, incorporating drawing, voice recording, stories and songs along with more traditional phonics exercises. A clear map on the main page presents all the options kids to explore, which include:
• Learn to read • Story time • Discover the world • Homer's clubhouse.
The blurb states: “Clear verbal instructions in all areas. There is a systematic, sequential phonics program providing lessons, interactive activities and a review before moving on to the next level. Within 'Discover the World' learners can find out about topics ranging from zoos to the five senses. The stories are beautiful, and include many genre-specific sections such as poetry and folk tales. Children are encouraged throughout to draw or voice record their thoughts about what they are learning.”
Water Rings This is the iPad version of the old-fashioned water toy we used to find in the Christmas stocking, you shook it and tried to catch the rings
on a stick. This is the modern, very addictive version as it is far more sophisticated now with a choice of backgrounds and hangers to catch the rings. Excellent for a leisure game and for learning how to tilt and use the iPad in different ways. I am trying the octopus without a lot of success…
Woblight Free This is an intense coloured flashing light so use with caution. Type in your name and it comes on the screen with intense strobe light effect. You can
change colours, use toggle flash or strobe and toggle audio. It comes for use as a disco effect. Very strong lights, but worth a look. Flash!
Abstract Painting This is a very impressive app from a Spanish designer, easy to use and with awesome effects.
There are a range of typical modern art images with which to play and the artist is able to vary the colours and settings. It uses imagination and creates modern art - a world apart from paint by numbers or colouring books. I shall use this myself!
Can Knockover Another leisure pursuit game, great for eye hand coordination. Very simple, just flip the pink ball at the
circus cans and see your score. Just 5 or 6 cans show each time so not too hard to knock them over.
Smooth Talker A quickie for speech and language therapists from Australia - Free. Smooth Talker is a simple iPad & iPhone application, that allows speech &
language therapists (SLPs), the ability to measure their clients' syllable-to-stutter ratio (%SS), without the need to own expensive hardware. The blurb: • Smooth Talker has been specially developed in consultation with SLPs and,
parents of children that have fluency difficulties. • Smooth Talker puts the power of expensive hardware devices, into your palm. • Smooth Talker is the FREE alternative, unlike competing apps on the App Store
or devices that cost a lot of money. • Smooth Talker has minimal features, so getting started is really easy. • Smooth Talker has a plain interface, so that children are not distracted during
sessions.
Watch the YouTube video at: http://youtu.be/D0aMiDLEaW4
Even Monsters Get Sick - Free (for a short time). A modern, chirpy book, well written and illustrated by Michael Bruza. 'Read to me' or ' I can
read.' Mona trades her pet monster Zub, for 3 stickers, 2 sticks of gum and a skateboard - and so the adventure begins. Zub is not a happy guy and he ends up at the doctors - the page on which he has to show his tongue is hilarious! With many interesting interactions, the sounds are good there are many pages to enjoy. Well worth buying and good value for money. Love it - and so will Evie, my granddaughter!
