Vicki Windman

For many years, there was one tool to help students, the DynaVox. Its problem was the cost, about $8000.

Children with dyslexia can have trouble with many aspects of literacy, including learning the alphabet, recognizing letters, following a sequence of directions and mastering the rules of spelling.

We all have our vices.Mine is finding a stylus that will make my handwriting look like I wrote with a real pen.

The Wipad Pro is a wireless device that allows mirroring in real time of an iPad to a TV or projector.

I tested three pens, digital styluses, with the hopes to find one that would work like the rubber tipped styluses.

Thanks to the disaster of Hurricane Sandy, many of us have had an extra week of vacation.

The Wipad Pro is a wireless device that allows mirroring in real time of an iPad to a TV or projector.

Was I dreaming?

The Splash Math series is a complete grade-by-grade curriculum.

Students can use the StudyBlue app to search, create, and study flashcards and notes with their iPads.

With over 67,000 apps, how do educators decide which iPad apps will meet the needs of their students?

It amazes me that after 67,000+ education apps there can possibly be more!

Your district has made the iPad plunge

Does your school have an iPad plan?

Here are few nifty gadgets that can enhance the use of the iPad and keep it safe and user-friendly.

Are you looking for an app to help your students increase their ability to draw inferences using picture clues and written expressive language?

Although the educational app world is still saturated with elementary school apps, I recently found a few science apps that are both interactive and on a higher level of learning.

Here are a variety of apps to meet all of the first grade standards, as well as other grades.

The iPad has been out now for 2 ½ years and I have been searching for the perfect stylus ever since.

Now there's a tool that can can help anyone find an educational app.

Quality and Effectiveness: Inspiration Maps for the iPad allows students and educators to easily create concept maps and graphic organizers.

IEP Checklist (FREE): This is a great tool to have at your fingertips for tracking IEP goals for your students.

The iPad offers many math apps to help students who need visual tools and manipulatives to help understand basic functional concepts to more advanced math.

Are you looking to be certified in Mobile Devices for Children with Disabilities?

April 28th was the annual Down Syndrome Symposium, “Beyond Our Wildest Dreams – Getting Connected,” presented by the Aim High Resource Center and the Center for Disability Services.