iOS 4.3

Visual Attention TherAppy Lite

“Visual Attention TherAppy Lite” is developed by Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. It is free to download and has no in-app purchases. It is only compatible with the iPad and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Try our professional therapy app designed to improve reading, scanning, concentration, memory, attention to detail, and speed of processing! Race against time to find letters and symbols in a field of adjustable size – perfect for rehab therapists, brain injury survivors, and special needs classrooms!

Scanning from left to right all the way across the page is an essential skill for reading, both for children learning to read and for those with brain injury causing visual or attention deficits. Read the studies posted on our website to learn how this technique works and why it’s so important: http://tactustherapy.com/apps/vat/

This app gives you a sample of the professional rehab and special education app: Visual Attention TherAppy. Visual Attention Therapy provides systematic and customizable practice to train the eyes and brain to move correctly. Developed for stroke survivors and people with dyslexia by a Speech-Language Pathologist, Visual Attention TherAppy offers 2 modes:

  • Test – check if there’s a problem in scanning or attention
  • Practice – move left to right, finding 1 or 2 targets in order

Set Practice to Left, None, or Right to turn on/off a bright signal at the edge of the screen to draw attention to the neglected side of space. Customize the signal to match the training program already in place (red line, yellow line, flashing).

There are 12 settings of spacing/size to customize the app for the level of the user to provide between 24 & 228 items on the screen available in the full app. The Lite version offers 1 size/spacing setting to get you started.

Email results of the test (indicates which quadrant is most often neglected) and practice to track progress over time for both speed and accuracy.

**This LITE version restricts Test and Practice modes to 1 level and 1 size to allow you to experience how the full app works. It is a fully functional app for this 1 level and size, allowing you to try 1 or 2 targets and access emails.***

No outside ads, no in-app purchases, no personal data collection, and links can be disabled.

This is an iPad-only app that looks beautiful on both traditional and Retina displays.

iPad Link: Visual Attention TherAppy Lite – Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

PBS KIDS Video

“PBS KIDS Video” is developed by PBS KIDS. It is free to download and has no in-app purchase. It is compatible with the iPod touch, iPad, and iPhone and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Watch videos from your favorite PBS KIDS television series anytime, anywhere (in the USA). “PBS KIDS Video” features more than 1,000 videos from over a dozen top PBS KIDS television series, including Curious George, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, Dinosaur Train, SUPER WHY!, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Peg + Cat, Sesame Street and Wild Kratts.

  • A Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner (2013)
  • A Cynopsis Kids !magination Award Winner for Best Educational App (2012)

CHILD-SAFE

The app provides a safe, child-friendly viewing experience for all ages. Kids can easily browse and watch videos at home, on the road, or anywhere with a 3G or WiFi connection.

NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK

Every week, the app will introduce your child to a new “Weekly Pick,” a set of fun educational videos that will engage him or her in reading, science, math and more.

PARENT RESOURCES

The app also includes features that parents can access by sliding the “i-bar” to the right:

  • Access your local PBS station TV schedule.
  • Tap the heart icon to add a show to your child’s favorites list.
  • Share videos via email, Facebook or Twitter.
  • Learn more about a TV series, such as intended age and learning goals.
  • Download related PBS KIDS apps.
  • Buy shows from iTunes or PBS KIDS Shop.

GEOGRAPHIC RESTRICTIONS

The PBS KIDS videos may only be viewed from within the United States. This is due to restrictions on PBS’s license to offer this service.

ABOUT THIS APP

PBS KIDS Video is a key part of PBS KIDS’ commitment to making a positive impact on the lives of children through curriculum-based entertainment—wherever kids are. More PBS KIDS videos may also be found online at pbskids.org/video. You can support PBS KIDS through the selection of other apps and TV shows available in the iTunes Store.

iPhone/iPod Link: PBS KIDS Video – PBS KIDS

iPad Link: PBS KIDS Video – PBS KIDS

Category TherAppy Lite

“Category TherAppy Lite” is developed by Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd. It is free to download and has no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

See for yourself how the most powerful and comprehensive app available for teaching categorization skills for speech therapy, special education, and stroke rehab works for FREE!

Category TherAppy Lite gives you a preview of the nearly 700 words and 70 categories included in Category TherAppy.

Try out each of four activities:

  • Find
  • Classify
  • Add One
  • Exclude

See a sample of all three levels: Concrete Categories, Subcategories, & Abstract Categories

3 exercises in each mode and difficulty give you 36 unique trials in this Lite version. Thousands of unique trials are included in the full version!

This professional speech therapy app is so versatile – it can go from a simple activity such as “Find the animal” up to “Find the one that doesn’t belong” for a selection of abstract categories such as “cold things”, requiring inferencing and reasoning to figure out how the items are alike before knowing which item to exclude. Hints are built-in to enable independent practice.

Items can be presented as words, pictures, or both with each word pronounced in real speech with a neutral North American accent. WIth the words and speech paired together, users can improve their reading skills or choose to challenge themselves with only one mode of presentation.

As with all the TherAppy apps (Language TherAppy, Visual Attention TherAppy, and Spaced Retrieval TherAppy), scoring is automated with a detailed email summary of results!

The app is completely operated with a simple touch gesture for students and patients with limited physical dexterity.

This app is perfect for adult rehab with a clean interface, real photos, and functional vocabulary. Child-friendly mode turns this app into a wonderful tool for elementary schools and pediatric therapy.

Works on every size of iOS device with full Retina support.

No Ads, No In-App Purchases, No Personal Info Collected, Links can be Disabled.

Sample the power of Category TherAppy with Category TherAppy Lite!

iPhone/iPod Link: Category TherAppy Lite – Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

iPad Link: Category TherAppy Lite – Tactus Therapy Solutions Ltd.

Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite

“Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite” is developed by SlimCricket. It is free to download and contains one in-app purchase of $3.99. It is compatible with the iPad, iPod touch, and iPhone and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

” Peepo and the Unfinished Story ” is an artful blend of stories, games and cartoons.

In this version, you can read and play the first 6 pages of this highly interactive book.
If you enjoy it, buy the full version in one click.

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GeeksWithJuniors.com: It’s a great storybook for kids ages 4+ to satisfy their cravings for fantastic adventures.
TheiPhoneMom.com: it’s different than any other interactive story app I’ve tried! Unique!
PocketDroid.net: With varying levels of difficulty, age appropriate learning and fun interactive gameplay, this app is bound to be a hit with parents and children alike.
Smatoos.com: The real highlight of the app is the story itself, it’s simple enough for kids to understand.
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Today, Peepo the elf, will live a funny adventure he discovers that he is the character of a story !

But over the pages , Peepo meet several anomalies : some settings are not finished , the characters need help and are unable to play their role …

Could he help them achieve their dreams?

He manage to fix this unfinished story? Will he reinvent the end and become a hero?

To find out, dive into the new adventure and just lend a hand to Peepo the elf!

Your child will be able to read , learn and have fun at the same time :

  • Complete a magical coloring based on the phonetic knowledge
  • Test your reflexes and musical ear playing the Lute
  • Finding the right syllables of the magic formula Queen crapaudette
  • Successfully complete the course of a race coach.
  • Rewrite the end of the story
  • Touch, slide, shake and lots of other games…

” Peepo and the Unfinished Story ” will appeal to kids aged from 4 to 10.

Set the difficulty level depending on your child’s age.

Discover novel camera and gyroscope effects in an e-book!

Share a magic moment with your child, on a tablet or smartphone.

A major surprise awaits you at the end of the book…

Features:

  • 25 beautifully-presented interactive 3D pages
  • 6 games
  • 3 levels of difficulty according to age
  • Voices and text in both English and French
  • 25 minutes for the whole family to share and enjoy
  • 2 play modes: “Read to me” or “Read by myself”
  • 4 challenges to unlock a “surprise” game
  • Wonderfully-illustrated with funny and colorful characters
  • Reading pleasure improved by the discovery of numerous interactive elements
  • An original score for your listening pleasure

iPhone/iPod Link: Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite – SlimCricket

iPad Link: Peepo and the Unfinished Story Lite – SlimCricket

 

Feedly Reader

“Feedly Reader” is developed by DevHD. It is free to download and contains no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

If you are someone who reads a lot of blogs, you can use this app to keep up to date with your favorite blogs. You can categorize the blogs how you want and see new posts.

Feedly delivers all your favorite websites in one place.

Feedly is a new way to browse and share the content of your favorite news sites, feeds, tumblr blogs and youtube channels. Instead of having to hunt down for news, feedly uses RSS to aggregate the contents of the news sites and blogs you like and deliver them as a fast mobile-optimized experience.

Feedly is an RSS news reader re-imagined for mobile devices. It makes browsing faster and more fun: the content of your rss feeds, news sites and blogs are transformed into pocket-sized cards which load very fast and are easy to browse.

The feedly UI is custom tailored for the iPhone and the iPad. If you run feedly on an iPad, you will get an experience which is very close to a personalized magazine: a really fun way to track and read your favorite blogs.

When you run feedly on a phone and on a tablet, the configuration will automatically syncs between both devices.

Feedly makes sharing content on twitter, facebook and google+ very simple, either directly or using Buffer. We also offer integration with Pocket, Instapaper and Evernote.

iPhone/iPod Link: Feedly Reader – DevHD

iPad Link: Feedly Reader – DevHD

Feel Electric!

“Feel Electric!” is developed by Sesame Street. It is free to download and has no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

Go to my Apps 4 Education blog to read my review of this app: Feel Electric!

**NEW! Multiple user sign-in! Up to four users can track their own moods and keep track of their own scores!**

Are you feeling delighted? Astonished? Anxious? “Feel Electric!” explores all these emotions and more! Part of the Military Families “Finding the Right Word” initiative, this app offers engaging tools that use content and curriculum from The Electric Company to provide opportunities to explore emotional vocabulary and self-expression. Hosted by Electric Company cast members Jessica Ruiz and Danny Rebus, “Feel Electric!” features three fast-paced games, a digital diary to record daily moods, a zany story maker, and more!

** NOTE: Supports iPhone 3GS, iPod touch Gen 3, iPad 1 and later models. **

Features:

  • 3 vocabulary-based games
  • Multiple user sign-in
  • A digital diary
  • A glossary of 50 emotion vocabulary words and definitions
  • 10 zany story makers
  • Hosts Jessica Ruiz and Danny Rebus
  • A library of Electric Company music, photos, and video
  • Add your own music, photos, and video
  • Create your own mood dude
  • Fun point system and scoreboard

Curriculum

“Feel Electric!” empowers children to explore their emotions by building expressive vocabulary skills.

  • Introduces 50 emotion words and definitions
  • Builds emotional awareness
  • Encourages self-expression

iPhone/iPod Link: Feel Electric! – Sesame Street

iPad Link: Feel Electric! – Sesame Street

Touch and Learn Emotions

“Touch and Learn – Emotions” is developed by Innovative Mobile Apps. It is free to download and contains no in-app purchases. It is compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad and requires iOS 4.3 or later.

I have reviewed this app on my Apps 4 Education blog. Click the following link to see my review: Touch and Learn Emotions.

Endorsed by tens of thousands of satisfied parents, teachers, and kids the world over.

Touch and Learn is a powerful new gaming platform that allows you to introduce new concepts in a fun and exciting new way.
This app focused on helping kids read body language and understand emotions by looking at gorgeous pictures and figuring
out which person is expressing a given emotion.

WHY PARENTS AND TEACHERS LOVE THIS APP

  • The app is super easy to customize so you and adjust everything to your liking
  • You can turn individual concepts ON or OFF and introduce one new emotion at a time
  • The app is super easy to use for kids of all ages and all abilities
  • You can add new concepts (emotions, actions, etc.) in one click

WHY KIDS WILL LOVE IT TOO

  • 100+ gorgeous photos keep kids engaged and wanting more
  • The app if fun, simple, and easy to use
  • Kids love hearing everything in mommy’s or daddy’s voice
  • Wrong answers do not interfere with gameplay

iPhone/iPod Link: Touch and Learn – Emotions – Innovative Mobile Apps

iPad Link: Touch and Learn – Emotions – Innovative Mobile Apps