Apple App Store Open Special Education Section

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This development may empower parents of kids w/disabilities (at least

those who can afford iPhones) more than anything in IDEA if some of the offered

apps are effective. If anyone tries any of these special ed. apps., let

me/us know whether they work or are a waste of time and (if they cost)

money. Would be tres amusant for a parent in an IEP Team meeting where the

team

" experts " claim something can't be effectively remediated to just pull out

his/her iPhone, pull up an app., and talk about how this effective program

(another name for " application " ) is easily pulled up and used ... and all

for $1.99. Then we'll have sped " experts " claiming that this is

" telephonic, not educational " and that they don't " do " telephonic, nor medical,

nor

.... anything else they don't know about, don't like, don't own or don't want

to use.

I hope Google sets up a similar section in its Android app. store, stat!

- Dee Alpert

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App Store opens special education section...

Now Apple (_AAPL_ (http://finance./q?s=AAPL) ), which long ago

took an interest in computing in the schools, is making a move in its App

Store to reach out to students with special needs by aggregating the various

tools.

The company has opened up a special section of its App Store " _Special

Education: Learning for Everyone_

(http://www.apple.com/education/special-education/) . " The store offers these

apps for kids with learning problems and

other students as well under the headings: Communication, Hearing, Language

Development, Literacy & Learning, and Organization.

Sandy, Illinois (alpy2@...)

Our Children Left Behind (http://www.ourchildrenleftbehind.com)