In my last post, I introduced Spectronics, the website that I find has come closest to being an excellent resource for locating software and hardware for children with disabilities of all sorts. It is an Australian site as this blog comes out of Australia, but most of its content is universally applicable. Spectronics seems primarily …
One of my aims for this blog is to voice opinions on tablets for assistive technologies for kids, especially kids with disabilities. Assistive technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. Assistive technology promotes greater …
A friend requested some help with locating learning apps for her pre-schooler, so I surfed through the Google App Store for a look at some Android apps to direct her to. Here is a list of free apps I have tried in the last week or so. I am not recommending any of them 🙁
Following on from Part 1, I am still looking for trustworthy sites to refer to when trying to decide on whether to install a new app on your Android tablet. According to the the Lifehacker article referred to in Part 1, their recommendation was Android Police, so I toddled over for a look-see. 1. http://www.androidpolice.com …
App Reviews – finding them, trusting them Part 2 Read More »
While I am reading about brain plasticity, I am still looking at apps and how to rate them. I have recently read an article on how broken the Google Play app ratings are unreliable – they can be manipulated, abused, misunderstood and generally screwed around. The author of the article in question (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/shouldnt-trust-app-ratings-google-play/) gives numerous …
App Reviews – finding them, trusting them Part 1 Read More »