Nearly every student now carries a cellphone that connects to the Internet. Even when a connection isn’t available, teachers can use educational apps on iPhones, iPads, Android phones and tablets. Instructional approaches for all learners, including those with special needs, continue to grow. Some districts are shifting to an all-iPad model, meaning each student receives an iPad loaded with digital textbooks and new instructional tools. Among these tools are subject-specific educational apps that offer multiple learning strategies and can be particularly helpful for students with special needs.
Some apps offer interactive lessons accompanied by calming nature sounds. Others provide quiz games built from state test questions to make practice feel like play. You’ll also find daily news updates on focused topics, engaging educational videos from YouTube and topic-based flash cards in certain apps. For students with special needs, these features can be very beneficial. A student who struggles to concentrate on a single activity can switch between sections of the app to stay engaged, while a highly visual learner will be drawn to the colorful images and graphics used in lessons.
If a student finds note-taking difficult or needs help preparing for a test, they can reopen past lessons and work through the app’s interactive quizzes. Students who learn best by listening can play background nature sounds or watch videos tied to the subject matter. Advanced students may use the app’s daily topic updates to find articles and then create a summary to share with the class. Many of these choices are available within a single educational app; for example, there are class-specific apps used in New York.
All of these classes are required to take the New York State Regents Exam. Bio Regents Buddy, Physics Regents Buddy, US History Regent Buddy, Geometry Regents Buddy, Chem Regents Buddy, Earth Science Regents Buddy, Global History Regents Buddy and Integrated Regents Algebra Buddy are all apps that have these features that could be helpful to all learners. App developers also want teachers and students feedback to make sure they are the best they can possibly be for student learning. Most developers will give away free promotional codes so teacher can try them out for free.
We live in a time when many people spend a lot of attention on their phones and devices, so using those devices for learning makes sense. Teachers should consider adopting these tools in the classroom. Here is a link that shows some features of one of these educational apps Global History Regents Buddy If you are a teacher who would like to try to implement these apps in your classroom for free please email Frederick.feraco@gmail.com for a promo code. I can give you promo codes for these apps Bio Regents Buddy, Chem Regents Buddy, Physics Regents Buddy, Earth Science Regents Buddy, Environmental Science Buddy, Human Body Buddy, Global History Regents Buddy, US History Regents Buddy, Astronomy Buddy, Geometry Regents Buddy, Health Ed Buddy and Integrated Algebra Regents Buddy. News by Frederick Feraco (Developer of the Apps and Teacher in NYC)
