Recent content by readzalot

I take my own ipad to school most days for my special needs class of kids who operate at a preschool to grade one level. They love it, learn from it, and only two of them are not responsible enough to use it on their own. I think this is a great idea.

Big Button Music app Well, folks, my son got to try the Big Button app, and he could use it right away. Thanks again for all your help. And, yes, maybe it isn't laziness, but just that no one has got around to resizing the buttons yet. Still, all things are possible with apps.

big buttons needed I agree, Philippe - it seems like just laziness that they haven't made the buttons bigger. How much effort would it take? (Not to mention that stupid little search bar on the iTunes store...) D from Canada

big button music player Mike - Thanks! That is exactly what I was looking for. We will try both the gesture music app and the big button app, to see which works for him My son has a significant cognitive disability as well as physical limitations. But he loves the ipad and music. This is...

Thanks, folks! I downloaded the gesture music app, and will see if he can use it. I will check out the other ones, too. They are cheap enough that we can check to see which we like the best. The swiping isn't ideal for him, but because it is a very broad swipe, he might be able to catch on to...

This is my first post, after my introduction post. My special needs son does not have very good fine motor control. He really wants to use the ipad for his music, but he cannot use the small buttons on the ipod section on the ipad. I have looked at the itunes store for an app, and I have...

Hi all! I have an ipad, and my special needs son has one, too. I have tried using mine in my special needs classroom - it is so motivational! I am always on the lookout for apps for my son, for my class and for myself - I recently downloaded the Kindle app, and I bought several books.