The major source of excitement for me this week is that Good Karma...
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Jellybean Tunes App Report #76
The major source of excitement for me this week is that Good Karma Apps’ FTVS HD – First Then Visual Schedule is in the app store! Only $9.99 for April. Those of you who have used the original app will find this new version familiar but it’s much more robust. It’s now a universal [...]
Gavin David Leong: superhero
The doctors pronounced Gavin Leong dead on Sunday night, April 14th, his mother's birthday. He had just turned five and a half last month. We knew it was coming after his mother, Kate, posted Without Ever Uttering a Word on her blog Friday night, but it was heartbreaking nonetheless. When I say 'we' I [...]
Giveaways to support and encourage autism acceptance
I realized that a number of the giveaways I had planned were connected in some way or other with autism so you can find them all here, in one convenient post. I have more stuff to add so please do keep checking in. Loud Hands: Autistic people, Speaking Courtesy of me, enter to win [...]
Jellybean Tunes App Report #75
I’m particularly excited this week about StudyPad’s latest app, SplashMath Kindergarten. Read about it and other family-friendly app news in this week’s edition of the Jellybean Tunes App Report. Become a math superhero, learn about potty training, and solve the final puzzle in Happi & The Pirates for a chance to win an [...]
Bugs and Buttons: a great app for autistic kids (that isn’t an autism app)
As it’s autism acceptance month, all my posts in April are going to have some connection to autism. I recently shared my list of Top Autism Apps to Save up For in a guest post at Technology in Education – I’ll be reposting that list here on this site some time in April. In [...]
Jellybean Tunes App Report #74
Yes, I got the app report number wrong last week but luckily, there is a new math app out to help me with that. Let’s read about it and all the other family-friendly app news in this week’s correctly numbered Jellybean Tunes app report. Watch for Storybook Maker from Merge Mobile (makers of the [...]
Why I don’t support Autism Speaks (which is why I don’t ‘light it up blue’)
I’ve found myself explaining to a number of people recently why I don’t support Autism Speaks, so I figured maybe it was just easier to write a blog post about it so all my reasons would be in one place that I could then just link to. Blogging inspired by laziness, if you will. [...]
Giveaway for ALL the ‘Bugs’ apps from Little Bit Studio!
Thanks to all of you, I recently placed #1 in the Circle of Moms vote for 2013 Tech Blog. All of the Top 25 Mom bloggers were asked a series of questions including “What’s your favorite kid-friendly app?” You can read all the interviews here. My answer to that question was: “Asking an app reviewer [...]
Jellybean Tunes App Report #71
I’m back on the Jellybean Tunes App Report wagon. Real life is definitely crimping my posting schedule! Shake-A-Phrase on Windows, name parts of the body, become cheer captain of Sky High, and count with ladybugs with apps from our family-friendly app network. Please take a moment to read the full app descriptions, and [...]
Great app deals: Reading Eggs
If you’re working with a child on building spelling and reading skills then you should definitely check out the apps from Reading Eggs, brought to you by the same folks responsible for the Reading Eggs website. Currently their apps are all on sale with a price drop from $2.99 to only 99 cents [...]
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