Magnifier in iOS11 is a feature that turns your device into a digital magnifier. Learn with us! This video walks through the magnifier feature available on the iPhone and iPad running iOS 11 software. Go to ‘Settings’. Touch ‘General. Touch…
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BridgingApps Tech Tip | SOS Emergency Feature of iOS 11
In this video we walk through the SOS emergency feature of IOS 11. When it is set up, pressing the lock screen button 5 times rapidly will activate the feature. When you make a call with SOS, your iPhone automatically…
How To Buy and Download Music on iTunes
In this short video tutorial you will learn how to buy and download music, videos, TV shows, and movies on iTunes. We will also show you how to listen to music on your device after it has already been purchased.…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Handy Tools Parents Will Love
Back to school shopping can be simultaneously exhilarating, sticker shock producing and full of hopeful possibility for a new beginning. We know that getting organized, dusting off that IEP from the pile you have avoided since June and preparing to…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Life Skills – Tech Can Play a Role
There are many apps that can be game changers for students in inclusion settings and can help lead to more successful transitions as students enter high school and beyond. Taking adequate time to prepare by working on those skills now…
Bridging the Summer Achievement Gap
Summer is a time when most kids are enjoying water parks and splash pads, not focused on their academic skills. But maybe they should be. “Many students experience some learning loss during the summer,†said Cristen Reat, co-founder and program coordinator…
If I Need Help Offers Creative Low Tech Solution for Those Who Wander
By Cristen Carson Reat So it happened one day when we weren’t expecting it. We weren’t expecting it because my son Vincent is not a wanderer or a runner. One spring afternoon when the whole family was home, an open…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Tech the Halls and Turn Screen Time to Sharing Time
Gifting technology to a child during the holidays can be a terribly exciting experience. However, being chastised by well meaning relatives or friends about “too much screen†time can suck the joy right out of this thrilling time. Technology…
Family Friendly Nutrition Apps
Article by Cathy Foreman The most important meal of the day? It may just be dinner. Not to undermine the importance of breakfast and lunch as they are valuable to proper nutrition and good health, dinner time has a huge…
Parenting Special Needs: Keep it Simple | Apps for Organization
The New Year brings with it a fresh start and mantras about getting organized, de-cluttering and resolving to be more efficient. Sometimes integrating a simple tool into your routine can have a big payoff on efficiency and more peace of…