technology

Come Bearing Gifts and Wearing Them Too! Technology Ideas for Your Family and Friends

Technology Ideas for Your Family What do an Octopus, a smart thermometer and a QR code have in common? Holiday gift giving ideas for your family and friends! The world...

Language and Literacy Learning: Success With Technology

Language and Literacy Learning: Success With Technology The playing field for emergent language and literacy learning may be more level than ever for children with complex communication needs. Technologies designed...

Learning Life Skills: Tech Can Play a Role

Learning Life Skills: Tech Can Play a Role As parents of children with disabilities, we do our best every day to ensure that our kids receive the supports and services...

Did You Know? Tips to Manage Your Child’s Screen Time This Summer

Tips to manage your child’s screen time this summer It’s easy for kids to get sucked into the T.V., Ipads or cell phones this summer because there is so much...

Intergenerational Connections: Using Tech to Bridge the Gap

Intergenerational Connections In a 2010 study from The Netherlands found that simply planning and anticipating a vacation gives a longer lasting boost in happiness, more so than the after effects...

Check It Out! Products You Can Use! Confetti Park CD, Reliable, Withings’ Thermo, & A Crash Course in People Skills

Confetti Park CD We’re Going to Confetti Park! Is the first musical release from New Orleans-based children’s media workshop Confetti Park which also has a weekly radio program and podcast....

Did You Know Camp Chatterbox Is a Unique Camp for Children Who Use Computers to Communicate?

Camp Chatterbox, sponsored by Children’s Specialized Hospital, is a weeklong overnight camp in Monmouth, New Jersey, for children and young adults, ages 5-22, who use synthesized Augmentative and Alternative Communication...

Fall into Healthy Routines with Technology

Fall into Healthy Routines with Technology As summer takes a back seat to fall, the pace of life changes and routines, by necessity, become more structured. We at BridgingApps are...

Technology for Life

Technology For Life! Meet Nathan Mobile technology is helping Nathan, a Kindergartener with autism, meet his educational goals. Technology projects that require Nathan to not only write about his creations,...

Holiday Cheer and Technology for the New Year

‘Tis the season for new technology! If you are considering gifting technology for the holidays, you may appreciate some guidance on sorting out which device to purchase, must-have accessories and...