This year I will be presenting all-day sessions on iPad for students with speech-language needs, and I recently finished my slideshow. It was fun compiling the slides, as the content focuses on how I typically implement iPad (as a school-based SLP) with my students who have speech-language needs. To this end, I was excited to include the latest features from Percentally Pro 2.1, my data collection app I use each day as an SLP. You can see the Percentally Pro 2.1 information on pages 69 - 86 in the slideshow below. The slideshow also includes ideas and strategies for several other apps. iPad for Speech-Language Needs from Eric Sailers

I pre-ordered an Apple Watch - the 38mm aluminum case in silver with a white band - at the first possible time, which was on April 10 at midnight. Since I preordered it immediately, I was hoping I would receive it on April 24, the first day for Apple Watch deliveries. Unfortunately, until yesterday, the shipment information stated that my watch would be delivered between April 24 and May 8. Then, I was notified yesterday that my watch would arrive today. I was ecstatic to say the least, but I was worried about receiving it. Apple won’t deliver a device without being present or without pre-signing. Since today was a work day for me at my school, I pre-signed for it. I also asked my mom to stay at my house to ensure the watch was delivered. Thanks mom. The watch was delivered to my mom[...]

As in years past, I am presenting full-day sessions on the topic of iPads for children with special needs. After working with the same slideshow style for the last year or so, I decided to refresh the design of my slides. I wanted something that looked like the current style of iOS. So, I included transparent rectangles for titles, tables for lists, and circles for sections, among other features. I also updated the content of my slides to be current. The slideshow covers the latest information regarding iPads for children with special needs. iOS 8 and accessibility are highlighted as well as free, paid, and specialized apps that span reading, writing, math, communication, social skills, organization, and more. Several implementation ideas are provided with best practices to effectively [...]

Thank you for your support of our company, Expressive Solutions. In 2014, we introduced two new iOS apps, Percentally Pro and ArtikPix Levels. We also formed a non-public agency to contract speech-language services with schools. Oh, and we had a baby! It was a great year and we're looking forward to more great things in 2015. Happy Holidays from our family to yours! *Happy Holidays image from Chris Hartman  

Our Expressive Solutions team had a great time exhibiting at the ASHA National Convention in Orlando, Florida. We always enjoy meeting so many amazing SLPs and hearing stories from you about how you are using our apps for speech therapy. Your commitment to your students and enthusiasm for learning are inspiring. Our favorite part is always being able to give back to you. We had almost 500 people entered in our iPad Air, Gripcase, and iTunes codes giveaways. It was so exciting to see the crowd gathered to announce the winners. The lucky folks were: Ludymar Rivera - $10 iTunes code Lori Porcelli - $10 iTunes code Lauren Hrebin - $10 iTunes code Margaret Murphy - Gripcase Melissa Austin - Gripcase Tennille Kulcsar - iPad Air Congratulations to all of our winners, [...]

For the 2014 ASHA Convention, we have a sale (for a limited time) on the ES Articulation Bundle and select Expressive Solutions apps. Please see the details for more information.  

For the upcoming 2014 ASHA Convention, we created promotional flyers for our apps. If you are or aren't attending the convention, feel free to check them out. You are also welcome to share the flyers in electronic or print forms at anytime. ArtikPix Levels and Percentally Pro Flyer by Eric Sailers ES Apps Flyer by Eric Sailers

We will be exhibiting at the ASHA Convention scheduled November 20 - 22, 2014 in Orlando, Florida. If you’re attending the convention, please come see us at booth #1037 to say hi. You will be able to view demos of our apps, including our newest articulation app called ArtikPix Levels. You will also want to stop by our booth to enter in a couple giveaways. One giveaway - sponsored solely by Expressive Solutions - includes iTunes codes and a big prize that you'll have to see at our booth. The other giveaway - co-sponsored by Yapp Guru, Expressive Solutions, and other app developers - includes promo codes for apps from us and several other developers. You won't want to miss out on these terrific opportunities! We look forward to seeing you at ASHA!  

Here it is: summertime. A time when many adults are wondering how they’re going to keep children engaged and entertained during all of those free hours. Whether you are a speech-language pathologist (SLP) providing services as part of Extended School Year (ESY), or a parent with your own child to amuse, a new trend could be just what you need: coding for kids. Many schools are jumping on the computer programming bandwagon and offering children the chance to learn basic coding skills. But, with schools still reeling from the Great Recession, many kids might not have access to such classes yet. No worries. You can easily include coding in speech therapy to target expressive language or introduce it to your own child with some great mobile and web apps. No need to worry if you don’t know a[...]

Eric Sailers, speech-language pathologist and owner of Expressive Solutions, has been learning iOS programming. He took the initiative because he wanted to collaborate more effectively with iOS developers on apps by Expressive Solutions. Plus, he has hopes of developing iOS apps for Expressive Solutions at some point in the future. He started creating videos to demonstrate various iOS programming skills. He believes if he can teach the skills he can demonstrate his understanding of the skills. Here's a video (best viewed at 720p in full-screen mode) of Eric using Xcode (Mac app) to demonstrate how to post to Twitter from an iOS app. If you can't see the video, click here to go to YouTube.

Eric Sailers, speech-language pathologist and owner of Expressive Solutions, has been learning iOS programming. He took the initiative because he wanted to collaborate more effectively with iOS developers on apps by Expressive Solutions. Plus, he has hopes of developing iOS apps for Expressive Solutions at some point in the future. He started creating videos to demonstrate various iOS programming skills. He believes if he can teach the skills he can demonstrate his understanding of the skills. Here’s a video (best viewed at 720p in full-screen mode) of Eric using Xcode (Mac app) to demonstrate how to animate an image in an iOS app: If you can't see the video, click here to go to YouTube.

Eric Sailers, speech-language pathologist and owner of Expressive Solutions, has been learning iOS programming. He took the initiative because he wanted to collaborate more effectively with iOS developers on apps by Expressive Solutions. Plus, he has hopes of developing iOS apps for Expressive Solutions at some point in the future. He started creating videos to demonstrate various iOS programming skills. He believes if he can teach the skills he can demonstrate his understanding of the skills. Here's a video (best viewed at 720p in full-screen mode) of Eric using Xcode (Mac app) to demonstrate an iOS app with a mood ring using a picker: If you can't see the video, click here to go to YouTube.