Executive function skills play an important role in learning, independence, and daily life. These skills help individuals plan, organize, manage emotions, adapt to change, and work toward goals. For many students, especially those with autism, ADHD, anxiety, or other executive functioning challenges, these tasks can be difficult. Unstuck and On Target is a research-based program designed to help children and youth develop these essential skills in a structured and practical way.

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Finding the right technology to help with a particular task can sometimes feel like a challenge. There are thousands of apps, programs, and built in computer features available, but knowing which one is right for you is another story. This is where Learn & Try can help.

Learn & Try is a free online resource from Raising the Floor that helps people discover technology tools that can make their computers easier to use. Rather than requiring users to already know the name of a particular program or accessibility feature, the website allows you to search for tools, browse available options, or use the Tool Finder to receive personalized suggestions.

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For many people with disabilities, managing daily routines, remembering tasks, transitioning between activities, and staying organized can be challenging. Executive functioning skills such as planning, time management, task initiation, and maintaining focus are often areas where additional support is needed. Thankfully, there are plenty of apps (and techniques) available that are designed specifically for supporting individuals with Executive Functioning challenges.

Tiimo is a visual planning and scheduling app designed to help address these challenges by providing structure, flexibility, and accessible tools that support everyday independence. Originally developed with input from people with ADHD and autism, Tiimo has evolved into a powerful assistive technology solution for a wide range of users.

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In the latest episode of “We Have Solutions,” our AT Help Desk team talks about using AI as Assistive Technology, the decentralization of technology and assistive technology and what that means for AT users, and finally, they talk about a series of apps designed to keep students engaged and learning during the summer months.

Listen on Amazon Music or Spotify.

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Summer break is almost here, and students and teachers across the country are no doubt counting down the days until their well-earned freedom. But for many students, summer break also means a “summer slide”, where a significant portion of the knowledge that they’ve acquired during the school year will be lost. In fact, according to Scholastic, elementary students lose roughly twenty to twenty-seven percent of their learning progress during the summer months.

So, in an attempt to prevent some of that inevitable learning loss, we’ve compiled a list of five apps designed to keep students on track as they enjoy their summer break.

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Clear communication can be a daily challenge for many individuals, especially for people with disabilities that affect writing, language processing, or fine motor skills. Clarify Assistant on the Apple App Store is designed with this reality in mind, offering an integrated writing support tool that works directly within the iPhone and iPad keyboard.

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Not long ago, I was visiting an elementary school when a resource teacher asked me if I knew of a free math manipulative app that students could access on their iPads. I wasn’t sure what to recommend at the time, so I decided to do a little digging, and I discovered a great app that definitely deserves a mention.

Polypad by Amplify is a free virtual space where students can explore mathematical concepts using interactive manipulatives, models, and tools. Originally developed by Mathigon and now part of Amplify’s educational ecosystem, Polypad combines the flexibility of a digital whiteboard with a comprehensive collection of math resources.

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For many students, organizing information can be just as challenging as learning it. Between lecture notes, assignment deadlines, brainstorming sessions, and studying for exams, it is easy to become overwhelmed by scattered ideas and disconnected information. That is where the SimpleMind app can be especially useful. Designed as a mind mapping and visual organization tool, SimpleMind helps users turn thoughts into structured, easy-to-follow visual diagrams.

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In this article, we’re doing something a bit different. Rather than our typical content that is normally written by a sole author (Seaver), we’ve invited our colleagues Rebekah and Louise to help us test out and give their thoughts on a variety of notetaking apps across a variety of devices.

Each of us will review three apps, and then we will give our opinions on what works, what doesn’t, where each app shines, and where each app struggles. We will be reviewing OneNote, Granola, Notability, Goodnotes, CollaNote, Mindgrasp, Genio (formerly Glean), Otter.ai, and Coconote. To test these apps, we will be using a wide variety of devices and tools, including laptops, iPads, iPhones, Microsoft Edge, and the Logitech pencil.

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The inq smartpen is designed to bring note taking, audio recording, and analysis into a single workflow. From my experience, it handled most of those core tasks well. However, I experienced enough hiccups along the way to say that my experience with this pen was not exactly perfect.

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