Autism Emotion
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Price FREE | |
Age Range Early Childhood & Lower Primary | |
App Type Learning App | |
Version Reviewed 1.1 | |
Android Available? |  |
Lite Version Available? | |
Help Provided? | |
| Bloom's Thinking Process | |
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| Creating | |
| Evaluating | |
| Analysing | |
| Applying | |
| Understanding | |
| Remembering | |
| Adaptability | |
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| Includes pictures | |
| Includes recorded voice | |
| Includes text | |
| Review Comments | |
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Autism Emotions uses slideshows to explain four emotions: happy, sad, proud, calm.
The child chooses one of the emotions. Then the child watches the slideshow which explains why the person feels this emotion. These slideshows include clear photos of children in everyday situations. These slideshows include voice narration.
There is a lovely song to hear at the end of the story.
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| Use | Rank (*) | |
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| Emotional Vocabulary | Ranked 24th of 64 |
(*) This app has been ranked according to its' effectiveness to achieve the learning goals and strategies listed. Some apps may rank highly for achieving a specific use and lower for other uses. Some students will learn and engage with one app more than others, because of the individual nature of us all.
| Learning App |
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| Learning apps are designed for a specific purpose. The authors claim to teach a goal, skill or concept. |
| Bloom's Thinking Process |
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| Bloom's Taxonomy is classification system used to explain the behaviours important in learning. Apps range from simple memory tasks such as flashcards apps through to creative apps which ask students to create an original story or video. |
| Bloom's Creating |
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| The student creates new ideas, products or ways of viewing things. Activities include making, animating, designing, constructing, planning, producing and inventing. |
| Bloom's Evaluating |
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| The student justifies a decision or course of action. Activities include counting to check, hypothesising, critiquing, experimenting and judging. |
| Bloom's Analysing |
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| The student breaks the information into parts to explore understandings and relationships. Activities include explaining, ordering, inferring, comparing and organising. |
| Bloom's Applying |
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| The student uses the information in a new situation. Activities include implementing, carrying out, using, illustrating, classifying and categorising. |
| Bloom's Understanding |
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| The student comprehends the new information. Activities include describing, predicting showing understanding use a multiple choice. |
| Bloom's Remembering |
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| The student recalls information they know. Activities include matching, 'fill in the blank', making a choice, answering using a multiple choice, naming a group. |
| Learning Connection |
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| How well does the app teach the targeted skill or concept? This is the area where we refer to current research and pedagogy to evaluate the efficacy of the app. |
| Authenticity |
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| Authenticity looks at the manner in which skills are learnt. Authentic apps use real life or genuine activities. Students learn in context rather than in a contrived or rote fashion (such as flashcards). |
| Feedback |
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| Feedback needs to be specific and result in improved performance. Feedback should be supportive and encouraging rather than negative. Data should be available to support decision making. |
| Differentiation |
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| Differentiation is the ability to customise the app to suit the student. The ability to record you voice, customise text, add pictures and alter settings enables individualisation of the app. |
| User Friendliness |
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| User friendliness is a measure of how well a student can use the app independently. Some apps are simply intuitive to use. Others include audio or visual prompts which support the student. |
| Motivation |
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| All apps are engaging the first time they are played. However, students with diverse learning needs may need to return to the app many times. Motivating apps offer rewards,games or incentives. |
| Emotional Vocabulary |
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| Emotional Vocabulary apps help children to label an emotion, to identify emotions in others or to identify their own emotion. Emotions should be related to what can be seen e.g. a smile means happy. It is also useful to link the emotion to an activity e.g. being last makes me cranky. |
| Domain | Score | Details | |
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| Learning Connection | 4 | Autism Emotion not only provides the emotional label, it also puts the emotion into a context. Students can see examples of why a child feels sad or calm. I wish this app included angry as this is a difficult emotion to understand and manage. | |
| Authenticity | 1 | Students will enjoy watching these slideshows. I just wish there was an opportunity for the student to interact with the app. | |
| Feedback | 1 | Feedback is not included as the student doesn't complete a task. | |
| Differentiation | 1 | All settings are fixed on this app. | |
| User Friendliness | 4 | This is such a simple app to use. The student can navigate through the pages by pressing the forwards and backwards arrows. | |
| Motivation | 3 | Many students who enjoy watching videos, will enjoy watching these slideshows. | |
| From the App Store | |
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Developer Model Me Kids, LLC | |
App Store Rating (from 4 reviews) | |
Current Version Rating (from 4 reviews) | |
Current Version 4.0 | |
| Developer's Description | |
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| Autism Emotion uses music and a photo slideshow to help teach about different emotions. EMOTIONS: - Happy - Sad - Proud - Calm EASY TO USE: Touch the forward and back buttons to move through the photos one by one. Or simply press the slide show button to advance photos automatically. A home button brings you back to the navigation menu where you may choose your next emotion. ABOUT: This app is based on the Model Me Faces & Emotions™ DVD, part of the Model Me Kids® social skills training series for children and teenagers with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. FEATURES: The app includes audio narration (English), descriptive text of each photo, and songs by Music Therapist Rachel Rambach. To learn more, visit www.modelmekids.com Follow us on Twitter @modelmekids |
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Disclaimer: The evaluations and rankings information provided here are based solely on the opinion of the author and are for informational purposes only. Families should seek professional advice before making decisions regarding interventions for their child.