ObjectiveEd Games

I love using this app with students and the skills it can teach them in fun ways. Where we struggle is in some consistent glitches which frustrate user and teacher. When we try to use the “Audio Memory” game, the app consistently continues “buffering” and never loads which is frustrating. Using the game “Sky Runner” with students who are totally blind is a challenge because there are elements of the game that are not announced so the students are left guessing. Hoping some of this feedback can be integrated for improvement of the awesome concepts taught on this suite of games.

I use this app with a student who is blind, to work on directionality. She enjoys playing the games and the sounds it makes. The only problem is the interface does not work with voice over turned on. It continues to notify you that it is a direct touch area, even after direct touch has been engaged.

I noticed that most of the reviews were written over a year ago. Try OED now. There have been many improvements because when you speak with them, they will change things and make them work. I believe OED is the perfect way to incorporate fun into learning orientation and mobility, learning directions, sound localization and swiping. For older students, the use of a refreshable Braille display blue-toothed to their device enables them to take quizzes and read short articles. Teachers can emboss questions or short quizzes which are used as overlays calibrated to the screen. OED makes it fun and easy!! Our students, O&M, science and daily living skills teachers all use it. I give 5 stars because we asked for changes to make the app more accessible for our students and they did it!