Apps for Socio-Emotional Learning
By: Katie McCormack , EC-SEAT Scholar Emotionary by Me. Mu . is an emotional journal for the ipad. It would be best used by children who have basic reading skills, so that they can be more independent in using it (although I definitely think educators could help children to use it as well). This app allows children to understand and track their emotions. On the home page, you are given the option to create a new entry or view past entries. When you create a new entry, you are prompted with “Today, I feel…” and can select one of six different emotions. Once you select an emotion, which is paired with a face, you take your own picture showing that emotion. You can then add a voice recording, a text entry and other picture entries to help explain and describe why you’re feeling a certain way. I think this is a beneficial app for children who struggle to differentiate between emotions, especially because it provides visual feedback to the child using his or her own ...