During a MEDEAnet workshop on 15-16 March 2013 in Linz (Austria) this presentations was given by DI(FH) Claudia Pointner from LIFEtool in Austria. This 2-day workshop, organised by Education Group, revolved around the use of mobile devices in education. Claudia's presentation focused on the use of apps in special needs education, giving examples from the world of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)