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Dan Dyer Library Coordinator Idaho Assistive Technology Project

www.apple.com

www.idahoat.org

Information and Referral Alternative Financing Program No-cost assistive technology (AT) assessments and technical assistance for school-aged children (3-21) AT training

Inservice, regional, on-demand webinars on the Idaho Training Clearinghouse AT Learning Community

http://itcnew.idahotc.com/dnn/AssistiveTechnology/tabid/1073/Default.aspx

Statewide AT Lending Libraries (Idaho.AT4ALL.com) 4 Demonstration Sites

Coeur d’ Alene, Moscow, Boise, Idaho Falls

Portable Blue-tooth compatible computer that comes in 1 of 3 varieties:

iPhone iPad iPod Touch

What is an Apple Portable Device?

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Sync with Mac computers Most need to be Downloaded Approved by Apple

What is an App?

An App, or Application, is a software program similar to traditional computer software Apps are available for nearly any task Most are free/low cost!

Built-in Accessibility supports for Reading and Writing

VoiceOver screen reader White on Black high contrast Siri to dictate commands (iPhone) Zoom to increase text-size Increase Text-Size in your mail and calendar Split the keyboard enables thumb-typing on the iPad Phrase Shortcuts reduce the amount of typing

Phrase Shortcuts

Learn the Basic Gestures and features

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New iPad3 Built-in Accessibility Supports

System Wide Dictionary!

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Enable Accessibility Settings Accessibility Without Apps, it’s just a paperweight!

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Visit Mobile Learning for Special Needs wiki- space to view videos on the available accessibility features: http://mobilelearning4specialneeds.wikispaces. com/Video+Tutorials

Apps for Reading In 2010 Jacqueline Fitch, a 4th grade teacher in Oregon’s Canby School district implemented iPod Touch devices with 12 students who were below grade reading level. http://wiki.canby.k12.or.us/groups/ipodusergroup/blog/?tag=reading Jacqueline Fitch [fitchj@canby.k12.or.us] Used with permission from: The BIG 4 have iPad Apps iBooks From Apple Free Kindle From Amazon.com Free Nook and Nook Kids from Barnes and Noble Free + Google Play Books Free

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Speech Enable iBooks

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iTextbooks Introductory Video For Bookshare Users - Read2Go

Basic features $19.99 (Bulk discount available to schools) Reads Daisy and

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from any source (unlike BS’s Read:OutLoud) Alternative is: vBookz $4.99 DRM free only

An alternative is the free ‘Audiobooks’ App App

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Turn any internet article into an e-book for students to view

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http://dotepub.com/ ‘PDF-Notes for Free’ App – Scan material and have your students read and interact with it on their iPad

Young Reading

See Read Say 1.99 – Pre-primer, primer, first, second and third grade words Word Wizard 2.99 – interactive board, includes voice quizzes Starfall ABC’s $2.99 – work with sounds and words Siena Entertainment - Free or low-cost: Several interactive books such as The itsy bitsy spider, and The three little pigs. ABC Expedition - $1.99: Fun App to teach the alphabet Oceanhouse media – Free or low-cost - Several interactive books including The Cat in the hat.

Free ‘Cat in the Hat’ App

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Apps for Writing

Use the iPad's built-in Notes App Free Whiteboard lite App and Free ABC Magnetic Alphabet Lite App to create a free multi-modal interactive writing center for your students http://ipadsatburley.blogspot.com/

WhiteBoard Lite

ABC Magnetic Alphabet Lite

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iWriteWords Lite - Free Slot Machine ‘Sentence Builder’ App - $5.99 Apples Pages App 9.99 Free Alternative – Documents 2

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Speech-to-Text with Dragon Dictate Notability (.99) and EverNote (free) Pictello

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http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/ Wiki-Offline – 9.99 Wiki-bot 2.99

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http://lanschool.com/lanschool_lite Interactive Telling Time - Learning to tell time is fun 2.99

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Graphing Calculator - 1.99 KidCalc 7-in-1 Math Fun - .99 Jumbo Calculator Free

Learn to Count Money with ‘Jungle Coins’ App - $2.99 Count Money - Coin Matching Game for Kids .99

Arithmaroo .99

pop math lite Free

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http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

Fractions

Freddy Fraction - Free

http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

Statistics

Percentally 2.99 http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

Algebra

Algebra By YourTeacher.com 29.99

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http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

Calculus

http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

Measurements

Tapeulator Pro .99

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Pogo Stylus Keyguard Braille Pen External Keyboard

Vocational Rehabilitation http://www.vr.idaho.gov/index.shtml Medicaid self-direction waiver http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Medical/DevelopmentalDi sabilities/SelfDirection/tabid/212/Default.aspx IATP Alternative Financing Program www.idahoat.org SNAPPS4Kids funding directory list http://www.snapps4kids.com/funding-sources-directory/ State Department of Education Tech Grants http://www.sde.idaho.gov/site/tech_services/grants_contracts.htm DonorsChoose.org

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Loan a device for trial (www.idaho.at4all.com) Request an assessment (www.idahoat.org) Call us for technical assistance (800-ida-tech)

Idaho Assistive Technology Project Check out our Apps!!! http://applist.me/nGXFz7

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