TheUDLEducationalTechnologyGuide

2018

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TechnologyforSpecialEducation

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ByJohnF.O’Sullivan

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Note:

UDLstandsforUniversalDesignforLearning

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Allrightsreserved.Thisbookoranyportionthereof

maynotbereproducedorusedinanymannerwhatsoever

withouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofthepublisher

exceptfortheuseofbriefquotationsinabookreview.

Dedication

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Idedicatethisbooktoallthosestrugglingstudents.Irememberwhatitwasliketo

oneofthosestrugglingstudents.IfIcanmakeadifferenceinthelifeofjustone

person,itisallworthit.

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AbouttheAuthor

1em;">JohnF.O’SullivanisaLibrarian,anAssistiveTechnologySpecialistand

anauthorofseveralbooksoneducationaltechnology.HisbooksincludeUDL

Technology,TheTeacher’sAwesomeAppGuide,andTeachingProjectswith

Computers.Hecurrentlyholdsfourcertificationsineducationandhastaught

undereachcertification.HeworksforChelmsfordPublicSchoolsatChelmsford

HighSchool.HehasworkedinthepastasaSpecialEducationTeacherand

TechnologyIntegrationSpecialist.

JohnCurrentlylivesinMassachusettsoutsideofBoston.Hecanbehiredasa

speakeroraconsultant.

Twitter:@The_app_guide

Website:http://teachertech.net/

email:Jfosullivan71@gmail.com

LearningCommonsWebsite:https://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Page/700

Premiseofthebook

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Assistivetechnologyusedtobeveryexpensiveandonlyforpeoplewithsevere

disabilities.Technologyisnowcheaperandstartingtogointothemainstream.

Wordpredictionandspeechtotextisnowonyoursmartphone.Youroperating

systemonyourcomputerortabletcomeswithfreeassistivetechnology.

Oftentimes,yourcomputerortabletcanreadyourcomputerscreen,andyoudon’t

havetobuyaspecialprogram.Onlinedatabasesfortheschoolandpublic

librariescomewithfreeassistivetechnology.Theywillreadthedatabasetoyou

online.Anumberofappsanddevicesthatweremadetomakepeople’slives

betterarealsobeingusedbyindividualswithadisability.Thisnewtechnology

thatisavailableonamasslevelthatyoualreadyownisfreeorveryinexpensive.

ThisiswhatIputunderthelargerumbrellaofUDLtechnologyorUDL

educationaltechnology.Technologythatisusedtoengageaclassandused

promotetheprinciplesofUDLtechnologywouldfitunderthesameterm.Someof

thetechnologyinthebookisassistivetechnology.Overtime,itwillbecomeso

effectivethateitheryouwon’tknowthatapersonwithadisabilityisusingitor

peoplethatdon’thaveadisabilitywillstartusingit.Themostlikelyoutcomeit

bothwillhappen.UDLtechnologyorUDLeducationaltechnologyisaboutthe

trendofassistivetechnologygoingmainstreamandthenbeingcalledUDL

technology.

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Itisalsoarebrandingofassistivetechnology.Ifyoutellstudentsthathavea

disabilitythatisnotapparenttothegeneralpublicthattheyshoulduseassistive

technologythen,theyarelesslikelytouseit.Whenyouhavepeoplethatdonot

haveadisabilityusingtechnologythatwasoncethoughtofasassistivetechnology

youneedanewname.Whatthisnewgenerationofmorecommonlessexpensive

mainstreamassistivetechnologyisessentiallygivingusuniversalaccess.Ifwe

pointoutthatthetechnologyachildisusingisthesameastheirparentsand

teachers’smartphones,thenthereisnostigma.Wewanteveryonetolearnand

everyonetohaveaccesstothecurriculum.So,thetermtouseisUDLtechnology

orUDLeducationaltechnology.UniversaldesignforLearningisaboutremoving

barriersfromlearningjustlikeassistivetechnology.Theideaofaregular

educationinitiativebeingusedtodefinetechnologyfordiverselearnersiscritical

formarketingtostudents.

Universal design for learning encourages technology that is for education and

withinthatconceptistechnologyforpeoplewithdisabilities.Wecoulduseother

termslikeuniversalaccess,butthatsoundslikeapolitewayofsayingsomeone

with a disability. In a truly inclusive society, we not only include everyone we

makeeveryonefeelcomfortablebeingpartofagroupandallowingthemtoblend

inawaythatpeoplecannotseethedifferences.

People have to understand that there was a desegregation movement for people

withdisabilitiesinourpublicschoolsthatstartedinthe1970’s.Thisstartedby

allowing some people in the public schools that would have gone to school

elsewhere.Thisalsoallowedsomepeopletospendpartofthedayinaregular

classroomandnotbeingsegregatedinanotherwingofthebuilding.Inthe1990’s

wesawmoreinclusionclassesthathadspecialeducationstudentsstartingtohave

regulareducatorsteachingmoreoftheirclasses.Inthe2000’swesawawaveof

standardizedteststhatforcedtheschoolstohavetoconsiderindividualsthathave

lowertestscoresasbeingimportanttolifttheschool’srating.Thisfurtherforced

schoolstoapplythesameorverysimilarstandardstoeverystudentpossible.

We don’t look at people with disabilities as have an ongoing civil rights

movement. Still, large sums of money are spent on people with disabilities.

Peopleinoursocietyseeaneedtotakecareofothers.Thebestthingthatcanbe

doneistoempowerpeopletohelpthemselves.Technologyisbecomingcheaper,

better and more mainstream. People with disabilities have become more

independentbecauseoftheriseoftechnology.

Itiseasiertofindthetechnologythenitistogetpeopletouseit.ThetermUDL

technologyisamoreappealingwaytohelpmarketthetechnology.Appledidnot

invent the tablet or the MP3 player. Apple changed our society because they

convincedpeopletousethetechnologyandmadethetechnologymoreappealing

withoutstandingmarketing.Changingtheconversationandthevocabularycanbe

more important than finding the right technology. If a child feels that they are

different, they are far less likely to use technology. If you make the technology

sociallyacceptableandshowthateveryoneisusingthetechnology,thenyouwill

seeprogress.

Introduction

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There are many very good books that will teach you the concepts that make up

universaldesignforlearning.Allthebooksdirectlyorindirectlysuggestthatyou

use technology to enhance your UDL classroom. However, they rarely go into

specifics of what technology to use. This book gives you a massive amount of

optionsregardingwhattechnologytousetotransformyourUDLclassroomintoa

21st-centuryclassroom.Often,thebesttechnologyissimpleandeffective.Ilike

tousethewords“timeequitable”andthatmeansyouputinalittlebitoftimeand

get a powerful tool in return. I favor technology that is simple enough to be

adaptedforalargeaudiencebuteffectiveenoughtomakearealdifference.The

other big key is matching a technology to a specific subject area, class, and

curriculum. This often takes creativity.When I talk about technology integration

the key word is integration. We all know about technology and can learn it.

However,whenyoumatchtherighttechnologyandcanexplainitthenyoubecome

atrueintegrator.

Oneofthebiggradualchangesineducationisthemovementofspecialeducation

studentsfromspecialeducationintoregulareducation.Thisispartlybecauseof

cost and standardized testing. You cannot ignore a struggling student anymore

because teachers and administrators are judged based on statics derived from

standardizedtests.Ifenoughstudentsfailthenthedistrictfails.Thiscanbegood

becauseitforcesdistrictstodealwithsomeofthemostchallengingpopulations

andtoeducatethem.Thereareanumberofunwantedsideeffects.Thiscancause

a lotofstresson thestudents andteachers. Now we are seeing,in manycases,

regulareducationteachersbeingtheprimaryteachersofstudentswithdisabilities.

Regular education teachers now have to educate students with more and more

severedisabilities thanever before. You have students thatpre-1970 would not

have been allowed in the building and post 1970’s were taught in special

educationclassrooms.Nowregulareducationteachersaregoingtobetheprimary

educators of many of these students. Even if the child is being educated in a

special education class the special education teacher has to teach the regular

education standards. When you have to teach a class of students with various

challenging problems you have to have an excellent strategy that will work for

everyone. Special education teachers often use multi-sensory instruction. The

regulareducationstrategyhasevolved.

TheconceptofUDLisstartingtogaininpopularity.Theideaofmultiplewaysof

representation has been articulated before. What makes UDL superior is the

conceptofassessmentallowingstudentstocompletethestandardthroughmultiple

means,methods,andactions.TheuseoftechnologywithUDLcancreateahigh

level of engagementand muchfaster feedback. Technology canbreak down just

the overwhelming majority of barriers to learning or at least make the learning

curveshorter.Theexplosionoftechnologyoverwhelmsmany.Therearetoomany

choices.Thisbookisdesignedtoshortenthepathtotherighttechnology.

Someofthetechnologyinthisbookisassistive technology.Othertechnologyin

this book 10 years ago would have been described that way. Most of the

technologyinthisbookisinagrayarea.Itcouldbeusedforsomeonethathasa

disabilityorsomeonethatdoesnothaveone.Thetrendinthefieldistechnology

thatisassistivetechnologyorisbasedonitsideasbecomingcheaper,betterand

beingusedbypeoplethatsometimesdon’thaveadisability.

WhatisUniversalDesignforLearning?

UniversalDesignforLearningistheideathatadiversegroupofstudentscanmeet

different standards through different means. What the students are learning are

presentedinmanyways.Thiscouldmean,apicture,video,article,lecture,real-

life examples, software, interactive website other representation. With UDL, a

student is given multiple means to express their ideas and take actions to meet

classroom goals. It also should mean the implementation of technology. UDL is

backedwithbrainresearch.Ittakesintoaccounthowwelearnwithvariousparts

ofourbrain.Goalsshouldbedesignedforallstudentslearning.Eachstudentcan

meet the same goal or standard with a different representation that shows they

have learnedthe standard. TotrulyunderstandUDLIrecommendthatyougo to

CAST’swebsiteandreadaboutUDL.

http://www.cast.org/our-work/about-udl.html

ThisvideoexplainsUDLinlessthanfiveminutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDvKnY0g6e4

TherearealsomanybooksabouttheUDLyouneedmoredetailsorexamples.

Withthemovementofspecialeducationstudentsgettingmoreandmoreofhisor

herinstruction in theregular classroom UDL isaway to helpregular education

teachers reach everyone. It also helps teachers find ways to reach many other

populations that present various challenges. The technologies that I recommend

are very UDL. Universal Design for Learning might be a way to reach special

needs students in the regular classroom, but it is not special education. When

studentswithspecialneedsaresuccessful,theygetservicesinregulareducation.

It is important to include regular educators and parents in the discussion. The

technologyIwriteaboutisnotjustforspecialeducation.Itisforeveryonewith

differentlearningstyles.Ifyouwanttogetallstudentsengaged,thenyouhaveto

learnUDLandusetechnologywithit.

Whatisassistivetechnology?

Assistivetechnologyisanydevicethatsomeonewithadisabilityusestocomplete

a task or improve their ability to function. High-tech assistive technology is

computers,softwareor another electronicdevicethata personwith adisability

uses to improve function or to perform a task. There are legal definitions of

assistivetechnology.Ifyouweretoreadatextbookthedefinition,theywouldbe

slightly different and have a lot more words. I think most people know that a

personwithadisabilityusingapencilisnotusingassistivetechnology.Theexact

definitioncanbedebated.Theconceptholdstrue.

The new generation of assistive technology does not look like assistive

technology. Ifa studentuses aniPad to performa task theyotherwise couldnot

perform shouldthat be considered assistive technology? IfIplay agame onmy

iPaditisnotassistivetechnology.Whenpeopleuseawordpredictionfeatureon

anapponasmartphonetheydon’tcallitassistivetechnology.Yet,Icouldshow

youanumberofprogramsthatdowordpredictionthatareassistivetechnology.I

have two points. There is some nice real estate between the definition of some

assistive technology and some UDL technology. Assistive technology has gone

mainstream. Microsoft and Apple are making assistive technology for operating

systems.GoogledocumentsandtheGooglesearchapponyourphonebothhavea

speech to text feature. You can talk to your smartphone and it talks back. The

people doing this don’t have a disability. It is not marketed in many cases as

assistive technology. Other times, it is called assistive technology. It is very

subjectivewhenyoudecideisitassistivetechnology.

HowtosellSchoolsonusingUDLTechnology?

Proper implementation of technology can help students be successful in less

restrictiveenvironments.Thatmightmeanallowingastudenttoremaininregular

educationoratleastseeingmoresuccessinschool.Thecostofthetechnologyis

offsetby nothaving theschool absorbashigh of aspecial education placement

cost. If the school district has the confidence of the parents, then it is far less

likely to have to pay for expensive outof districtplacements or to have to add

moreservices.Withthelawoflargenumberoveraperiodoftime,aneffective

program will more than pay for itself. A creative person can find an app or

technologyforjustaboutanything.Withthisbook,yourworkjustgotaloteasier.

What I recommend is a proactive approach. If you utilize much of this cost-

effective technology openly available to the masses of students, then situations

will not escalate and thus protect valuable resources while delivering a higher

gradeeducation.Thekeyismakingthetechnologyreadilyavailableandsocially

acceptable.Ifastudentcanread,writeandprocessinformationwithtechnology,

thentheycanmeetgoalsandachievestandards.Weallusetechnologytoperform

manyofthesetasksalready.Itisamatterofaddingthetechnologythatisoutlined

inthisbookandothertechnologythatisofteninexpensiveandavailable.Thiswill

allowstudentstoaccessthecurriculumbyremovingbarriers.Thatwillcreatea

path to achieve goals and meet the standards. Successfully using technology to

achievegoalsistherealsellingpoint.Igiveyouenoughoptionsthatyoushould

beabletosolvemorethanafewproblems.

WhatisUDLEducationalTechnology?

Special education students’ primary educators are regular education teachers in

manycasesandthetrendismovestrongerinthatdirection.UDLtechnologyisa

partialre-banding.Theidea isthatthetechnologyisfor everyone.Ifyoutella

studentwithadisabilitythisisaspecialtechnologyforaspecialstudentwitha

disabilitythentheyarelesslikelytouseit.However,ifyousaytothemitisUDL

technologytoincludepeoplewithdifferentlearningstylesthenyouaremuchmore

likelytogetthemtouseit.Itismucheasiertopickthetechnologythanitistoget

someonetouseit.Oftenyoucanuseatechnologywiththeentireclassmakingthe

needtoexplainthetechnologyevenlessimportant.Technologythatwasmadeto

makeeveryone’slifeeasierisnowbeingusedbypeoplewithdisabilitiestoget

around.GPStechnologytopreventpeoplefromgettinglostcanalsohelppeople

withvisualimpairments.Thesmarthomeswhereyoucancontrolaspectsofyour

home with a computer have practical applications for people with disabilities.

The term UDL technology is designed to describe technology that is used by a

largegroupofpeoplewithneedsandsomeofthemmightuseitbecausetheyhave

adisability.Whenateacherusestechnologyinaclassroomtohelpstudentsthat

have different needs and some of them are special needs then that is UDL

technology. UDL Technology or UDL Educational Technology is about using

technologyindifferentways.Thatcanmeantechnologyfortheentireclassorjust

one person. It is about removing barriers from learning and empowers your

studentswithtoolstoenablesuccess.

Thetechnologyitselfhaschangedsodramaticallyfromdecadespastthatitistruly

verydifferentinscopeanddesign.Newwordsarecreatedallthetimetoexplain

anexperiencethatisdistinctlydifferentthanwhathasbeendoneinthepast.The

newgenerationoftechnologyneedsaname.Thetechnologyisnotalwaysforthe

disabled,anditisoftenforeveryone.Thenewgenerationoftechnologyallowsa

diverse populationofpeople toaccess informationin themodern age. The new

technologysetsitselfapartfromtheoldergenerationoftechnology.

Awards

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1.BestofClass

This awardrecognizes thebesttechnologyin a perpendicularcategory. It is the

highesthonorIcangive.

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2.HonorableMention

Thisawardisfortechnologiesthatarereallygoodthatpeopleshouldknowabout.

Thehonorcanbegiventoatechnologythatisasolidrunner-upto“BestofClass”

award.Itcanalsobegiventoagreattechnologythatdoesnotfitintoacategory.

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3.Author’sPick

Thisisfortechnologythathasauniquequalitythathasgottentheattentionofthe

author. The technology might notbea “Bestof Class” or “Honorable Mention”

technology.However,thetechnologyhasaqualitythatstandsout,andthatshould

be highlighted. The quality might be the price or a special feature. Most of the

author’spicksaretechnologythatIuseandlike.

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4.Assessment

Theawardisgiventotechnologythatcangiveeffectiveteacherfeedback.

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5.CommonCore

ThisawardisgiventotechnologythatislinkedtoCommonCorestandards.

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6.AwesomeTechnology

Thisawardisgiventotechnologythattheauthorbelievesasuperiortechnology.



7.AwesomeTechnologyMaker

This award is given to technology makers that make a number of great

technologies.



8.TimeEquitable

Thisisgiventotechnologythatisverygoodbutdoesnottakelongtolearn.You

getoutalot,butyoudonothavetoinvestalotoftime.

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9.GameChanger

Thisistechnologythatwillchangethewayyouteach.



10.HiddenGem

Thisistechnologythatisnotwellknownbutverygood.

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Chapter1FileSharing

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Withalltheelectronicdevices,wehavetransferringfiles,convertingfiles,and

managingfilesareveryimportant.Ithasbecomemorecommontousethesame

fileacrossplatforms.Understandingthepitfallsandbenefitsisnotalwaysfun,but

itisimportant.

Printingisstillabigissueforsomestudents.Itisverycommonforastudentto

haveprintingissuesorclaimtohavedifficultyprinting.Withfiletransfer,you

nowhavemanyoptions,andtheyallcannotfail.Beingabletotransferfilesandto

useafileonanumberofdevicesisameasureofhowwellyouhavemasteredthe

technology.Itisalsoanimportantwaytobreakdownbarrierstothetechnology.

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Section1BestFileSharingServices

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GoogleDrive(BackupandSync)BestofClass

ItseemslikejustabouteveryteenagerhasaGmailaccount.Attachedtheaccount

isGoogleDriveandaYouTubelogin.Ifyouneedtotransferfilestoatabletorthe

webthisserviceisamust.GoogleDriveisthebestfiletransferservicebecause

ofanumberofusersontheplatformandtheexcellentdesignoftheservice.File

transferisoneofthebigreasonsthatsomanyGoogleSchools.

https://www.google.com/drive/

GoogleDriveisgoingtobecalledBackupandSync.

https://www.google.com/drive/download/backup-and-sync/

Dropbox

Dropboxisawebsitethatalsomakesappsforthevariousplatforms.Itisamust

haveappifyouhaveaniPad.Dropboxlinkstomoreappsthananyotherservice.

Youcoulduseanumberofothergenericservicesouttheretodothesamething.

WiththeknowledgethatDropboxlinkstosomanyapps,itisagoodideatouse

thisservice.

https://www.dropbox.com/

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OneDriveHiddenGem

IfyouhaveaMicrosoftaccount,thereisagoodchancethatyouhaveaOneDrive

account attached to it. Most people don’t know that you can get free email

accountsfromMicrosoftwithanonlineversionofMSOffice.Thatwouldinclude

schools.Theserviceisverygood,butthefactpeopledon’tknowaboutOneDrive

is surprising. The free online Microsoft Office is a hidden gem. OneDrive by

itselfisverygood.

https://onedrive.live.com/about/en-us/

https://www.google.com/drive/download/

ImportantNote:

ForDropbox, GoogleDriveandOneDrive(Backupand Sync)youcan installa

folder directlyon yourdesktop.This allows you totransfer files to orfrom the

web by just drag anddroppingoffiles. This isvery helpfulif you aretryingto

transfertoandfromatablet.Itisalsohelpfulindistributingfilestoandfromyour

studentsifyouhavesharedoutafolderwiththem.

PerfectWebBrowserAuthor’sPick

This app allows you to download something from the web and then save it to

DropboxorGoogleDrive.Youcansearchthewebandthenputthefilesyoufind

inDropboxorotherservices.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/perfect-web-browser-

extraordinary/id373916467?

mt=8

Thismightbeasimplewaytotransferfiles,butitisstillbeingused.Irecommend

usingemailtotransferorsharefiles.

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SendAnywhere(iPadApp)

Thismightbethebestfiletransferappinthisclass.Yousenddocumentsbackand

forthusingacode.AteachercantransferadocumenttodifferentiPads,andthe

studentshavetotypeinanumbertogetit.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/send-anywhere-file-transfer/id596642855?mt=8

ConvertFiles

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Sometimes the problem is not transferring files but converting them to another

format.Oftentimeswhenyousearchthewebthereareanumberofwebsitesthat

willconvertfilesformats.

Zamzar

Thiswebsiteconvertsallsortsoffiles.

http://www.zamzar.com/

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Section2OtherFileSharingOptions
IFTTT
This app allows you to coordinate several apps. Ifyou wanted to save a file a
certain way every time you performed an action this app can help. It is for
someonethatisverygeeky.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/if-by-ifttt/id660944635?mt=8
Flick.
Thisisasimplewaytosharefiles.
Website:http://getflick.io/
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flick./id644265534?ls=1&mt=8
Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.ydangleapps.Flick&hl=en
Windows:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/flick/9wzdncrd8b38
Mac:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flick./id646740026?ls=1&mt=12
PC:http://getflick.io/
Jumpshare:FileSharing,Annotation,Collaboration
Thisappgetssomegreatreviews.Itisalsoawebsitedesignedforfilesharing.
https://jumpshare.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jumpshare-incredibly-fast/id1084648246?
ls=1&mt=8
Justbeamit
Thissiteisinteresting.Youdragafile,anditcreatesalinkandQRcodeforit.
https://www.justbeamit.com/
reap.io
Thiswebsitecreatesalinktoyourfile.
https://reep.io/

Section3FileSharingforAndroid



Dropbox

Thisisaverypopularapptotransferfilestoatablet.Dropboxisweb-based,and

youcantransferdocumentsacrossplatformsanddevices.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dropbox.android&hl=en



DropsyncPROKey

ThisappisapaidversionofDropbox.TheappsyncsDropboxwithyourPCand

phone.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync.pro&hl=en

AutosyncGoogleDrive

Thisappsyncsyourfilesandletsyoudecidewheretheygo.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.drivesync&hl=en

AutosyncOneDrive–OneSync

ThisapphelpssyncyourfilestoOneDrive.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.onesyncv2&hl=en



Dropsync(DropboxAutosync)

Thisisaverygoodapp.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ttxapps.dropsync&hl=en

GoogleDrive

Ifyou have a Gmail account, this file storage service is attached toit. You can

storeandsharefileswithGoogleDrive.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.google.android.apps.docs&hl=en



Section4Scanning

ScanFilesforaniPad



There are a number of very good apps in the category that work just fine. I

personallyuseTinyScannerandFindScanner.TurboScanhasgreatreviewsand

iswidelyused.Thereareanumberofotherappsthatgetthejobdone.



TinyScannerAuthor’sPick

Thisverypossiblymightbethebestapptoscaninadocument.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tiny-scanner-pdf-scanner-to/id595563753?mt=8

iScanner

Thisisaverygoodscannerapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iscanner-pdf-document-scanner/id1040093707?

mt=8

FineScannerAuthor’sPick

Thisappisfreeandisverygood.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fine-scanner-scan-multipage/id534203582?mt=8



CamScannerFree

Thisisahighlyratedscanningapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camscanner-free-pdf-document/id388627783?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intsig.camscanner&hl=en

ScannerPro

Thisappscansindocumentsandishighlyrated.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scanner-pro-pdf-document-scanner-app-with-

ocr/id333710667?mt=8

ScannerPro-PDFdocumentscannerappwithOCR

Thisisahighlyratedscanningapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id333710667?mt=8

ScannerforMe-FreePDFScanner&PrinterApp

Thisscanningappishighlyrated.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id1017261655?mt=8

OfficeLens

Thisisahighlyratedscannerapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/office-lens/id975925059?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.microsoft.office.officelens&hl=en

TurboScan:quicklyscanmultipagedocumentsintohigh-qualityPDFs

YoucantakeapictureofadocumentandturnitintoaPDFwiththisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/turboscan-quickly-scan-multipage/id342548956?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2

HardwareScanner



HandScannerAwesomeTechnology

You can buy a portable scanner. The prices go from 50 dollars to 150 dollars.

This is a simple and fast way to scan a lot of documents. I suggest you go to

Amazon.com or CNET to look at reviews. I always recommend searching the

internetforthebestdeals.



Photocopier

Mostphotocopiersinschoolalsohavetheabilitytoscanindocuments.

GooglePlayScannerApps

ScannerMinibyReaddle

Thisisahighlyratedscannerapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scanner-mini-by-readdle/id581365763?mt=8

ScannerforMe:Scandocuments

Thisisaverypopularscanningappwithverygoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scanner-for-me/id1017261655?mt=8

TinyScanner

Thismightbethebestappinthiscategory.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appxy.tinyscanner



TurboScan:documentscanner

Thisisanexcellentapp.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.piksoft.turboscan



MobileDocScanner3+OCR

Thehighratingspeaksforitself.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stoik.mdscan



GeniusScan+-PDFScanner

Thisisagoodscanner.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thegrizzlylabs.geniusscan

OfficeLens

Thisisahighlyratedscanningapp.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officelens



Thumbnaildrivesorportableharddrives

IfyourtablethasaUSBport,thenyoucoulduseaportabledrivetotransfer

documents.



Section5HowtoUseGooglePlayAppsonaPCoraMac



Sometimestransferringadocumentisnottheanswer.Sowhynottransfertheapp?

You can use Google Play apps on a PC or a Mac. You have to download a

programtodothis.IhaveusedaprogramcalledBluestacks.YouWaveisanother

programthatwillallowyoutouseGooglePlayappsonyourPCorMac.Allyou

havetodoisdownloadtheprogramthenlogintoyourGoogleaccount.Thiscan

openupsomeopportunitiesforyourstudents.Ifyouhaveastudentwithalearning

issue, you can now download Google Play apps to a computer. There are a

numberofappsforreading,writing,notetakingandotherareasthatcanhelpwith

aspecificissue.ThisgivesyouagoodreasontoreadthroughmyGooglePlayapp

suggestions.



BluestacksAwesomeTechnologyAuthor’sPick

http://www.bluestacks.com/



YouWave

http://youwave.com/



Section6PlacestoFindApps



iTunesAppStorefortheiPad/iPhoneApps

iPadandiPhoneappscanbepurchasedfromiTunes.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/ios/id36?mt=8



WindowsStore

Therearesome peoplethatdo owntablets andphonesmade byMicrosoft.You

can get some mainstream apps that you find on other devices. I have provided

these links so thatyou can find some apps on your own. You can also look for

appsforyourpersonalcomputer.



Microsoft’sWindowsAppsStore

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/windows

MicrosoftEducationApps

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/Education-

Apps/default.aspx



iTunesStoreforMacintoshApps

ManyoftheappsyoucanfindonyouriPadoriPhonearealsoavailableonyour

Macintosh computer. This is important to know because at times it creates

opportunities by using the same apps on your computer. The two different apps

storesarenotthesame.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/genre/mac-education/id12003?mt=12



GoogleChromeApps

TheGoogleChromeStore

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/app/8-education



AmazonAppstore

Amazon has just about everything, and that includes apps. The Kindle Fire has

versionsthatareatagood price. There are anumber of avid readers that have

them.If you alreadyhave one, then you might wanttoget anapp for a specific

purpose.ThecostoftheKindleFirewithschoolbudgetsbeingthewaytheyare

might make getting some Kindle Fires and buying some apps a good idea for

some.

http://www.amazon.com/mobile-apps/b?node=2350149011



Section2GooglePlayForeignLanguageApps

LearnSpanishwithbabbel.com
ThisappteachesSpanish.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.babbel.mobile.android.es

Duolingo:LearnLanguagesFree
Thisisagreatfreeapptolearnaforeignlanguage.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo
Website:https://en.duolingo.com/
busuu-EasyLanguageLearning
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busuu.android.enc&hl=en
Memrise:learnlanguages
From the iTunes write up this is the list of languages you can learn: “French,
Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, German, Portuguese, Russian,
Danish, Swedish,Polish,Norwegian, Turkish and Arabic.” Both the iTunes and
GooglePlayappsgetoutstandingreviews.
https://www.memrise.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.memrise.android.memrisecompanion
Spanish-EnglishDictionary
Youcanlookupawordandtranslateit.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.ascendo.android.dictionary.es.free

LearnFrenchwithbabbel.com
YoucanlearnFrenchwiththisapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.babbel.mobile.android.fr
Website:https://www.babbel.com/

50languages
Thisappcanteachyou50differentlanguages.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goethe.f50languages

LearnEnglishwithbabbel.com

ThisfreeappteacheshowtospeakEnglish.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.babbel.mobile.android.en

LearnSpanishwithbusuu.com!
ThisappteachesSpanish.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.busuu.android.es
Website:https://www.busuu.com/enc/

MosaLinguaCrea
Thiscompanymakesanumberofappsthatteachdifferentlanguages.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=MosaLingua%20Crea&hl=en

LearnEnglish
Thisisnotaforeignlanguagetoalotofpeoplebuyitisstillagoodapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bravolang.english
Bravolol
Thiscompanyhasanumberofappstohelpteachyouatonofdifferentlanguages.
http://bravolol.com/

DinoLingo
Thiscompanymakesbooks,DVDs,andappsthatteachalonglistoflanguages,
http://dinolingo.com/?
gclid=CjwKEAjw85DIBRCy2aT0hPmS1jkSJAC1m9UvOrbEEdlwb_5TpLa1ls20nq_vLA8VB5BH5DBtMFzQZRoCpMnw_wcB
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/arabic-and-english-stories/id1150872302?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Dino+Lingo&hl=en
Innovative:Learn34Languages
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.innovativelanguage.innovativelanguage101&hl=en

Chapter2TechnologyforWriting



Oneofthemostimportantactivitieswedoinschool,iswriting.Ifyouwanttobe

successfulinschoolyouhavetolearntobeagoodwriter.Ifyoucanmakewriting

more engaging, then it will be easier to get your student's skills to grow. The

fastest way to engage students is with high-interest interactive websites and

applications. This will increase the ways you can represent information to

studentsandwillalsoincreasehowtheycandemonstratethattheyhavecompleted

yourgoals.



Section1WordProcessingApps

iPadWordProcessingApps

WPSOfficeBestofClass

ThisisafreeappthatwillopendocumentsfromWord,PowerPoint,andExcel.

Youcanopenandusedocumentsfromanumberofformats.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kingsoft-office-seamlessly/id762263023?mt=8

TextilusProWordProcessor

Thisapphasaspellchecker.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textilus-pro-word-processor/id1018671847?mt=8

Textilus

Thisapphasaspell-checker.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textilus-microsoft-office/id537818639?mt=8



Pages

WordprocessormadebyApple.Ithaswordprediction.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pages/id361309726?mt=8



Scrivener

Thisisahigher-endwordprocessingandwritingappforyouriPad,iPhone,and

Mac.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/scrivener/id972387337?ls=1&mt=8

Mac:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scrivener/id418889511?mt=12

WritingforResearch

MLAFormatandDocumentWriter

ItisrarethatIallowanunratedappinmyguide.Ilikethisappbecauseitallows

ateenagertoworkonapaperforschoolontheirSmartphone.Youcanformatthe

papercorrectlythenexportanduseonanotherplatform.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mla-writer-mla-style-writing-tool/id1066058975?

mt=8

1Writer-Notetaking,writingapp

This app is one of the more modern note taking apps. You can work on your

blogging,startwritingthatpaperortakesnotesforameeting.Thisnotetakingapp

takesintoaccountmodernsocialmedia,writingforthewebaswellasjustjotting

downanidea.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id680469088?mt=8

GooglePlayWordProcessorsApps

WPSOffice+BestofClass

You can do word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations with this very

popularapp.TheappopensandeditsWord,PowerPointandExceldocuments.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cn.wps.moffice_eng

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OfficeSuitePro7(PDF&Fonts)

Thisappallowsyoutodowordprocessing,spreadsheet,andpresentations.The

app also connects to Dropbox and Google Drive. You can even edit Microsoft

Officedocuments.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered

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Writer

Thisisabasicandfreewritingapp.Youcantakenotesorwriteanessaywiththis

app.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamesmc.writer

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OpenDocumentReader

IfyouuseOpenDocumentasawordprocessor,thisappwillallowyoutousethe

documentsonamobiledeviceandtoalterthemaswell.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=at.tomtasche.readerq

MicrosoftOfficeMobile

If you use Microsoft Office, this is a very good app to add to your mobile

devices.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.microsoft.office.officehub

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Section2Web-BasedWordProcessing

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Word

Mostpeopledon’tknowthatyoucangetafreeonlineversionofMicrosoftWord.

Schoolscanevensignuptogiveallofthestudentsanaccount.Youcanalsogetto

usetheotheronlineversionsofMicrosoftOffice.

https://office.live.com/start/Word.aspx

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GoogleDocumentsBestofClass

ThereareanumberofschoolsthatareGoogleSchools.Mosthighschoolstudents

haveaGmailaccount.ThiscanallowthemtoaccessGoogleDocuments.

https://www.google.com/docs/about/

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Zoho

Thisisaverygood onlinewordprocessor.Ifyouwanttotry an onlineservice

thatisnotGoogleorMicrosoft,thenthisisagoodchoice.

https://www.zoho.com/docs/writer.html

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Section3FreeDownloadableWordProcessing

WPS

Thiscompanymakesthebestwordprocessingapp.Theyhaveafreeprogramfor

thePC.Itisworthalook.

https://www.wps.com/office-free

OpenOfficeAuthor’sPick

Thisisanawesomewordprocessingprogram.Youcangetsomegoodextensions

forit.

https://www.openoffice.org/

Abisource

ThisfreewordprocessingclaimstobesimilartoWord.

http://www.abisource.com/

Section12InteractiveGrammarwithiPadApps

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Teachinggrammarisveryimportant.WhenIteachwritingtoolderstudents,Itell

them to look up grammar on differentwebsites. Even very good writers have a

questionofwhattouse.Gettinginthehabitoflookingitupcanhelpchangeold

habits.Theappsaboutgrammararereallydesignedtousewithonestudent.The

appsIsuggestareoftenusedbyaspeechandlanguagepathologistorsometimesa

specialeducationteacher.However,whatdoyoudoifyouhaveonestudentthatis

behindingrammarinalargeclass?Theissuewithteachingaclasswithanappis

theassessment.Ifyouuseagrammarappwiththeentireclass,youhavetofigure

outawaytodoanassessment.Noonewantstoignorehowimportantitistoteach

grammar. Teaching grammar when you are doing writing at the same time is

difficult.Theseappsarefastwaystoisolatespecificareasofgrammarandteach

itinanengagingway.Itisalsoagoodideatoprojectsomeoftheseappstocreate

agoodvisualforyourstudents.Theappswillgiveaninteractiveworksheetwith

multipleexamples.

TheMobileEducationStoreAwesomeTechnologyMaker

http://mobile-educationstore.com/category/apps

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SpeechwithMilo:Prepositions

Speech with Milo applications was created by a licensed Speech-Language

Pathologist.Thisapplicationteachesprepositionsinafuninteractiveway.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speech-milo-prepositions/id417190136?mt=8

PrepositionBuilder

Thisprogramteacheshowprepositionscanchangethemeaningofasentence.The

programteachesvocabularywithinthecontextofasentence.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prepositionbuilder/id413939528?mt=8

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LanguageBuilderforiPad

This program helps sentence formations as well receptive and expressive

language.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/languagebuilder-for-ipad/id405801365?mt=8

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TenseBuilder

ThisisanothergreatappfromtheMobileEducationStore.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tensebuilder/id427577382?mt=8

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PronounsbyTeachSpeechApps
Thisisahighlyratedmulti-sensoryappthatteachespronouns.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pronouns-by-teach-speech-apps/id965680245?
mt=8
Questions2Learn
Theappteacheshowtorespondtowho,what,whereandwhenquestions.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/questions2learn/id537209705?mt=8
Website:http://www.speechpups.com/
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ActionWords
Thisappteachesverbstoyoungchildren.Itshowssimplepicturesoftheaction.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/action-words/id511783094?mt=8
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StoryBuilderforiPad
You can createa story with thisapp.The appasksyouquestions, and you give
answerstocreateyourstory.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storybuilder-for-ipad/id377631532?mt=8
SparkleFish
This is the audio version of mad-libs. It says fun for all ages, but I would be
careful with middle school students. They say this app will have you laughing
uncontrollably.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sparklefish/id432462341
Website:http://www.sparklefishapp.com/
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GrammarPopHD
Thisisafungamethatteachesgrammar.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-pop-hd/id666851934
Website:http://page.macmillan.com/qdt/grammar-pop
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PrepositionsbyTeachSpeechApps-forspeechtherapy
Theappteachesyouprepositionsandgetssomeverygoodreviews atthe same
time.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prepositions-by-teach-speech-apps-for-speech-
therapy/id957222581?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

GrammarPopHD

Thisisagamethatteachesgrammartoadultsandchildren.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/grammar-pop-hd/id666851934?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

TheGradingGame

The app has you correct some of the most common mistakes people do during

writing. This appisagreatidea.Iamimpressedthata proofreading app could

ratesohighly.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-grading-game/id564853076

Website:http://www.gradinggame.com/

Section13ConversationandSentences

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PicturetheSentenceHD

Thisappisusedtoteachbasicreceptiveandexpressivelanguage.Thisisahighly

ratedapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/picture-the-sentence-hd/id478599625?mt=8

Thiscompanyhasothergoodappsinthiscategory:

http://hamaguchiapps.com/

SentenceBuilderTeen

Thisistheteenversionofthepopularapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sentencebuilderteen/id465018367?mt=8

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ConversationBuilderTeen

Itishardertofindappstoteachlanguagetoteens.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conversationbuilderteen/id551522479?mt=8

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ConversationBuilder

This app helps students work on basic conversational sentences in social

situations.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conversationbuilder/id413939366?mt=8

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SentenceBuilder

Theapplication focusesonbuilding sentencesaround a picture.The application

allows students to practice using proper connecting words. The application has

threedifferentchallenginglevels.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sentencebuilder-for-ipad/id364197515?mt=8

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SentenceMaker

This app makes creating sentences an interactive game. This app is for young

childrenmakingshort,simplesentences.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sentence-maker/id499150658?mt=8

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Section4AdvancedGrammar&Spell-Checkers
GrammarlyBestofClassAuthor’sPick
This website will make a ton of corrections on your work. There is a web
browserversionthatwillcorrectwhatyouarewritingandaMicrosoftWordadd-
on.Theyalsohaveapaidversion.Thisisgreatforacollegestudentorsomeone
thatneedshelpcorrectingtheirwritingonaregularbasis.
https://www.grammarly.com/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-
chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?hl=en
Ginger
Thisisanadvancedspellingandgrammarchecker.Youcangetthefreeversionor
buy two paid versions. The company offers discounts for students and schools.
Theprogramstartsupwithyourcomputer.
Website:http://www.gingersoftware.com/
GooglePlay:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.gingersoftware.android.keyboard&referrer=utm_source%3Dgingersoftware%26utm_medium%3Dwebsite_traffic%26utm_campaign%3Dandroid_keyboard_page_dl_button
Chrome:http://www.gingersoftware.com/extensions/chrome
Windows:http://www.gingersoftware.com/ginger-for-windows
Safari:http://www.gingersoftware.com/extensions/safari
Mac:https://itunes.apple.com/app/id822797943?
id=com.gingersoftware.ios.keyboard&refferal=utm_source%3Dgingersoftware%26utm_medium%3Dwebsite_traffic%26utm_campaign%3Dginger_for_mac_dl_button
GingerPageWritingApp
Thisapphelpsyoumakecorrectionstoyourwriting.
iPad:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ginger-page-writing-app-
spell/id822797943?mt=8
ProWritingAid
Thisadvancedspellcheckerhasanumberoffeatures.TheoneIlikeistheone-
yearsubscriptionis40dollars.Theprogramwillcheckformanydifferent
qualitiesinyourwriting,anditintegrateswithGoogleDocumentsandWord.
https://prowritingaid.com/

Section5GrammarWebsites

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As a writer, I constantly look up spelling, grammar, and the vocabulary. It is a

good habit to get into. With spell-check and grammar check students are more

likelytooverlooktheneedforthis.Websitesongrammarareagreatwaytogive

examples of grammar. If your goal is toincrease your students’ grammar skills,

thenthisissomethingyouwanttoconsider.Grammarwebsitesallowthestudent

to teach themselves with multiple ways of having a concept represented. If you

project one of these websites, it can be a strong visual to represent common

instances of correct grammar or common grammar mistakes. There are also

advancedspellingandgrammarcheckers.TheoneIuseisGrammarly.

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GrammarGirl

Thisisapopulargrammarwebsite.

http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl

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ThePurdueOnlineWritingLabOWLHonorableMention

Thisisanoutstandingwebsiteifyouwanttolookuporunderstandgrammar.

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/

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Section6Spelling

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Thereareanumberofwaystoteachspelling.Iwanttomakeafewsuggestions.

Whenyouareteachingspellingtoyoungchildren,youhavetoteachphonicsand

the parts of a word. You can find lists of the most commonly used 100 words.

Everychildshouldknowhowtospellallofthosewords.Otherwise,childrencan

getfrustratedbyspelling.Ifyoucantakethe100or200mostcommonwordsoff

thetable,thenyoucanfocusonafewwordsatatimeinsteadofhalfofthepaper.

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YouTube.com

You can find videos of the most common 100 words and countless videos on

phonics.WhenIshowvideostostudents,theyjustfocusorlistenbetter.Asmuch

as Iwantto think of myselfas being interesting YouTube.com tends tobe more

engaginginterestingtomystudents.

YouTube is a free resource, and you can use it to show the students numerous

examples. Iused YouTube toteachthe alphabet,phonics, and the mostcommon

words. My son saw it as a game with cartoons singing or talking about letters,

sounds,andwords.Youcanfindvideosonalloftheearlystagesoflearninghow

toread.

https://www.youtube.com/

SimplexSpellingPhonics-RhymingWithCVCWords

Thisisaverygoodspellingapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplex-spelling-phonics-rhyming/id580762950?

mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

Website:http://www.pyxwise.com/ssphonicscvc.html

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SimplexSpellingPhonics-AdvancedPhonograms

Thisisahighlyratedspellingapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplex-spelling-phonics-advanced-

phonograms/id572136313?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

SuperSpeller:CreateYourOwnSpellingTests

Thisisagreatapptoteachspellingtoyoungchildren.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/super-speller-create-your-own-spelling-

tests/id483480630?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

LittleStars-WordWizard
Thisisahighlyratedgamethatteachesspelling.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-stars-word-wizard/id521736568?mt=8
HangArt:PlayHangman,DrawPictures,TellStories
This is a spelling game app for Kindergarten through third grade. It takes the
classic hangman game and teaches basic spellings words with it. The app also
getsverygoodratings.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hangart-play-hangman-draw-pictures-tell-
stories/id1057323514?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
UltimateEnglishSpellingQuiz
GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.damtechdesigns.quiz.spelling&hl=en
Windowshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/ultimate-english-spelling-
quiz/9nblggh1r9ns

RocketSpeller
Thisisahighlyratedandfreespellingapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rocket-speller/id492504689?mt=8

AmericanWordspeller
Insteadoflookingawordupinthedictionaryyoucanusethisapp.Spellingrules
donotapply.Youcanspellawordphonetically,andtheappcanfindit.Thisisan
appforthosewithpoorspellingthatneedstolookupaword.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/american-wordspeller/id397617771?mt=8

Spellosaur
Theappteachessetsofwordsthatallstudentsneedtolearnhowtospell.Ilike
theconcept.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spellosaur/id461007342?mt=8
EnglishSpelling
Windows https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/english-
spelling/9wzdncrfj2dl
SpellBoard
Thisappcreatesfunactivitiestohelpyoulearncustomspellinglists.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spellboard/id390290951?mt=8

Website:http://www.palasoftware.com/SpellBoard.html

Section7MakeBooks



Being able to publish a book is a powerful tool. I remember my second-grade

teacher had me publish a booklet. I was beyond struggling in school, but I

rememberthatassignmentbecauseIwrotemyfirstbook.Hands-onlessonswitha

finishedproducthelpincreaseengagement.Studentshavemultiplewaystopresent

a story with added features. You can add pictures, an interestng design, and

words.Someofthepublishingappsallowdynamicvideos.Everyonelovestaking

homeabookforMom.

Websites



Storybird.com

This website lets you upload pictures and create a children's book. A creative

teacher could use this to create poetry or have students do a project. You can

createateacheraccountandclasses.Youmakeanonlineversionofabookwith

pictures.Storybird.comwillletyoucreateanactualprintbookformoney.

https://storybird.com

tikatok

Withthiswebsite,youcanmakeachildren’sbook.Theconceptmakeswritingin

elementaryschoolthatmuchmorefun.

https://www.tikatok.com/

MakeBookswithaniPad



ComposerProHonorableMention

This app allows you to insert video, pictures, and amazing animations without

knowingprogramming.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/composer-pro/id537026880?ls=1&mt=8



BookCreatorforiPadAuthor’sPick

Youmakeastory,andyouturnitintoaPDF.Youcaninsertpictures,video,and

audio.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/book-creator-for-ipad/id442378070?mt=8

https://bookcreator.com/education/

https://bookcreator.com/education/resources/

https://app.bookcreator.com/

KidinStoryBookMaker:CreateandSharePersonalizedPhotoStorybooks

Thisisahighlyratedstorymakingapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kid-in-story-book-maker-create/id594403164?

mt=8

KidinStoryBookMaker:CreateandSharePersonalizedPhotoStorybooks

Thisisahighlyratedstorybookappforchildren.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kid-in-story-book-maker-create-share-

personalized-photo/id594403164?mt=8

CreativeBookBuilder

Thisbook-makingappallowsyoutomakeabookinHTML,EPUBorPDF.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id451041428?mt=8



MyStoryBookCreatorSchoolEdition

Youcanrecordyourvoiceaswellasself-publishastory.Thenyoucanemailthe

story. My Story has very good drawing tools that allowcustomization. You can

takepicturestoincludeinyourstory.Thisappisforyoungchildren.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-story-book-maker-for-kids/id449232368?mt=8



Section8GraphicOrganizers



Thereisaton ofonlinefree graphic organizersthatyou cancustomizefor your

students.Ifastudenttypesintoagraphicorganizerthentheycancutandpastethe

wordsintothepaper.Ifadocumentis savedon a computer,itishardertolose

thanactualpaper.Yes,printingcanalwaysbeanissue,butwithfilesharingand

emailthatiseasy toovercome. Irecommend typingon your graphic organizers.

Teacherscanalsocustomizethesedocumentstousewithaclass.Youcancreate

themfromscratch,butthattakesalotmoretime.Withsomanythatareonlineand

free,Isuggestjustdownloading.

GoogleKeep

IwouldrecommendusingGoogleKeepasagraphicorganizerifyouuseGoogle

Documents.

https://www.google.com/keep/

GraphicOrganizers

http://www.educationoasis.com/printables/graphic-organizers/

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sites/default/files/asset/file/graphic_organizers.pdf

Thisover100pagesanditexplainshowtousegraphicorganizers.

http://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/references-and-

resources/economics/use_of_graphic_organizers.pdf

FreeOnlineGraphicOrganizersPDFs

Eduplace

https://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/



Freeology

http://freeology.com/graphicorgs/



StudentHandouts

http://www.studenthandouts.com/graphic-organizers/



Edhelper

http://edhelper.com/teachers/graphic_organizers.htm



Teachervision

https://www.teachervision.com/graphic-organizers/printable/6293.html



Dailyteachingtools

http://www.dailyteachingtools.com/free-graphic-organizers-w.html



Youcanmakeyourownonlinegraphicorganizerwiththiswebsite.

https://www.mindmup.com



Section9Outline



iThoughtsHD(mind-mapping)

Thisapphasalotoftools.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ithoughts-mindmap/id866786833?mt=8

SimpleMindPro+IntuitiveMindMapping

Thisisahighlyratedoutlineapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplemind-pro+-intuitive/id378174507?mt=8

MindNode–DelightfulMindMapping

Thisisahighlyratedoutliningapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mindnode-delightful-mind-

mapping/id312220102?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Grafio3-Diagrams&ideas

Youcanmakeverydetailedoutlineswiththisapp.Itiswellthoughtout,andthe

appishighlyrated.

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/grafio-3-diagrams-ideas/id382418196?mt=8

Suru-Organize|Outline|To-do

Youcanmakecolor-codedtodolists,agendas,andschedules.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id738040933?mt=8



Popplet

Ilikethisappbecauseitisalsoawebsite.Youmightwanttoconsidergoingto

thewebsitefirst.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/popplet/id374151636?mt=8

Website:http://popplet.com/

Chapter3Notes



Notes are an important part of the organization process. There are a number of

appstoallowyoutokeeptrackofinformationinaformyouarecomfortablewith.

Therearenotesappsthatyoucantypeinto,writewithyourfinger,andtalkto.Itis

evenpossibletotakevideoorpicturetosaveinformation.IfIneednotesfroma

whiteboardIusuallytakea picture.Theidea isthatyoucan removebarriersto

learning with note taking apps that have features that help people with

organizationalissuesandotherdisabilities.Thereisnotetakingappsforpeople

thathavefinemotorcoordinationissues.Studentslackingexecutivefunctionskills

can be helped with note taking and organizational apps. Students with weak

organizational skills can use electronic organization to improve their ability to

findpapers.Youcantakeapictureofaworksheet,turnitintoaPDFthenstoreit

inthecloud.Youcanbuyahandheldportablescannertoscanyourdocumentsthen

organizeitintoonlinefolders.Thismakesitimpossibletoloseyourhomework.If

yourememberstrugglingwithbindersasateenyoushouldbehappytoknowthat

thisgenerationhasanappforthat.However,itallstartswithnotesapps.



Section1iPadNotesApps

Noteshelf-Notes&PDF
The app has a lot of features. The app has password protection and creates
differentnotebooks.Noteshelfclaimstobethebestnotetakingapp,andfromthe
reviews,theymightberight.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noteshelf/id392188745
abcNotes-Checklist&StickyNoteApplication
Thisappdoesalotofdifferentthings.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-notes-checklist-sticky/id354015291?mt=8

Noteshelf
Ifyouwanttotakenotesanddrawdiagrams,thisistheappyouwant.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noteshelf/id392188745?mt=8
Simplenote
Thisisaverygoodapp.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simplenote/id289429962?mt=8e
Website:http://simplenote.com/
Bear
Thisisahighlyratednote-takingappfortheiPad,iPhone,andMac.
iPad: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bear-beautiful-writing-app/id1016366447?
mt=8
Mac:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bear-beautiful-writing-app/id1091189122?
ls=1&mt=12
Websitehttp://www.bear-writer.com/
Drafts-QuicklyCaptureNotes,ShareAnywhere!
Thisisanotetakingappforsomeonethatwantstobeorganized.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drafts-quickly-capture-notes/id905337691?mt=8
OmniOutliner2
Thisapptakesnotesandorganizeseverything.Itcanalsobeusedforoutlines.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnioutliner-2/id704610906?mt=8
GoodNotes4

Thisisyetanotherverygoodnotetakingapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/goodnotes-4-notes-pdf/id778658393?mt=8

GoogleKeep-notesandlists

You can take awesome notes with Google Keep, and it integrates with other

Googleproducts.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-keep-notes-and-

lis/hmjkmjkepdijhoojdojkdfohbdgmmhki?hl=en

https://keep.google.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-keep-notes-and-lists/id1029207872?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.keep&hl=en

Section2Note-takersforSocialMedia,WebandResearch

Drafts-QuicklyCaptureNotes,ShareAnywhere!

Thisispartofthenewgenerationofnotingappsthatunderstandyouarewriting

blurbsforsocialmediaandwellaskeepingtrackofotherbitsofinformation.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drafts-quickly-capture-notes-share-

anywhere/id905337691?mt=8



iAWriter

Thisapp isdesignedformodernwriting.You canuploadtoyourblogonWord

Pressorstartthatpaperforschool.Theappgetsverygoodratingsaswell.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ia-writer/id775737172?mt=8

WordPress

Youcanedityourwebsitefromyoursmartphone.Thatisapowerfultool.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id335703880?mt=8

Section3GooglePlayNotesApps

InkPadNotepad-Notes-Todo
Theappallowsyoutotakebasicnotes.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.workpail.inkpad.notepad.notes&feature=search_result#?
t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS53b3JrcGFpbC5pbmtwYWQubm90ZXBhZC5ub3RlcyJd

ClassicNotesLite+AppBox
Thisisanotetakingapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.flufflydelusions.app.enotesclassiclite&feature=search_result#?
t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5mbHVmZmx5ZGVsdXNpb25zLmFwcC5lbm90ZXNjbGFzc2ljbGl0ZS

KeepMyNotes-Notepad&Memo
Thisisaverypopularandhighlyratednotetakingapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.whiteglow.keepmynotes
ColorNoteNotepadNotes
Thisisahighlyratednotetakingapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.socialnmobile.dictapps.notepad.color.note
NoteEverything
Theappallowsyoutotakenoteswithvoice,paint,andtext.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=de.softxperience.android.noteeverything

Evernote
Thisisapopularnotetaking app.You can store yournotes on this websiteand
accessthemanywhere.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote

Wunderlist-To-do&TaskList
Thisisapopularapptohelpyourememberwhattodo.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.wunderkinder.wunderlistandroid


InkPadNotepad-Notes-Todo

Thisisanote-takingappthatyoucancreateato-dolistwith.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.workpail.inkpad.notepad.notes



Simplenote

Thisisanote-takingappthatallowsyoutosyncyournotesondifferentdevices.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.automattic.simplenote



Section4RecordedNotes



TagPad

Youwritedownquestionsandthenrecordtheanswerstoeachquestion.Thisapp

is a great idea for studying. You can record a question and then record your

answerforlaterplayback.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tagpad/id443465566?mt=8



SuperNote:Recorder,Notes,Memos.Free.

The app allows you to take notes and record audio. The app is widely

downloaded.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/super-note-recorder-notes/id484001731?mt=8



AudioNote-NotepadandVoiceRecorder

Thisappsayswhatitdoes.Youwritenotesandrecordavoicewiththem.Then

you can play the voice synced to the notes. Devices that do this sort of thing

typicallycostalotmorethanthisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audionote-notepad-voice-recorder/id369820957?

mt=8

SonocentAudioNoteTaker

ThisisaverygoodnotetakingprogramforthePC,Mac,iPad,andAndroid.

GooglePlay:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.sonocent.sonocentrecorder&hl=en

iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sonocent-recorder/id888823208?mt=8

YoucangetthePCandMacversiononfromthewebsite:

https://www.sonocent.com/en-us/

Section5Website/SoftwareNoteTaking

GoogleKeep

Thisisanawesomenotetakingandorganizationtoolthatintegrateswiththerest

ofGoogleproducts.

https://www.google.com/keep/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ck12.app.practice

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-keep-notes-and-

lis/hmjkmjkepdijhoojdojkdfohbdgmmhki?hl=en

OneNote

Microsoftmakesanexcellentproductfornote-taking.

https://www.onenote.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-onenote/id410395246?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.microsoft.office.onenote&hl=en

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/onenote/9wzdncrfhvjl

OneNoteWebClipper

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/onenote-web-

clipper/gojbdfnpnhogfdgjbigejoaolejmgdhk?hl=en-US

Chapter4Memory



One of the biggest problems with studentlearning is memory issues. If you can

find a way to help students retain information this would remove one of the

biggestbarrierstolearning.Thereareanumberofawesomeflashcardwebsites

andapps.Youcancreateagroupofflashcardsandtestyourselfwithanumberof

games. You can save the information on your smartphone and test yourself

anywhere. If you don’t have time to make flashcards then the best flashcard

websites have massive databases of flashcards that others have made. You just

havetoaccessit.



Google Calendar and other calendar services are often overlooked. To be

effectiveinlifeeveryoneneedstoplanaschedule.Ateachercaneasilysharea

calendar or embed it in a website. Having constant reminders of important

milestonescanhelpstudentspacethemselvesandbetterplans.Teachingexecutive

function skills are something that we need to do more of. For anyone to be

effectivetheyneedtolearnpriorities,organization,andpacing.Theyalsoneedto

have goals for each stage of a process. These personality characteristics are

learned.Studentsthatlearnthisandteachersthatteachthisareabletoremovereal

barrierstolearning.



Therearewebsitesandappsthatkeeptrackofhomeworkassignments.Theyare

simpletouseand effective. Teachingsomeonetokeeptrack ofhomeworkisan

important first step in learning how to organize and prioritize your life. As

teachers,wedealwiththewholeperson.Itnotaboutatestscoreitisastudent

thatwillhavetousetheseskillsinlife.Childrendogrowup.Itisgoodtolearn

theseskills.



Section1iPadFlashcardApps

QuizletBestofClass
Thisapphastonsofpre-madeflashcards.Theappclaimstohaveadatabaseof
15millionflashcards.ThisisthebestflashcardwebsitethatIhavefound.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quizlet/id546473125?mt=8
Website:http://quizlet.com/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quizlet/bgofflgeghkhocbociocnckocbjmomjh
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/quizlet-mobile/9nblggh4pvqz
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quizlet.quizletandroid&hl=en
CramHonorableMention
This is a very good flashcard website. You can also getan app for the iPad or
Androidtablet.Youcantestyourselfseveraldifferentways.Thewebsitealsohas
amassiveamountofflashcardsifyouwanttousewhatothershavealreadydone.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cram.com/id734887700?mt=8&ign-
mpt=uo%3D4
http://www.cram.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.studymode.cram&hl=en

A+FlashCardsPro
YoucanusethisappwithQuizlet,andthatisarealplus.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/a+-flashcards-pro/id395248242?mt=8
Brainscape-SmartFlashcard
Thisisahighlyratedflashcardappthatisfree.Thewrite-uponiTunescallsthem
smart flashcards. From the reviews, I would have to say they are on to
something.Youcanalsobuyanumberofin-apppurchases.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainscape-smart-flashcards/id442415567?mt=8
Knowji Vocab Lite Audio Visual Vocabulary Flashcards for SAT, GRE, ACT,
TOEFL,IELTS,ISEEExamTakers
I don’tnormallyliketorateflashcardappsthatare forspecifictests.However,
thereviewsanddesignofthisapparejusttoogoodtobeignored.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knowji-vocab-lite-audio-visual/id580351269?
mt=8
Flashcards[+]

Youcanaddpicturestoyourflashcards.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-+/id478986342?mt=8
Website:http://nkoventuresllc.com/

StudyBlue
Onlineflashcardsandstudyguideinahighlyratedapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/studyblue-online-flashcards/id323887414?
mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.studyblue
KnowjiVocab3-6AudioVisualVocabularyFlashcardswithSpacedRepetition
This is a creative app that teaches vocabulary with flashcards and fills in the
blanks.Theappgetshighratingsaswell.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knowji-vocab-3-6-audio-visual-vocabulary-
flashcards/id868123899?mt=8
KnowjiVocab4AudioVisualVocabularyFlashcardswithSpacedRepetition
Thisisahighlyratedflashcardapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knowji-vocab-4-audio-visual-vocabulary-
flashcards-spaced/id580334971?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Brainscape-SmartFlashcards
This is a highly rated flashcard app for someone that needs something more in-
depth.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brainscape-smart-flashcards/id442415567?mt=8
FlashcardsbyNKO—EngagingFlashcardActivities
Thisisaflashcardappthathasalargenumberofwaysforyoutolearnthe
information.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-by-nko-engaging-flashcard-
activities/id478986342?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
FlashcardsDeluxe
Thisprogramisdesignedtomakesomeveryniceflashcards.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/flashcards-deluxe/id307840670?mt=8
SightWordsGames&FlashCardsvol1:KidsLearntoRead-LearningReading
AdventureforPreschool,Kindergartenand1stGrade
This app teaches basic reading skills with games and flashcards. The app also

getsverygoodratings.

https://www.amazon.com/Sight-Words-Games-Flash-

Cards/dp/B00BSPH1CQ/ref=pd_sim_405_13?

_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3SVHJ5MDTT2YY49G7DA0

Section2GooglePlayFlashcardsApps

QuizletBestofClass
Quizletisthebestflashcardwebsite/apparound.
http://quizlet.com/
FlashcardQuizletPlus
Thisistheapptothebestflashcardwebsitearound.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quizlet.quizletandroid&hl=en
https://www.amazon.com/Quizlet/dp/B00HVO7UBA
Cram
Thisisagreatwebsiteandflashcardapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.studymode.cram&hl=en

FlashcardsDeluxe
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.orangeorapple.flashcards&hl=en

FlashcardMachine
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flashcardmachine.app&hl=en

AnkiDroidFlashcards
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ichi2.anki&hl=en

VocabularyBuildingApps

BuildMyVocab:ImproveVocabularyOffline
Thisanexcellentappifyouwanttoimproveyourvocabulary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.buildmyvocab.app&hl=en
#1VocabApp:AtoZSolutionforEnglish
Thisisaverypopularandhighlyratedappthatteachesyouvocabulary.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.englishvocabulary&hl=en


Section3Homework
myHomeworkStudentPlannerHonorableMentionAuthor’sPick
Thisisaverygoodappthatallowsyoutokeeptrackofallofyourhomework.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myhomework-student-planner/id303490844?
mt=8
https://myhomeworkapp.com/
Machttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myhomework-student-planner/id970610831?
mt=12
GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.myhomeowork&hl=en
Chromehttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/myhomework-student-
planne/pembccdigcahnckbjcbehhcacplbbomj?hl=en
Studious-HomeworkPlanner
Thisinexpensiveappgetssomeverygoodreviews.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/studious-homework-planner/id1002217017?mt=8
GotItStudy-HomeworkHelp
This app is about getting helpon your homework. Thatmakes it a tutoring app.
Theappgetshighratings.Thisappisfreebuthasanumberofin-apppurchases.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/got-it-homework-help-math-chem-
physics/id797535508?mt=8
ClassTimetable
Thisisanelectronicstudentplanner.Theappgetsexcellentratings.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/class-timetable/id425121147?mt=8
TheHomeworkApp
Thisisaverygoodappthatisfree.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-homework-app/id561371952?mt=8
iStudiezPro
Withthisapp,youcankeeptrackofallofyourclassesandassignments.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/istudiez-pro/id310636441?mt=8
Websitehttp://istudentpro.com/ios.php

Section4Calendar

GoogleCalendarBestofClass
Thisis avery goodcalendar,anditisaway toshareandembedonawebsite.
Youcanfindappsthatworkwiththiscalendar.YoucanuseGoogleCalendarona
numberofdifferentplatforms.SomanypeoplealreadyhaveGmailaccounts,and
asaresult,youdon’thavetocreateanewaccount.Youcanalsoputanappwith
yourcalendaronyoursmartphone.GoogleCalendariseasytoshareandembedin
awebsite.
https://www.google.com/calendar

CalenMob-GoogleCalendarClient
IfyoulikeGoogleCalendarandwanttotakeitwithyou,thisappisforyou.Ilike
howthisappvisuallyorganizesyourcalendar.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calenmob-google-calendar-client/id514917848?
mt=8

PlannerPlus
Thisisaverygoodcalendarapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/planner-plus-daily-schedule/id571588936?mt=8
TimeTree:FreeSharedCalendar
Thisisaverygoodcalendarappwithahighrating.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timetree-free-shared-calendar/id952578473?mt=8

Calendars5-SmartCalendarandTaskManagerwithGoogleCalendarSync
Thisapphasagoodinterface.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/calendars-5-smart-calendar/id697927927?mt=8
MyCal-Myanmar/BurmeseCalendar
Thiscalendargetsexcellentreviews.Youcanlookatdatesfarintothefutureor
pastwiththisapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mycal-myanmar-burmese-
calendar/id1064604577?mt=8
WilledCalendar
Thisisahighlyratedcalendarappthatwillhelpyouorganizeyourcalendar.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/willed-calendar/id1128201011?mt=8



Section5All-In-OneOrganizers
Diigo
Thisisanorganizationandannotationtool.Thewebsitehelpsyoukeep
bookmarks.YoucanalsoannotatePDFs.
https://www.diigo.com/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/diigo-web-collector-
captu/pnhplgjpclknigjpccbcnmicgcieojbh?hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diigo.android&hl=en
Notebooks8-AllYourDocuments,Files,andTasks
Thishighlyratedapptakesnotes,organizestasksanddocuments.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notebooks-8-all-your-documents/id780438662?
mt=8
NotesWriter+PDFAnnotatorandWordProcessor
Thisapphastexttospeechforproofreading.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textilus-microsoft-office/id537818639?mt=8
NotesWriter-HandwriteType&AnnotateNotebooks
From the description “type, handwrite, annotate, draw,highlight, scan & record
notes.”
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/notes-writer-handwrite-type/id577142302?mt=8
LifeTopix All-in-One Personal Organizer: Calendars, Notes, Tasks, Lists,
Shopping,andFitness.
Thisisagreatappthatdoesalot.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lifetopix-all-in-one-personal/id399076264?mt=8
ActionAgenda
Thisisacalendar/to-do-listandaplannerallinone.Theappgetsgoodratings.
Youcantrythefreeversionandupgradetothefullversionifyoulikeit.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/actionagenda-calendar-gtd-planner-
toodledo/id502372921?mt=8
Freeversionhttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/actionagenda-lite-calendar-gtd-
planner-toodledo/id511623183?mt=8

Section6RemoteDesktop



These are remote desktop apps. They are used to access a computer from your

tablet. Sometimes this is needed for organizational skills or for basic access to

yourdocuments.Remoteaccessprogramsarenotwidelyusedbutincaseswhen

youneedthemtheyareimportant.



DesktopConnect

Ifyouseethepicturesofthisapp,youwouldimmediatelyunderstandthevalue.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/desktop-connect/id364907570?mt=8

FileBrowser-Accessfilesonremotecomputers

Thishelpsyouaccessremotefilesyouhaveonyourcomputer.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/filebrowser-access-files-on/id364738545?mt=8

FileExplorer

Thisprogramwillallowyouaccessthefilesonyourcomputer.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fileexplorer/id499470113?mt=8



Splashtop2RemoteDesktop

Thisisahighlyratedappthatallowsyoutoaccessallofyourfiles.Theappis

verypopularandhasbeendownloadedmanytimes.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id382509315

GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.splashtop.remote.pad.v2

ChromeRemoteDesktop

This allows you to access your computer files with devices on the Android

operatingsystem.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.google.chromeremotedesktop&hl=en

VNCViewer-RemoteDesktop

Thisisaverypopularremotedesktopprogram.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.realvnc.viewer.android&hl=en



Section7StudentCommunication

RemindHonorableMention
Thiswebsiteisfree,anditallowsyoutocommunicatewithallofyourstudents
without exchanging phone numbers. There is an iPad, Chrome and Google Play
apptogowiththiswebsite.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/remind-safe-classroom-
communication/id522826277?mt=8
Websitehttps://www.remind.com/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.remind101&hl=en
Chrome
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/remind/jppddpkfhdojffabldnpdacpeoefcljp?
hl=en
Machttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/remind-safe-classroom-
communication/id1059891751?mt=12

EdmondoHonorableMention
Thiswebsiteandappisagreatwaytocommunicatewithyourstudents.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/edmodo/id378352300?mt=8
Websitehttps://www.edmodo.com/
GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.fusionprojects.edmodo
Windowshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/edmodo/9wzdncrdsmjn
GoogleClassroomHonorableMention
YouhavetobeaGoogleSchooltousethisandgetthefullunderstandingofhow
itworks.IfyouarenotaGoogleschool,youcanuseit,butwithoutpracticewith
students,youwillnotfullyunderstandtheproduct.
https://www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/classroom/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-classroom/id924620788?
mt=8&at=11lnN7
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.google.android.apps.classroom&hl=en
Seesaw:TheLearningJournal
ThisisaportfoliowebsiteandappforiTunes,Google,andAmazon.
http://web.seesaw.me/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seesaw-multimedia-journal/id930565184?

ls=1&mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=seesaw.shadowpuppet.co.classroom&hl=en
ClassMessenger
Thishighlyratedappisdesignedtohelpteacherscommunicatewithstudents.The
app targets pre-K to 8th grade. The communication looks like modern social
media.Theappisverydifferentbutveryinteresting.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/class-messenger/id599996338?mt=8&ign-
mpt=uo%3D4
ClassDojo
Thisisaverypopularwayforteacherstocommunicatewithmultipleparents.
https://www.classdojo.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classdojo/id552602056?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.classdojo.android&hl=en
NewGuideClassDojo:forteachers
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.SchwechatApps.Classdj&hl=en
Bloomz
Thisappallowsyoutoshareinformationwithyourstudentssafely.Thisisavery
highlyratedappalsohelpsteacherscommunicatewithparents.
https://www.bloomz.net/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bloomz-one-app-for-all-your/id690437499?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.bloomz&hl=en
Slack-TeamCommunication
Thisappisdesignedforteamcommunication.Thisappwouldworkwellforan
administrationthatwantstocreateafasterwaytotalktoteachersandeachother.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Slack&hl=en

Section8Memory



Everyonehashadanexperienceofforgettingsomethingveryimportant.Nowthink

aboutthefrustration it caused you. Imagine ifyou hadmemory issuesthatmade

this a much more common problem. With these suggestions, the amount of

frustrationsomeonemightfacewillbereduced.Thatremovesbarrierstolearning

andmakessomeonewithmemoryissueshavelessstressandmoreproduction.



It'sDone!

Thisis designedfor someonethathasmemoryissues.Theappremindsyouand

createsaverygoodvisualschedule.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/its-done/id439338524?mt=8



Habitica:GamifyYourTasks

Thisapphelpsyougamifyyoureverydaytasks.Theideaissosimpleandbrilliant

thatitworks.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.habitrpg.android.habitica&hl=en

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/habitica-gamified-task-manager/id994882113?

mt=8

SuperBetter

Thisapphelps motivateyoutoperformdifficulttasks.Theappgetsoutstanding

ratingsandhasbeenwidelydownloaded.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/superbetter/id536634968?mt=8



Section9ToDoListApps

Wunderlist–To-Do&TaskListHonorableMention
Thisisaverypopularto-do-listapp.Thereisalsoawebsitethatyoucanaccess
aswell.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wunderlist-to-do-task-list/id406644151?
mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Website:https://www.wunderlist.com/en/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.wunderkinder.wunderlistandroid&hl=en
ErrandsTo-DoList
Theappiswellorganized.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/errands-to-do-list/id318095638?mt=8
Websitehttp://yoctoville.com/

Any.DOTask&To-doList
Thisisagoodapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/any.do/id497328576?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Websitehttp://www.any.do/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anydo&hl=en

Todokit
Thisisaveryhighlyratedto-dolistandlifeplanner.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/todokit-todo-list-task-manager-daily-
planner/id1121126227?mt=8
PaperlessLite:Lists+Checklists
Thisappallowsyoutocreateseverallists.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/paperless-lite-lists-+-checklists/id370096766?
mt=8
Website:http://crushapps.com/

ChorePad:Chores&Rewards,BeautifullyThemed
Thisisasimplebuteffectlistappforyoungerchildren.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chore-pad-chores-rewards-beautifully-
themed/id384854237?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4



Section10TimeManagement



TimeOptimizer

Theapphasacoolinterface.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-optimizer/id528003202?mt=8



TimeOptimizerPro

Thisapporganizesyourtime.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/time-optimizer-pro/id551097767?mt=8



Procraster-GetStarted

Thisapphelpsyoumanagethemanytasksyoudoinyourlife.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/procraster-get-started/id654662054?mt=8



TimeManager-DailyTimeTracker

Thisisasimpleandeffectivelife/timemanagementapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id989641734?mt=8

GetMoreDone-LifeGoalsProductiveGTDPlanner

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/get-more-done-life-goals-productive-gtd-

planner/id1013499439?mt=8



Section11Reminders
Alarmed~Reminders+TimersHonorableMention
This app reminds you with different sounds. You can assign different sound
reminders for different tasks. This lists a ton of features. If you need constant
remindersthisappisaverygoodchoice.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alarmed-reminders-+-timers/id371886784?mt=8
Website:http://www.yoctoville.com/

Reminder&CountdownPro
Thisisaninexpensiveandhighlyratedreminderapp.Theinterfaceissimple.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reminder-countdown-pro/id515197396?
mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Website:http://www.persapps.com/
RemindersforiPhone
YoucansetremindersforyouriPhone.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205890
WakeMeSocialAlarmClock
Social media is now invading your alarm clock. You can wake up to messages
fromyourfriendsoryourself.Theappgetsexcellentreviews.Itsoundslikealot
offun.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wakeme-alarm-the-first-social-alarm-
clock/id1082801526?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.wakeme.app&hl=en
BlipBlip(hourlychime)
Theappchineseveryhour.Youcansettheapptochineatvarioustimes.Theapp
canbeusedtoteachtheconceptoftimeandtimemanagement.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.nadolski.blipblip&hl=en
HourlyTalkingAlarmClock
Thisalarmclockalertsyoueveryhour.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.comostudio.hourlyreminder&hl=en
SpeakingAlarmClock
Thisalarmclocktalkstoyouandgetsverygoodreviews.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=wan.pclock&hl=en

Chapter5SpecialEducation



Ifyou truly wanttoremovebarriers to learning oneway is togetstudentswith

differentchallengesusingtechnology.Someofthebesttechnology inthelast 30

years failed before itsucceeded. Later on, the same technology gotre-marketed

andsoldforatonofmoney.AppledidnotinventthetabletandtheMP3player

buttheywereabletomakeoutstandingproductsthatpeoplewantedtobuy.Ittakes

time for peopletocatchontothevalue ofa new technology. Thisiseventruer

with teenagers and assistive technology. When teachers wanttogive big clunky

devicestoteensitisnothardtobelievethatthestudentwillnotfeelcomfortable

with it. Children don’t want to be different. The idea of universal design for

learning is eliminating barriers tolearning. This might mean using a technology

with an entire class or including a student that learns in a different way. The

technology exists to solve many of the challenges that students face. One ofthe

biggest barriers to learning is students not being willing to try new ways of

learning or technology. For instance, Google Documents has a speech to text

featurethatcomeswithit.Itisundertoolsandcalledvoicetyping.Youdon’tneed

tohaveadisabilitytobenefitfromit.Yoursmartphonehaswordprediction.That

concept is from assistive technology. I don’t know anyone refusing to use it

becausetheywouldrathertypethewholeword.Noweverydaypeoplearetalking

to their smartphones or using speech to text. That concept originated from

assistive technology. No one seems embarrassed by hands-free texting that is

faster.Ifachildwithadisabilityseesapeerusingtechnologythenthereishope

youcangetthemtouseitaswell.Theideaisthatpeoplecandothesameworkin

differentways.Itisforeveryone.UsinganiPadiscoolandabigclunkyassistive

technology device is not.  How you market the technology to students is

everything. Getting people to do something that is important is a function of

leadership.



Section1DevelopmentalDisabilities



BoardmakerHonorableMention

This is a PC software program that is used to teach language by combining

picturesandwords.Thesoftwareistypicallyusedinanautismprogramoralife

skillsclass.BoardmakerandClicker6arecompetitorsinasimilarmarket.

http://www.mayer-johnson.com/boardmaker-software



Abilipad

ThishastobeoneofthemostinterestingappsIhaveeverencountered.Itistextto

speech,customizablekeyboard,andwordprediction.Ifyouhavetroublespelling

andtalkingthisappwouldbeagoodfit.Youcanevencreateakeyboardexactly

thewayyouwantit.Theapphasseveraldifferentthingsgoingonandasaresult

ishardtoplaceinacategory.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abilipad/id435865000?mt=8



ClickerSentences

This is from the same people that make Clickers 6. Clickers 6 is a software

programoftenusedforautismorlifeskillsclasses.Thisappteachesyouhowto

makesentences.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clicker-sentences/id575603433?mt=8

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clicker-

sentences/mjjoplcogfihnioljobfdpdcfplpcnbj

ClickerConnect

Thisappteachesbasiclanguageforalifeskillsclassroomortochildrenof

youngerages.TheiTunesappissoldatafixedprice.TheChromeappisa

subscription.

iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clicker-connect/id787247539?ls=1&mt=8

Chrome:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clicker-

connect/epaaaapkpeefgpmjnjmbiflgiigapoeb

ClickerBooks

Youtakepicturesandwordstocreatebooks.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clicker-books/id645936237?mt=8

Clickers7

Thisisa PCsoftware programthatthatisusedtoteach language by combining

picturesandwords.Thesoftwareistypicallyusedinanautismprogramoralife

skillsclass.

http://www.cricksoft.com/us/products/tools/clicker/home.aspx

AutisMate

This app focuses on communication as well as behavior.With this app you can

betterorganize,keeptrackofbehaviorandithasavisualschedule.Thisprogram

isverydifferentfromsomeoftheotherhigherendautismapps.Therearealotof

othergoodcommunicationappstolookatfortheprice.Iftheappfitswhatyou

needthenitmightbetherightapp.

http://autismate.com/

Section2SpeechtoText

GoogleDocuments’VoiceTypingBestofClassHiddenGemAuthor’sPickGame

Changer

GoogleDocumentsalsoknownasGoogleDocshasspeechtotextthatisfree.

MosthumanshaveaGmailaccountthesedays.Mostpeoplewithdisabilitiesand

peoplethatworkwiththemhavethisgreatfreetechnologyalready.Whatyou

shoulddoisbuyaheadsetwithamicrophone.Irecommendonethatconnectswith

aUSBport.Thepricerangeisfromabouttwentytofiftydollars.

https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en



WindowSpeechRecognitionHiddenGem

Thisisanabsolutehiddengem.Manyschoolspaymoneyforaprogramlikethis

andtheyalreadyhaveitforfree.ItcomeswithmostversionsofWindows.Ifindit

onPCcomputeraboutthree-quartersofthetime.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/set-speech-

recognition#1TC=windows-7

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17208/windows-10-use-speech-

recognition

Dictation(Mac)HiddenGem

OnaMac,thereisfreespeechtotext.Itisnotoneveryoperatingsystem.

http://www.howtogeek.com/178636/use-voice-dictation-to-speak-to-your-mac/



SpeakQ

SpeakQisanadd-ontoWordQ.Thatmeansyouhavetoownthesameversionof

WordQforthisprogramtowork.Bothprogramshavehigher-endpaidprograms.

I usethis softwareprogramforstudentsthathave difficulty typing. WhatI have

foundisthatmoststudentsdoverywellwithjustusingWordQawordprediction

program. Speak Q types what you say into a microphone. It is the same basic

concept as Dragon Naturally Speaking. I find Speak Q easier because you can

traintheprogramasanon-reader.Youhavetobuyagoodmicrophonetousewith

thisprogramtogetittoworkcorrectly.

http://www.goqsoftware.com/products/

Co:Writer

Thisisasoftwareprogramthatdoeswordprediction.

http://donjohnston.com/cowriter/

Websites

Speechnotes

Freeonlinespeechtotextonawebsite.

https://speechnotes.co/

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speechnotes-speech-to-

tex/opekipbefdbacebgkjjdgoiofdbhocok

OnlineDictation

Thisisafreeonlinespeechtotext.

https://dictation.io/

Section3SpeechtoTextwithiPad4orHigher

iPad3andhigherhasDictation(speechtotext)builtin.Allyouhavetodois

clickonthemicrophoneonthekeyboardforittowork.TheolderiPad2doesnot

havespeechtotextbuiltin.iPad4andhigherhavethesmallercharger.(TheiPad

3isnotverycommon.)TheiPad2hasthewidercharger.

ToenableDictation(speechtotext)Settings>General>Keyboard>Dictation

WrittenDirections:https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-fix-dictation-not-

working-on-iphone/

Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMnrOPNmwUo

Beingabletousespeechtotextwithanumberofappscanbearealadvantagefor

somepeoplewithareadingand/orwritingdisability.Itcanalsobeanadvantage

foranumberofstrugglinglearners.

Note:Speechtotext(Dictation)isafunctionoftheiPad4orhigher.Itcanbe

usedwiththeseappsbutisnotcausedbytheapp.

MyFavoriteAppstoUseDictation(Speechtotext)with:

GoogleDocsBestofClassHiddenGemGameChanger

Thisisthebestonlinewordprocessorandthebestspeechtotextapp.Theapp

willtypewhatyousay.Allyoudoisclickonthemicrophoneonthekeyboard.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-docs/id842842640?mt=8

Google:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs&hl=en

Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-

docs/aohghmighlieiainnegkcijnfilokake?hl=en-US

VoiceDreamWriterHonorableMention

Thisisaverygoodwordpredictionapp.Theappwilltypewhatyousay.Allyou

do is click on the microphone on the keyboard. It also makes some basic

corrections. The app will even read back what you typed. This is an awesome

app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-writer/id920583100?mt=8

Websitehttp://www.voicedream.com/writer/

SnapTypeProHonorableMention

Withthisapp,youtakeapictureofadocumentandthentypeonapictureofthe

document.Youtalktotheappandittypeswhatyousay.Theappwilltypewhat

yousay.Allyoudoisclickonthemicrophoneonthekeyboard.Thefactthatthis

appstreamlinestheprocessmakesitanawesomeapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snaptype-pro/id1124123246?mt=8

SpeechtoTextiPadapps

TheseappshavetexttospeechthatworkedbeforeApplemadeDictation(speech

totext)standardonthekeyboard.

MyEcoDictation

ThisisaspeechtotextappforyouriPad,iPhoneorWindows.Theappgetsgreat

reviewsataveryfairprice.Itisworthconsideration.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myecho-dictation/id870120293

Websitehttp://myechoapp.com/



DragonDictation

Thisisoneofthebestfreeapps.YoutalkintotheiPadandittypeswhatyousay.

Youcanthenhavethetextemailedtoyou.Youcantalkforseveralsentencesand

thene-mailittoafriend.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?mt=8

GooglePlayApps



VoiceWriter

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voicetotext.anil&hl=en

Chrome

VoiceNoteII-Speechtotext

Thisisaspeechtotextapp.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voicenote-ii-speech-to-

te/hfknjgplnkgjihghcidajejfmldhibfm?hl=en

Section4TexttoSpeechReaders

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Not being able to read the textbook is one of the most common barriers to

learning.Ifyouarenotagoodreaderthenyouwillstruggleinmostclassesand

thatcanbedevastating.Thegoodnewsis thattherearealotofanswers tothis

verycommonproblem.Someofthebestsolutionsyoualreadyhaveorcangetfor

free.Therestarepricedveryreasonablyconsideringthattheycanchangealife

and eliminate frustration. If you cannot read the textbook then you cannot learn

everysubjectwithatextbook.Thatisalotofknowledgethatyouwillmiss.With

moderntechnology,thereisnoreasonthisshouldhappen.

Software



MicrosoftWordHiddenGem

Yes,MicrosoftWordhasfreetexttospeech.Theprogramwillreadanythingyou

type.Thisisveryhelpfulforediting.Anumberofpeoplecandobettereditingif

thedocumentisreadtothem.Youdohavetogointothesettingtofindit.

Herearethedirectionstoenablethis:

http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html



KindleFireHonorableMention

A Kindle Fire will read to you with text to speech. The price is reasonable

consideringhowmucheducationgetslostifachildcannotreadthetextbook.The

best part is the Kindle store on Amazon is the largest bookstore. You can

download the book and read it now.As much as I have the reputation as being

verymuchsomeonethatlikestheiPadtheKindleFire’stexttospeechcannotbe

ignored.IhaveseennewKindle Fire’sfor alittleasfiftydollars.Youcanstill

paymoreforanicerversion.

http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-Tablet-Family/b?

ie=UTF8&node=6669703011

KindleFireAccessibility

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000632481

Howtoturnthison.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/let-your-kindle-read-to-you-with-

texttospeech.html

Thisisalistofversionsthathavetexttospeech.Whatyouwillfindisthatalmost

allversionshaveitifyoubuyaKindleFire.

http://djchuang.com/2014/kindles-text-speech/



Mac(TexttoSpeech)HiddenGem

Many Mac operating systems have text to speech. If you don’t have it, then

downloadupdatestoyourcomputer.

http://www.wikihow.com/Activate-Text-to-Speech-in-Mac-OSx

AdobeReaderHiddenGem

Mostpeople do not know that this program will read the texttoyou. Itis free,

awesomeandmostifnotallPCshavethisprogram.

https://helpx.adobe.com/reader/11/using/accessibility-features.html

Narrator(Windows)

Thiswillreadyourcomputerscreen.Ittakesalittlebitoftimetogetusedtoit.

Theprogramdoeswork.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hear-text-read-aloud-

narrator#1TC=windows-7



ChromeVox

ThisisascreenreaderfortheChromebrowser.

http://www.chromevox.com/

WordQ

ThisisaPCwordpredictionsoftwareprogram.Theprogramalsoreadstexton

web pages. This is a paidprogram. Some schools get building licensesfor this

program.Itisaverygoodprogram.

http://www.goqsoftware.com/



ReadandWrite

Thisisahigher-endreader.

https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-and-write-family

iPadApps



DreamVoiceReaderBestofClassforiPad

ThisappcanreadaPDForawebsite.Theadvantagetothisappisthatit

highlightsthewordsasitreadstoyou.ThisappalsolinkstoBookshareand

ProjectGutenberg.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8



Voice4uTTS:Type/PhototoSpeakin30Languages
Withthisapp,youtakeapictureofapassage.Theapptranslatesthetextandthen
readsittoyou.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice4u-tts-type-photo-to-speak-in-30-
languages/id722987396?mt=8
Prizmo-Scanning,OCR,andSpeech
Withtheapp,youcanscaninPDFsandhavethemreadtoyou.Youtakeapicture
ofadocumentanditreadsyou.Youneedgoodlightforthistowork.Thereisalso
aMacintoshversionofthisprogram.Thisisagreatappanditdoeswork.
However,ittakesalittlebitofpatiencetogetittoworkcorrectly.Thisappisan
OCRreader.ItisinthiscategorybecausesomepeopledonotknowwhatanOCR
readerisandwon’tlookthere.IfyougototheOCRchapterthenyouwillfind
moreprogramslikethis.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prizmo-document-scanning-ocr/id366791896?
mt=8

KNFBReader
Thisisahigher-endtexttospeechreader.Itisdesignedforsomeonewithavisual
impairmenttobeabletowalkaroundandreadeverythingtheymightencounter.It
wouldalsoworkwellforsomeonethathasareadingdisabilitythatneedtextread
tothem.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knfb-reader/id849732663?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sensotec.knfbreader&hl=en
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/knfb-reader/9nblggh6hqkk
CaptiVoice
YoucanplaybooksfromBooksharewithCaptiVoice.Thereisanappversionon
iTunesandacomputerversionthatyoucandownload.Theappgetsverygood
ratingsandisanexcellentoptionifyouuseBookshare.
https://www.captivoice.com/capti-site/public/entry/download
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/capti-voice/id437052502?mt=8
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/capti-
voice/nlngjmhlfdekmgoaaiendhkcbhdcedjh
ClaroPDF-AccessibleProPDFReaderandViewerwithtexttospeech(TTS)
andannotations
ThisappallowsyoutoannotateaPDFandthenitreadsittoyou.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/claropdf-accessible-pro-pdf/id633997623?mt=8

iPad/iPhoneAccessibility



Speakselection(iPad)

On an iPad, you can go into the general settings under accessibility and choose

speakselection.WhenwordsarehighlightedyoucanchoosetohavetheiPadread

themtoyou.WhenyouareiniBooksyoucanhighlightthetextandthenclickon

speak.Thetextwillthenbereadtoyou.

http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ipad/vision.html

AccessibilityIOS11

https://mmatp.com/ios-11-resources/

Chrome



Speakit!

ThisisaChromeappthatreadswhatyouhighlightonyourscreen.Ihavetriedit,

anditworks.TheappworksintheChromebrowser.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/pgeolalilifpodheeocdmbhehgnkkbak

Read&Write

Youcangetthisappforfreeifyouareateacher.Ifyouwantthefullversionfor

yourstudentsyouhavetopay.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readwrite-for-google-

chro/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd

Ifyouareateachertrythefullversionforfree:

https://rwchrome.texthelp.com/drive/home/registerteacher

ChromeVox

ThisChromeappreadsthewordsonyourscreen.Ifyouwanttohavethewebsite

readtoyouthisisagoodappbecauseitworks.TheappworksintheChrome

browser.

http://www.chromevox.com/

TexttoSpeechExtensionsforChrome

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu5qZ83IezM

3texttospeechtoolsand5waysyourstudentscanusethem

http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/01/text-to-speech-extensions.html

TurnTextintoAudioFiles:

http://text2speech.us/

Uploadafileorcutandpastetexttocreateanaudiooffilewhatyouwanttoread.

http://www.zamzar.com/convert/txt-to-mp3/

UploadafiletoconverttoMP3.

http://www.fromtexttospeech.com/

Cutandpastetexttocreateanaudiofile.



Section5GooglePlayTexttoSpeechApps

GoogleText-to-Speech

This app can read Google Play books aloud. The app also works with Google

Translate.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tts



AlReader

Thehighratingandthenumberofpeoplethathavedownloadthisspeaksforitself.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neverland.alreader&hl=en



eReaderPrestigio:BookReader

ThisisahighlyratedeBookreaderwithtexttospeechthatcanbeturnedon.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prestigio.ereader&hl=en



Voxdox-TextToSpeechPro

Thisisatexttospeechappthathasagoodrating.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.apache.cordova.Voxdox&hl=en



TTSReaderPro-TextToSpeech

GooglePlay:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.speechlogger.ttsreader

Speakit

ThisisatexttospeechappforyourAndroiddevice.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.triple.speakit&hl=en



@VoiceAloudReader

ThisappreadswhatisonthescreenofyourAndroid.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hyperionics.avar



Section6DAISYReaders

When talking about iPad readers you also have to consider DAISY readers.
DAISY formatis designed for people with disabilities. You have toqualify for
serviceslikeBookshareandLearningAllyinordertouseaDAISYreader.Inthe
pastpeopleusedtobuyexpensivereadersforserviceslikethis.Todayyou can
get an app on a tablet or a smartphone to do the same thing. There are free
programsforacomputer.Theappsarethepreferredwaytogo.

VoiceDreamReaderBestofClassforaniPad
DreamVoiceReadercanbeusedwithaBooksharemembershiptoreadDAISY
format.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8
GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=voicedream.reader

Bookshare
Afreeservicefortalkingbooksforpeoplethatqualifybasedondisability.
https://www.bookshare.org/cms
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookshare-web-
reader/bkfmjmjngglphchhiemnghidpnddofmo?hl=en-US
LearningAllyAudio
ThisisaDAISYreaderforAllyLearning.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learning-ally-link/id906070888?mt=12
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/learning-ally-
link/gdicnpbaekbefjanokchpfhnaphfnphl?hl=en-US
Website:https://www.learningally.org
Machttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learning-ally-link/id906070888?mt=12
Learning Ally has software that will work with a computer. You have to be a
membertodownloadit.
https://go.learningally.org/college-adults/adults-take-the-tour/adults-features-
players/
LearningAllyGooglePlay
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.learningally.LinkMobile&hl=en
DDReader
ThisisaDAISYreader.Italsohasgoodcontrastforthevisuallyimpaired.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.daisylatino.ddreader&hl=en



Section7AudioBooksApps



YouTube

YoucanfindatonoffreeaudiobooksonYouTube.Itisoneofthebest-hidden

resourcesforaudiobooksonEarth.

https://www.youtube.com/

OverDrive

MostpubliclibrarieswitheBookshaveOverDrive.Youcandownloadsome

moviesandaudiobookswiththisservice.Onceyoulogontheappforonelibrary

youcanalsodownloadmaterialfromotherlibrariesthatyouareeligibletotake

outbooksoraudiobooksfrom.

https://www.overdrive.com/

Audible

Youhavetopayafee,butyougetaccesstoanumberofbookshigh-quality

recordings.

http://www.audible.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audible-audio-books-original-series-

podcasts/id379693831?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audible.application&hl=en

Apps

Audiobooks

Thisapphasthousandsoffreerecordedbooks.Youcanevenbuyafewmore.The

appisalsohighlyrated.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiobooks/id311507490?mt=8

LibriVoxAudioBooks

Thishasatonoffreeaudiobooks.Theappclaimstohave24,000audiobooks.

Youcanalsopayforaproversionoftheapp.Thefreeversion’sappratingsare

awesome.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/librivox-audio-books/id596159212?mt=8

ProVersion:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/librivox-audio-books-pro/id662558935?mt=8

Tales2Go

Thisisafreeappforanaudiobookservice.Theservicedoeshaveafreetrial

period.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tales2go/id458539653?mt=8

Website:https://www.tales2go.com/

Audiobooks7K+-High-QualityAudioBooksLibrary

Thisapphasthousandsoffreeaudiobooks.Youcanpaytoremoveadsifyou

want.Theappgetssomegoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiobooks-7k-high-quality-audio-books-

library/id737369671?mt=8

Audiobooks-Kids(free)

Thishasmanyoftheclassicsyougrewupwithforfree.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiobooks-kids-free/id537856546?mt=8

FanFiction-300,000+booksforfictionreaders

Thisapphasatonofaudiobooks.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fanfiction-300-000-books-for-fiction-

readers/id1078158518?mt=8

eBookTreasures

Thisapphasanumberoffreebookswithsomein-apppurchases.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ebooktreasures/id585622159?mt=8



Section8GooglePlayAudioBooksApps



AudibleforAndroid

Thisisapopularappforpeoplethatwanttouseaudiobooks.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.audible.application

Website:http://www.audible.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/audiobooks-from-audible/id379693831?mt=8



SmartAudioBookPlayer

Thisappgetsagoodrating.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ak.alizandro.smartaudiobookplayer



LibriVoxAudioBooksFree

Thisapphasatonoffreeaudiobooks.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=biz.bookdesign.librivox



Section9WordPredictionApps



Word prediction is one of the best ways to help a student with writing. It does

severalthings.Ithelpsstudentsinsertacorrectlyspelledwordthattheyotherwise

might misspell. The student also has to use fewer keystrokes to type the same

information.Wordpredictionisanareathatisoftenusedtohelpstudentswitha

numberofissues.Thesemightincludespelling,finemotorcoordination,orother

writingissues.Wordpredictioncanhelpremoveanumberofbarrierstolearning.

Word prediction is starting to appear on more and more apps. Word prediction

suggestswordsasyouaretypingandthatmeansyouhavetotypefewerkeystrokes

and will make less spelling mistakes. Word Prediction is excellent for anyone

withwritingissues.



Read&Write(ChromeExtension)

This Chrome extension has just about everything. Read & Write has word

predictionthatis excellent.Theapp has apicture dictionary. The extension has

speechtotextandtexttospeech.Itdoesjustabouteverything.Theappcreatesa

floating toolbar in the Chrome browser. This means a student can use Read &

Writeacrossallsettings.ItalsomeansthatastudentcanuseRead&Writeonany

computer. That can eliminate the need for a laptop to travel with the student. It

alsomeansthatastudentcouldusethisproductathomewithnoextracostorrisk

on the part of the school. The subscription is priced on the number of licenses

purchased.Themorelicensespurchasedthelessperlicense.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/readwrite-for-google-

chro/inoeonmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd

A teacher can get this extension for free. This allows teachers to test out the

product.

https://www.texthelp.com/en-us/products/read-write/free-for-teachers/

VoiceDreamWriterHonorableMention

Thisisaverygoodwordpredictionapp.Theappwilltypewhatyousay.Allyou

do is click on the microphone on the keyboard. It also makes some basic

corrections. The app will even read back what you typed. This is an awesome

app.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-writer/id920583100?mt=8

Websitehttp://www.voicedream.com/writer/

WordQUS1(Chrome)HonorableMention

Thisisaverygoodwordpredictionapp.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wordq-us-

i/pojcommghdpcglmnodkpcdiknjfcgoge

WordQCAII

ThisistheCanadianversionoftheextension.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wordq-ca-

ii/ceifggnbcfkadampobhopkafjgfcfaac?hl=en

Co:WriterUniversal(Extension)

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cowriter-universal-

extens/ifajfiofeifbbhbionejdliodenmecna?hl=en

DyslexiaKeyboard

Thisis akeyboardthatmakesiteasierforsomeonewitha readingdisabilityto

write.Itgivesyouwordprediction,spellchecker,grammarchecker,easytoread

font,dictionaryandwillreadbackwhatyouhavewritten.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dyslexia-keyboard/id1160080528?

mt=8&utm_content=buffer90bd6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Dyslexia

inku-toolfordyslexia

Thisapphasmanypowerfultools.Ithasspeechtotext,wordpredictionandtext

tospeech.Ilikethisappbecausetheyputtogethersomanydifferentgoodideas

intooneplace.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/inku-tool-for-dyslexia/id1042258087?mt=8

iWordQ

Thisisawordpredictionsoftwareapp.ItissimilartoWordQforthePC.The

app will not read web pages and does notwork with Speak Qlike the full PC

program.Theappmakessuggestionsofthecorrectspellingofwhatyouaretrying

totypeandthenwillreadthewordsbacktoyou.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iwordq-us/id557929840?mt=8



ClickersDocs

Thisisasimplewordprocessorwithawordpredictionprogram.Thepeoplethat

createdClickers6madethisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clicker-docs/id575608215?mt=8



iReadWrite

The app has a spell checker, word prediction, dictionary, text to speech and a

picturedictionary.Theappcanalsoimportandshareadocument.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ireadwrite/id600843386?mt=8

Typ-OHD

Thisisagoodwordpredictionapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/typ-o-hd-writing-is-for-

everybody!/id372971659?mt=8



Section10Gifted



This is a population that needs much more attention. Gifted children need more

challengingworktostayengagedinthelearningprocess.



CreativeGeniusOn-the-Go!

Theappgivesopen-endedideasthatyoucanrespondto.Thisisagoodappfora

creativemindoragiftedstudent.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/creative-genius-on-the-go!/id434743831?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4



GuessWhoIAm!-IntegralVersion

Thisisagamewhereyouguesswhomacharacterisbyaskingquestions.Thisis

anopen-endedappthattestsyourcognitiveabilityandisfun.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/guess-who-i-am!-integral-version/id547172993?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

7LittleWords

Thispopularwordpuzzleappgetsawesomeratingsandisworthalook.Theapp

isforolderchildrenoradultsandhassomegreatpuzzlestomakeyouthink.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/7-little-words/id431434152?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4



AccelereadSpeedReadingTrainer

Thisappteachesspeedreading.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/acceleread-speed-reading-trainer/id528963250?

mt=8

Section11BookshareReaders
Bookshare
ThisgivesyouallthereadersthatBooksharerecommends.
https://www.bookshare.org/cms/member-preferred-tools
BookshareWebReaderHonorableMention
ThistoolwillallowyoutoaccessBooksharefromyourbrowser.
https://www.bookshare.org/cms/help-center/reading-tools/webreader
CaptiVoiceNarrator
AccordingtothewriteupontheiTunesstore“Youcanlistentoanycontentfrom
Safari,Chrome,GoogleDrive,Dropbox,Bookshare,orGutenberg.”Itfreetotry
butyoucanpayfordifferentvoicesdifferentsubscriptions.Theappgetsveryhigh
ratings.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/capti-voice-narrator/id437052502?mt=8
ThePCversion:
https://www.captivoice.com/capti-site/public/entry/download
AboutCaptiVoiceNarrator
https://www.captivoice.com/capti-site/public/entry/about_us
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/capti-
voice/nlngjmhlfdekmgoaaiendhkcbhdcedjh
VoiceDreamReaderHonorableMention
ThisisthebestappforDaisyreadersandBookshare.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader/id496177674?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=voicedream.reader&hl=en
http://www.voicedream.com/
BookshareWebReaderHonorableMention
ThisreadsBooksharebookswithyourChromebrowser.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookshare-web-
reader/bkfmjmjngglphchhiemnghidpnddofmo
OpenLore
ThisisaPCprogramthatallowsyoutoaccessBookshare.
http://www.open-lore.com/products/open-lore-read-bookshare-edition?
channel=buy_button&referer=http%3A//www.open-lore.com/pages/bookshare-

edition-test-page&variant=4922120385

OpenLoreFullVersion

ThissoftwarereadseBooksandelectronictexts.

http://www.open-lore.com/products/read?

channel=buy_button&referer=https%3A%2F%2F%2Ftest&variant=392766698

DolphinEasyReader

Thisisafreeapp.Youhavetocreateanaccounttoaccessthefeatures.Theapp

willreadBookshare.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dolphin-easyreader/id1161662515?mt=8

Section12OpticalCharacterRecognition



OCR alsoknownasoptical character recognitionis an application orhardware

thatturnspicturesintoplaintext.Picturescouldmeananactualpictureyoutakeor

aPDFconvertedtotext.Youcanfindapplicationsthatreadthetextinthisbook.

YoucanalsolookatthesectionTexttoSpeechReaders.OCRsoftwarecanscan

intextandinsomecasesreadittoyou.



Prizmo-Scanning,OCR,andSpeechHonorableMention

Withthisapp,youcanscaninPDFsandhavethemreadtoyou.Youtakeapicture

ofadocumentanditreadsittoyou.Youneedgoodlightforthistowork.Thereis

alsoaMacintoshversionofthisprogram.Thisisagreatappanditdoeswork.

However,ittakesalittlebitofpatiencetogetittoworkcorrectly.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prizmo-document-scanning-ocr/id366791896?

mt=8

Speechify-TexttoAudiobookHonorableMention

You can turn text into audio with Speechify. The Chrome and iTunes app gets

awesomereviews.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speechify-text-to-audiobook/id1209815023?mt=8

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speechify/ljflmlehinmoeknoonhibbjpldiijjmm

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/speechify/

https://getspeechify.com/

knfbReaderHonorableMention

Thisappisthemosthighlyratedinthiscategory.Thepriceishigherthansome

mightexpectforanapp.IseeOCRtextreadersasabigmarketforpeoplewith

reading disabilities, visual impairments and other disabilities that affect your

abilitytoread.Oftentimesthecostofnotusingcuttingedgetechnologyismuch

higherforpeoplewithdisabilities.Thisappcanchangelivesandiswellworthit

fortherightbuyer.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knfb-reader/id849732663?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sensotec.knfbreader&hl=en

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/knfb-reader/9nblggh6hqkk

GooglePlayOCRApps



OCRalsoknownasOpticalcharacterrecognitionisanapplicationorhardware

thatturnspicturesintoplaintext.Picturescouldmeananactualpictureyoutakeof

adocumentoraPDFconvertedtotext.



OCRInstantlyPro

You can convert a picture to text. This app can translate text into a different

language.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thesimplest.ocrpro&hl=en

Free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thesimplest.ocr&hl=en

TextFairy(OCRTextScanner)

ThisisagoodOCRapp.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.renard.ocr&hl=en

PCSoftware



These programs will scan in the documents but in some cases, you might need

anotherprogramtoreadit.Ifyouwanttoedittheminawordprocessingprogram

then you should be okay. Please read the information on the link under the

product.

ABBYYFineReader

ThisisOCPsoftwareforthePC.

http://www.abbyy.com/finereader/



OCRSoftware–Readiris

ThisissoftwarethatdoesOCRscans.

http://www.irislink.com/c2-983-189/I-R-I-S----OCR-Technology-and-Document-

Management-Solutions.aspx

Chrome



ProjectNaptha

ThisisanOCRreadingapp.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/project-

naptha/molncoemjfmpgdkbdlbjmhlcgniigdnf



Section13Anti-AnxietyandRelaxation



People don’t think about anxiety being helped with technology. Often time we

thinkabouttechnologywhenitdoesnotworkactuallycreatinganxiety.Thereare

a ton of self-hypnosis videos on YouTube and a number of apps. Self-hypnosis

works.Ifyouhaveevermeditateditclearsyourmindandself-hypnosiscandothe

same. In a world where drugs are often subscribed, it is always good to have

otheralternatives.Iamnotsayingsomeoneshouldn’tconsiderdrugs.Basicthings

likeexercise,positivethinkingandself-hypnosiscanmakeahardsituationbetter.

Ihaveusedself-hypnosis.Itisnoteasytoconvincepeopletouseself-hypnosis.

WhatIcantellyouisthatifyouarestressedaboutabaddayitcanchangeyour

state ofmind.Itis a greatway torelax yourmuscles beforebed.Thepower of

positivethinkingthatitcanreinforceishelpfulimprovingtheself-talkwedoin

thebackofourminds.Itisjustsomethingthatyoumightnothavetriedyet.



Headspace

Thisappteachesyouhowtomeditate.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/headspace-meditation-techniques/id493145008?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4



RelaxMelodiesPremiumHD:SleepZensounds&whitenoiseformeditation,

yogaandbabyrelaxation

Ithinkstressreductionisanimportantaspectofbeingsuccessful.Ilikethisappto

helpfallasleep.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/relax-melodies-premium-hd/id364909179?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4



Breathe2Relax

Thisappisverygoodforsomeonewithanxiety.Ithelpsyourelaxbyhelpingyou

controlyourbreathingandshowingyourelaxingpictures.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/breathe2relax/id425720246?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

Mindbliss:MeditateCalm,Relax&SleepWell

Thisisahighlyratedappthatwillhelpyourelax.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1092634583?mt=8

Pacifica-Anxiety,Stress,&Depressionrelief

Thisisapopularhighlyratedanti-anxietyapp.Theapphasalsowonanumberof

accolades.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pacifica-anxiety-stress-depression-

relief/id922968861?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Self-helpforAnxietyManagement

Thisisaself-helpanxietyapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/self-help-for-anxiety-management/id666767947?

mt=8



Stop,Breathe&Think

Thisappteachesyouhowtomeditate.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stop-breathe-think/id778848692?mt=8



RelaxNowHD

Thisappusesoutdoorscenestohelpyoutorelax.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/relax-now-hd/id415130280?mt=8



BrainWave

Thisappallowsyoutolistentosoundstohelpyoufocusonaspecificstateof

mind.https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brain-wave-30-advanced-

binaural/id307219387?mt=8

Website:http://www.banzailabs.com/



IpnosSoft

Thiscompanyhasanumberofhighlyratedrelationapps.

http://www.ipnossoft.com/apps/



YouTube

YouTubehasatonofself-hypnosisvideos.Isuggestthatyoulookforsomevideos

thatmeetyourneeds.Therearetoomanydiversevideostoendorse.Everyonehas

differenttastesandinterests.Thegoodnewsisthereisalottochoosefrom.

https://www.youtube.com/



Section14ReadingPrograms
Subscription
ReadingPrograms
Theseareprogramsthatrequireasubscription.

ReadLive
Thisisareadingfluencyprogram.
https://www.readnaturally.com/product/read-naturally-live
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/read-naturally-live/id821028327?mt=8
KidsA-Z
Thisisaleveledreadingprogramthatusesanappasagatewaytotheprogram.
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kids-a-z/id474207297?mt=8
GooglePlay:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.learninga_z.onyourown&hl=en
Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kids-a-
z/pifccnhncmnilgbnnkjkgicpkeclodpd?hl=en-US
LexiaReadingCore5
Thisapp/readingprogramteachescorelanguage.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lexia-reading-core5/id623853404?mt=8
Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lexia-reading-
core5/jiaoahhgjennidohjjhdcfefikghgple?hl=en
Lexia
Thisisaninterventionprogramthatisforstrugglingreadersthattargetspecific
areas.
http://www.lexialearning.com/
Orton-Gillingham
Thewell-knownphonicsprogramhasanonlineversion.
http://www.ortongillinghamonlinetutor.com/
FreeWebsites
Newsela
Thiswebsitewilladjustreadinglevelsforthesamearticle.Thismeansthat
studentsondifferentreadinglevelscanreadthesamearticle.
https://newsela.com/

Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/newsela/bfpeiapdhnegnfcfkdfihabadngjagfj?

utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

TweenTribune

Thisisafreereadingwebsiteforteachers.

http://tweentribune.com/

COMMONLIT

Thiswebsiteisfreeandtracksstudent’sprogresswhenreading.

https://www.commonlit.org/

READTHEORY

Thisisafreewebsitethatgivesyoudataonyourstudent’sprogress.

https://readtheory.org/

ReadWorks

Thisisafreereadingresourcethatisproducedbyanon-profit.

https://www.readworks.org/

Section15iPadReadingApps

News-O-Matic,DailyReadingforKids

Youcanfindthesamearticleonthreedifferentreadinglevelswiththisapp.Itisa

verypopularreadingappwithgoodreviews.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-o-matic-daily-reading/id578023255?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

News-O-MaticEDU,NonfictionReading

Thisappgivesyoufiveeasyreadinghigh-intereststoriesperdaytopromote

reading.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/news-o-matic-edu-nonfiction-

reading/id905215549?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

InsertLearning

Withthiswebsite/Chromeextension,youcanturnawebpageintoaguidedreading

activity.Thisservicewouldworkwellforareadingteacher.InsertLearning

wouldworkwellforothersubjectsthatrequirereadingandanswerquestions

aboutwhatyouhaveread.Thereisafreeversionoftheserviceandpaid

versions.Iliketheconcept.

https://insertlearning.com

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/insertlearning/dehajjkfchegiinhcmoclkfbnmpgcahj?

hl=en

EndlessReader

Thisappteachesbasicreadingskillstoyoungchildrenbyhelpingthemlearn

commonvocabulary.Theappalsogetshighratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/endless-reader/id722910739?mt=8

ReadingComprehensionPrep

Thisisahighlyratedreadingapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-comprehension-prep/id739985631?mt=8

ReadingComprehensionBooster

Thisapphasanumberofinteractivefeaturestoengagestudents.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/reading-comprehension-booster/id670101196?

mt=8

HOOKED-ChatStories

Thisappgivesyouastoryintheformofaseriesoftextmessages.Thereis

researchtosuggestreadingafewwordsatatimecanimprovereading.The

concepttheappisbasedondoescreateengagement.Thestoryendswitha

cliffhangerthatyouhavetowaitanhourtofindtheanswer.Hence,thename

hooked.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hooked-chat-stories/id1024818709?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.telepathic.hooked&hl=en

Section16LearningAlly

LearningAllyLink

YoucanreadbooksfromLearningAllywithyourChromebrowser.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/learning-ally-

link/gdicnpbaekbefjanokchpfhnaphfnphl

LearningAllyLinkPC

YoushouldbelogintoLearningAllytodownloadit.

http://rfbd.vo.llnwd.net/o41/applications/link/Windows/Learning%20Ally%20Link.msi

LearningAllyLinkMac

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learning-ally-link/id906070888?mt=12

LearningAllyLinkiPad

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learning-ally-link/id1131235021?mt=8

LearningAllyGooglePlay

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.learningally.LinkMobile&hl=en

Section17AutismWritingGuide

WritingIdeasGeneratorsandPrompts

TheWriter’sPlotGenerator

http://writers-den.pantomimepony.co.uk/writers-plot-ideas.php

StoryPictureInspiration

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/story-inspiration/

VisualWritingPrompts

http://visualprompts.weebly.com/high-school.html

JournalWritingPrompts

http://www.dailyteachingtools.com/journal-writing-prompts.html

365WritingPrompts

http://thinkwritten.com/365-creative-writing-prompts/

WriteAboutThis

Youevergetstudentsthatcan’tfindsomethingtowriteabout?Thisappisfilled

withmanywritingprompts.Thisappishighlyrated.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/write-about-this/id601375313?mt=8

WordBanks

Thismightseemlikeastrangeideaforwriting.However,ifyougiveawordbank

ofvocabularyandaskthestudentstouseeachwordyouarecreatingstructure.

Thequestiontheywillaskoutloudortothemselvesis“howwillIdothis?”The

answeriswriteatopicsentencethenputeachwordintoasentence.Youcangive

differentstudentsdifferentwords.Trygivingthemfivewordsandhavingthem

writesaparagraph.Sometimessettingsmallgoalsandgettingthemstartedisthe

mostimportantthingtodo.

PeerStoryTelling

Wedopeereditingwhynotstorytelling?Havestudentsworkingroupsoftwo.

Eachstudenthastotellthebasicstoryinashorttimeframe.Ifonestudentdoes

nothaveanideaforthestorythenhavethatspecificstudentlistentosomeonethat

hasastorytotell.Theotherstudentwillmodelanexampleofastory.Theywill

askeachotherseveralquestions.Thequestionstheyaskwillbealmostthesame

questionsyouwouldaskthem.Somepeoplethinkoutloudbetterthaninisolation.

Itisagoodtricktobreakwriterblock.Themovementwithintheclassroomwill

benefitsomeofyourstudentsaswell.

AlternativeStoryTelling

Havethemdrawapicture,actoutasceneormakeashortvideo.Evenjustfiling
outastoryboardwithstickfiguresandsharingandexplainingwithapeercan
makebigdifference.Thiscreatesmovementandcancalmsomepeopleandgive
themashortbreakfromalowerinterestactivity.Youcanstructuretheactivityso
thatitisshort.Tryusingatimer.Thinkaboutitasaconstructivebreakforthe
studentthatisalignedtothecurriculum.Youshouldconsidertherightcombination
ofstudents,limitingthetimeandmostimportantlymaketheactivityfun.Teachers
thatusesuchcreativeideasoftengetnoticedbypeersinapositiveway.Years
ago,Ididactivitieslikethisandnooneelsewas.Iwasabletoengagestudents
thathadsignificantproblemsandtheyenjoyedtheactivities.Thiscanaddanew
dimensiontoyourteaching.Thebestpartistodaythatmostteacherswilllikeand
understandwhyyouaredoingthis.
SpecificGraphicOrganizers
Characters:
http://www.fcrr.org/curriculum/PDF/G4-5/45CPartOne.pdf
https://www.pinterest.com/explore/character-traits-graphic-organizer/
http://bcs.schoolwires.net/cms/lib5/AL01001646/Centricity/Domain/131/Common%20Core%20Graphic%20Organizers%20for%20Literature%20Standards%20Grade%205.pdf
http://www.literacyleader.com/sites/default/files/Character%20Graphic%20Organizers.pdf
https://www.risd.k12.nm.us/assessment_evaluation/Character%20Analysis.pdf
https://www.google.com/url?
sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=15&ved=0ahUKEwiG64L__LPQAhVHMhoKHTCuBvYQFghUMA4&url=http%3A%2F%2Fww2.valdosta.edu%2F~troot%2Feced4300%2FGraphic%2520organizer%2520CHARACTERIZATION.doc&usg=AFQjCNHhhUwaoEZpQRUTbwJNhaxSj-
6oAQ&sig2=HRu3lSNJhZWJlhZpP_xkdw&cad=rja
Setting
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Writing/WCP0222e.pdf
WritingaParagraphorEssay:
https://www.palmbeachschools.org/multicultural/wp-
content/uploads/sites/70/2016/04/FramedParagraphs.pdf
https://projectwritemsu.wikispaces.com/file/view/graphic+organizers.pdf
https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/graphic-organizers/hamburger-
writing_WBRDM.pdf
SmartDraw
Thisisasoftwareprogramthathelpsyoudrawgraphicorganizersandcolorful
diagrams.Thisprogramisforsomeonethatwantstowritecurriculum.
https://www.smartdraw.com/education/examples/
StoryBoards:

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sites/default/files/asset/file/story-board-
reading-comprehension-graphic-organizer.pdf
http://edselect.com/Docs/Graphicorganizers.pdf
http://www.balancedreading.com/graphorg.pdf
IdeaGenerators
http://fantasynamegenerators.com/art-concept-idea-
generator.php#.WC_ZjH1BRMs
WriteAboutThis
Thisisahighlyrateddynamicwritingpromptappforelementaryschool.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/write-about-this/id601375313?mt=8&ign-
mpt=uo%3D4
WordPrediction
WordQ
http://www.goqsoftware.com/
VoiceDreamWriter
http://www.voicedream.com/writer/
TypingforStudentswithGreaterPhysicalLimitations
Abilipad
ThishastobeoneofthemostinterestingappsIhaveeverencountered.Itistextto
speech,customizablekeyboard,andwordprediction.Ifyouhavetroublespelling
andtalkingthisappwouldbeagoodfit.Youcanevencreateakeyboardexactly
thewayyouwantit.Theapphasseveraldifferentthingsgoingonandasaresult
ishardtoplaceinacategory.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abilipad/id435865000?mt=8
SpeechtoText
GoogleDocumentsVoiceTyping
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226?hl=en
DragonMobileAssistant
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nuance.balerion&hl=en
AdvancedGrammarandSpellCheckers

Grammarly

GrammarlyisanadvancedgrammarandspellcheckerforMSWord.

https://www.grammarly.com/

AdvancedGrammarandSpellCheckerforGoogleDocuments

https://prowritingaid.com/

TypingInsteadofHandwriting

SnapTypePro

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snaptype-pro/id1124123246?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snaptypeapp.android.pro

http://www.snaptypeapp.com/

Section18PenReaders/RecorderforNotes

Livescribe

Thisisapenthatsyncsaperson’svoicetothenotesthataretaken.Thenotesand

audioarethenturnedintoavideo.Thispenisusedforsomeonewithadisability.

However,Ilikethispenforteacherstryingtocreatealesson.Thisisonewayto

flipaclassroom.

http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/

C-PenReader

Thispenwillscaninpapertextandreadittoyouinrealtime.Youscanoneline

atatime.http://www.scanningpens.com/?fmprompt=false

Chapter6OccupationalTherapy



Section1Annotations

Annotationsare marksthatyouputontopofadocument.Withatablet,youcan
take a picture of a document then put marks on it. That could mean text or
handwritingindifferentcolors.Itcouldalsomeanhighlightsornotes.
iPadAnnotationsApps

SnapTypeProBestofClassAuthor’sPick
Withthisapp,youtakeapictureofadocumentandthentypeonapictureofthe
document.Thefactthatthisappstreamlinestheprocessmakesitanawesomeapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snaptype-pro/id1124123246?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snaptypeapp.android.pro
http://www.snaptypeapp.com/
GooglePlayAnnotationsApps
Diigo
Thisisanorganizationandannotationtool.Thewebsitehelpsyoukeep
bookmarks.YoucanalsoannotatePDFs.
https://www.diigo.com/
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/diigo-web-collector-
captu/pnhplgjpclknigjpccbcnmicgcieojbh?hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diigo.android&hl=en
XodoPDFReader&Editor
ThisappannotatesPDFsandopenWorddocuments.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xodo.pdf.reader
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xodo-pdf-pro-highlight-sign-search-take-notes-
edit/id805075929?mt=8
Annotations
Thisappallowsyoutolabelimportantnoteswithdifferentcolors.Ithelpsyou
stayorganized.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mv.notas&hl=en

Section2OTExercise



DexteriaAuthor’sPick

This has games and different exercises that help strengthen your fingers. The

programhelpsdevelopfinemotorcoordination.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dexteria-fine-motor-skill/id420464455?mt=8



P.O.V.-SpatialReasoningSkillsDevelopment

Theapp is designed for ages 8-18. You have to read the descriptionin the app

store to understand the different features. The app is highly rated. This app is

madebythesameappdeveloperasDexteria.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/p.o.v.-spatial-reasoning-skills/id532611500?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

ReadytoPrint

Thisappwaswrittenbyanoccupationaltherapisttoteachpre-writingskills.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ready-to-print/id513780564?mt=8

TouchandWrite

Thisappteacheswritingskills.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touch-and-write/id504319132?mt=8

Injini:ChildDevelopmentGameSuite

Thisappteachesbasiclanguageandfinemotorskillstoyoungchildren.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/injini-child-development-game/id452962000?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4



DexteriaJr.-FineMotorSkillDevelopmentforToddlers&Preschoolers

Thisisanappthatteachesfinemotorskillstoyoungchildren.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dexteria-jr.-fine-motor-skill/id624918435?

ls=1&mt=8



Mosaic

Thisisagamewherestudentshavetomovecoloredpegs.Itworksonfinemotor

coordinationandmemoryskills.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mosaichd/id421126665?mt=8



CookieDoodle

This app allows students to work on fine motor coordination while making

imaginarycookies.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cookie-doodle/id342128086?mt=8



DexteriaDots-GetinTouchwithMath

Thisisahands-onwaytolearnbasicmath.Thecompanythatmakesthisappalso

makesseveralappsforoccupationaltherapists.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dexteria-dots-get-in-touch-with-

math/id815345306?mt=8



Section3ConvertHandwritingtoText



MyScriptMathPad-HandwritingLaTeXgenerator

Youhand-writeamathequation,anditturnsthewritingtotextandthenapicture

thatcanbetransferredtoMyScriptNotesMobile.Ithastobeseentounderstand

thefulleffect.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myscript-mathpad-handwriting/id674996719?

mt=8



MyScriptCalculator

Thisappnotonlyreadsyourhandwritingitalsodoesthecalculations.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myscript-calculator/id578979413?mt=8



MyScriptMemo

Withthisapp,youwritealistwithyourfinger,anditistranslatedintotypedtext.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myscript-memo/id446368116

Section4PracticeHandwriting

ReadytoPrint
Thisappwaswrittenbyanoccupationaltherapisttoteachpre-writingskills.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ready-to-print/id513780564?mt=8

TouchandWrite
Ifyouliketheideaofhigh-interestwaystoteachhandwritingthisappiswortha
look.Ilikethefactthisappisonitsthirdversion.Ilikeappmakersthatjustkeep
atit.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touch-and-write/id504319132?mt=8

WritingWizard-KidsLearntoWriteLetters,Alphabet&Words
Thisappteachesyoutheletterbyhavingyoutracethem.Theappgetsoutstanding
ratingsaswell.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/writing-wizard-kids-learn-to-write-letters-
alphabet-words/id631446426?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lescapadou.tracingfree&hl=en
https://www.amazon.com/Writing-Wizard-Premium-Learn-
Letters/dp/B00QH32FUM/ref=pd_sim_405_6?
_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PTZ0RBYEYVCTJMVZHPEH
CursiveWritingWizard
Thisappteachesyoutowritethebasicletters.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cursive-writing-wizard/id757843896?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lescapadou.cursivefree&hl=en
https://www.amazon.com/Cursive-Writing-Wizard-Premium-
Letters/dp/B00QH4RX9E/ref=pd_sim_405_1?
_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=RD0XKHD1RSHD2T79A7BZ
HandwritingWizard-LearntoWriteLetters,Numbers&Words
Thishighlyratedappteachesyoutowriteletters,numbers,andbasicwords.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handwriting-wizard-learn-to/id1071890681?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lescapadou.tracingfree&hl=en
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lescapadou.tracing&hl=en
LittleWriter-TheTracingAppforKids
Thisisanappthatteacheswritingbyhavingchildrentraceletters.Thisappgets

verygoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/little-writer-the-tracing-app-for-

kids/id515890480?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

HandwritingHeroes

Thisappteachesyouhowtowriteyourletters.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handwriting-heroes/id1057029973?mt=8

NamePlay:anamereadingandwritingpracticekit

Ifyouwanttoteachachildtowritetheirnameorotherpeople’snamesthisapp

candothat.Theappalsogetsverygoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/name-play-a-name-reading-and-writing-practice-

kit/id982354238?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Writingthealphabet

Thisappteacheschildrenhowtowritelettersbytracingthem.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.AprenderJugando.Alfabeto2&hl=en

StartDOTHandwriting

Thisisaverygoodhandwritingapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/startdot-handwriting/id653836151?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

Ilearncursivewriting-Audio,visualandverbalmethod

Thisappteachesyouhowtowritetheletters.

https://www.amazon.com/learn-cursive-writing-visual-

verbal/dp/B00HET012M/ref=pd_sim_405_3?

_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=KWKNMY1NS04M2NWKR6SV

Section5Typing

Freetypinggame.netAuthor’sPick
Thisisafunwebsitethatteachestyping.
http://www.freetypinggame.net/

InteractiveSiteforEducation(Typing)
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/typing.html
Typist
Machttps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/typist/id415166115?mt=12
KeyboardingwithoutTears
This is a typing website that is designed to teach students typing skills. I know
peoplethatreallylikethisprogram.
http://www.hwtears.com/kwt
GooglePlay:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=air.com.hwtears.KeyboardingWithoutTears&hl=en
Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/keyboarding-without-
tears/majdlmcobepphgemnhehmohfkkldbmmm?hl=en

TapTyping
Thisappteachesyouhowtotype.Thisapphasafreeversionandapaidversion.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taptyping-typing-trainer/id376526006?mt=8
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taptyping-typing-trainer-suite/id364237969?mt=8
AdvanceTypingTutor
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/advance-typing-
tutor/fgjdkpcfnpcofkikgdldjfjhmchdoage?hl=en
TypingLessons
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/typing-
lessons/heehkcnmhmdicclbnofindfmokhfnjag?hl=en
TypingClub
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/typingclub/obdbgibnhfcjmmpfijkpcihjieedpfah?
hl=en

Section8Sensory

TherapyBrushes

Thesebrushesareusedtocalmdownpeoplewithautismandsensoryissues.

https://www.google.com/search?

q=Therapy+Brushes&oq=Therapy+Brushes&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60j0l3.1194j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-

FidgetCube

Thiscubeisdesignedtohelppeoplewithdifficultyfocusingand/orwithsensory

issues.

https://www.google.com/search?

q=Therapy+Brushes&oq=Therapy+Brushes&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60j0l3.1194j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-

8#q=Fidget+cube

StressBalls

Thiscanhelpwithstressorsensoryissues.

https://www.google.com/search?

q=Therapy+Brushes&oq=Therapy+Brushes&aqs=chrome..69i57j0j69i60j0l3.1194j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-

8#q=Stress+Balls

Section6Keyboards

Abilipad

ThishastobeoneofthemostinterestingappsIhaveeverencountered.Itistextto

speech,customizablekeyboard,andwordprediction.Ifyouhavetroublespelling

andtalkingthisappwouldbeagoodfit.Youcanevencreateakeyboardexactly

thewayyouwantit.Abilipadhasseveraldifferentthingsgoingonandasaresult

ishardtoplaceinacategory.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abilipad/id435865000?mt=8

Keeble-Accessiblekeyboard

Thisapphasanumberofgoodfeaturesforstudentswithphysicallimitations.The

word prediction is very good for a wide range of students that struggle with

writing.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keeble-accessible-keyboard/id918497054?mt=8

KeedogoPlus-Keyboardforeducation

Thisisakeyboardthatisforstudentsofayoungerage.Thekeyboardcomeswith

wordprediction,andthekeyboardiseasiertoseeifyouhavevisionissues.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keedogo-plus-keyboard-for/id918496636?mt=8

Keedogo-Keyboardforpreschool

Thiskeyboardmakesiteasierforyouraveragepreschooler.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/keedogo-keyboard-for-preschool/id915829477?

mt=8

DyslexiaKeyboard

Thisisakeyboardthatmakesiteasierforsomeonewithareadingdisabilityto

write.Itgivesyouwordprediction,spellchecker,grammarchecker,easytoread

font,dictionaryandwillreadbackwhatyouhavewritten.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dyslexia-keyboard/id1160080528?

mt=8&utm_content=buffer90bd6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

KeyboardforDyslexics

Thekeyboardisinalphabeticalorder.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=t0mm13b.keyboard4dyslexics

SuperKeysAssistiveKeyboard

Thisisakeyboarddesignedforpeoplewithphysicallimitations.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/superkeys-assistive-keyboard/id917216287?mt=8

GoogleKeyboard

ThekeyboardhasspeechtotextcalledVoiceTyping.Italsosavesyoutimewith

gesturesifyouwanttotypefaster.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.google.android.inputmethod.latin&hl=en

Section7iPadKeyboards

Zoweetek Rechargeable Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad and

NumericKeypadforWindows,MacOS,Android,IOS,TabletandSmartPhone

You can findfull-sizekeyboardsthatcanbesyncedwithaniPadviaBluetooth.

Thereismorethanoneexampleofthis.Thisawesomekeyboardhasoutstanding

ratings,actasastandandhasatrackpad.

https://www.amazon.com/Zoweetek-Rechargeable-Wireless-Bluetooth-

Keyboard/dp/B075WTRM5D/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1510789957&sr=8-

12&keywords=keyboard+bluetooth+ios

Portable Folding Bluetooth Keyboard EC Technolgy Wireless Mini Keyboard

withStandUltraSlimRechargeableforIOSAndroidWindows,AluminumAlloy

Black

Thiskeyboardfolds,worksonmultipleplatformsandgetsawesomereviews.

https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Bluetooth-EC-Technolgy-

Rechargeable/dp/B0722RYBMJ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1510791459&sr=8-

3&keywords=keyboard+bluetooth+ios

Bluetooth Keyboard, Vive Comb 7-Colors Backlit Universe Compact Portable

Wireless3.0KeyboardforiOS,Android,WindowswithaFoldableMulti-angle

CellPhoneStandDesktopHolder,Black

This a standard compact tablet keyboard. This wireless keyboard works on

multipleplatforms.

https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Keyboard-Vive-Comb-Multi-angle-

Cell/dp/B074M38LTK/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1510790947&sr=8-

13&keywords=keyboard+bluetooth+ios

LaurenS.Enders,MA,CCC-SLPonPinterest.comis averygoodplacetostart

whenlookingatkeyboards

https://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/ipad-keyboards-and-keyboard-cases/

Chapter7SpeechandLanguageApps



Therearesomepopularcommunicationappsthatmanypeopleinthefieldknow

about.However,thereareanumberofotherappsthatareusedtoteach.Aspeech

andlanguagepathologistcanincreaseengagementwithanumberofdifferentapps

and ideas. Whenteachingsomeonewithlanguagedifficulty,itis agood ideato

havevisualsandhands-onactivitiesaswelltocreateamulti-sensoryexperience.

Whenyouareexplainingwhatawordmeanshavingapicturetoshowastudent

will help communicate information. Student engagement can be increased with

instantfeedbackthatisdonewithapplicationsonatabletoracomputer.AnSLP

can have multiple ways to represent information. Students have more

opportunities to express themselves and to be successful. That means more

learningandmorereinforcement.

Section1AutismEmotions

Understanding someone’s emotions is something that should not be taken for

granted.Theseappsgiveteachersmultiplewaystorepresenttheabstractconcept

of emotions. It also gives students a new way to communicate or express their

answers.Theapproachwillcreatemoreengagementbystudents.

ABAFlashCards&Games-Emotions

Thisapphasbasicflashcardswithpicturestorepresentemotions.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aba-flash-cards-games-emotions/id446105144?

mt=8



IKnowHowYouFeel

Thisappteachespeopleaboutothersemotional.Theappgetsverygoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-know-how-you-feel/id960352272?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

AvokiddoEmotions-Dress,Feed,PlayWithAnimals

Thisappisdesignedforaspeechandlanguagepathologistwithasenseofhumor.

Youdressupsillyanimalsandtalkabouttheiremotions.Theapplooksmorelike

agame,butitgetsverygoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/avokiddo-emotions-dress-feed-play-with-

animals/id661758013?mt=8



Let'sLearnEmotionsPRO

Thisisahighlyratedappthatteachespeopleaboutreadingotherpeople’s

emotions.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lets-learn-emotions-pro-emotion-recognition-for-

speech/id908762349?mt=8

TouchandLearn-Emotions

Thisappshowsfacesofrealpeopleexpressingfeelings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touch-and-learn-emotions/id451685022?mt=8



AutismEmotions

Thisappissimpleandgetsthepointacross.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autism-emotion/id550027186?mt=8

Website:http://www.modelmekids.com/

Section2SocialSkillsVideos



Teachingsocialskillsisaveryimportanttask.Itisalsoaverydifficulttask.You

have to express some very abstract and vital concepts to students that need to

learnforeverydayfunctioning.Ifyoucanusetechnologytogiveadynamicwayto

display your concepts, then you have a very powerful tool to represent

information. Students that use these apps have another way to practice self-

expressionandtotestanewskill.Technologyisoftenmoreengagingthandoing

roleplayorreadingoffofascript.

AUsomelySocialHonorableMention

MaryKeiger’sFREEYouTubeplaylistshavealargelistoflinkstoeverykindof

socialskillsvideoyoucanthinkof.ThisisagoodsitetobookmarkforanSLP.

Scrolldownandloadalloftheplaylists.Therearealotmoreofthemthenmeets

theeye.

MaryKeiger’splaylists

https://www.youtube.com/user/mhkeiger/playlists

MaryKeiger’sBlog

http://stretchingsocialskills.blogspot.com/p/youtube-links-for-social-skills.html

PeersforYoungAdults

Thiswebsitehasanumberofprofessionallookingsocialskillsvideosforyoung

adults.

http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9781138238718/videos.php

PopularVideos-Socialskills&AutismHonorableMention

Thisisaplaylistof200videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=3RjRZ9jMfs0&list=PLQMoPKaeLDBwAj_k9bSFltGNo1XIQIv0t

PopularVideos-Socialskills&School

Thisisavideoplaylistof174videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=NLm2BuW73m4&list=PLQMoPKaeLDBz3zwgZscsxmfxEo1swV0NX

PopularVideos-Socialskills&School

A200-videoplaylistforSocialSkills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=NLm2BuW73m4&list=PLQMoPKaeLDBz3zwgZscsxmfxEo1swV0NX

PopularSocialSkillsVideos

Playlistof103videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=r_cnk_yObRQ&list=PLQMoPKaeLDByS4IrkfnZeR1PApusf5C4k

SocialSkillsVideos308Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nd-

bKUeP25s&list=PLmGvbTSYAlVk2zJ9u9X2GL_FaLxoj5daC&index=3

PopularAsperser’ssyndrome&Socialskillsvideos132videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=IO378cKDmh0&list=PLxzCXFbagpJl3Gmi2pRTw-PYNkJkc-wly

PopularVideos-Socialskills&Asperger’ssyndrome

98videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=rfCBw7gWsAs&list=PLQMoPKaeLDBxpc9Med7RerckluPn4Zyld

4thGradeSocialSkills

63videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=H7w7yXkJTu0&list=PLr243_CfltVGGWIYigJi2QQfh7DjsnzpA&index=2

AYouTubesearchforsocialskillsvideos.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=social+skills+videos

EverydaySpeech

Thisisawebsitewithsocialskillsvideos.

https://everydayspeechsocialskillsvideos.vhx.tv/browse

SocialSkillsVideos

ThisisaPinterestaccountwithatonoflinks.

https://www.pinterest.com/cmcormier/social-skills-videos/

DiscoveryEducation

ChecktoseeifyourschoolhasamembershiptoDiscoveryEducation.Theyhave

a number of videos on social skills and emotions in the health section. Good

videosonsocialskillsarehardtofind.

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

WatchKnowLearn

http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=7747

FreeVideosforAutisticKids

http://www.freevideosforautistickids.com/social_skills.html

EverydaySpeechSocialSkillsVideos

Thesearepaidsocialskillsvideos.

http://myeverydayspeech.com/social-skills-videos/

EverydaySpeechSocialSkillsVideos

Thisapphassocialskillsvideos.Thereareadd-onsifyouwanttogetpremium

content.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/everyday-speech-social-skills-

videos/id1252779131?mt=8

Section3SocialSkillsApps
SocialDetective
Thisappteachessocialskillswithvideos.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-detective/id975189305?mt=8
Thereisalsoabookofthesamename:
https://www.socialthinking.com/Products/You%20are%20a%20Social%20Detective
Website:http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/
SocialDetectiveIntermediate
Thisisaverypopularsocialskillscurriculumandahighlyratedapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id1079442478?mt=8
Let'sbeSocialPRO:SocialSkillsDevelopment
Theappwas madewith inputfrom SLPs. The app allows you tomake original
storiesregardingsocialskills.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lets-be-social!/id772244049?ls=1&mt=8
Website:http://www.myeverydayspeech.com/
10Ways-aSocialSkillsGame
Thisisasocialskillsappandgame.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/10-ways-a-social-skills-game/id1116372204?
mt=8
Let'sUseLanguagePRO:LanguageDevelopment
Thisappisusedtoteachlanguageskills.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lets-use-language-pro-language/id880967779?
mt=8
Let'sLearnEmotionsPRO-EmotionRecognitionforSpeechPathology&Special
Education
Thisapphelpsteachemotions.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lets-learn-emotions-pro-emotion/id908762349?
mt=8
ConversationBuilder
Theappteachesbasicconversationskills.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conversationbuilder/id413939366?mt=8


ConversationBuilderTeen
This app teaches conversation social skills toteens. Ilike this app because we
oftenthinkofsocialskillsforyoungerchildrenandnotteens.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conversationbuilderteen/id551522479?mt=8

SocialStoriesCreatorandLibrary
This is a free app that helps you create social stories. The app comes with
differentin-apppurchasesandalsohasaproversion.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-stories-creator-and-library/id588180598?
mt=8
SocialQuest
Thisappwasdevelopedbyaspeechandlanguagepathologisttohelppeoplein
socialsituations.Goodsocialskillappsarehardtofind.Thislookslikeagood
app.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-quest/id556089006?mt=8

AllAboutYouAllAboutMeFunDeck
Thisappisdesignedtogetastudenttotalkaboutdifferentsituations.Thisappis
goodatteachingsocialskillsorstartingaconversationapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/all-about-you-all-about-me/id449154858?mt=8
Website:http://www.superduperinc.com/products/view.aspx?
pid=MXAFD80#.Ud_zIG3ODIU

iCreateSocialSkillsStories
Thisisasocialskillsappwhereyoucreatestories.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-create...-social-skills/id513666306?mt=8
Website:http://igetitapps.com/
ConversationCoachLite
Thisappteachesthebasicsofconversation.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conversation-coach-lite/id515765132?mt=8

KidinStoryBookMaker
Thisappisdesignedtocreateastorywithpicturesthatyoutake.Youcanmodel
goodbehaviorbytellingastorywithapictureoffamiliarpeople.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kid-in-story/id594403164?mt=8&ign-
mpt=uo%3D4

SocialStoriesCreatorandLibraryforPreschool,AutismandSpecialNeeds

Thisapphelps youcreateastoryveryquickly.Thisappisusedtoteach social

skillsandbasicconversations.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-stories-creator-library/id588180598?

mt=8&ls=1



storysmart1:TrudyGoestotheBeach-SocialLanguageSkills

Thisisasocialskillsapp.Youlearnthroughanimatedstories.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/storysmart1-social-language/id621385025?mt=8



SocialPerspectiveTaking

Thisappteachesthesocialskilloftakingsomeoneperspective.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/social-perspective-taking/id1245016102?mt=8

Section4LifeSkills

e-LearningforKids.org

Thiswebsitegivesfreevideolessonsonmanydifferentareasofacademicand

lifeskills.Itisworthalook.

http://www.e-learningforkids.org/



ModelMeGoingPlaces2

Thisisasocialskillsappaboutplacesthateveryonehastogoto.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/model-me-going-places-2/id375669988?mt=8



AutismiHelp-Food

Thisappteachesaboutfood.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autism-ihelp-food/id505764976?mt=8

MarcoPoloWeather

Thisappteachesyoungchildrenaboutweather.Theappgetsgoodratingsandhas

wonsomeawards.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marcopolo-weather/id905425870?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

Section5EarlyIntervention



The best time to address speech and language deceits is as early as possible.

Whenayoungchildinteractswithanapp,theexperienceishighlyengaging.For

someonewithverylimitedabilitytoexpressanidea,thisgivesachildapowerful

tool.



PoscoAACHonorableMention

ThisisasimplebuteffectiveAACapp.Itisdesignedforbasiccommunication.

Bestofallthecostislow.Thisappisgoodforyoungchildrenorstudentswith

lowercommunicationskills.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/posco-aac/id545435661?mt=8



MyFirstAACHonorableMention

Thisappisdesignedfor18monthsandolder.Itisdesignedtopromotelanguage

withchildrenthatareinanearlydevelopmentalstage.Ilikethisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-first-aac-by-injini/id462678851?mt=8



FirstPhrasesHD

Itisdesignedforyoungchildren.Thisapphasatonofpictures.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/first-phrases-hd/id473894018?mt=8

SpeechStickers

Thisappgetsyoungchildrentopracticethebasicsoundstheyneedtolearn.This

isjustanallaroundagoodideaforsomeonewithaspeechdelay.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speechstickers/id436101181?mt=8



ToonWareCategoriesforSpeechandLanguageTherapy

Thisappisforteachingarticulationtoyoungchildren.Theappgivesyouapicture

alongwiththeprintedword.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toonware-categories-for-speech/id665544622?

mt=8

LetterMuncher

Thisappteachesthebasicsoundsofletterstochildrenlearningtoread.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-muncher/id496956039?mt=8



DisfluencyIndexCounter

This is another good app by Smarty Ears. You can count correct words and

syllables with this app. This app does a very good assessment at a reasonable

price.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disfluency-index-counter/id366359722?mt=8

SmartyEarsYouTube.comChannel:http://www.youtube.com/user/SmartyEars



FacesiMake-Premium!

You make faces or characters with this app. I see this as a good app to start a

conversationwithapreschooler.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/faces-imake-premium!/id389101695?mt=8



MakingSequences

This app has you put pictures in order to tell a story. This app is for young

children.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/making-sequences/id460119961?mt=8



DigitalBaby

Thisisagoodblogaboutteachingcommunicationtoachild.

http://digitalbabyblog.com/



SceneSpeak

Thisappallowsyoutocreateasceneandthentalkaboutitwithachild.Itcomes

preloadedwithelevenscenes.Itgivesyouavisualthatyoucantalkabout.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scene-speak/id420492342?mt=8



RintensiveSLP

Thisappteachesandteststhebasicsoundsofspeech.ThisappismadebySmarty

Ears.Youareabletokeepdataonastudent’sprogress.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/r-intensive-slp/id371200389?mt=8

Website:http://smartyearsapps.com/

Section6AppswithFreeVersions



LaurenS.Enders,MA,CCC-SLPHonorableMention

FREELanguageAppsforSLPs

http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/free-language-apps-for-slps/



TalkingTomCat

Apersontalkstothisappandtheapprepeatswhatyousaidinacartoonvoice.

Theappisfree.Youcanalsobuyanumberofothersimilarappsforafewdollars

fromtheappdeveloper.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-tom-cat/id377194688?mt=8

Hereisalistofsimilarappsmadebythedeveloper.Ihavetowarnyouthatsome

ofthestuffintheseappsisnotappropriateforschool.Ifyouareaparentandyou

wanttogetoneoftheseappsforyourchildthatisokay.Youwanttobecareful

teachingchildreninappropriatesocialbehaviors.Iusedmanyoftheseappswitha

familymember,andIlikethem.

http://outfit7.com/our-work/

EESpeechBasic-AACCommunicationNotebook

Thisisanotebookdesignedforbasiccommunicationneeds.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eespeech-basic-aac-communication-

notebook/id833923960?mt=8

EESpeechLite–AAC

ThisisthefreeversionofaverygoodinexpensiveAACapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eespeech-lite-aac/id792542406?mt=8

Verbally

IfyouareconsideringanAACapp,thisisagoodonetotryfirst.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbally/id418671377?mt=8

ArticulationStation

Thisisanotherpopularappthatishighlyrated.Boththefreeandpaidversionsof

ArticulationStationareverygoodappstohelpteachbasicsoundstostudents.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station/id467415882?mt=8



SayHi!AAC

Thisisabasicfreeapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/say-hi!-aac/id499774007?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4



AbleAAC

Thisisasimplefreeapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/able-aac/id536483279?mt=8



Section7SLPAssessments



The evolution of using iPads has not happened evenly. The apps in the area of

speechandlanguagehaveseen manyapps appear. Withthenumberof appsand

thespeedofthischange,itispossibletogototwodifferentspeechandlanguage

pathologists and experience two very different approaches. A high-technology

SLPcoulduseanynumberofappswithaniPadthatthetraditionalSLPwouldnot.

Both approaches are sound and good ways of working with peoples that have

variousissues.



SLP,educationalorpsychologicaltestshavebeenscoredonacomputerformany

years.However,doinganassessmentonamobiledeviceisahugeadvantage.An

SLPcouldtakealaptopwiththemtodoanassessment.



Whatassessmenttouseandiftheyshouldbe done withaniPadarea judgment

callforanSLP.TheiPadishighlyportableandisbeingusedquiteoftenbysome

speechandlanguagepathologists.Somespeechandlanguagepathologiststravel

fortheirorhisjob.Thatwouldmakemanyoftheseassessmentsmoreimportant.



SmartyEarsAppsAssessment

Many SLP has not yet moved to doing assessments with an iPad, but it is an

interesting idea. A Speech and Language Pathologistthatlikes technology might

wanttocheckoutsomeoftheassessmentappsfromSmartyEarapps.

http://smartyearsapps.com/



App names: Profile of Phonological Awareness, Sunny Articulation Phonology

Test,Bilingual

Articulation Phonology Assessment, Dysphagia2Go, Disfluency Index Counter,

CommonCoreEarlyLanguageScreener,AtEval2Go,

Videos for Smarty Ears: http://www.youtube.com/user/SmartyEars?

feature=watch

SunnyArticulationPhonologyTest

Thisapptestshowwellachildunderstandsallthebasicsounds.Theappisareal

assessmenttoolforanSLP.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sunny-articulation-phonology/id371280343?mt=8



ProfileofPhonologicalAwareness(Pro-Pa)

Thisapptestsphonologicalawareness.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/profile-phonological-awareness/id484657843?

mt=8



BilingualArticulationPhonologyAssessment:English/Spanish

ThisappteststhephonologicalawarenessforsomeonethatspeaksEnglishand

Spanish.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bilingual-articulation-phonology/id460830225?

mt=8

Dysphagia2Go

Thisappisamodernwaytodoanassessment.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dysphagia2go/id469925526?mt=8



Section8LearningtheSounds/Articulation

SecretMissionArticulationforSpeechTherapy

Youhavetoguessawordandyouaregivensomeoftheletters.Itisagamethat

forcesyoutopracticethesounds.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/secret-mission-articulation/id822330124?mt=8

MinimalPairsAcademy

Thisappteachesthe23mostcommonsounds.Theappkeepstrackofdata.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minimal-pairs-academy/id483691470?mt=8



ArticulationScenes

Theappteachesdifferentsoundsandalsogetsgoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-scenes/id498857302?mt=8

TheSoundingOutMachine-AssistiveReadingDevice

Thisapphelpschildrensoundoutdifficultwords.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sounding-out-machine-assistive-reading-

device/id1063090009?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

ArticulationGames

Thisapp makes learning the differentsounds fun, and italso keeps statistics on

yourprogress.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/articulation-games/id561096403

MultipleChoiceArticulation

Thisappteachesstudentsthedifferentsounds.Theratingsarealsoverygood.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multiple-choice-articulation/id580129419?mt=8

FrogGame2-soundsforreading

Thisfungameappteachesthebasicsoundsneededforreading.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/frog-game-2-sounds-for-reading/id924553338?

mt=8

WordGrabPhonetics

This game teaches the basic sounds to young children. This is a highly rated

articulationgame.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-grab-phonetics/id583196930?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

LetterMuncher

Thisappteachesthesoundsoflettersandvocabularyforyoungchildren.Theapp

getsgoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/letter-muncher/id496956039?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

MissingLetterArticulationforSpeechTherapy

Theappdoes whatthe name says.Ithelps teach those soundsthatsome people

strugglewith.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/missing-letter-articulation/id961075823?mt=8

MultipleChoiceArticulation

Thisappteachesthebasicsoundsandgetsverygoodreviews.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/multiple-choice-articulation/id580129419?mt=8

SpeechTherapyforApraxia-Words

Thisappisdesignedforchildrenwithapraxiaandotherspeechdisorders.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speech-therapy-for-apraxia/id586636734?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4



ApraxiaPictureSoundCardsAPSC

Theappteacheswordsandsounds.Youcankeeptrackofyourprogresswithdata

tracking. This is a well thought out app. The app has numerous pictures and

soundsrepresentedinit.Theappisdesignedforaprofessionaltouseoverand

overagainwithclients.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/apraxia-picture-sound-cards/id445165465?mt=8



Articulateit!Pro

Thisappteachesthesounds.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulate-it!/id391296844?mt=8



SoundLiteracy

Thisappisareadingappthatfocusesonthesounds.Ifyouareteachingreading

andthebasicsoundsofspeechatthesametimethisappisworthalook.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/soundliteracy/id409347075?mt=8



Section9TeachingAbstractLanguage



Thebestwaytoteachabstractconceptsiswithamulti-sensoryapproach.Inmany

cases,abstractlanguagecanbebetterrepresentedwithpictures.Ifthosepictures

alsohaveotherinteractivequalitiesthatwillcreateahigherlevelofengagement.

If a child can touch the screen and can interact, then the child will have other

meanstoexpressthemselvesthroughactions.



SpeechwithMilo:Sequencing

Youputasimplestoryinorder.Thisappisdesignedforyoungchildren.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speech-with-milo-sequencing/id431803095?

mt=8



iSEQUENCES

Youputpicturesinordertotellastory.Thisappworkswellforsomeonewith

autism.Itwouldalsoworkwellforaspeechandlanguagepathologistthatwanted

tocreateadialogwithayoungchild.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/isequences/id506624913?mt=8



MultipleMeaningsLibrary

Thisappteachesmultiplemeans.TheEnglishlanguagehassomuchcreativitythat

it is hard for some to grasp. The app is designed for speech and language

pathologists, but I see it being useful for people that are learning English as a

secondlanguage.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/multiple-meanings-library/id525605265



GoGoGames

This app is designed to help children with Autism. The app teaches different

aspectsofaspecificobject.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/go-go-games/id565022507?mt=8



KidsiHelp–Analogy1.0

Thisappcanbeusedtoteachanalogiesorthetesthowwellsomeoneunderstands

them.Analogiesareabstractconcepts.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kids-ihelp-analogy-1.0/id533759314?mt=8



WhQuestions

Thisappteaches“who,what,when,whereandwhy.”

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wh-questions-by-teach-speech/id989346596?
mt=8
ConversationTherAppy
Thisappisdesignedtoteachhigher-levelexpressivelanguages.Theabilityto
haveaconversationisdifficulttoteach.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/conversation-therappy/id620456076?mt=8
Company’sYouTube.comChannel:http://www.youtube.com/user/tactustherapy?
feature=watch

NamingTherAppy
Thisappteachescommonlyusednamesindifferentcontexts.Theapphasalotof
differentwaystoteachnames.Theappalsoteststheuser.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/naming-therappy/id451093640?mt=8

Antonyms
Thisisavisual,gameappthatteachesantonyms.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/antonyms/id642104434?mt=8
CategoryTherAppy
Beingabletoputinformationinacategoryisanimportantpartofanylanguage.
Theconceptisabstractandcanbedifficulttoteach.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/category-therappy/id571551926?mt=8&ign-
mpt=uo%3D4
Website:http://tactustherapy.com/apps/

CategoriesLearningCenter
Thisappteachestheabstractconceptofcategories.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/categories-learning-center/id496646536?mt=8

RadSounds
Thisisaverycoolapp.Theappteachescauseandeffectwithmusicandfunny
characters.Itissosimplethatitiswhatmakesitbrilliant.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/radsounds/id420977569?mt=8
ToonWareCategoriesforSpeechandLanguageTherapy
This app teaches sorting basic words or pictures into categories for younger
children.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toonware-categories-for-speech-and-language-

therapy/id665544622?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

VerbalReasoning

Thisappchallengesyoutouseabstractlanguage.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/verbal-reasoning/id604097479

Section10GamestoTeachLanguage

CharadesArticulation

Now,thisisafunwaytoteachlanguage,andthegoodreviewsprovethattrue.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/charades-articulation/id853990328?mt=8

RealVocabularyPro

Theapphasthreegamesandevenkeepsscore.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/real-vocabulary-pro/id825880776?ls=1&mt=8



SillySentenceArticulationforSpeechTherapy

Thisisahighlyratedandfunapp.Itwasdevelopedforimprovingarticulation.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/silly-sentence-articulation/id934544877?mt=8

MadLibs

Theclassicgameturnedappisalwaysfuntoplay.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mad-libs/id326885152?mt=8

10Ways-aSocialSkillsGame

Jeopardyandmanyothergamesmeetsocialskillswiththisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/10-ways-a-social-skills-game/id1116372204?

mt=8

ArticulationVacation

Thisisanarticulationgameappthatgetsverygoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-vacation/id926324779?mt=8

BluebeePals

Theseareanimalsthattalktoyouandtellastoryalongwithanapponatablet.

Youhavetowatchavideotogetit.Itlookslikealotoffun.

https://bluebeepals.com/products/

ArticulationCarnivalPro

Thisisaverygoodfunapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-carnival-pro/id791572447?

ls=1&mt=8

Knock Knock Numbers - Joke Telling and Conversations Tool for Autism,

Aspergers,DownSyndrome&SpecialEducation

You can tellknock-knockjokes withchildrenwithautismorspeechissueswith

thisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/knock-knock-numbers-joke-telling/id456376682?

mt=8

ArticulationGames

Thisisagameappthatteachesarticulation.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/articulation-games/id561096403



SchoolofMulti-StepDirections

Yougettolearnaboutdirectionswithagameinanapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/school-multi-step-directions/id668209269



JeopardyLabs

YoucanmakeyourownJeopardygametostudyforatest.

https://jeopardylabs.com/

JeopardyRocks

YoucanbuildyourownJeopardygamewiththiswebsite.

https://www.playfactile.com/

AuditoryWorkout

This app is designed to help children with auditory processing disorders. The

teaching tool is a high-interest basketball game. I like the app because it is

researchbasedanditisdifferentthanmanyofthespeechandlanguageappsthat

areavailable.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/auditory-workout/id518697520

Section14Vocabulary

LanguageAdventures

This app teaches basic language in the form of a game. The game can help to

engagestudentswhileteachingthebasicsounds.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/language-adventures/id510822157?mt=8

ComprehensionTherAppy

This app is for people with numerous issues that have difficulty with everyday

vocabulary.Theappteachesmanyverycommoneverydaywords.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/comprehension-therappy/id438069999?mt=8

Website:http://tactustherapy.com/apps/

Nameit

Thisapphelpspeopleremembercommonnamesofitemsthatyouwouldneedin

everydaylife.Thisappisdesignedforsomeonethatmightberecoveringfroman

injurythataffectsrecallofcommonwords.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iname-it/id486781414?mt=8

Section15Directions

SchoolofMulti-StepDirections

Thisisapopularmulti-stepdirectionapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/school-multi-step-directions/id668209269

FollowingDirectionsbyTeachSpeechApps

Thisisaverygooddirectionsapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/following-directions-by-teach/id1033662639?

mt=8

FunWithDirectionsHD

Thisappturnsdirectionsintoahigherinterestactivity.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fun-with-directions-hd/id475972703?mt=8



MoreFunWithDirectionsHD

This app allows a student to have fun with the skill of understanding basic

directions.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/more-fun-with-directions-hd/id489417480?mt=8

Section16MeasureSoundVolume

Sometimesitisimportantforpeopletounderstandhowloudtheyarewhentalking

toothers.Withasimpleapp,youcangivestudentsfeedbackandhelpthembetter

regulatetheirvoice.

DecibelX-dBANoiseMeter

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decibel-x-dba-noise-meter/id448155923?mt=8

dBDecibelSoundMeter

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/db-decibel-sound-meter/id733773616?mt=8

DecibelSoundMeterPro

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/decibel-sound-meter-pro/id1227650795?mt=8

SoundMeterdB

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gamebasic.decibel&hl=en

SoundMeter-Decibelmeter&Noisemeter

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=app.tools.soundmeter.decibel.noisedetector&hl=en

SoundMeter

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kr.sira.sound&hl=en

Section11TeachingApps



See.Touch.Learn.HonorableMention

I like this flashcard app for students with communication disorders, young

childrenandpeoplelearningtospeakEnglish.Ilikethewayitisorganized.They

showyouthepictures,andyouhavetoguesswhatitis.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/see.touch.learn-pro/id467924373?mt=8



Pictello

Thisisasimplewaytocreatetalkingpictures.Thisappisgoodforaparentthat

wantstoteachachildpeople’snamesandthenamesofcommonwordsorsayings.

This app would also work well with a teacher or a Speech and Language

Pathologist.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pictello/id397858008?mt=8



You’retheStoryteller:TheSurpriseProHD

Achildtalksorwritesastorytogowithapicture.Thisisagoodappforaspeech

and language pathologist or a teacher that is trying to inspire writing. You can

haveupto30usersonthisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youre-storyteller-surprise/id527236318?mt=8



TalkAboutIt:ObjectsProHD

Thisisagreatappforaspeechandlanguagepathologist.Theappkeepstrackof

dataforupto30students.Itisforchildren6-12tohelpthemdevelopvocabulary.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talk-about-it-objects-pro-hd/id545865888?mt=8



SpeechJournal

Thisappallows you torecordyourvoicetopictures. ItismadebytheMobile

Education Store. The company makes a number of very good apps. This low

pricedappisgoodtoteachbasicnamestoastudent.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speech-journal/id436945985?mt=8



Let'sUseLanguagePRO:LanguageDevelopment

Thishighlyratedandinteractiveappteachesmanydifferentconceptsregarding

language.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lets-use-language-pro-language-

development/id880967779?mt=8

WordVaultPro

Theappshowsapicturetogowithaword.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-vault-pro/id672989436?mt=8

SceneSpeak

Thisappisdesignedtotalkaboutaspecifictopicwithastudent.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/scene-speak/id420492342?mt=8

SpeechFlipBookStandard

Ireallylikethisapp.Rememberthosedayswhenyouwouldteachandtestwitha

flipbook? This app can do that. The app teaches every syllable in the English

language.Thismakesitpossibleforeverydaypeopletoteachthebasicsoundsof

theEnglishlanguage.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speech-flipbook/id582842245?mt=8

LanguageTherapy–4-in-1ToolkitforAphasiaSpeechTherapy

Thisisapackageofrelatedapps.Yougetfourappsforoneprice.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/language-therapy-4-in-1-toolkit/id525278822?

mt=8



LanguageAdventures

This app teaches basic language in the form of a game. The game can help to

engagestudentswhileteachingthebasicssounds.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/language-adventures/id510822157?mt=8



PicturetheSentenceHD

Thisappuseswordswithpicturestohelpausertounderstandlanguagebetter.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/picture-the-sentence-hd/id478599625?mt=8

ComprehensionTherapy–listeningandreadingforspeechtherapy

From the description is says “targets auditory and reading comprehension of

singlewordsin5languages.”

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/comprehension-therapy-listening/id438069999?

mt=8

MyPlayHome

Withthisapp,youcanteachcommonlanguagetoyoungchildren.Thefactthatthe

appgetshighratingsisaplus.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/my-playhome/id439628153?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

Stuttering



DAFAssistant

Thisappused“DelayedAuditoryFeedback”Alsoknownas“DAF.”Thisappis

forpeoplethatstutterorhavefluencyissues.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daf-assistant/id309496166?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4



Chapter8Augmentativeand

AlternativeCommunication



Many people areawareof the big namehigh-end Augmentativeand Alternative

Communicationapps.Inthischapter,youwillfindanumberofoptionsthatwill

helpyousolvedifferentproblems.Atleast,youwillgettoseethatAugmentative

and Alternative Communication is more than just buying one app. There are a

numberofverygoodoptionstochoosefrom.

People see Augmentative and Alternative Communication apps as assistive

technology.Youcanfairlycallitthat.However,mostpeoplethatuseiPadsarenot

usingthedeviceasassistivetechnology.PeoplethatuseacalculatoronaniPad

do not consider it to be assistive technology. If your smartphone beeps and

reminds you where to go odds are you are notgoing todescribe itas assistive

technology. When you communicate via text message, I bet you don’t call it

assistivetechnologyaswell.Acommunicationdeviceissomethingapersonthat

hasaseverecommunicationdisabilitywoulduse.AtabletwithanAugmentative

andAlternativeCommunicationappisassistivetechnology.However,itdoesnot

look like assistive technology until you see a person use it. People are making

voicesthatsound moreandmorehuman.Iknowofatleastonecompanythatis

making a specific sounding voice for each client itserves. This way you could

recognize the voice ofthe user.It might take decades butat some point, people

willbeabletocommunicate,andthevoicewillsoundveryhuman.



Section1High-EndAACApps

AvazforAutismBestofClassAuthor’sPick
Itisthebestappinthisclass.Itisveryuser-friendly.Ihighlyrecommendthisapp.
Website:http://www.avazapp.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/avaz-for-autism/id558161781?mt=8
Spanishversion
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/avaz-espanol-aac-app-para/id923997149?mt=8
GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.avazapp.autism.en.avaz&hl=en

Proloquo2go
Thiswasthefirsthigh-endAACapp.Itallowssomeonetocommunicatebytyping
wordsandclickingonpictures.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proloquo2go/id308368164?mt=8
LAMPWordsForLife
Thisisahigh-endAACapp.Thepriceishigherthanmanyoftheotherhigh-end
appsoutthere.Theapphasagoodnumberofpicturesforsomeonethatisyounger
thatislearningtocommunicate.Itismoreofapicturebasedapp.Forchildrenor
somepeoplewithalimitedvocabularyhavingmorepicturesisanadvantage.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lamp-words-for-life/id551215116?mt=8
Website:http://aacapps.com/lamp/
SpeakforYourself
Thisisahighlyratedhigh-endAACapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speak-for-yourself/id482508198?mt=8
aacornAAC
Thisisahighlyratedhigh-endAACapp.
Website:http://www.aacornapp.com/#solution
iPad:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aacorn/id732419715?mt=8
VerballyPremium
Thishigh-endcommunicationappgetsverygoodratings.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbally-premium/id470081134?mt=8&ign-
mpt=uo%3D4

TouchChatHD

This is another high-end AAC app. This app is often recommended by

professionalsinthefield.Youcanbuyseveraladd-onswithmorevocabularythat

addstothecost.Theyareknownforhavingthebestvocabulary.Thisappisgood

for someone with a higher vocabulary that would like a large number of terms.

Thebestappsinthecategorytendtobetheonesthatarethemostuser-friendly.

Thatisbecauseofthetimecommitmentaddingpicturesandvocabulary.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touchchat-hd-aac/id398860728?mt=8

Website:http://www.silver-kite.com/touchChat

MyTalkToolsMobile

Thishigh-endAACapphasanumberofgoodvisualstoaidwithbasic

communication.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mytalktools-mobile/id324286288?mt=8

Section2GooglePlayAppsHigh-EndAugmentativeandAlternative

CommunicationApps



AvazforAutismBestofClass

This is the most user-friendly high-end AAC app. The fact that it is now in a

formatthatwillworkonanAndroidtabletopenssomenewoptions.Now,ifyou

wantagoodAACapp,youdonothavetoownaniPad.Thiscanmeanyoucan

savemoneyonatablet.Ifyouarelookingtosaveabuckforanautismclassroom,

youmightconsiderthisappwithalessexpensivebuteffectivetablet.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avazapp.autism.en.avaz

Predictable-AACapp

Thisisahigh-endAACappforAndroidtabletsandphones.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tbox.predictable_4&hl=en



Voice4uAACCommunication

Thisapphasanaboveaveragerating.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voice4uaac.android.voice4u



Section3Middle-EndAACApps



TalkTabletNEOHonorableMention

Thisappcostsslightlylessthanthehigher-endappsbutlookssimilartomanyof

them.Youcanadjusttheapptoonlyallowfourtilestolimitchoicesforyounger

childrenorthosewithalimitedvocabulary.Theappalsohasanumberofpictures

aswell.Youcanbuythisapponanumberofplatforms.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id501190106?mt=8

Windowshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/talktablet-aac-

speech/9nblggh337bk

AmazonAppstorehttp://www.amazon.com/TalkTablet-speech-autism-aphasia-

AAC/dp/B00H9V4FXG/ref=sr_1_3?s=mobile-

apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1458958679&sr=1-3&keywords=aac

GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gusinc.talktableta

CustomBoards-Premium

This app allows you to create printed communication boards that a student can

pointto.Theappisalsoresearchbased.Thisisahigh-technologywaytomake

lowtechnologycommunicationpictures.Thisisaverygoodmiddletolowpriced

AACapp.IwouldrecommendcheckingouttheSmartyEarswebsitesifyoulike

thisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/custom-boards-premium/id463344117?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4



ArticulationStationPro

Thisisanotherpopularappthatishighlyrated.Boththefreeandpaidversionsof

ArticulationStationareverygoodappstohelpteachbasicsoundstostudents.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulation-station-pro/id491998279?mt=8



HandySpeech

Thisappisdifferentbecauseitishandwritingtospeechapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handyspeech/id563600464?mt=8

TapSpeakButtonPlusforiPad

Thisisa goodmiddle-levelAACapp.Thereisalotofcustomization withthis

app,butitisstilluser-friendly.Thiswouldbeagoodapptobuyforsomeonethat

wantstotryanAAChigh-endappbutwantstotestitoutwithalessexpensive

appfirst.Thisappmakerhascreatedanumberofverygoodappsinthiscategory

thatmakeitimpossibletooverlook.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tapspeak-button-plus-for-ipad/id364806507?

mt=8

Thecompanythatmakesthisappalsohasseveralotherappsinthiscategory.

http://tapspeak.com/drupal/Products



TapSpeakButtonPlusforiPad

TapSpeakisaverygoodmiddle-endAACapp.IfyouaretryingtouseanAAC

apptoteachwiththisisagoodapptotry.Theappdoesnothavethehigherprices

ofsomeofthehigher-endapps.Theappcanbeusedforrecordingandplayback

ofsounds.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/tapspeak-button-plus-for-ipad/id364806507?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

AbleJrAAC

This app is very different. You can create videos about how to do a task and

visual checklists. The communication within the app is designed for simple

communication.Thisappisgoodforaparenttogetforachild.Thisappissimple

touseanddesignedforaveryyoungchildtobeabletounderstand.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/able-jr-aac/id673997008?mt=8



Section4AACText-BasedCommunicationHighEnd

TextBasedAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication(AAC)appshaveyou

typewhatyouwanttosay.Theyusetoolslikewordpredictionorpicturestohelp

youtype.Thisisnotanewtypeofapp.However,moreappsarebeingmadewith

thistheme.Asaresult,itgetsaseparatesection.

Predictable

Thisisahigh-endtext-basedcommunicationappwithgoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/predictable-text-based-

communication/id404445007?mt=8

Proloquo4Text

Thisisaveryhighlyrated,high-end,text-basedcommunicationapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proloquo4text-text-based-aac/id751646884?mt=8

Verbally

Thisapphasagoodrating.Youhavetotypewhatyouaregoingtosay.Theapp

hasafreeversionthatgivesyouabetterideaifyouwantthisapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/verbally-premium/id470081134?mt=8



Section5Low-EndAACApps

iPadApps

EESpeechBasic-AACCommunicationNotebook

Thisisanorganizationalappaswellasoneforbasiccommunication.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eespeech-basic-aac-

communication/id833923960?mt=8

Choiceworks

ThisisaverysimpleAACapp.Ithelpsstudentswithabasicscheduleorcommon

events.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/choiceworks/id486210964?mt=8

iInteract

ThisinexpensiveAACappteachesbasiccommunication.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iinteract/id363448448?mt=8



SeeMeTalk

A special education teacher made this app by taking feedback from an SLP and

parents.Theinterfaceissimpleandhasabasicvocabulary.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/see-me-talk/id590399460?mt=8



AlexicomAAC

Thisisagoodappatagreatprice.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/alexicom-aac/id395122088?mt=8



OxfordPictureDictionary,SecondEdition

Picture dictionaries define words with pictures. This type of dictionary is

designedforsomeonewithlimitedcommunicationsskills.Itisagreatideathatis

notusedenough.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oxford-picture-dictionary/id591484885?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

ChromeAACApps



Picto4meAACCommunicationBoards

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/picto4me-aac-

communicatio/hdckhnghilfajdimkkfhfejcihcdlgdl

GooglePlayAppsLow-EndAAC

AACAutismmyVoiceCommunicator
ThisisanAACapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=apphouse.software.autismspeaks&hl=en

CommBoards-CommunicationAssistant–AAC
Thisappisdesignedforbasiccommunicationsforstudentsthathaveautism.The
appgetssomeveryimpressivereviews.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shmoontz.commboards
QuickTalkAAC
Theinterfaceissimplebutveryeffective.ThisisagoodAACapptostartwith.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digitalscribbler.quicktalk

AACSpeechBuddy
ThisisagoodAACapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.codedimensions.android.aacspeech&hl=en

HappyTalk
Theapplets youchoose fromdifferentlanguages.Thewebpagefor thisappis
writteninaforeignlanguageaswellasthewebsite.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.almightycg.happytalk&hl=en

NikiTalk
ThisisanAACappwithadifferentinterface.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.alessandrolarocca.nikitalk
Website:http://www.nikitalk.com/Buy.aspx

LetMeTalk
Theappallowsbasiccommunication.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.appnotize.letmetalk

QuickTalkAAC
Thisisasimple,low-costAACapp.Youhavepicturesthattalk.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digitalscribbler.quicktalk


AacTalkingTabs

Theapphaspicturesandwordstohelpyoucommunicate.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ac19.aac



QuickTalkAAC

Thisapphasmanyfeatures.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digitalscribbler.quicktalk

Section6AACAppsfromAmazonAppstore



ThismightbeaconsiderationbecausethepriceofaKindle Fireis reasonable.

Amazon also takes purchase orders. If you are trying something out on a fixed

budget,thismightbeworthalook.



TalkTablet-speech/autism/aphasia/AACHonorableMention

Thisisanappthatwasalreadyinthebookonadifferentplatform.Thisisagood

app.

http://www.amazon.com/TalkTablet-speech-autism-aphasia-

AAC/dp/B00H9V4FXG/ref=sr_1_3?s=mobile-

apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1458958679&sr=1-3&keywords=aac



SpeechAssistantAAC

ThisisafreeappthatyoucantryifyouhaveaKindleFire.

http://www.amazon.com/ASoft-nl-Speech-Assistant-

AAC/dp/B00DJAZBWK/ref=sr_1_2?s=mobile-

apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1458958028&sr=1-2&keywords=aac



LetMeTalk:FreeAACTalker

ThisisafreeAACappthatgetsgoodratings.

https://www.amazon.com/AppNotize-UG-haftungsbeschr%C3%A4nkt-

LetMeTalk-Talker/dp/B00I9JEEEM/ref=pd_sim_405_11?

_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZK0GGK0QYR39YCPJQNVZ

Section7WindowsAACApps



TalkTablet-AAC/SpeechHonorableMention

Thisappisavailableonmultipleplatforms.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/apps/talktablet-aac-speech/9nblggh337bk



Section8GetaVoiceHere



Talkitt

Thiswebsiteisdesignedforsomeonethathasarticulationissuestothepointof

beinghardtounderstand.Thewebsitecanpronouncethewordscorrectlyandpost

thewordsonthescreen.Thevideoonthewebsiteisheartwarming.Timewilltell

howgoodthetechnologyis.

http://www.talkitt.com/

VocaliD

Thisgivessomeonethatusesadevicetotalktheirownvoice.Weoftendon’t

thinkabouthowimportantitishavingavoicethatpeoplecanrecognize.

https://www.vocalid.co/

BlogPosting:

‘It'sassimpleasjusttalking’:VocaliDgivesavoicetothevoiceless

http://alsassistivetechnology.blogspot.com/2016/06/its-as-simple-as-just-talking-

vocalid.html



ThisisaTedTalkaboutdonatingyourvoice.

http://www.ted.com/talks/rupal_patel_synthetic_voices_as_unique_as_fingerprints



Section9AACAppswithForeignLanguages

AvazEspañol-AACAppparaelautismo

TheverypopularhighlyratedapphasaSpanishspeakingversion.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/avaz-espa%C3%B1ol-aac-app-para-autismo-

software-comunicaci%C3%B3n/id923997149?mt=8

Proloquo2go

Thiswasthefirsthigh-endAACapp.Itallowssomeonetocommunicatebytyping

wordsandclickingonpictures.Theapphasadd-onsforFrenchandSpanish.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/proloquo2go/id308368164?mt=8

http://www.assistiveware.com/support/faq/page/10

MyTalkToolsMobile

ThisisahighlyratedAACapp.Theappdoesagoodjobwithvisuals.Youcan

alsobuypacksindifferentlanguages.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mytalktools-mobile/id324286288?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

GooglePlay

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.MTA.MyTalkMobile&hl=en

Website:http://www.mytalktools.com/dnn/2/Products.aspx

TouchChatHD

This is another high-end AAC app. The app has add-ons that are in Spanish.

TouchChatalsohasadd-onsforEnglishthatareforbilingualstudents.Theyare

knownforhavingthebestvocabulary.Thisappisgoodforsomeonewithahigher

vocabularythatwouldlikealargenumberofterms.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touchchat-hd-aac/id398860728?mt=8

Website:http://www.silver-kite.com/touchChat

Chapter9Behavior



Behavior is one of the most important aspects of teaching. If a child does not

behave,thenlearningcanstoporbecomemuchmoredifficult.Wetendtonotice

behaviorwhenitisdisruptiveandimpactslearning.Whenwecandosomethingto

improvebehaviorwealwaysshouldatleasttry.Thereareanumberofappsthat

canhelpyoutrackbehavior.Thiscanremindusofhowimportantbehavioris,and

hopefully,itremindsustomakeadjustmentsasparentsandteachers.Itcanalso

helpustocreateagoodstructuretomaintaingoodbehaviorandpreventproblems

lateron.



Section1ScheduleApps



HandyTimetable

Thisisahighlyratedvisualschedule.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/handy-timetable/id473288850?mt=8

ClassTimetable

Youcankeeptrackofallyourassignmentswiththisapp.Itisdesignedforahigh

schoolorcollegestudentthathasalotgoingon.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/class-timetable/id425121147?mt=8

iGet...MySchedulesatSchoolSocialSkillsStories

Thisisasocialskillsappintheformofaschedule.Ifyoulikethisapp,theapp

makerhasmoretopickfrom.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/i-see-quence...-my-day-at/id453037443?mt=8

Website:http://igetitapps.com/



Choiceworks

Thisisaverygoodapptomakeasimplevisualschedule.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/choiceworks/id486210964?mt=8



HappyKidsTimer

Thistimerhelpstogetyoungchildrencompleteeverydaytasks.Thiswouldalso

workwellwithchildrenthathavesomeformsofautism.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/happy-kids-timer-morning-routines-education-

motivation/id978996118?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4



TetraAlarm

Thisappallowsyoutosetanumberofreminders.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chillaxing.tetraalarm&hl=en

Section2BehaviorTracking



BirdhouseforAutism

Thisappallowsaparentofayoungchildwithautismtokeeptrackofeveryday

behaviors.Sometimesweneedtowritedownwhatachildisdoingtoseethebig

picture.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/birdhouse-for-autism/id648397801?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4



Teacher'sAssistantPro:TrackStudentBehavior

If you have challenging students that you need to keep track of behavior and

contacttheirparentsthisappcanhelp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teachers-assistant-pro-track/id391643755?mt=8



AutismCoreSkills-Academic,Communication,andSocialSkillsPlusData

Thisappiswellthoughtout.Itlooksatanumberofissuesthatachildwithautism

willfaceandgiveyousomestrongtoolstoaddresssomecommonissues.Theapp

getsgoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autism-core-skills-academic-communication-

social-skills/id1065012646?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

AutismTrackerPro:TrackandAnalyzeASD

This app helps you keep a schedule and helps you keep track of behaviors. It

comeswithtoomanytoolstodescribeinafewsentences.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/autism-tracker-pro-track-and-analyze-

asd/id478225574?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Classcraft

Thisapphelpsteachersandstudentslearninavideogameformat.Theappgets

offthechartsratings.Theideaisjustverydifferentandjusthastobeseentofully

understand.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classcraft/id968213964?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

BehaviorWorldRewardChart:Class&ChoreTracker

Thisisahighlyratedbehaviorchartapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/behavior-world-reward-chart-class-chore-

tracker/id1001256575?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

NuliteBehaviorTrackerforSpecialEducation

Thisisahighlyratedbehaviorapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nulite-behavior-tracker-for-special-

education/id1034110542?mt=8

Section3ManagementandReinforcement



Working4

Thisisabasiccommunicationappthatisdesignedtorewardbehavior.Thisapp

is designed for young children or life skill students. I like the added benefit of

consideringbehavior.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/working4/id423991832?mt=8



PECSPhaseIII

Yougetimmediatefeedbackwhenastudentgetsarightanswer,anditisdesigned

toreinforcethebehavior.Ilovetheconcept.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pecs-phase-iii/id551356825?mt=8



R+Remind

Thisappremindsteacherstoreinforcethebehavior.Asateacher,everyonecould

useanapptotellustorewardbehavior.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/r+remind/id411724921?mt=8



LicketySplit

Thisapphelpsyousetgoalsandtimelimitsondesirablebehaviors.Ifyouwant

your child tocleanhisorherroom,thisappgivesyouatimer.If a childneeds

constantstructureandtimelimitsthisisagoodchoice.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lickety-split/id454354262?mt=8



iBehave

This app helps you set up a behavior management system with numbers and

colors.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id495667452?mt=8

Section4MonitoringStudentDevices

GoGradian

ThissoftwareallowsyoutomonitortheactivityofstudentsonChromebooks.

https://www.goguardian.com/

ClassHub

ClassHubissoftwaretomonitorstudent’sdevicesondifferentplatforms.

http://www.airsquirrels.com/classhub/

Chapter10AssistiveTechnologyfor

PhysicalDisabilities



IknowwhatyouthinkthisbookissupposedtogetustosayUDLtechnologyor

UDL educational technology, and here I go again using the word assistive

technology.Thereisanoverlapandalotofagrayareabetweentheterms.This

chapterfocusesontechnologyforpeoplewithmoreseveredisabilities.Theitems

might be better described as assistive technology. As products get smaller,

cheaperandsomeonefiguresouttomarketittoalargeraudience,Ibelievethat

people will look atitdifferently. A new vocabularydoesnothappenovernight,

and I still have to wait for more technology to evolve. This book is about the

direction of the field not about winning an argument about vocabulary.  The

chapterisaboutmoretraditionalassistivetechnology.

LoadingSoftwareonaPortableHardDriveorFlashDrive

Oneofthe options youhave when usingmore expensive assistivetechnologyis

loadingitonathumbnaildrive.Oftentimeswhenyoubuyaprogramitisloaded

on one computer in one classroom. This can be impractical ifthe child goes to

classtoclass.Ifyouloaditonalaptop,thenthestudenthastotakeiteverywhere.

Theotheroptionyouhaveisloadingitonathumbnaildriveandtakingthatwith

you.Theissueyouhavetofaceisifthestudentpossiblylosesthethumbnaildrive.

The good news is that a thumbnail drive doesn’t cost that much and can be

replaced. If you have a student that constantly loses things I suggest attaching

somethingtoitthatmakesiteasiertoidentifyandhardtowalkoffwithit.

Section1iPadCases



Iusually,onlylookintwoplaceswhensearchingforacaseforaniPad.One

placeIlookisLaurenEnders’Pinterestaccount,andtheotherisAmazon.com.

Amazontakespurchaseordersfromschools,andthathelps.



LaurenS.Enders,MA,CCC-SLPHonorableMention

LaurenhasanawesomePinterestboard.Ihavegreatrespectforpeopleinthe

fieldthatshareinformationthatcanhelpothers.

http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/



BigGrips

Thisisaverypopularcaseforstudentswithadisability.Thecasesare

reasonablypriced.

http://www.biggrips.com/frame.html

Section2WheretobuyAssistiveTechnology



AdaptiveComputerProducts

This website has a massive amount of links to just abouteverything to do with

assistivetechnology.Ifyouaretryingtofindwhatisouttheretobuythiswebsite

isanawesomeresourceandamustbookmark.

http://www.makoa.org/computers.htm

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RJCooper&Associates,Inc.

http://www.rjcooper.com/

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Ablenet

http://www.ablenetinc.com/



Enablemart

http://www.enablemart.com/

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Perkins

http://www.perkinsproducts.org/store/en/

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Amazon

Amazonsellsjustaboutanything,andittakespurchaseorders.

http://www.amazon.com/



Infogrip

http://www.infogrip.com/

BoundlessAssistiveTechnology

http://www.boundlessat.com/Home/Education-Purchases

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Section3AssistiveTechnologyinOperatingSystemsandBrowsers

OneofthebestplacestofindassistivetechnologyorUDLtechnologyisforfree
withyouroperating system.Bigname brands havefiguredouttherearealotof
peoplethatneedthemandthatnumberwillonlygrowwithanagingpopulation,a
greaterunderstandingofthetechnology,andagreatersocialacceptanceofusing
thistypeoftechnology.
Windows

Windows7
https://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windows7/
Windows7AccessibilityTutorials
https://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windows7/
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Windows8
https://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windows8/

Windows10
https://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/windows10/

MicrosoftAccessibility
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/accessibility/accessibility
Mac

AccessibilityApple
ThislinkhasconsiderableinformationonaccessibilityforAppleproducts.
https://www.apple.com/accessibility/
MacAccessibility
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/osx/
AccessibilityiOS11
https://mmatp.com/ios-11-resources/

AppleWatch
http://www.apple.com/accessibility/watch/

Chrome

YouhavetousetheChromebrowsertoseethisinformation.

ChromeWebStore-Accessibility-chrome.google.com

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/ext/22-accessibility



GoogleAccessibility

https://www.google.com/accessibility/all-products-features.html

Google

Googlehasanumberofverypopularproducts.Thislinkwillgiveyouallofthem

andtheaccessibilityfeaturesyouneed.

https://www.google.com/accessibility/products-features.html

Grackle

ThiscompanymakesseveralproductstomakeGoogleSuiteproductsmore

accessible.

https://www.grackledocs.com/pricing-grackle-suite-2/

ChromeAccessibility

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/collection/accessibility

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Firefox

Firefoxisoneofthemostpopularbrowsers.Ithasatonoffreeaccessibility

featuresthatyoucanuse.

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/accessibility-features-firefox-make-firefox-

and-we

ScreenReaderEmulator

ThisisascreenreaderforFirefox.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/fangs-screen-reader-emulator/

AccessibilityforAmazonFireTabletsandFireTV

https://www.amazon.com/p/feature/ter2a57g6htm6mr/ref=cm_sw_r_tw__8PwXzbEJD6F8T

Section4MiceHandheld

Joystick

n-ABLERProJoystick(PC)

Thismouseiseasytomovethecourserwithajoystick.

https://www.enablemart.com/n-abler-pro-joystick

J-PadBluetoothJoystickforiPad

YoucancontrolyouriPadwiththisjoystickmouse.Italsohastwobuttonstohelp

youperformdifferentfunctions.

https://www.enablemart.com/j-pad-bluetooth-joystick-for-ipad

TwoCompaniestolookat:

http://www.infogrip.com/

http://www.pretorianuk.com/mouse-alternatives

Section5MiceHead/Eye

CameraMouse

Thisisafreedownloadableprogramthatallowsyoutomoveyourmousewitha

webcam.Youmoveyourheadandthemousemoves.Youstareatalink,andit

clicksonit.

http://www.cameramouse.org/index.html

Gazespeaker

ThisisfreesoftwareforWindowsproductsthatallowsyoutocontrolacomputer

ortabletwithyoureyes.Youneedtobuyhardwaretogetthissoftwaretowork.

http://www.gazespeaker.org/

Thislinkgivesagreatlistofdevicesthatyoucanusewiththefreesoftware.The

webpagealsogivessomeexcellentexamplesofotherpossibleoptionsaswell.

Thereisalotofgoodinformationhere.

http://www.gazespeaker.org/devices/

Glassouse

Thisdeviceallowsyoutocontrolyourcomputer,tabletorotherelectronic

devices.Itisglassesthatcontrolthecursoronacomputer,andyoucanbitedown

toclick.Thisisdesignedforpeoplewithsignificantdisabilities.

http://glassouse.com/

Tobii

Thiscompanyhasmicethatarecontrolledbyyoureyes.Theysellarangeof

products.Thelessexpensivemicearemarketedforgamers,andthemore

expensiveareforassistivetechnology.Onceyouputsomethingonthemarket,for

onething,itishardtostoppeoplefromusingforaslightlydifferentpurpose.If

thelowercostproductdoesthejob,thengowithit.Ifyouareworkingwith

someonewithaphysicaldisabilityandtheyneedtheveryexpensivemodelsthan

considerbuyingthat.

http://www.tobii.com/

Chapter11PhysicalDisability



Thetermassistivetechnologywasdesignedtodescribeadevicethatsomeone

withaphysicaldisabilitywoulduse.Thiscouldbesomethinglowtechnologyor

moremoderncomputertechnology.Thisbookfocusesonthenewergenerationof

technology.AniPad,asmartphone,andtheAppleWatchcanbeusedforsomeone

withaphysicaldisability.Thereareanumberofappsthatarebeingusedfor

peoplewithphysicaldisabilities.Theadvantageisthatthetechnologyblendsin.

Theappsandservicesarelessexpensivethanthetraditionalassistivetechnology.

Thepeoplethatarebeingmarketedtoarealargergroup.Withanaging

population,thenumberofpeoplethatneedthistechnologyisgrowing.If

technologydoesnotlooklikeassistivetechnologyand,ismoresocially

acceptable,thenmorepeoplewillbuyit.Ifyouneedtextenlargedbecauseofage

chancesarethatyouwillnotdescribeyourselfasdisabled.Ifyoucancompletea

taskthesameaseveryoneelse,thenyouarenotdisadvantaged.Therearepeople

thatarenotconsidereddisabledbutareslowedbasedonaphysicaldefector

challenge.Peopleinthisgroupwouldtendtopreferusinganappoveralarge,

expensive,clunkydevice.Ifsomeonewithaphysicaldisabilityusesasmartphone

ortablet,thentheylookjustliketherestofusbeingattachedtoourdevices.



Section1PhysicalDisability

PartnertechnologyAwesomeTechnologyMaker

Partnertechnology.comis theparentcompanyfor PartnerConnect.Ifindthesite

veryinterestingandhopetocheckbacktoseemoreadvancementsintechnology

inthefuture.Theymightbeontosomethinghere.

http://panthertechnology.com/

PantherMathpaper

Thisappisdesignedforsomeonethatcannotwrite.Itisamathapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/panther-math-paper/id547090551?mt=8

PantherCalculator

Thisisacalculatorappforsomeonewithaphysicaldisability.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/panther-calculator/id547088974?mt=8

Website:http://panthertechnology.com/products/panther-calculator/

AxsMap

Thiswebsitegivesratingsandinformationonwheelchairassessablelocations.

http://www.axsmap.com/



Section2Magnifiers

BackgroundonElectronicMagnifiers



Peoplewithlowvisionusedifferenttypesofmagnifiersinordertoseeprinttext,

pictures,andotherobjects.Thehigh-endnon-portablemagnifierscancostmore

money. If you want to buy software to enlarge text, then you will pay a few

hundreddollars.Asaresult,appsontabletsarealessexpensivealternative.Most

peoplecarryaroundasmartphone.Withamagnifierapp,theydon’thavetocarry

anextrabulkyandexpensivedevice.Themagnifierappsnowmakeiteasierfor

peoplewithmildervisionproblemstohaveadevicethatenlargestext.Assome

ofusgetolderhavingsomeformoftextenlargementisimportant.

SoftwareandHardware



Zoomtext

ThisisaPCsoftwareprogramforpeoplethathaveavisualdisability.The

programdoesjustabouteverything.Itisasifsomeonesatinaroomandthought

ofeverypossiblewaytoallowanindividualtoseethetextbetter.

http://www.zoomtext.com/



iPadPro

ThesizeoftheiPadPro,highresolutionandtheabilitytodoworkwiththeiPad

Projustcannotbeignored.Itcanalsobehelduptoyourface,andithasthe

abilitytoenlargetextwiththeaccessibilityfeatures.Thepowerofthisproduct

justcannotbeignored.

http://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/

eSight

The eSight headset looks like it is straight out of a science fiction movie. A

camerapicksupwhatyouarelookingat.Mini-viewersareinsidethedevice.You

canthenadjustthepicturetohelpseeitbetter.Thepicturecanbeenlarged.The

priceisonthehigher-endside.However,thistechnologydoeswhatotherdevices

cannot.Theopportunitiesthatcanbecreatedasaresultaretremendous.Ilovethe

concept.Thiscouldbethefutureforthevisuallyimpaired.

https://www.esighteyewear.com/

iPadApps

iOS11Magnifier
iOS11hasamagnifierthatcomeswithit.
iOS11:Magnifierhttps://www.iphonefaq.org/archives/976120
https://www.igeeksblog.com/how-to-enable-magnifier-on-iphone-ipad-in-ios-10/
iOS11Featureshttps://mmatp.com/ios-11-resources/
SuperVision+Magnifier
Thisisamagnifierforsomeonethatreallyneedstoseefinedetailupclose.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/supervision+-magnifier/id691435681?mt=8
BigMagnifyFree
Thisisahighlyratedmagnifyingapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bigmagnify-free-zooming-
magnifier/id393247466?mt=8
Lumin
Thisisanappthatworksasanelectronicmagnifier.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/lumin/id480343142?mt=8

MagnifyingGlassWithLight-digitalmagnifierwithflashlight
Youcanmagnifyandsharpenthetextwiththisapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnifying-glass-light-digital/id406048120
Over40MagnifierandFlashlight
Youcanmagnifyanobject.Itlightsupthecenterofinterest.Itcanevenfreezeon
oneframetomakeiteasiertoread.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/over-40-magnifier-flashlight/id381663967?mt=8

SeeIt-VideoMagnifier
ItturnsyouriPhoneoriPadintoavideomagnifier.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/see-it-video-magnifier/id514559829
GooglePlayMagnifiersandVisualImpairment

MagnifierPro
Thisisahighlyratedapp.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app2u.magnifierpro&hl=en

MagnifyingGlassFlashlight

Thisisaveryhighlyratedmagnifyingapp.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.Mbase_Utilities.MagnifierFlashlight

MagnifyingGlassFlashlightPRO

Thisisamagnifyingappthatgetsexcellentratings.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.magnifyingglass.flashlightpro

Magnifier

Thisisahighlyratedandpopularappthatmagnifiestext.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.melon.magnifier

MagnifyingGlass+Flashlight

Thisisamagnifierandlightallinone.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rvappstudios.magnifyingglass

CozyMagnifier&Microscope+

Thisapphasahighrating.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hantor.CozyMagPlus



Magnifier

Thisisamagnifyingapp.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mmapps.mobile.magnifier



DarwinWallet

Thisappcanreadpapermoney.Itisdesignedforsomeonethathasavisual

impairment.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.ndu.mobile.darwinwallet&hl=en



Section3VisualImpairment
VocalEyesAI
Thisveryhighlyratedappusesartificialintelligencetohelpthevisuallyimpaired
betterunderstandtheirenvironment.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vocaleyes-ai/id1260344127?mt=8
SeeingAI:TalkingCamerafortheBlind
This free app gives someone with low vision information about their
surroundings.Theappgetsexcellentreviews.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/seeing-ai-talking-camera-for-the-
blind/id999062298?mt=8
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/seeing-ai/
GoogleTalkBack
This app is for people with low vision that need an alternative way to
communicatewiththeirdevice.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback
BigCalculatorLowVision
Thisisacalculatorforsomeonewithlowvision.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/big-calculator-low-vision/id1177115993?mt=8
BigKeysLowVisionKeyboard
Thisisagoodkeyboardforsomeonewithlowvision.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/high-visibility-keyboard/id1139220959?mt=8

LookTelMoneyReader
Thisapp reads differentcurrencies and tellsyou exactlywhatyou havein your
hand.AccordingtoiTunes,itcanread“USDollar,Euro,BritishPound,Canadian
Dollar,andAustralianDollar.”
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id417476558?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Websiteofcompany:http://www.looktel.com/products

AipolyVision
Thisapphelpsavisuallyimpairedpersonidentifyobjectsandcolors.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aipoly-vision/id1069166437?mt=8

ColorIDFree
Thisapp will tell you the color ofan object.It is designed forsomeone that is
colorblindorvisuallyimpairedtomatchclothingorotherwisecoordinatecolors.
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id402233600?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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LightDetector
This app can detect light. It notifies you of the presence of light by making a
sound.Thebrighterthelight,thelouderthesoundgets.
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id420929143?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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VoiceBrief-texttospeechvoiceassistantfornewsemailandmore
Thisappwillreadyourmail,calendarandotherinformationonyouriPad.
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id423322440?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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VMAlert-VideoMotionDetector
Thisappcandetectmotionwiththerearorfrontcamera.Theconceptisverywell
thoughtout.
https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id387523411?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Website:http://scilian.com/vmalert.html
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HeyTell
Thisappisthevoiceversionoftextmessaging.Justthinkaboutallthattypingyou
aredoingthatcouldbeavoidedwiththisapp.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/heytell/id352791835?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.heytell
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/heytell/9wzdncrfj3hn?rtc=1
Websiteandvideo:http://heytell.com/front.html
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TalkingCalculator
Thecalculatorhasbigbuttons,andittalkstoyou.Itisverygoodforthevisually
impairedandhasbenefitsformanyotherstudentsthatneedthingsreadtothem.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-calculator/id424464284?mt=8
TalkingScientificCalculator
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-scientific-calculator/id411433609?mt=8
Talkler-EmailforyourEars
Thisappwillreadyouremailoutloud.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talkler-email-for-your-ears/id570741489?mt=8

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DigitEyes

Thisappreadsbarcodes.Thiscanmakeshoppingaloteasierifyouarenotsure

whattheitemis.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/digit-eyes-audio-scanner-labeler/id376424490

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CamFind-Search,QRReader,PriceComparison&BarcodeScanner

This app allows you to take a picture of something and then the app gives you

informationontheobject.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/camfind-search-qr-reader-price/id595857716?

mt=8

Section4Braille

BARDMobile

Thisappcangivesomeonewithavisualimpairmentaccesstobrailleandtalking

books.TheappisusedwithaservicefromNationalLibraryService.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bard-mobile/id705229586?mt=8

GooglePlayhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.loc.nls.dtb&hl=en

AmazonAppstorehttp://www.amazon.com/Library-of-Congress-BARD-

Mobile/dp/B016760320/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-

apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1458957724&sr=1-1&keywords=bard

OrbitReader

ThisdevicehelptranslatestextintoBraille.YoucanuseaMini-USBcordoran

SDcardtoconnecttothetext.

http://www.aph.org/orbit-reader-20/

MBraille

ThisappallowsyoutowriteyoureverydaytasksusingBraille.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mbraille/id639199558?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

BrailleTutor

ThisapphelpsyoulearnBraille.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/braille-tutor/id1082934024?mt=8

Section5TakePictureAskQuestionApps

BeMyEyes–Helpingblindsee

Thisappallowsavisuallyimpairedpersontoshowapersonwithnormalvision

anobject.Thenaskwhatitis?

iPad:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/be-my-eyes-helping-blind-

see/id905177575?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bemyeyes.bemyeyes

Website:http://www.bemyeyes.org/

BeSpecular-HelpTheBlind

Avisuallyimpairedpersontakesapictureandthenasksaquestionofsomeone

withtheapp.Thiscansolvetheeverydayquestionsthatvisuallyimpairedpeople

have.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bespecular-help-the-blind/id1068947453?mt=8

TapTapSee

Thisapphelpssomeonewithavisualimpairmentfigureoutwhatobjecttheyare

lookingat.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/taptapsee-blind-visually-impaired/id567635020?

mt=8

VizWiz

Youtakeapictureofanobjectthenyourecordaquestion.Youcansubmitittoa

search engine or have human workers answer your question by looking at the

picture. I had to watch the video on this one because Iwas impressed with the

entireconcept.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id439686043?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Section6GPSApps

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BlindSquare

ThisisaGPSappdevelopedfortheblind.Theapptellsyouaboutinformation

regardingyoursurroundings.Thisappworksregardlessofhowyouaretraveling.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blindsquare/id500557255?mt=8

NearbyExplorer

ThisappgivesyouinformationbasedonGPS.Italsogetsgoodratings.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/nearby-explorer/id1095698497?mt=8

AriadneGPS

ThisisatalkingmapprogramwithGPS.Apersonwithavisualimpairmentcould

usethistodirectthemtodifferentareas.Theappislistedonseveralwebsitesand

iswidelyrecommended.

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id441063072?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

SunuBand

Thisisabandthatlookslikeawatchthatwarnsyouofwhatisaroundyou.

http://www.sunu.io/

Section7ProjectingaComputeronaniPad



When someone has a visual impairment often, times they cannot see the board.

Today’sclassroomshaveaprojector.Whattheseappsdoisprojectthecomputer

theteacherisusingontheiPadorcomputerthatthestudentsareusing.Thestudent

can then hold the device in a position that makes iteasier toview.These apps

need WiFi to work. This is also called reverse projecting. There is more

informationonthistopicinthesectiononreverseprojecting.



join.meAwesomeTechnologyAuthor’sPickHonorableMention

This app allows you to projecta computerontoan iPad or computer.It is web

based.Thefreeversionallowsyoutodothiswithasmallgroupof10.Thepaid

app allows up to a group of 250. Instead of projecting onto a board you can

projectyourcomputerontomultipleiPads.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/join-me/id409811927?mt=8

Website:https://join.me/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.logmein.joinme&hl=en

join.meforGoogleCalendar

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/joinme-for-google-

calenda/nemahdoihakfniciobefoebllhlobdok?hl=en-US

Mirroring360

Thisismirroringsoftware.Thereisaone-timechargeifyoudecidetobuyit.

https://www.mirroring360.com/

ConferencePad

Thisappallowsyoutoprojectthesamescreenontomultipledevices.

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/conference-pad/id377782792?mt=8

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Section14DocumentCameras

iZiggiHD

ThisisawirelesscamerathatwillprojectontoaniPad.

https://www.ipevo.com/prods/IPEVO_iZiggi-

HD_Wireless_Document_Camera_for_iPad_PC_and_Mac

IPEVOWhiteboard

ThisappisusedwithadocumentcameramadebyIPEVO.Thedocumentcamera

displays a picture of the document then you mark up the document with the

whiteboardapp.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipevo-whiteboard/id594766738?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ipevo.whiteboard&hl=en

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ipevo-

whiteboard/ngabidjikmpanokhnajohenclgjedjkp?hl=en-US

HoverCam

HoverCammakesdocumentcamerasthatareofverygoodquality.ThereasonI

listthemisthatyoucanconnectthedocumentcameratoadeviceeveryway

possible.ThatincludeswirelesslytoaniPad.Thisisveryhelpfulifyouwantto

projectdirectlyontoaniPadtohelpsomeonewithavisualimpairment.Projecting

toaniPadisagreatwaytokeepastudent’sattention.Theyhaveseveraldocument

camerasthathavetheseawesomefeatures.Irecommendlookingatthemand

pickingtheonethatfitsyourneedsbest.

http://www.thehovercam.com/

Section8Deaf&HearingImpaired
P3Mobile
P3amobileappforVRS(VideoRelayService).Theappgetsoutstandingratings.
Thishelpspeoplethataredeaftakephonecalls.Theappgetsverygoodratings.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/p3-mobile/id432523572?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.purple.purplevrs
Mac
PurpleP3https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/purple-p3/id1057351582?mt=12
PurpleVRI
Thisisvideointerpretationserviceforthehearingimpaired.ThisiscalledVideo
RemoteInterpreting.(VRI)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/purple-vri/id479694412?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.purple.purplevri&hl=en
https://signlanguage.com/vri/
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MotionSavvyAwesomeTechnology
Thiscompanymakestabletsthatyousigntoandthenittalks.Someonethatonly
knows sign language and can’t talk can now communicate. This technology is
totallyawesome.
http://www.motionsavvy.com/
SigningSavvyASLSignLanguageVideoDictionary
Thisisawebpagewhereyoutypeinaphraseanditgivesyouthevisualforthe
ALSsign.
https://www.signingsavvy.com/sign/TRANSLATE/5810/1
SignLanguageDictionary
https://www.spreadthesign.com/us/
ASLSignLanguageTranslation
Thissiteisgoodifyouwanttolearncommonsignstocommunicate.
http://www.handspeak.com/translate/
RightHear
Thisisforaschoolorbusinessthatwantstobemoreaccessibletopeoplewith
visualdisabilities.Youinstalldevicesaroundtheareathatyouwanttomakemore

accessible.Withtheapp,avisuallyimpairedpersongetsvitalinformationabout

thelocationthereareat.Thecanincludeobstacles.Theappspeakstothemabout

valuableinformationontheirenvironment.

https://right-hear.com/

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/righthear/id1061791840

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.righthear

Section9iPadAppsDeaf&HearingImpaired

iOSTTYCalling

AnswerormakeTTYcallsfromyouriPhone

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207033

NewiniOS10:SoftwareTTYCallinghttp://ow.ly/tWje306BRhh

ASLTranslator

ThisapptranslatesbasiccommunicationintoASL.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asl-translator/id421784745?mt=8

ASLTranslator

YoucantranslateEnglishwordsintoAmericanSignLanguage.Theappgetsvery

goodratings.Justrememberthattranslationsarenotexact.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asl-translator/id421784745?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

ASLFingerspellAmericanSignLanguageDictionary

ThisappshowsyouallofthelettersinAmericanSignLanguage.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asl-fingerspell-american-sign-language-

dictionary/id1110489445?mt=8

ASL:Fingerspelling(Lifeprint.com)

ThisappteachesyoutheAmericanSignLanguageAlphabet.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asl-fingerspelling-lifeprint-com/id605558017?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

SignedStories

These are children’s stories that you can read but are also told with sign

language.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/signed-stories/id550966811?mt=8

ASLDictionaryfromNTID

ThisisanAmericanSignLanguagedictionary.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asl-dictionary-from-ntid/id510152499?mt=8

SignMeAStory

Thisappteachessignlanguagewithbytellingastory.Ilovetheconcept!Based

ontheratingsIamnottheonlyone.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sign-me-a-story/id628136371?mt=8&ign-

mpt=uo%3D4

HearCoach

Thisappallowssomeonewithhearinglosstopracticelisteningwithbackground

noise.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hear-coach/id489515928?mt=8

Website:http://www.starkey.com/

ASLDictionaryAmericanSignLanguage

ThisisanAmericanSignLanguagedictionary.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asl-dictionary-american-sign-

language/id902008714?mt=12

Section10GooglePlayDeaf&HearingImpaired

HandTalkTranslatorBrazilianSignLanguage(Libras)

TheapptranslateswrittenwordsorspokenlanguageintoBrazilianSignLanguage

(Libras).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.com.handtalk&hl=en

ProDeafTranslator

This amazing app translates language into Portuguese/Brazilian Sign Language

(Libras)andEnglishtoAmericanSignLanguage(ASL).

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.Proativa.ProDeafMovel&hl=en

HearingTest

Thisappgivesabasichearingtest.Itcanbeusedtoillustrateapoint.Ifyoutruly

wanttomeasurehearingIwouldrecommendgoingtoaprofessionalfortesting.

Togetabasicideaaboutsomeone’shearingthisappisagoodstart.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mobile.eaudiologia

Superearhearingagente

Thisapphelpsyoutohearpeoplebetterthatareinthesameroomwithyou.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.earagent.superears

EarBooster-BetterHearing:MobileHearingAid

Thisappwillhelpyouhearothersnearyou.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zygne.earextender

SpeakLiz

Thisisacommunicationsystemforthedeaftocommunicatewitheachother.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=appinventor.ai_talovstudio.SpeakLiz&hl=en

TheDeafAndHearingImpaired

Thisappwillalertyouwhenthereisaloudsoundwithvibrationandlight.Itcan

alsobeusedtoallowahearing-impairedpersontocommunicatewithaspeechto

textandtexttospeech.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=kr.ac.kaist.isilab.doyeob.humanityProject2&hl=en

BuzzCards

Thisapphelpsadeafpersoncommunicatewithsomeonethatdoesnotknowsign

language.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sorenson.buzzcards

BuzzStickers

These are sign language stickers. I would call them sign language emojis. With

thisapptextingjustgotbetterforthedeaf.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mvrs.sorenson.com.buzzstickers

ProDeafTranslator

Thisappteachesyoubasicsignsbasedoncommonphrases.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.Proativa.ProDeafMovel&hl=en

ntouchMobile

Thisappallowsyoutocommunicatewithasignlanguageinterpreter.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sorenson.mvrs.android



ASLDictionary

Thisappisadictionaryforsignlanguage.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.signtel



DeafNoteFree

Thisisanotetakingapplication.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tashuapps.deafnote



DefComApp

Thisapphelpsyoucommunicatewithsomeonethathasahearingimpairment.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aou.defcomapp

Section11Smartwatches

AppleWatch

ThisisasmartwatchmadebyApple.

http://www.apple.com/watch/

VTechKidizoom

Thisisachild’slowercostsmartwatch.

https://www.vtechkids.com/brands/brand_view/smartwatch

AndroidWear

ThesearesmartwatchesmadeontheAndroidoperatingsystem.

https://www.android.com/wear/

Section12UseaSmartphone/TabletwithoutTouching

SesamePhone

Thisisasmartphonethatyoudonottouch.Thevideoonthisphoneisawesome!

Website:http://sesame-enable.com/phone/

TeclaAccess

Withthisapp,youcancontrolyourdevicewithaswitchorotherhardware.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.idi.tekla

CommandrforGoogleNow

Youtalktoyourphoneandtellitwhattodo.Itiswaycool.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RSen.Commandr

GoogleTalkBack

This app is for people with low vision that need an alternative way to

communicatewiththeirdevice.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.google.android.marvin.talkback

Section13SwitchesandOtherDevices

ListofAppsthatWorkwithSwitches:

JaneFarrellGivesyoualistofappstheworkwithswitches.Readingthislist

worksbetterthantrialanderror.Italsogivesyouexamplesofappsthatyoucan

suggesttoclientswithmobilityissues.

http://www.janefarrall.com/switch-accessible-apps-for-ipadiphone-non-aac/

TetraMouse

Thiscompanymakescomputermiceforpeoplewithphysicallimitations.

http://tetramouse.com/

Airbar

Youcanturnyourlaptopscreenintoatouch-screenwithAirBar.

http://www.air.bar/

BlogPostingaboutAirBar

http://www.assistivetechnology.vcu.edu/2016/06/09/turning-your-laptop-screen-

into-a-touchscreen-with-airbar/

GameBoxControllers

Thislinkgoestovideogamecontrollersthatareforpeoplewithphysical

disabilities.Peopledon’tthinkaboutthemanythingspeoplewithphysical

limitationsgothrough.Forsomepeopleusingyourhandsforrepetitivemotioncan

beaformofexercise.

http://www.rjcooper.com/game-controller/index.html



PageFlip

PageFlipishardware.YouturnpagesonaniPadiBookswithyourfeet.

Musicianscanturnpageswithoutusingtheirhands.Italsoworksforthe

physicallydisabled.ThepedalsworkwithanyappthatacceptsBluetooth.So,if

youcanuseakeyboard,youcanusepedals.

Company:http://www.pageflip.com/

TeclaSwitch

ThisisalargebuttonthatcanbetouchedtomanipulateaniPad.Thisisanoption

forthephysicallydisabledpersonthatwantstouseaniPadoranothermobile

device.Onthewebsite,Icouldnotfindaprice.

Website:http://komodoopenlab.com/tecla/tecla-for-ios/



ATToolsforComputerAccess

SomegreatinformationfromLaurenS.EndersPinterestaccount

http://www.pinterest.com/lasenders/at-tools-for-computer-access/

LearnHowtoAddaSwitch

ThisisvideoshowsyouhowtoaddaswitchoraBluetoothdevice.

http://atmakers.org/2016/10/ios-switch-control-on-a-budget-using-bluetooth-kbd/

NewiOS10SwitchControlUserGuide

https://www.ablenetinc.com/emails/Announcements/iOS10-Accessibility.html

Chapter12PuttingitallTogether

withUDL/AssistiveTechnology



This might be the most important chapter in this book. I tie my central themes

together in this chapter.UDL/assistive technology can solve so many problems.

Understandingthetechnologyisjustthestart.Thekeyisimplementingit.Iremind

myself that I work with people and technology is what I do. It is always about

educatingastudent.Technologyisagreattoolbutitisonlyasgoodasyoucanget

the human to use it. Being a computer geek isokay butbeing agood listener is

more important. Finding the technology is often the easy part. Understanding

people and communicating how you can make their life easier by solving

problems is paramount. Educators want seamless technology that works and

schools tend to gravitate towards highly cost effective solutions. Humans need

morethanjustthepracticalside.Humansneedtobelistenedtoandfeelvalued.

Thisrequirespropercommunicationandconsistentresults.Whatyouaskthemto

doshouldbetimeequitable.Thatmeanstheyshouldgetoutmorethantheyputin.

People want great technology that is seamless, cost-effective and highly user-

friendly.Theyalsodon’twanttohavetosearchforit.



SchoolleadersneedtohelpcultivateUDLguru/assistivetechnologyexperts.Call

it what you like but any good ideas need leadership to express how to move

forward.Havinganinternalassistivetechnologyexpertisoneway.Anothermight

behavingaUDLexpertthatcanmakesuggestionsabouttechnology.Intheend,the

school needs to address the full spectrum of students and needs. That means

schoolsneedleadershipinbothareas.

ThesecretProblemsStepRecorderforMicrosoftWindows

This program will help you create multistep directions much faster than you

thoughtpossible.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/22878/windows-10-record-steps

Section1TheSETTFramework

SETTstandsforstudent,environment,tasks,andtools.Dr.JoyZabalaiscredited

withcreatingtheSETTframework.Accordingtoher,theseareframeworkandnot

protocols.Thatmeansthatyoucantaketheconceptandadaptittoyourspecific

situation.SETTisusedthroughthefield.Mostpeopleinthefieldthatdon’tuse

SETTareprobablygoingthroughasimilarprocess.Itisgoodtoknowthatyour

thoughtprocessorwayoflookingattheprocessissimilartoothersinthefield.

Thequestionissometimesaskedhowdoyoudecideonthistechnology?Thetruth

isthereisnowaytoknowifatechnologywillworkunlessyouuseit.Ideally,you

could test out several technologies with a student. The problem is some of the

technologies cost significant money. The IEP meeting is a place where some of

these major decisions are made. If you take the time to observe the student,

interact with the student,talk with the student’s teacherand other professionals,

thenthedecisionshouldbesomewhatclear.Thatdoesnotmeanthatopinionswill

varyatthemeeting.

Thefieldissmallanddiverse.Ifyoucompareassistivetechnologyprofessionals

tootherareasofeducation,weareaverysmallgroup.Thejobthatanassistive

technology professional does varies widely. The age, population, and type of

technologycanbeverydifferentbasedonthepopulationthatyouworkwith.The

reasonIusethetermsUDLtechnologyorUDLeducationaltechnologyistosetit

apart from lower technology assistive technology and older more expensive

computer-basedassistivetechnology.

TheSETTFrameworkcanbeappliedtoaverydiversefield.WhatIfindisthat

the questions that most assistive technology professionals write based on these

questionsdonotalwaysapplytowhatIamdoing.WhatIproposeisthatyoutake

theSETTFrameworkandwritequestionsthatmakesenseforwhatyouaredoing.

OnthenextpageisaverysimplediagramofhowIsuggestyoumightadaptthe

SETTFramework:

These are some of the things I look for when I am trying to decide of what

technologytousewithastudent.IsuggestyoutakewhatIhavewrittenandwhat

othershavewrittenonthesubjectandwriteyourown.ThequestionsIaskandthe

informationIconsidercanbeverydifferentbasedonthestudent’sneedsandthe

resourcesavailable.IfyougetanideawhatIlookforandwhatotherpeopleinthe

fieldarelookingfor,thenitwillbeeasierforyoutocreateyourown.

Student

Youlookatthestudentandgatherinformationonthestudent.

Waystodothis:

Observethestudent

Askthestudentstoperformspecifictasksliketypingormath

Talktothestudent

Talktotheteacher

Readtestingaboutthestudent.

Talk to service providers like the occupational therapist, teacher assistant that

workswiththestudentoraspeechandlanguagepathologist.

Lookatstudentwork

Environment

Whatprogramisthestudentin?

Whatdifferentclassesdoesthestudentgoto?

Whattasksdoesthestudenthavetodoathome?Whattechnologydoesthestudent

haveathometocompletethis?

Whattechnologyorresourcesdoesthestudenthaveintheselocations?

Tasks

Whatarethetasksthestudenthastoperform?

Thiswouldincludereading,writingormath.Tasksmightincludehowastudent

getsaroundphysically.Askingquestionsaboutbasiclifeskillsshouldbeaskedif

appropriate.

Youcanfindthisinformationbyaskingquestions.

Youcanalsofindinformationfrom:

IEPgoals

Progressreports

Servicedeliverygrid

Curriculum

Grades

Testing

Workexamples

Observations

Interactionswiththestudent

Tools

Youshouldhaveanideaofwhatthestudentmightneedbasedonthestepslisted

above.Trytomatchthetooltotheenvironment.

Read“TheUDLEducationalTechnologyGuide”

Researchwhattechnologyisouttherethatfitsthestudent’sneeds

Talktootherassistivetechnologyprofessionalstoseewhattheyuse

Every statehasanorganization thatdesigned toaid professionals withassistive

technology.Irecommendcallingthem.

Testoutthetoolwiththestudent

Testouttechnologythatyoualreadyhave

Callcompaniesthatmakeorselltechnology

Lookfor30-daytrialsorassistivetechnologyloanprograms

I recommend reading what others have written about the SETT Framework

including Joy Zabala. Ialsorecommendcreating an intake sheet, protocols, and

questionsbasedontheSETTFramework.Whensomeoneaskshowyoumadethis

decision,youcansayIusetheSETTFramework,andtheyareusedthroughthe

field.Manypeopleinthefieldaredoingsomethingverysimilarwithoutusingthe

term.

HerearesomelinksontheSETTFramework:

JoyZabala

JoyZabalacreatedtheSETTFramework.Iwouldrecommendreadingwhatshe

haswrittenaboutSETTFramework.

http://www.joyzabala.com/

http://assistedtechnology.weebly.com/sett-framework.html

5ThingstoLoveAbouttheSETTFrameworkbyCaroleZangari

http://praacticalaac.org/praactical/5-things-to-love-about-the-sett-framework/

zabalaSETT

ShetalksabouthowshecoinedthetermSETTFrameworkin1995inthisvideo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=120&v=d2cvLualpc0

LexingtonPublicSchoolSETTFramework

Lexington Public Schools have a webpage with their version of the SETT

Framework.

https://lps.lexingtonma.org/Page/3428

Scoop.itSETTFramework

https://www.scoop.it/t/sett-framework

GetSETTforSuccessfulInclusionandTransition

By:JoySmileyZabala

http://www.ldonline.org/article/6399/

EvaluatingAssistiveTechnologyNeeds:TheSETTFramework

KellyCharlebois,ATP,ClinicalManager,TechACCESSofRI

http://www.techaccess-ri.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/factsheet_SETT.pdf

Section2UDL/AssistiveTechnologyLeaders

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Any teacher, parent or administrator can request an assistive technology report.

There are few people in the field of special education that write any of these

reports.Manyofthe people thatwriteassistivetechnologyreportsspecializein

oneareaofthefield.Aspeechandlanguagepathologistmightonlywritereports

onpeoplewithhearingdeficitsorcommunicationdisorders.Anadministratorthat

works with the physically disabled mightonly write reports for people that are

students in the school that they work in. A techie special education teacher that

worksinaschoolforthevisuallyimpairedmightonlywritereportsforvisually

impairedstudents.

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Times are starting to change with the explosion in technology. Parents expect

technology to be more involved in their child’s education than ever before.

Society demands that education keep up with the rest of society as technology

changes everything. Education should be a reflection of the workforce students

willeventuallyenter.

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Parentsandadministratorsareaskingforreportstobewritten.Studentsinvarious

placements in public schools with some connection to special education are

having reports written. Many schools use outside consults and reports can cost

considerable money to have written. If the consultant makes a very pricey or

unreasonablesuggestionyouarestuckwithit.Theoldergenerationoftechnology

cancostconsiderablymorethanthenewgeneration.BeforetherewereiPadsto

be used as a communication device there was a different tablet that was the

standard. The last time I looked up a price it was seven grand. That particular

tablet is rated as being just as good as an iPad. That is not the most extreme

example.Todayifanoutsideconsultwantstobuyaseven-grandtabletopposedto

aniPadtheymightgetsomepushback.However,thecompanyisstillinbusiness.

So,someoneisstillbuyingit.

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Ifanoutsideexpertasksforapieceoftechnologythatisexorbitantyoumightbe

stuckbuyingthetechnology.Nowifthetechnologyisjustifiedmostpeoplewould

understandthatweshouldspendtosupportandincludepeoplewithdisabilitiesin

apublicschool.Ifthereissimilartechnologythatcostamerefractionandisjust

asgoodandorbetterinsomecasesyoucanseewhyschoolsmightbeunhappy

withtheprice.Icomefromafamilythathasworkedsuccessfullytogettheschool

district that we lived in to spend large sums of money on special education. If

spendingisnotintheinterestofpeoplewithdisabilitiesthenisokayopposeit.

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Assistivetechnologyhasgottenbetterandmoreeffective.Itisgoingmainstream.

TheoperatingsystemsofiPad,Macs,KindleandWindowscomewithassistive

technology or what I like to call UDL Technology. Your smartphone has word

predictionandthatconceptstartedinassistivetechnology.Peoplearenowtalking

to their smartphones or using speech to text. That is also from assistive

technology.PeoplearehighlightingtheireBooksandhavingatabletreadtothem.

Bothconceptsfirststartedinassistivetechnologysoftware.

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In order for schools to justify buying assistive technology for students, the

argument is the student needs the device in order to access the curriculum. If a

student has a physical disability then this should be obvious. If a child has a

readingdisabilitythenyoucanmeasurehowfarbehindinschooltheyareorthat

theycannotreadatextbookforaclasstheytake.However,wearenowfacedwith

students that can access the curriculum but struggle because of a disability.The

types and severity of disabilities that parents, teachers, and administrators are

lookingfor technologytohelp students with ischanging. Students with attention

deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, pragmatic language disabilities, and

other disabilities nottraditionallythoughtofasneeding assistivetechnology are

askingforit.Somestudentsthatmightnotmeetthelegalstandardtogetassistive

technologystillwantitbecausetheyneedhopeorarelookingforbetteranswers.

In many cases, it is actually cheaper for schools to buy the technology than use

otheroptions.

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Thereasonbeingistheotheroptionscostconsiderablymore.Supportingastudent

withtechnologyisconsiderablycheaperthananyplacementconsideration.Even

ifthestudentdoesnotqualifyforthedistricttobuyassistivetechnologyandeven

iftheschooldoesnotseethewisdomofbuyingitthereisstillhope.Manyofthe

assistive technologies that students need are actually free or you already own.

Therearemanydifferenttechnologiesthatcostalotlessthantheopportunitycost

ofhavingmeetings.Inthisbook,youcanfindmanyexamplesoffreeorvery-low

cost technology that can proactively address the issue at hand. I call this new

generationoflow-costtechnology“UDLtechnology.”

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ThismarksthebirthofUDLTechnology.Youcanrecommendassistivetechnology

thataddsnocostwhenwritingareport.Nooneobjectstogivingsomethingtoa

studentthatisfreeoralreadyintheclassroom.Ifyoualreadyhavetheprogram

thentheydon’thavetoqualify.Ifitisfreethenyoudon’thavetowriteareport.

Youcanjusteducatepeopleandusethetechnology.Thetechnologyisusefulfora

larger audience than people with paperwork saying they have a disability. The

technologyyoumighthavetoorconsiderbuyingisinexpensivecomparedtothe

oldergeneration oftechnology and placementsoptions.Aproactiveapproachis

cost effective to a district and allows greater access to students with diverse

challenges.

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Therearemanyexamplesofassistivetechnologythatisalreadyavailabletoyou

or atleastveryinexpensive.GoogleDocumentshasvoicetypingorsomemight

sayspeechtotext.TheKindleFirewillreadaneBooktoyou.TheiPadhasSpeak

Selection,SpeakScreenandVoiceOverthatwillreadtoyouaswell.Youcanget

talkingBooksforfreefromBookshareifyouqualify.Windowshasafreespeech

totextprogramscalled WindowsSpeech Recognitionand free texttospeech in

Microsoft'sNarrator.Thereareatonoffreeself-hypnosisvideosonYouTubeand

a number of free stress reduction apps for someone with anxiety. Electronic

organization is available. You can store your documents online with Google

DocumentsthatisattachedtoyourGmailaccount.IfyouhaveaMicrosoftemail

then you can do the same with OneDrive. You can scan your work by taking a

picturewithyoursmartphoneandturnitintoaPDFwithscanningapp.Ifyouwant

to have the text read to you on a piece of paper then you can use an OCR app

(opticalcharacterrecognition).

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Allteachersneedtoknowaboutthisfreeorinexpensivetechnologytoallowall

students to access all lessons. It will make the classroom experience more

effective.That,inturn,willmakestudentsandparentshappierandteachersless

stressed.Studentsthatareworkingarelesslikelytogetintotroubleandthatfrees

upadministratorstime.Thesamestudentsarelesslikelytogetupsetandtalkto

theirguidancecounselorthusfreeingupmoreresources.

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Iadmitthatitisnotallseamlessorwithoutchallenges.Iamjustsayingitisworth

it.Astechnologygrows,getsbetterandischeaperitishardtoignore.Sinceevery

schoolcanaccessalargeamountofthistechnologyforfree,alreadyownsit,or

cangetitforverylittlethenithardtoarguenottryingit.Schoolsneedtomake

proactiveplansabouthowtousethisnewUDLtechnology.

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I encourage school districts tohave internal teachers write assistive technology

reports. You need someone with a background in special education that is good

withtechnology. This book is an excellentblueprint. We live in the information

age.Youcanfindmuchoftheinformationontheinternet.Allstateshaveagencies

dedicated to displaying assistive technology for schools and organizations that

servethedisabled.Ifyoucontactthemyouwillfindtheyhavecontactsinsomeof

special education school and organization across the state. The vendors for

assistive technology products will answer your question if you contact them as

well. Many of the answers you need are addressed in this book. If you are

proactive in addressing student's technology needs then you mighthave to write

fewerreportsbecauseyouhavefewerproblems.

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I encourage schools and teachers to be proactive with using UDL Technology.

This will instill confidence in parents. Parents that have confidence in teachers

are happy parents.When parentsknow thattheirchildisgetting the bestcutting

edgetechnologytheywillwanttokeeptheirchildinyourschool.Thiscanhavea

positiveeffectonadistrictonseverallevels.

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Whenachildcanbeinregulareducationandeducatedwiththeirneighborsthen

everyonewins.Thechildgetsbettersocialization,theparentismorehopefuland

the teacher gets a feeling of accomplishment. The fact that it costs less is an

advantage for the district. Technology can make everything less expensive. The

keyisgettingpeopletounderstandtechnologyandmarketingitright.Youneedto

havegoodtechnologyleaderstoimplementit.

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School systems need to develop special education technology talent by having

someone write assistive technology reports and technology leaders to help

implement the suggestions. All districts need UDL gurus. The proactive

technologyapproachisevenmoreimportant.

Section3HowtoWriteanAssistiveTechnologyReport

Introduction

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Thereisnouniversallyacceptedformatforanassistivetechnologyreport.Ihave

readanumberofthemwrittenbyotherpeopleandthereisnotarightwaytodoit.

Idogiveguild-linesforsomeonethatwantstolearnhowtowriteareport.

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Weneedmorepeoplewithabackgroundintechnologyandspecialeducation

writingthesereports.Asanoutsideconsult,youcanmakeprettygoodmoney

writingthesereports.Ifyouareadistrictyoucansavemoneybyhavingsomeone

internallywritethereport.Yousaveonthecostofwritingthereportbecauseyou

donothavetopayanoutsideconsultant.Youcansaveontherecommendations.A

personthatworksforyourorganizationgetstoseeiftheirrecommendationwork

andtheycanhelpimplementthesuggestions.Addedtrainingforthestudentand

teachercanhelpincreasetheoddsofsuccess.Apersonthatregularlyworkswith

thetechnologydepartmentwillknowwhattheycansupportandwhatplatforms

thattheyuseandunderstand.Also,youcanstillhireoutsideconsultsforspecific

casesorstudents.Nooneexpectssomeonetoknoweverything.Itisineveryone's

interestdoingwhatistherightthingforthestudentevenifthatmeansspending

moremoneyorbringsomeoneelsein.

OutlineforWritinganAssistiveTechnologyReport

Heading:AssistiveTechnologyReport

SchoolLetterheadHere

Student:

Address:

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D.O.B:

Dateofreport:

School:

Grade:

Teacher:SpecialEducationTeacherorregulareducationteacher’sname

Evaluator:Yourname

BackgroundInformation:

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Thebackgroundinformationissimilarorthesametowhatyouseeinalldifferent

typesofeducationaltesting.

Iwanttoanswersomequestionshere:

Wheredoesthestudentgotoschool?

Whatgradeisthestudentin?

Whatservicesdoesthestudentget?

Whatisthestudent’sdisability?

Explainthedisabilityordisabilitiesbutbebrief.Youcanciteexamplesfromtests

ifneeded.

HowlonghasthestudentbeenonanIEP?

Hasthestudentrecentlychangedservicesorschools?

Whoreferredthestudent?

Whywasheorshereferred?

Isthereanysignificantmedicalproblemthataffectslearning?

Howdoesthechildhavedifficultyaccessingthecurriculum?

Iwanttogiveapictureofwhatthestudent’sdisabilityis.Iwanttomentionallthe

differentdisabilitiesthatheorshehas.Idousetermsofthefield,attimes,butI

liketostateitintermsthatparentsunderstand.IwanttobeprofessionalbutIdo

notwanttooverfillthissectionwithjargonfromthefieldthatwillconfuse

people.Youdon'thavetoanswerallofthequestionsabove.Eachcaseis

different.Youanswerthemostimportantquestions.

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Igetmostofmyinformationforthebackgroundfromthestudent’sfile.Ilookatall

ofthemostrecenttests.Ireadthebackgroundsectionsandallofthetests.

Sometimesthetestsareseveralyearsold.Thebackgroundsectionofthosetests

shouldgiveyoulotsofinformationaboutthestudent.Ifsomeonequestions

somethingIwriteinthebackgroundsectionIwantdocumentationtobackitupif

possible.

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Sometimestestingishardertofind.Ifthestudentisnewtothedistricttheyoften

havetestingthatcomesfromtheotherdistrict.Inmanycases,theparentshave

testingthattheyprovidetotheschool.Ifthereisnotestitmakesithardertomake

recommendations.Youcanfigureoutwhatthestudentsissuesarebutyoudon't

haveasmuchhardevidencetojustifybuyingtechnology.

Presenttechnologyusedintheclassroom:

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Ilistthetechnologythatispresentlybeingusedwithintheclassroomandschool.

Thereasonforthisistocreateastartingpoint.

Whattechnologyisavailabletothestudent?

Whattechnologyisavailablewithintheschool?

Howcomfortableisthestudentwithtechnology?

Ilistthesoftwareandhardwarethatisavailableintheclassroom.

Isthestudentcurrentlyusingassistivetechnologyalready?

Observation:

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Iobserveaclassthestudentistaking.Ioftenobservethestudentinthespecial

educationclassroombutIcanseetheminaregulareducationclassaswell.What

Iwanttoseehereisthestudentreading,writing,math,typingoranyother

academicskillthatmightbeimportant.Isometimesmightgivethemaveryshort

typingtest.IfthestudentisyoungerIwillactuallyworkwiththestudent.The

olderstudentsItendtojustobservethem.SometimesIwilltalktotheolder

studentsaboutschoolandwhatheorsheknowsabouttechnology.WhatIam

lookingforareexamplesofwhatheorshecanandcannotdoregarding

academics.Isometimesaskforactualworksamples.ItismorevaluableifIsee

themwritesomethinginfrontofme.

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Ialsolookforbehaviorintheclassroom.Iwanttoseeifthestudentissocialwith

otherstudentsandifthestudentsitsstillorcannotsitstill.Ialsowanttoknowif

thestudentisengagedandwilltheyaskquestionsorcantheyanswerthemfrom

theteacher.Iwritespecificexamplesofwhattheydoinclass.Iftheyread

somethingIwritedownwhattheyread.

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Thissectiondoesnothavetobelong.Youwanttomakesomemainpointsand

showthatyouhaveseenthestudentintheclassroomsetting.Youdon'twantto

makerecommendationsbasedonwhatyouseeinoneclass.Theobservationis

anotherpieceofinformationorapartofthepuzzle.

Recommendations:

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Imakerecommendationsfortheareasthatareimpactedbythedisabilityor

disabilities.IlookattheservicesandtheIEPtodeterminethis.Ialsotalktothe

teacher(s)oranyoneelserelevantthatthestudentworkswith.Iusuallystartwith

astatementwithregardstowhattherecommendationswasbasedon.Ibasemy

recommendationsontesting,observations,andinterviewwiththeteacher,IEP,

progressreportsinthestudent’sfile,curriculum,astudent'sgrades,work

samples,typingtestsandsometimesconversationswiththestudent.Iwanttohave

agoodunderstandingofstudent’sdisabilityandhowIcanhelphimorherbetter

accessthecurriculum.Ialsowantdocumentationandinformationtobackitup.

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ImakeaseparatesubsectionforeachareathatIammakingrecommendations.

Normally,thesectionsarereading,writing,math,andspeechandlanguage.Ionly

listsubsectionsthatapplytothestudent.

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ImakeseveralrecommendationsandIlistafewbackuprecommendationsincase

theprimaryrecommendationsdonotfit.Iwriteashortdescriptionoftheexample.

Ioftenputinalinktohelpidentifytheitem.Youwanttolistafewstrong

suggestionsforeachsubsection.

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Intheend,IlistrecommendationsandIletthecommitteepickwhatisbestforthe

student.SometimesIreallylikeanideaandtheydon’t.Itisgoodtohaveseveral

ideastogoto.Itisbesttobeflexibleandabletogoindifferentdirections.Ifyou

don'tlistback-upsuggestionsinthereportyouneedtobepreparedtomakeother

suggestionatthemeetingsincaseothersdisagree.

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Yourrecommendationsarespecifictothestudent.OftentimesIhavetoresearch

whatthebestsolutionforastudentis.EvenifIknowtherightanswerIoftenlook

on-lineformoreinformation.Thereisatonofnewtechnologyanditchanges

daily.Youhavetobecomfortabledoingresearch,sendingoutemails,watching

YouTube.comvideos,downloadingtrialsoftware,attendingwebinars,talkingto

otherpeopleinthefieldandcallingcompanies.Ialsohavetotalktoanynumber

ofpeopletoovercometechnicalproblems.However,whenyoucanfindanswers

thatmakeadifferenceinsomeone’slifeitisveryrewardingandalwaysworththe

time.

Summary:

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Inthissection,Isummarizealloftheprevioussections.Thatmeans:

1. Thebackgroundandsometimestheobservation

2. Summarizethetechnologyavailableifrelevant

3. Themostimportantrecommendationsfromeachsubsection

4. SometimestimesIliketosumitupwithanyconclusionsthatcanbelearned

fromthereport.

5. Thekeyistohitallthemainpoints.

Disclaimer:

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Itisagoodideatoincludeadisclaimerofsomesort.Youdon’thavetocallit

that.Itcanbewithinthetextofthereport.IfImakeasuggestionitisuptothe

teamatthemeetingtodecideifthestudentneedsthedevicetoaccessthe

curriculum.

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Icansuggestdifferentitemsbuttheteammakesthefinaldecision.However,

everyoneislookingtowardsyou.So,youhavetobereadytostateacaseforwhy

thestudentneedsaspecifictechnology.Ifthestudentdoesnotqualify,itisagood

ideatomakesomesuggestionsthatarefree,verylow-costoryoualreadyown.

Thatisassumingthattherearepossiblesuggestionsthatarefree,low-costoryou

alreadyown.

Signature:

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Listingseveralbigtitles,degreesandcertificationscanseemobnoxious.Your

credentialsmatterinthiscase.Yourcredibilitymightbechallenged.Itisokayto

stateyourbackground.Thatisuptoyou.Iamusuallyagainstshowingoff.

However,Ilistmycredentialinthiscase.

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Name

Title

Degreesorcertifications

Goodpractices:

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Brandnamesitalics

Boldtheheadingsofeachsection

Bulletrecommendations

Numberpages

Printreportsonletterhead

Makesurereportsarewellorganizedandvisuallyappealing.

Makesurethatdisorderhastherightcapitalization.Somedisordersare

capitalizedandsomearenot.Googleallpropernamestobesure.

Itisagoodhabittohandinreports,atleast,aweekbeforethedeadline.

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Readoverthetestingseveraltimes.Youdonotgetcreditwhenyouspellwords

correctlyorusegoodgrammar.However,ifyoumakeanobviousmistakeyou

willregretnotputtinginthetime.Donotproofreadforthefinaltimewhenyouare

tired.Avoidbeingnegativeaboutanyoneoranything.Thepointofdoingthisisthe

recommendations.Ifyougetthoserightpeoplewillbeveryhappy.

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Length:ManyofthereportsIhaveseenotherpeoplewriteareaboutthreepages.

Shorterreportsaremoreconciseandoftenlessconfusing.Itisokaytolistmore

thanoneoptionanddiscussitwiththeteam.Theendresultsarethe

recommendationsthatareusedandimplemented.Themeetingisalsovery

important.Itismucheasiertoexplainyoursuggestionatthemeeting.Some

suggestionsarebetterunderstoodinpersonanddon’ttranslatetotextwell.

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Therenoexactformatthateveryoneuses.Itisbesttolookatreportsthatothers

aredoingandcompare.Thereportshouldbeneat,wellorganized,andmostofall

answersthequestionwhattechnologycanhelpthestudent.

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Whatifthestudentdoesnotqualifyorthereisnotechnologythatcansolvethe

problem?

Youcansaythatyouarenotrecommendinganytechnologyatthistime.However,

abigpartofthisbookisthatyoucanfindtechnologythatisfree,cheaporthe

schoolalreadyowns.Peopletendtodobetterifyoumakesomesuggestionsthat

willimprovethesituationtheyarecurrentlyin.



Thehardpartofassistivetechnologyreportsisfindingthebestsuggestionsand

addressingtechnicalissues.Youneedtoknowwhatwillrunontheschools

computersandwhattheschoolcanrealisticallysupport.Yes,ifastudentneedsa

devicethatcreatesseveralissuesthenyoumighthavetoworkwithpeopletoget

ittowork.Oftentimesyouhaveoptionsondifferentplatforms.Ifyoucanpicka

godoptiononaplatformthatpeoplearefamiliarwiththenthatisaplus.

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Also,don'tbeafraidtoaskforsomethingthatisveryexpensiveifthatiswhatis

rightforthestudent.Sometimespeopleareafraidtoaskfortechnologyfora

student.Ifyoudoyourbackgroundresearchandcanbackupyoursuggestionwith

testingandotherinformationthenyoushouldalwaysask.Youmightwanttostart

thediscussionbeforethemeeting.Askingforsomethingcanbeaprocess.You

don'thavetosurprisepeople.Itokayforpeopletothinkaboutitordisagree.Your

jobistomakeacasestrongcasesothatyoucansupportyourargument.

Section4AssistiveTechnologyReports:TheWritingProcess

Mygoalistocreatemorecompetitionformyselfinthefieldofassistive

technologyinpublicandprivateschools.Itisanoddgoal.Ifyouaresomewhatof

anameinasmallfieldyouareabiggerfishinaverysmallpondwanting

completionisprobablyabadidea.Myinterestispurelypersonal.Ihavenever

beenundertheimpressionIwouldgetrichwithassistivetechnology.Myfamily

hasmanypeoplewithspecialneedsandallofthemareveryeducated.Wehave

navigatedthroughadifficultlandscapetogoontoleadnormalliveswherewe

blendinwiththemasses.Tellingyouhowtowritethereportandgivingamassive

listoftechnologytopickfromisnotenough.Iwanttotellyouhowtobe

insightful,findnewtechnologyandleavelastingimpressions.Oftentimes,

engagingteachersintheprocesswon’tchangeyourrecommendations.Sometimes,

itwillmakeyoursuggestionsalittlebetter.Itwillchangehowyouwillimplement

thesuggestionandhowsmoothlythemeetinggoes.

Stepone:SetUptheObservationFirst.

Youshouldlooktoseewhatteacherisassignedtothestudent.Youwantto

observethestudentisasettingthatrelatedtohisorherdisability.Ifthelargest

areaofconcerniswritingtrytoseethestudentdoingsomewriting.Findingthe

rightareatoobserveisimportantbutgettingtheobservationinearlyisjustas

important.IamalwaysconcernedthechildwillgetsickandnotbeinschoolorI

willhitaspanoftimewheretheteacherisbusyandwantstodelaythe

observation.Onceyougetintheobservationtherestoftheinformationyouneed

isusuallyunderyourcontrol.

Steptwo:HowtoTalktotheTeacher(s):

Iusuallystartwiththespecialeducationteacherandgofromthere.Beagood

listener.Youarenotexpectedtoknowmorethansomeonethatseesthestudent

everyday.Ifindthatmostofthetime,thespecialeducationteachersareextremely

accurateabouttheinformationtheygiveregardingaspecificstudent.Itisrarethat

Igoinadifferentdirection.Teachers,ingeneral,liketobelistenedto.Iknowthis

mightseemstrangebutoftentheyfeelastheyarenot.Ifyouputabunchofpeople

inaroomthatwanttochangetheworldasagrouptheyarereallygoodtowork

with.However,ifeveryonethinkstheyarethecatalystforchangetheymightnot

listentoeachother.Thetruthisteachersarelistenedtobymanypeopleincluding

administrators,parents,studentsandofteneachother.Theydon’tfeelthattheyare

becausetheyallhaveideas.Ifyoulistentothemandaddresstheirconcernsthen

youwillhavevaluableinformationandanallyinthemeeting.Understandingwhat

theydoandthechallengestheyfaceisparamounttogainingtheirconfidence.The

goodnewsistheyusuallyhavethebestinformationandwhenyoulistentheytend

tomakeyourjobmucheasier.Itisnotaboutbeinghumbleitisaboutbeing

effective.Ifyouaddresstheteachersconcernsthentheycannotbebroughtuplater

on.

WhatQuestionsDoYouAsk?

Iaskanumberofquestions.Whatcanthechilddoornotdo?Aboutwhatgrade

levelisthechild’sreadingon?Whatareadoyouthinktheyneedthemosthelp

with?Whattechnologydoyouthinkwouldhelp?Theyshoulddomostofthe

talking.YouwouldbesurprisedhowoftenateachercomesupwithanideaIhave

notthoughtofandIwritebooksonthesubject.Trytogetthemtocomeupwiththe

greatideasbeforethemeetingandthereport.Youarerespectingtheirknowledge

andmakingthemanequalpartoftheteamandinreturntheymakeyoulookgood.

Itisafairtradeandaproductivepartnership.

WhenIneedtofindanswersIjustkeeptalkingtopeopleandlistentowhatthey

say.SomepeoplemightcallmequietIpreferactivelistener.Ilearnedearlyonin

mycareerthatyoucan’twinbygoingupthecollectivebrainpowerofteachers.I

mightbesmarterthananyofthemasanindividualbutnooneissmarterthanthe

knowledgeofanentiregroupespecialiftheyhaveallbeentograduateschool.It

isnotagoodideatogoupagainstsomeoneintheirareaofexpertise.

Thisdoesnotmeanthatyouhavetodowhattheywant.Beverycarefulifthey

giveyouanemotionalargument.Sticktowhatyoucanjustifybasedonfacts.I

havestrongfeelingstoobutfactstendtoleadfastertosolutions.Thatmeans

testing,grades,progressreports,andIEPgoals.Whatpeoplesayandthe

observationcanswaythings.However,youshouldhaveapieceofpapertoback

whateveryouaresaying.

Step3GettheTestingandIEP

YouneedtolookatthestudentstestingandIEPinordertounderstandthechild.

Allinformationisvaluable.IfindtheIQtestingtobethemostimportant.Ialways

readthechild’sdisabilityaswrittenontheIEP,theservicedelivery,andthe

goals.Youcanlookatthegradesandprogressreportstogetevidenceofthelevel

offunctioningofthestudent.ThemostrecentIQtestcantellyouwhatareasof

strengthandweaknesstheyhave.

WhatifIdonotknowhowtoreadtesting?

Intheold,dayyouhadtogotograduateschoolandhopeyougotaprofessorthat

couldexplainthistoyou.Mostspecialeducationteachersdonotknowhowto

readtesting.Youhavetobeverycarefulwhenreadingthetesting.However,

anyonecandoit.Irecommendyoulearn.Thatmeansyouhavetotry.Readthe

summaryorthelastparagraph(s).Also,readthebackgroundinformationonthe

studentorthefirstparagraph(s).Asfarasunderstandingthesubtestsyoucan

Googlethem.IamalibrariansoIneversupposedtosaythosewordsever.Look

atthewebaddresstomakesureyouhaveareliablesourceandreadmorethan

onesource.Whatthesubtestmeasurescanbesummedupinafewsentencesora

shortsoundbite.Lookatthesubteststhatthestudentscoredlowestonandlookup

whattheymean.Ifyoucansaythechildcannotdo“X”andthetestingshowsheor

shehasdifficultyinthisareaaccordingtothetestingyoucanmakeyourcase.If

thetestingisbrokenupintosectionsreadthefirstfewsentencesinthesections

thatthestudentscoredloweston.Ifthestudenthasdifficultywithmemoryreadthe

firstfewsentencesofthatsection.Itshouldgiveyoutheanswer.Now,youhave

hardevidence.

Step4TalktotheSpecialistsandRegularEducationTeacher(s)

Insomecases,Icanreadthetesting,observethestudentandtalktothespecial

educationteacherandIhavealltheinformationIneed.Inothercases,Iwantto

talktotheregulareducationteacher,speechandlanguagepathologistorthe

occupationaltherapisttogetmoreinformation.ThequestionIaskis“whatcanhe

orshedoornotdo?”Iaskthemforabetterdescriptionoftheproblem.Finally,I

askthem“whatwouldyouliketoseetechnologyhelpthemaccomplish?”

Whatifthestudentdoesnotqualifyforanytechnology?

Fortheschooltopayfortechnologythecriteriaisthechildneedsthetechnology

toaccessthecurriculum.Ifachildhasaphysicaldisabilitythenthiscanbeblack

andwhite.However,mostcasestherearedifferentshadesofgray.Ifachildhasa

learningdisabilityhowfardoesthechildhavetobebehindinreadingbeforethe

schoolisobligatedtobuysomeformoftechnology?Thecutoffpointisdebatable.

Thegoodnewsisthereisatonoffreetechnology,itemsthatthedistrictalready

owns,andinexpensivetechnologythatcanhaveanimpact.Anassistive

technologyreportisanassessmentnotjustofqualificationfortechnologythatthe

schoolpaysfor.Itisaboutassessingthesituationandfindingtechnologytoaidthe

student.Ifyourecommendsomethingthattheschoolalreadyownsandsupports

thenprobablynoonewillobject.Technologyisgettingcheaperandbetter.You

cansaythatyoumakenorecommendationsatthistime.Withallthefree

technologyorthetechnology,theschoolalreadyownsIcanalmostalwayscome

upwithgoodsuggestions.Mygoalistoimprovethesituationforthestudent.

Step5HaveaGoodListofTechnologytoWorkwith

Assistivetechnologyspecialistshavetoworkwithdistrictstobeproactivewith

technology.Technologyischeaperthanhavingapersonfollowyouaround,

sendingyoutoadifferplacementanditisreallycheapcomparedtoanoutside

placement.Youneedtoknowwhattechnologyisofferedinthedistrictevenifitis

notcalled“assistivetechnology.”Mosteducationaltechnologyisnotmarketedfor

peoplewithdisabilities.Thegoodnewsisthatalloperatingsystemshavefree

assistivetechnology.Whenyouaddupthewebsites,freeapps,andotherlow-cost

solutionthenwearetakingoptions.Ifyourschoolsystemusesanonlinemathor

readingprogram(s)thatgivesyoumoreoptions.Checktoseewhatdevicesyour

schoollibraryhasandthesoftwareinthecomputerlabs.Youshouldcontinueto

lookformoreoptionsthathelpwithsomeoftheissuesyourstudentsface.This

bookgivesyoumanyfreeandlow-costoptions.Ihopethatwillmakeyourjob

easier.Whenyourunintosituationswheresomeonehasaseveredisabilitythat

preventsthemfromaccessingthecurriculumyoucanrecommendthattheschool

buytechnology.Ifthechildneedsthetechnologyschoolshastobuyit.Ifthisisnot

thecaseyourgoalistorecommendtechnologythatisavailabletohelpthe

student.

Step6DoMoreResearch

EveryyearIworkasanassistivetechnologyspecialistIgetacasethatmakesme

reallythink.Ilooktoseewhatassistivetechnologiesareavailabletoaddtowhat

Iamdoing.Sometimes,IfindagoodideaIneverthoughtabout.Ikeepupdating

thisbooktohelpsharemyresearchfindings.Researchcantakealotoftime.I

highlyrecommendkeepingsomesortofrecordofwhatyoufind.Ifyouhavefree

timeyoushouldreadblogsonassistivetechnologyandwatchYouTubevideoson

thesubject.IfyoucanattendprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesornetworkI

highlyrecommenddoingso.Everyyeartherearenewinnovationsandchangesto

whatworksbest.Ifyoudon’tkeepupyouwillfallbehindandfast.So,leave

sometimeforresearchanddevelopmentofnewideas.It'spartofthejob!

Step7MaketheRecommendations

Iwastoldinschoolthatyoushouldpickadevicethatmatchesthestudent’sneeds.

Thatstatementishalftrue.Youhavetopickadevicethatwillgetusedismore

accurate.Youhavemanyoptionssoifyourschoolsupportsaspecificplatform

pickatechnologythatisrunonthatplatform.Thegoodnewsiseveryplatformhas

manypossiblesolutionstothequestionsyouhavetoanswer.Iftheyhave

Chromebooksintheschoolthenpickthetechnologythatcanberunon

Chromebooksifpossibleandreasonable.Youshouldtrytopickthetechnology

thatpeoplecanlearnandsupport.Oneofthemistakespeopledoispickingthe

technologythatistoocomplicated.Peoplelikeseamlesstechnologysoanybarrier

orcomplexitycancreateissues.Ihavenoproblemaskingaschoolsystemtopay

foranexpensiveitemorusesomethingonadifferentplatformifappropriate.The

hardestthingtodoistoconvincehumanstousethetechnologyonaregularbasis.

Thisisnotanissueuniquetoassistivetechnology.Alltechnologyfacesthisissue.

Removeanyandallbarrierswhenpossible.Makeitassimpleaspossibleforthe

student(s)andteacher(s).Thismeanstroubleshootingtechnologiesand

recommendingitemsthatareseamlessornearseamless.Ifyoudothatthenthe

technologywillgetusedonaregularbasis.

Step8FileReview

IdoafilereviewbeforeIfinishthereport.Ioftendoanotheronetocheckthe

factsIstateinthedocument.Ichecknamesandbirthdatesandanyimportant

informationinthebackgroundinformationthatIstate.Ialsoreadthroughthe

testingandcheckifIpickedtherightitemsorifImissedsomething.Itypicallydo

onefilereviewwhenIwritethefirstdraftofmyreportandasecondonewhenI

amabouttofinishthereport.

Step9ReadtheReportOver

Youcanneverreadthereportandcheckittoooften.Ireadovereveryreportat

leastthreetimes.Thatisaminimalnumber.IfIwriteareportandthenmakebasic

spellingandgrammarcorrectionthatisnotincludedinthenumber.Ialwaysprint

outareportandproofreaditonpaperseveraltimesbeforehandingitin.You

shouldgetusedtoreadingwebsitesongrammar.Youwouldbesurprisedhow

oftenIfindmistakesonreportswrittenbypeoplewithdoctorates.Whenyouwrite

aboutaspecificdisorderyoushouldchecktoseeifitstartswithacapitalletter.

Youwouldbesurprisedhowoftenitisnot.Irecommendusinganadvanced

spellingandgrammarcheckerslikeGrammarlywhenwritingareport.Advanced

spellingandgrammarcheckerscanfindmistakesthatwordprocessormiss.No

onewillnoticeifeverythingiscorrect.Itisyourjobtomakesurethereareno

mistakes.Ifyouarenotlookingupdifferentwordstoseeifyouareusingthem

correctlythenyouarenotworkinghardenough.Therearesomepeoplewith

doctoratesthatdon’tworryaboutthisstepbuttheyknowexactlywhatIamtalking

aboutbecausetheyhaveputinthetime.Doyourproofreadinginthemorningina

quietplace.Setasideenoughtimetoreaditoverslowlyandcarefullyseveral

times.

Step10HandYourReportsinEarly

Thiscanhelpyouoccasionally.Youdon’twanttoundermineyourcredibilityby

makinganavoidablemistakebyrushing.Thisalsogivesyoutimeifyouneedto

testoutatechnologyorhavetechnicalproblemsthatyouneedtoovercome.Italso

givesotherstimetolookatwhatyouwroteandtalktoyouaboutitiftheyhave

questions.

Step11TheMeeting

Whenyouexplaineverythingbeconciseandavoidtoomuchjargon.Ifyoucan

explainthereportinsimplistictermsitwillgobetter.“Highfunctioningstudents

withautismoftendon’tlikewriting.”“Technologycanengageastudentwith

attentiondeficit.”“Slowprocessingspeedislikehavinganewcomputerwitha

dial-upmodem.”OneofthethingsIremindmyselfis,“saylessbetter.”Focuson

themainrecommendations.Itisokaytolistsomebackuprecommendationsbut

onlyafew.Ifallgoeswellyougettotakecontrolofthemeeting.Whenyouarea

respectedexpertthereisafeelingofsatisfaction.Justrememberthisdoesnot

comewithoutdoingyourwork.

Step12Follow-up

Afterthemeeting,youhavetogoseethestudentandteacherandmakesurethe

recommendationsareworking.Youwantthetechnologytobeused.Youshould

workwiththestudentandteacherstoimplementtherecommendations.Thatmeans

takingfeedbackforwhatworksandwhatdoesnot.

Chapter13Health

Thischapterisabouthealth.

Section1Exercise

ZombieRunAwesomeTechnology

Youcangetinshapebyrunningfromimaginaryzombies.

https://zombiesrungame.com/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sixtostart.zombiesrunclient

Zombies,Run!5kTraining

Youcanexerciseandrunfromimaginaryzombiesallatsometime.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/zombies-run!-5k-training/id566596422

FItbit

Somepeoplereallylovethistomotivatethemtoexercise.

https://www.fitbit.com/

PokémonGOAwesomeTechnology

Alotofpeoplehavebeenverycriticalofthisapp.However,ifyouhavechildren

thataregamersandareinactiveonaregularbasisthisgamecanhelpgetthem

outside.Childrenwithautismspectrumdisordersometimesdoverywellwiththis

gameandcanevengetthemtosocialize.Ifyourchilddoesnothavetheseissues

thenmaybethisisnotforyou.

http://www.pokemongo.com/

DungeonRunner:FitnessQuest

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dungeon-runner-fitness-quest/id934356795?mt=8

Section2Food

Iknowfoodisnottechnology.However,ifyouhaveachildthathaslowmuscle

toneorhaseatingproblems,weightissuesorsensoryrelatedeatingproblemsitis

justascomplicated.Understandinghowtohandletheseissuestakestechnical

knowledgesimilartounderstandingtechnology.WhenIhearachildhaslow

muscletoneIcringe.Somethingassimpleasdrinkinginstantbreakfastcanhelp

changethis.Peoplesometimessayyouarewhatyoueat.Thetruthisyouarewhat

youabsorb.Ifsomeonehaslowmuscletoneyes,ahealthierdietwouldhelp.Now

trygettingachildtoeatleanmeatsandvegetablesisverydifficult.Ifyouhavea

childwithsensoryissues,itgetsworse.Childrenwithautismandlearning

disabilitiesofteneatthemildtastingfoods,andthatcantranslatetoahigh

carbohydratediet.Ifyouwanttobreakthishabit,ittakesaneducatedparentwith

technologicalcookingknowledge.Ican’tunderstandwhyeatingdisordersfor

childrenwithdisabilitiesarenottalkedaboutandpublicallyrecognized.Many

parentsareembarrassedbytheirchildren’smaladaptiveeatingbehaviorsand

blamethemselves.Parentsneedtounderstandtheyarenottoblameandthisneeds

tobetalkedabout.Ihavelistedsomebooksbelowthatwillhelpparents

strugglingwiththisdifficultproblem.

TheSneakyChef:SimpleStrategiesforHidingHealthyFoodsinKids'Favorite

byMissyChaseLapine

TheSpeedySneakyChef:Quick,HealthyFixesforYourFavoritePackagedFoods

byMissyChaseLapine

DeceptivelyDelicious:SimpleSecretstoGetYourKidsEatingGoodFoodby

JessicaSeinfeld

TheSneakyCheftotheRescue:101All-NewRecipesand“Sneaky”Tricksfor

CreatingHealthyMealsKidsWillLovebyMissyChaseLapine

InstantBreakfast

IstockmyhomewithInstantBreakfast.Iprefergettingtheversionwithoutsugar.

Asachild,Idrankchocolatemilkandthesetastesjustasgood.WhatIfindis

whenyoubuysimilarproductsinahealthfoodstoretheyhavemorenutritionbut

don’ttasteasgood.Ifpeopledrinkthiseveryday,theywillhelpyoumaintainor

possibleincreasemuscletone.Somepeoplehavedifficultyabsorbingnutrients,

andthiscanhelpyoucompensate.Ihaveseentheeffectonmybody.Ihavegreat

muscletone.Youcanalsotrysoymilkaswell.

VegetableProteinPancakes

Iusevegetableproteinthatisvanillaflavored.Itisthekindsoldindrugstores

andhealthfoodstoresthataremeanttodrinkwithmilk.Imakeregularpancakes

withvegetableproteinandeggs.About65%ofthemixispancakemixwithabout

35%VegetableProteinmix.Then,insteadofmilk,Iuseaseggs.Ithenuseagrill

thatisspecificallydesignedtomakepancakes.Thepresentationisveryimportant.

ThenIusesugar-freesyrup.Imakesurethereisenoughsyrup.IfIneedmoreto

sellthegoods,Iaddsomelowercaloriewhipcreamorsprinkleonafew

chocolatechips.Ifthechildlikesbananas,thenseeifyoucangetawaywith

addingsomeofthemtothemix.

Section3SchoolNurse

MedisafeMeds&PillReminder

Thishighlyratedappwillkeeptrackofprescriptionsandremindyoutotake

them.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/medisafe-pill-reminder-medication-

tracker/id573916946?mt=8

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.medisafe.android.client&hl=en

Healthspek-PersonalHealthRecord&FamilyHealthRecord-Complete

MedicalRecord

Youcansaveyourhealthrecordsinthecloudincaseofahospitalvisitoran

emergency.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/healthspek-personal-health-record-family-health-

record/id576488481?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.easemd.mobile.android.healthspek

https://www.healthspek.com/

CareZone|HealthInfoOrganizer

Thisisahighlyratedappthatkeepstrackofallofyourprescriptions.For

someonewithmedicalproblems,acaretakeroraschoolnursethisappcouldbea

lifesaver.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/carezone-health-info-organizer/id829841726?

mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=com.carezone.caredroid.careapp.medications&hl=en

Website:https://carezone.com/home

Chapter14Chrome

ThischapterisaboutChromeapps.

Section1TexttoSpeech

SelectandSpeak-TexttoSpeechHonorableMention

ThistexttospeechappworkswithGoogleDocuments.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/select-and-speak-text-

to/gfjopfpjmkcfgjpogepmdjmcnihfpokn

ReadAloud:ATexttoSpeechVoiceReader

ReadAloudisverygoodatreadingwebpages.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/read-aloud-a-text-to-

spee/hdhinadidafjejdhmfkjgnolgimiaplp

TalkingWebHonorableMention

Thisextensionwillreadawebpage,oryoucandownloaditasasoundfile.

(.wave)Youcanevenadjustthespeed,voice,andlanguage.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/talking-

web/hdeikpphnbclpacdjdjjkpmbcacopnog?hl=en

ClaroSpeak

Thistexttospeechextensionhasmanymorefeaturesthattheotherdoesn’thave.If

youwant,multifunctiongivethistry.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clarospeak/fblbeibikalffoohjpiojmpmmndpkeii?

authuser=1

TextToSpeechwithGoogleDrive

YoucanopenadocumentwithGoogleDriveandthenreadit.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/text-to-speech-with-

googl/dogdgjickfenmhihlgiedkadbbabiagm

ReadTheWeb

Thisisatexttospeechappthatreadswebpages.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/read-the-

web/hdgegmlancchhhlkkddoiedlklgocffm?authuser=1

Speakit!

ThisisaChromeappthatreadswhatyouhighlightonyourscreen.Ihavetriedit,

anditworks.TheappworksintheChromebrowser.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speakit/ohpcoflekopkahpgomnabhkclbedepll?

authuser=1

ChromeVox

ThisChromeappreadsthewordsonyourscreen.Ifyouwanttohavethewebsite

readtoyou,thisisagoodappbecauseitworks.TheappworksintheChrome

browser.

http://www.chromevox.com/

Speech

Youcutandpastetext,anditreadstoyou.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speech/khmoinckbfcalmnhnjaoijmdjhkjpifc?

authuser=1

Section2SpeechtoText

Speechnotes-SpeechToTextNotepad

Thisisanotetakinganappthathasspeechtotext.Theappgetsoutstanding

reviewsandisveryeasytouse.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speechnotes-speech-to-

tex/opekipbefdbacebgkjjdgoiofdbhocok

ChromeVoxScreenReaderforChromeOS

ThisisthefreescreenreaderthatcomeswithChromeOS.

http://www.chromevox.com/next.html

VoiceType(SpeechtoText)BestofClass

Itallowsyoutotalkandhaveyourwordstypedforyouondifferentwebpages.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voice-type-speech-to-

text/mpmdkfliibnnpamgembpncenpjkmiddp?hl=en

VoiceNoteII-Speechtotext

YoutypenotesbytalkingtoyourcomputerwiththisChromeapp.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/voicenote-ii-speech-to-

te/jimdfkeocobeeldobhpakapbhdeample?hl=en

Onlinespeechrecognition-SpeechPad

Thisextensionusesspeechtotexttohelpyousearchawebsite.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/online-speech-

recognition/pehlbpmpoabkgenppepoaihkacolpdcf?hl=en

EmailDictation

ThisisaspeechtotextoptionforGmail.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/email-

dictation/eggdmhdpffgikgakkfojgiledkekfdce

Section3SpecialEducation

OpenDyslexic

Itformatsfontsonawebpagesothatyoucanreaditeasier.

Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/opendyslexic/cdnapgfjopgaggbmfgbiinmmbdcglnam?

utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

TaskTimer

Forelementarystudentstimersareagoodwaytosetgoals,createstructureand

expectations.Forspecialeducationteachersandpsychologist,thisisagreatway

tokeeppacewithtimedtesting.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/task-

timer/aomfjmibjhhfdenfkpaodhnlhkolngif?hl=en-US

PremierChromeToolbar

Thisisanaccessibilitytoolbar.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/premier-chrome-

toolbar/aplnccdcmphhefocfbanabnifgcifpdd?hl=en

WorksheetWizard

ItwillreadthePDFtoyou.TheextensionallowsyoutoannotateaPDF.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/worksheet-

wizard/pemjkjocagbbbpcpfalhelbaoelfgjhm?hl=en

ClickerSentences

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clicker-

sentences/mjjoplcogfihnioljobfdpdcfplpcnbj?authuser=1

Website:http://www.cricksoft.com/us/products/chrome-apps/clicker-

chromebook-apps_home.aspx

Section4Reading

BookshareWebReaderHonorableMention

ThisreadsBooksharebookswithyourChromebrowser.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bookshare-web-

reader/bkfmjmjngglphchhiemnghidpnddofmo

LearningAllyLinkHonorableMention

YoucanreadbooksfromLearningAllywithyourChromebrowser.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/learning-ally-

link/gdicnpbaekbefjanokchpfhnaphfnphl

BooksThatGrow

Thisextensionadjuststhereadingleveltothereader.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/books-that-

grow/pkepdkegicakbkphmafjjjgokoijbnco?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

MercuryReader

Thisextensiongetsridofadsanddistractionswhenyouaretryingtoreadonline.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mercury-

reader/oknpjjbmpnndlpmnhmekjpocelpnlfdi

BeeLineReader

Thisputsacolorgradientoverwhatyoureadtomakereadingeasier.Theideais

different,butthegoodratingsarereal.

Chrome:https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beeline-

reader/ifjafammaookpiajfbedmacfldaiamgg?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

BooktrackClassroom

Thisisaninterestingapp.ItplaysasoundtracktoaneBook.Itgetsgoodratings.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/booktrack-

classroom/odmndfiaonleilpbajajkijoihjemocc?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

DarkReader

Youcandarkenthecolorstomakereadingeasieronyoureyes.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-

reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh?authuser=1

GoFollett

ThisonlyworksifyouownbooksfromFollett.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/go-

follett/bbhkckkafippkgeicobhgafkioeblebh?hl=en

Newsela

Newselaallowsyoutoadjustthereadingleveltothestudent.Youcanhave

severalstudentsreadthesamearticleondifferentreadinglevels.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/newsela/bfpeiapdhnegnfcfkdfihabadngjagfj?

utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

Section5Spelling/GrammarCheckers
Grammarly
Thisfreeextensioncorrectsyourspellingandgrammar.Thefreeversionisvery
good.Youcanalsobuyapremiumversionifyouwriteallthetimeandneedmore.
TheprogramalsohasaversionthatdownloadstoMicrosoftWord.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-
chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?hl=en
https://app.grammarly.com/
SpellcheckerandGrammarcheckerbyGingerSoftware
Thisappwillhelpcorrectyourspellingandgrammar.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/spell-checker-and-
grammar/kdfieneakcjfaiglcfcgkidlkmlijjnh?authuser=1
LanguageTool-GrammarStyleChecker
Thistoolhelpsyoumakecorrections.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/languagetool-grammar-
and/oldceeleldhonbafppcapldpdifcinji?hl=en
GrammarBase-WebGrammarChecker
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarbase-web-grammar-
c/plklmneddckmpnnkjldofmaegchjmoea?authuser=1
SpellcheckerandGrammarchecker
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/spell-checker-and-
grammar/dmgkiikdlhmpikkhpiplldicbnicmboc?authuser=1
Spellchecker.luMini
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/spellcheckerlu-
mini/cmcmejmpjaeofdedldgfnpidfmnngdib?authuser=1
AftertheDeadline
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/after-the-
deadline/fcdjadjbdihbaodagojiomdljhjhjfho?authuser=1
Learn2Spell
Thisextensionhelpsteachspellingandvocabulary.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/learn-2-

spell/bajhagkohgdkapnbflodncdgmpfhkolc?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

Section6WordPrediction

Read&Write(ChromeExtension)BestofClass