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Using iPads to Support
Diverse Learners
karla.holt@me.com
@karlaholt
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bit.ly/May7ipads	
  
Introductions:
• Introduce yourself to a ‘learning buddy or two’.
• Discuss: Today will be successful for me if...
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Introductions:
What do you want to get out of today’s session?
Answer on the Padlet Wall.
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goo.gl/2UY8Fv
Tip: Use the i-nigma app	

to scan the QR Code.
Goals
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Explore text to
speech features and
apps
Explore apps to
“show what youknow”
SETT Process Speech toText
Sharing content with
and from an iPad
Displaying your iPad
Accessibility
Features
Agenda
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•Intros	

•TTS & STT on iPad	

•Built-in Accessibility
•Apps for children with diverse needs - Word Prediction,
Communication, social skills and Scheduling apps
•App exploration and collaboration time
Lunch
•Show WhatYou Know Tic-Tac-Toe Activity
Why the iPad?
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SETT Process
by Dr. Joy Zabala
http://www.joyzabala.com
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S
(Student)
E
(Environment)
T
(Tasks)
T
(Tools)
SETT Process
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What tasks does the student need to be
able to do?
What tools could assist the student to
do those tasks?
I want my students to...
access texts by using Speech
to Text.
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Speak Selection - Read selected text.
Voice Over - Screen Reader; Reads
aloud everything; Changes the way you
operate your iPad.
Voice Dream	

Lite Free
vBookzPDF
$4.99
Settings>General>Accessibility
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Settings>General>Accessibility>
Speech>Speak Selection
Speak Selection -
Built in Text to Speech
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When Speak Selection is ON, it works with emails, messages, web pages, iBooks
and readable PDFs.
!
Long-Click (press and hold) on the text, then choose Speak.
Scan to watch a video on Speak
Selection.
Use Speak Selection to
read aloud a webpage.
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Open a webpage with text that you may use
with your class.
Press and hold on the text until you see the
magnifying glass. Drag the blue sliders to select
the text then press Speak.
Readable PDFs (like Digital textbooks) can be
read aloud with Speak Selection
Digital textbooks are available on
http://learnalberta.ca/. You must
create a teacher account to download.	

!
You may want to save digital textbooks
into an app like iBooks.	

!
!
You may want to upload the textbook
chapter to your class webpage for
students to download and save on
their devices.
To Download a copy of a digital text:
1. Click on download.
2.Tap to see Open in…
Choose iBooks.
bit.ly/May7ipads	
  
Speak Selection
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Discuss:
What are the advantages/disadvantages of
Speak Selection?	

!
How could you see students using this
feature?
+ OCR App + Speak Selection
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Leadtools OCR app
1. Open OCR App.	

2. Take picture of paper.	

3. Crop area if necessary.	

4. Press the T tool.	

5. Once it’s converted,
select and use speak
selection to have it read
aloud.
UsingVoiceOver
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Tap an item or app (once) - it’s description will be read
aloud.
!
Then Double Tap to select the item or app.
!
Three fingers to scroll up or down.
Scan to watch a video on
usingVoice Over:
Voice Over -
Reads aloud Everything
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Settings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver
Text to Speech
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Voice Dream App:
★Lite (free)	

★Full ($9.99)
vBookz PDF
★$4.99
To get a text into these apps:
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1. Download theVoice Dream Lite (free) app.	

!
2. Upload the text to a webpage (like your class
website), dropbox or google drive.	

!
3. Use the Open in feature to open the text in
that app.	

!
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Pro Con
Built-in Speak
Selection
-Works on webpages,
emails, notes, pages, some
iBooks	

-Highlights text	

-Simple and Easy to use
-Doesn’t work on PDF
documents
Built-inVoice
Over Feature
-Works on EVERYTHING
(PDFs, iBooks, emails, etc)	

-Changes the way you
operate your iPad.	

-Can be difficult to
navigate the iPad 	

-Takes time to learn the
new gestures.
VoiceDream	

Lite (free)
-Works on both Word
Docs and PDFs that are
opened in theVoiceDream
App.	

-Good voices	

-Highlights text
-Does NOT import
images.
vBookz PDF
($4.99)
-Works on PDFs	

-Allows images
-Limited voices	

-Some text may be mis-
aligned with the red box
that highlights the text.
Text to Speech-The Low Down
I want my students to...
use Speech to Text when
written output is required.
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Considerations:
•Clarity of speech	

•Background noise	

•Dictation - where? use
microphone and headphones?
I want my students to...
use Speech to Text when
written output is required.
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Siri - iPad 3+, iPad Mini, iPhone 4S+
Dragon Dictation App - Free
PaperPort Notes App - Free
Siri for Dictation
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Ensure Siri is ON. Settings>General>Siri> On
Siri for Dictation
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Open any app for writing or note taking.Tap on the
screen to bring up the keyboard. You will see the
Siri Dictation key. Press and dictate.
Speech to Text-Dragon Dictation
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FreeNew Note
Record
Keyboard icon - to edit text or
read aloud using Speak Selection
Email text directly from Dragon
or copy and paste into another
application.
PaperPort Notes
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Select the T then click on the page.
The Tap & Speak button will be
above the keyboard.
I want my students to...
use Speech to Text when
written output is required.
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Siri - iPad 3+, iPad Mini, iPhone 4S+
Dragon Dictation App - Free
PaperPort Notes App - Free
Speech to Text Not Working?
iTalkVoice Recorder App	

or 	

QuickVoice
• Easy	
  to	
  use	
  voice	
  
recorders.	
  	
  Students	
  
can	
  record	
  voice	
  
and	
  email	
  the	
  
sound	
  file.
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Free
Accessibility Scavenger Hunt
You will need to move around
the stations and explore the
features that would be most
relevant to your context.	

You may want a QR Code
Reader app such as:
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ScanInigma
Invert Colours
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Settings > General > Accessibility > White
on Black (Black on White)
LowVision SettingsVideo
Tutorial:
Zoom
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Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom > On
Zoom
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Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom >
On
Once Zoom is on, double tap with three
fingers to zoom 200%. 	

!
Double Tap with three fingers to Zoom
out.	

!
Three Finger drag to move around the
screen.
LowVision SettingsVideo
Tutorial:
Guided Access
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Allows you to ‘lock’ the iPad in one app and control
which features are available.
Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided
Access
Guided Access
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Scan to watch a video on Guided
Access.
Once guided access is turned on, go to the app where you want to use it. 	

!
Triple Click the home button.
Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided
Access
Optional: Circle areas of the screen you want to
disable.	

!
Press Start. You be prompted to set a passcode.
To Disable: Triple Click the home button.
Enter the passcode. Click end.
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Assistive Touch
Assistive Touch can be used with students who may have physical impairments and may find
traditional gestures difficult to use.
Scan to watch a video on
Assistive Touch.
Settings>General
>Assistive
Touch>On
Touch this icon to
perform gestures such
as using the home
button. Click on
Device to adjust
volume or take a
screenshot.
Switch Control
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Settings>General>Accessibility>Switch Control
Scan to watch a
video tutorial.
Accessibility Features
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Discuss:
!
An accessibility feature you explored.
Share it with your colleague.
!
How may you use it in your classroom
context?
I pad supporting diverse learners-may7-2015
I want to...
connect my iPad to the
projector.
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Ways to display your iPad:
AirServer Software for
your computer
Apple TV
connected to your
projector
Reflector Software for
your computer
VGA adaptor Document Camera
Airplay
(iPad 1)
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AirPlay
• Swipe up from the bottom of
your iPad to open the control
panel.	

• Click on the airplay
• Choose the device	

• Mirroring: ON
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Ways to display your iPad through a Projector
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Pro Con
VGA
Adapter	

$35.00
Connect directly to
your projector
cable.
Disconnect projector cable from
computer and connect to iPad
•Unable to move around 	

•Often comes loose	

•Does not work with iPad 1
(only iPad 2 and later)
Document
Camera	

(PriceVaries)
Use Document
Camera
•See your fingers and gestures	

•Works with iPad 1 (and 2 & 3)
•Unable to move around	

•Glare from device can be an
issue	

Air Server	

$3.99 single	

$14.99 five
Download on to
your computer
http://
www.airserver.com 	

•Wireless-You can move around 	

•Works using AirPlay Feature of
iPad - no connecting cables.	

•7 day free trial	

•requires wireless internet and
both computer and iPad on
same network	

•Does not work with iPad 1
Reflector	

$14.99 single	

$49.99 five
Download on to
your computer
https://
www.reflectorapp.c
om	

•Wireless-You can move around	

•Works using AirPlay Feature of
iPad 	

•10 minute free trial	

•PC (XP & up) or Mac (10.6.8 & up)
•requires wireless internet and
both computer and iPad on
same network	

•Does not work with iPad 1
Apple TV	

$109.00
Connect Apple TV
to your projector
and use airplay to
mirror iPad.
•Wireless-You can move around the
room	

•Works using AirPlay Feature of
iPad
•requires wireless internet and
both computer and iPad on
same network	

•Does not work with iPad 1	

•You may need an HDMI to
VGA adaptor
Adapted from: http://learninginhand.com/blog/5-ways-to-show-your-ipad-on-a-projector-screen.html
I want my students to...
show what they know in
creative ways using text,
images, video and/or audio.
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To save an image from Safari
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1. Find the image and open
it. 	

2. Press and hold on the
image. 	

3. Select Save Image. This
saves the image to the
iPads photo library.
Tic-Tac-Toe Activity
• We’ll do one together first. 	

• Work with a partner or small group.	

• Choose an App-tivity to suit your learning needs. The
green boxes are simpler apps where as the red boxes are a
little more complex. Use the app task card to complete
the activity. Please adapt the learning objective to suit
your classroom context.	

• Consider how this app support learners in your classroom.
What else could you use this app for?	

• Repeat with a different app-tivity.	

• We will do a show-n-share at the end of the time.
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Tic-Tac-Toe Board
Create an info-poster
using PicCollage!
Create a mind-map
using Poppet Lite or
Mindomo.
Create a puppet
show using Puppet
Pals HD.
Create an info-
mercial with
Tellagami
Create a narrated slide
show with 30hands or
Videolicious.
Annotate and label
an image using
Skitch.
Create a stop-motion
animation with the
Lego Movie Maker
App.
Screencast-Annotate and
Voice Record with
Educations, ScreenChomp
or Doceri
App SMASH!
Create an image in an
app such as PicCollage
or Poppet then add
voice over in 30hands or
another app.
Poster Station
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!
•Pick one of the regions of Alberta. 	

•Create a poster that shows images of the region and the key
natural resources in that area.
1. Scan the QR Code to access
information (and/or images)
about the regions of Alberta.	

2. Create your poster. 	

3. Export your collage to the
camera roll.	

Pic Collage	

Note: You can search for images	

from inside the PicCollage App.
Grade 4 Social Studies:
4.1.2 - examine, critically, the physical geography of Alberta by exploring and reflecting
upon the following questions and issues:
What are the major geographical and natural vegetation regions, landforms and bodies of
water in Alberta (e.g., prairie region, forests, rivers, hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, oil sands)?
What are the significant natural resources in Alberta, and where are they located (e.g.,
mineral deposits, coal, natural gas and oil, forests)?
Pic Collage (Free)
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Pic Collage (Free)
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Mind-Mapping Station!
•Use a mind-mapping app to create a mind-map
of 5 different types of clouds and the types of
weather associated with each cloud.	

•Step 1: Save images of the types of clouds to the
camera roll.	

•Step 2: Open the app to create your mind-map.
Insert your images of types of clouds in your
mind-map
Possible Apps to use:
Mindomo - More complex interface. You
can create an unlimited number of mind-
maps.
Popplet Lite - Easier interface for younger
children. Lite version - You can only
create one mind-map at a time.
Popplet Lite-
Free
Export & Email
Add images, text and drawings.	

!
Easy to use.	

!
Can be emailed as a PDF or JPEG.	

!
Can be saved to camera roll.	

!
In FreeVersion you cannot save the
popplet right in Popplet. They need
to be completed in one sitting and
then exported. In the full version
(4.99), you can collaborate with
others over wifi on a popplet and
save popplets directly in popplet.
Add a new popplet
Double Tap
to add a
node.
Insert images
Create a new map
Mindomo
Grade 5 Language Arts
Experiment with language
• experiment with words and sentence patterns to create word pictures; identify how imagery and figurative
language, such as simile and exaggeration, convey meaning
!
• Create	
  a	
  short	
  dialogue	
  between	
  two	
  characters	
  using	
  the	
  
Puppet	
  Pals	
  (Free)	
  App.	
  	
  	
  
!
• You	
  must	
  include	
  at	
  least	
  two	
  similes,	
  one	
  metaphor	
  and	
  
two	
  hyperboles.	
  
• Export	
  your	
  puppet	
  show	
  to	
  the	
  camera	
  roll.	
  
• Share	
  your	
  puppet	
  show	
  with	
  someone.	
  
!
Note: with the paid version (Puppet Pals HD
Director’s Pass $2.99) you get more puppets and are able to import your own images.
Puppet Show!
Puppet Pals
Puppet Pals HD	

(free)
Puppet Pals HD
Director’s Pass
($2.99)
1. Choose actors
2. Choose backdrop
Puppet Pals
Puppet Pals HD	

(free)
Puppet Pals HD	

Director’s Pass
($2.99)
3. Move your actors while you record your voice.
4. Save then export your
movie.
Create an Informercial
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!
•Pick one of the communities we are studying.	

•Create a 30 second infomercial persuading others to visit the community.
Be sure to include key festivals, traditions and other aspects of the culture.
Tellagami
(free)
1. Scan the QR code to access images and
information about the community.	

2. Gather information and save an image for
your informercial background.	

3. Use the app Tellagami to create your
infomercial.
India Peru Tunisia Ukraine
Grade 3 Social Studies:
Students will:	

3.1.2 examine the social, cultural and linguistic characteristics that affect quality of life in communities in other parts of the world by exploring and reflecting
upon the following questions for inquiry:	

•How is identity reflected in traditions, celebrations, stories and customs in the communities?
Tellagami
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Preview
1. Choose a background (from
Library)
2. Choose a character
3. Choose emotion (optional)
4. Record your voice or add
typed text that will be read
aloud.
5. Share - Press Save to save the video to your camera roll
!
• Use the app Skitch to label the three geographic regions of Peru.	

• The Coastal Plains	

• The Amazon Rainforest	

• The Andes Mountains	

!
• Label why each region is important to Peru. What resources or services
does each area offer?	

• Use the QR code to go directly to a map of Peru. Press and hold on the
image and Save to Camera Roll or open Safari and find a map of Peru to
save.
Any QR reader app will
work. I use the i-nigma
app (free)
Annotation Station
1. Open Skitch. You do NOT have to sign in. 	

2. Choose your map of Peru from the camera roll
(allow Skitch to access your photos). Annotate the
map.
Skitch App - Free	

★Annotate images using text, pens and shapes.	

★When you first open you are prompted to sign in
(syncs with Evernote), but you can skip this step
and still be able to email your annotations.
Email or
Save to
Camera Roll
Skitch App (NewVersion)
Choose your image.
Tap here to access
annotation Tools.
Narrated Slide Show!
•Pick one of the contributing factors of quality of life such as
shelter, food, job or income, schooling, freedom.	

•Use images and voice over to compare and contrast this
factor in two of the communities.
Videolicious
(free)	

!
30 Hands
(free)
1. Scan the QR code to access images and
information about the community.	

2. Gather information and save images to your
camera roll.	

3. Use the app Videolicious or 30 Hands
India Peru Tunisia Ukraine
30 Hands
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Skip this step
New Presentation Give Title and Add Slides
Choose your type of slide
(photo or draw)
Choose your
photos. You can
choose more than
one at a time.
30hands
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Drag to re-arrange
your slides if
neccessary.	

!
Tap on Begin
Recording
Record your
voice. Swipe
to move to
the next
slide.
Tap the arrow to
publish the video.
Save to camera
roll.
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Videolicious - Free
Choose Shots > Camera Roll Select your images in order. Record your voice over.
Drag up the photos as you
record your voice.
Choose your music.
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Videolicious - Continued
Choose your music.
Preview & Save
Give it a title
Save
!
The video will be saved to your camera
roll.
!
You can also email out from
Videolicious.
Grade 6 LA:
*express the same ideas in different forms and genres; compare and explain the effectiveness of each
for audience and purpose
• Retell an alternative version of a fairytale using stop motion animation.
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Stop Motion Animation
1. Create plasticine or use lego/playmobile
characters.	

2. Film your animation using the Lego Movie Maker
app.	

3. Add voice over and other effects.	

4. Save to the camera roll.
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Lego Movie Maker App
1. Make a Movie 2.Title 3.Take Photos then DONE
4. Edit and add
narration or sound
effects.
5.Add music and
effects then DONE
6. Save to camera roll.
Grade 9 Science:
* investigate and describe evidence of energy transfer and transformation (e.g., mechanical energy
transformed into electrical energy, electrical energy transferred through power grids, chemical energy
converted to electrical energy and then to light energy in a flashlight, thermal energy converted to
electrical energy in a thermocouple)
Wind turbine Image
• Use Educreations, Doceri or ScreenChomp to explain how a wind mill or
wind turbine produces energy.	

1. Find an image or diagram of a wind turbine. You may use the one linked
to the QR Code or find your own image. Save this image to your
camera roll.	

2. Open Doceri or ScreenChomp and insert the image. Record your voice
and/or annotate to explain how it generates energy.	

3. In Doceri you can export your video to the camera roll and/or email
your video. In ScreenChomp, your video is uploaded to a web address.
You can email the link to view from another iPad or computer.
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ScreenCast!
ScreenChomp
(free)
2.1.
3.
ScreenChomp
(free)
4. 5.
6. Email the link.
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I WANT MY STUDENTS TO SHARE
THEIR PROJECT WITH ME
DropboxEmail Google Drive Padlet Wall	

http://padlet.com/	

Manual Sync
Email from Camera roll.
• Open the photo library.	

• Press Select.	

• Choose the video.	

• Touch the share icon and choose email.
Sharing Using the Google Drive App
• Requires google accounts.
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To share:1. 2.
3. 4.
!
goo.gl/LNXMvW
Double tap to upload your project.!
Type your name.
1. Upload 2. Tap to upload 3. Choose existing
4. Choose video. 5. Use
Padlet Wall	

http://padlet.com/	

For instructions on setting up a Padlet account and
creating a wall http://goo.gl/AoDKqg
SharingYour Photos
Note: Videos and photos in your camera roll can be manually
transferred to your computer through the iPad cable.
1. Plug your iPad into your computer. 	

2. If iTunes opens up, close it. DO NOT SYNC.
3. PC-The auto import from camera should appear. 	

Import images as you would from a digital camera.	

Mac-Open iPhoto and import.
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I want my students to...
use predictive text to support
their writing.
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iOS 8 Predictive Text
!
iReadWrite
★$19.99	

iWordq
★$24.99	

Abilipad
★$19.99	

Co-Writer
★$17.99	

Read&Write
★Free with Read&Write4Google Subscription
Predictive Text Apps
App Price Pro Con
iReadWrite 19.99
-Predictive Text,Auditory
Feedback & Support	

-Highlights words	

-stores multiple files
iWordQ 24.99
-Predictive Text,Auditory
Feedback & Support	

-Highlights words	

-stores multiple files
-Must buy each language
separately
ZenTap 	

iPhone App
Free or	

Pro $1.99
-Works on iPhone, iPod &
iPad	

-Text can be emailed out
-No auditory support
Abilipad 20.99
-Predictive Text	

-Customizable keyboards 	

-Works in both English and
French
Co-Writer 17.99
-Predictive Text;	

-main prediction dictionary
and Topic dictionaries can
be accessed.	

-iPhone and iPad
I want my students to...
know their daily schedule.
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Choiceworks
★$6.99	

Scheduling & Transitioning Apps
First Then Visual Schedule iPhone App
★$9.99	

Picture Scheduler
★$2.99	

Picture Prompt Timer
★$3.99
I want my students to...
practice social skills
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AutismExpress (free)
Stories to Learn ($13.99)
Model Me Going Places (free)
Bitsboard (free)
I want my students to...
make choices.
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Choiceworks
★$6.99	

Answers: Yes/No Free
ChoiceBoard Creator Free
I want my students to...
practice their articulation.
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Artic PCS Flashcards ArtikPix Full
Each of these apps has one free sound. 	

Artic PCS-purchase sounds individually. 	

ArticPix - Full version $29.99
I want my students to...
communicate.
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Proloquo2go -iPad/iPod/	

$219.99
Tap Speak Choice -iPad $169.99
Communication Apps
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Proloquo2go -iPad/iPod/	

$219.99
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Working in Grade (and/or Subject) level partners…
!
• explore apps to suit your teaching and learning
needs. There are app lists on the following slides but
feel share other apps that you like and use often.
!
You will be expected to share at least one idea and a
favourite resource or app.
Exploration Time
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Books and Reading Materials
App Price Notes
Rad-Kids Free!
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
raz-kids/id474207297?mt=8
Requires a reading A-Z
Account ($90/class). Levelled
readers and activities.
Tumble Books (not an
app but is a website)
Use this link if you do not have a
subscription: http://
www.perthunionlibrary.ca/
tumblebooks.html
Save the website to your
home screen for easy access.
Epic Books Free !
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
epic!-books-for-kids/
id719219382?mt=8
Requires Free Teacher
Account; Amazing selection of
books; some are read aloud
Collins Big Cat!
Books
Free !
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
collins-big-cat-it-was-cold/
id485308966?mt=8!
Search Collins Big Cat on the app
store to find them all. Students can
listen to reading and record their
reading in the app.
OverDrive Free!
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
overdrive-library-ebooks-
audiobooks/id366869252?mt=8!
Use your public library
subscription to access fiction
and non-fiction titles.
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Fine Motor
App Price Notes
Pinch Peeps Free!
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
pinch-peeps/id513847077?
mt=8
•!Pinch and drag two of the same
peeps together in timed trial or
practice!
•!Game progresses through levels!
Touch Piano 88 Free https://itunes.apple.com/
ca/app/touch-piano-88/
id854342998?mt=8
No annoying in app purchases,
simple touch the keys to make
a full range of piano sounds. !
Can adjust the keys to a small,
medium and large width. !
Finger isolation, tapping.
Wheels on the Bus HD!
by Duck Duck Moose!
1.99 !
https://itunes.apple.com/
ca/app/wheels-on-the-
bus-hd/id371962250?
mt=8 !
!
Aboard this moving bus, you can:!
•! Read, sing and play!
•! Spin the wheels to go faster or slower.!
•! Open and close the doors!
•! Move the bus driver’s arm “move on
back!”!
•! Swish the wipers !
•! Make the people on the bus go up and
down!
•! Help a baker serve some cake!!
•! Pop bubbles and make a goldfish jump!
•! Make a dog say “woof” and sniff a bone!
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Printing
App Price Notes
Letter School 2.99!
https://itunes.apple.com/
ca/app/letterschool/
id435476174?mt=8!
••!Tap, trace, and write letters and
numbers with a variety of scenes!
•! Stores progress for 3
students!
•! Two challenging levels!
Wet Dry Try 6.99 https://
itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
handwriting-without-tears/
id548753732?mt=8
•!Practice letters in HWT
developmental sequence or any order!
•!Each level has three levels of
difficulty!
•!Chalkboard (like HWT slate
chalkboard) and Blackboard with
double lines to practice!
•!Track student errors!
BT Handwriting ! Free and paid version
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/
app/bt-handwriting-free/
id515753347?mt=8 !
!
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Cause and Effect Apps
App Price Notes
Little Gems Visual
Scene!
Free! App has pentagon shaped gems
that appear magnetized when you
touch the screen.!
Hold your finger down and they
spin. Release and they separate.
Move your finger and the gems
follow.
Draw with Stars Free Touch the screen and a star appears.
Touch and move a string of spinner stars
appears. Tap the stars and they shoot
away. Good sound effects and some
options available.
Finger Paint with
Sounds
Free !
Peekaboo Barn Free !
!
free has 3 farm animals, paid
version has 16 animals plus other
features including other languages.!
ages 5 and under!
tap the screen to hear sounds and
see actions from barn animals
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Phonics & Sight Words
App Price Notes
Abitalk Apps Free! Variety of apps for phonics and
spelling.
Mels Phonics Lite versions are free
Sight Words List Free !
Spelling Bug Free !
!
Use letter tiles to spell words
prompted by pictures.
96
Math Apps
App Price Notes
Number Pieces Basic!
Number Pieces
Free! Virtual Base 10 Blocks
Kids Canadian Coin 0.99!
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/
kids-canadian-coin-age-6-8/
id604698677?mt=8
Calculate coins. 3 levels
Mod Math Free ! Squared paper with a calculator
to set up equations. Helpful to
line up place value.
MyScript Calculator Free !
!
Write equation with your finger. It’s
automatically changed to text and
calculation done.
Jumbo Calculator Free!
!
Mathmateer (Rocket Math) Free Practice basic facts
More Apps: Two Lists
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http://www.tcea.org/ipad
http://www.21innovate.com/top-apps.html
OTs with Apps: http://goo.gl/Kq4Jxg
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Share your ideas, apps and
any other resources!
Exploration Time
iPad Resources:
• http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the-
classroom.html	

• http://learninginhand.com/ipad/	

• http://langwitches.wikispaces.com/iPad+Activities	

• http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/26195	

• http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/tools-and-
resources/visual-support-apps-for-ipodipad/	

• http://www.ipad-autism.com/category/ipad-apps-for-
autism/visual-schedules/
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Exit Pass
What’s your take-away?
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karla.holt@me.com	

@karlaholt

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I pad supporting diverse learners-may7-2015

  • 1. Using iPads to Support Diverse Learners karla.holt@me.com @karlaholt 1 bit.ly/May7ipads  
  • 2. Introductions: • Introduce yourself to a ‘learning buddy or two’. • Discuss: Today will be successful for me if... 2
  • 3. Introductions: What do you want to get out of today’s session? Answer on the Padlet Wall. 3 goo.gl/2UY8Fv Tip: Use the i-nigma app to scan the QR Code.
  • 4. Goals 4 Explore text to speech features and apps Explore apps to “show what youknow” SETT Process Speech toText Sharing content with and from an iPad Displaying your iPad Accessibility Features
  • 5. Agenda 5 •Intros •TTS & STT on iPad •Built-in Accessibility •Apps for children with diverse needs - Word Prediction, Communication, social skills and Scheduling apps •App exploration and collaboration time Lunch •Show WhatYou Know Tic-Tac-Toe Activity
  • 7. SETT Process by Dr. Joy Zabala http://www.joyzabala.com 7 S (Student) E (Environment) T (Tasks) T (Tools)
  • 8. SETT Process 8 What tasks does the student need to be able to do? What tools could assist the student to do those tasks?
  • 9. I want my students to... access texts by using Speech to Text. 9 Speak Selection - Read selected text. Voice Over - Screen Reader; Reads aloud everything; Changes the way you operate your iPad. Voice Dream Lite Free vBookzPDF $4.99
  • 12. Speak Selection - Built in Text to Speech 12 When Speak Selection is ON, it works with emails, messages, web pages, iBooks and readable PDFs. ! Long-Click (press and hold) on the text, then choose Speak. Scan to watch a video on Speak Selection.
  • 13. Use Speak Selection to read aloud a webpage. 13 Open a webpage with text that you may use with your class. Press and hold on the text until you see the magnifying glass. Drag the blue sliders to select the text then press Speak.
  • 14. Readable PDFs (like Digital textbooks) can be read aloud with Speak Selection Digital textbooks are available on http://learnalberta.ca/. You must create a teacher account to download. ! You may want to save digital textbooks into an app like iBooks. ! ! You may want to upload the textbook chapter to your class webpage for students to download and save on their devices.
  • 15. To Download a copy of a digital text: 1. Click on download. 2.Tap to see Open in… Choose iBooks. bit.ly/May7ipads  
  • 16. Speak Selection 16 Discuss: What are the advantages/disadvantages of Speak Selection? ! How could you see students using this feature?
  • 17. + OCR App + Speak Selection 17 Leadtools OCR app 1. Open OCR App. 2. Take picture of paper. 3. Crop area if necessary. 4. Press the T tool. 5. Once it’s converted, select and use speak selection to have it read aloud.
  • 18. UsingVoiceOver 18 Tap an item or app (once) - it’s description will be read aloud. ! Then Double Tap to select the item or app. ! Three fingers to scroll up or down. Scan to watch a video on usingVoice Over:
  • 19. Voice Over - Reads aloud Everything 19 Settings>General>Accessibility>VoiceOver
  • 20. Text to Speech 20 Voice Dream App: ★Lite (free) ★Full ($9.99) vBookz PDF ★$4.99
  • 21. To get a text into these apps: 21 1. Download theVoice Dream Lite (free) app. ! 2. Upload the text to a webpage (like your class website), dropbox or google drive. ! 3. Use the Open in feature to open the text in that app. !
  • 22. 22 Pro Con Built-in Speak Selection -Works on webpages, emails, notes, pages, some iBooks -Highlights text -Simple and Easy to use -Doesn’t work on PDF documents Built-inVoice Over Feature -Works on EVERYTHING (PDFs, iBooks, emails, etc) -Changes the way you operate your iPad. -Can be difficult to navigate the iPad -Takes time to learn the new gestures. VoiceDream Lite (free) -Works on both Word Docs and PDFs that are opened in theVoiceDream App. -Good voices -Highlights text -Does NOT import images. vBookz PDF ($4.99) -Works on PDFs -Allows images -Limited voices -Some text may be mis- aligned with the red box that highlights the text. Text to Speech-The Low Down
  • 23. I want my students to... use Speech to Text when written output is required. 23 Considerations: •Clarity of speech •Background noise •Dictation - where? use microphone and headphones?
  • 24. I want my students to... use Speech to Text when written output is required. 24 Siri - iPad 3+, iPad Mini, iPhone 4S+ Dragon Dictation App - Free PaperPort Notes App - Free
  • 25. Siri for Dictation 25 Ensure Siri is ON. Settings>General>Siri> On
  • 26. Siri for Dictation 26 Open any app for writing or note taking.Tap on the screen to bring up the keyboard. You will see the Siri Dictation key. Press and dictate.
  • 27. Speech to Text-Dragon Dictation 27 FreeNew Note Record Keyboard icon - to edit text or read aloud using Speak Selection Email text directly from Dragon or copy and paste into another application.
  • 28. PaperPort Notes 28 Select the T then click on the page. The Tap & Speak button will be above the keyboard.
  • 29. I want my students to... use Speech to Text when written output is required. 29 Siri - iPad 3+, iPad Mini, iPhone 4S+ Dragon Dictation App - Free PaperPort Notes App - Free
  • 30. Speech to Text Not Working? iTalkVoice Recorder App or QuickVoice • Easy  to  use  voice   recorders.    Students   can  record  voice   and  email  the   sound  file. 30 Free
  • 31. Accessibility Scavenger Hunt You will need to move around the stations and explore the features that would be most relevant to your context. You may want a QR Code Reader app such as: 31 ScanInigma
  • 32. Invert Colours 32 Settings > General > Accessibility > White on Black (Black on White) LowVision SettingsVideo Tutorial:
  • 33. Zoom 33 Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom > On
  • 34. Zoom 34 Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom > On Once Zoom is on, double tap with three fingers to zoom 200%. ! Double Tap with three fingers to Zoom out. ! Three Finger drag to move around the screen. LowVision SettingsVideo Tutorial:
  • 35. Guided Access 35 Allows you to ‘lock’ the iPad in one app and control which features are available. Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access
  • 36. Guided Access 36 Scan to watch a video on Guided Access. Once guided access is turned on, go to the app where you want to use it. ! Triple Click the home button. Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access Optional: Circle areas of the screen you want to disable. ! Press Start. You be prompted to set a passcode. To Disable: Triple Click the home button. Enter the passcode. Click end.
  • 37. 37 Assistive Touch Assistive Touch can be used with students who may have physical impairments and may find traditional gestures difficult to use. Scan to watch a video on Assistive Touch. Settings>General >Assistive Touch>On Touch this icon to perform gestures such as using the home button. Click on Device to adjust volume or take a screenshot.
  • 39. Accessibility Features 39 Discuss: ! An accessibility feature you explored. Share it with your colleague. ! How may you use it in your classroom context?
  • 41. I want to... connect my iPad to the projector. 41
  • 42. Ways to display your iPad: AirServer Software for your computer Apple TV connected to your projector Reflector Software for your computer VGA adaptor Document Camera Airplay (iPad 1) 42
  • 43. 43
  • 44. AirPlay • Swipe up from the bottom of your iPad to open the control panel. • Click on the airplay • Choose the device • Mirroring: ON 44
  • 45. Ways to display your iPad through a Projector 45 Pro Con VGA Adapter $35.00 Connect directly to your projector cable. Disconnect projector cable from computer and connect to iPad •Unable to move around •Often comes loose •Does not work with iPad 1 (only iPad 2 and later) Document Camera (PriceVaries) Use Document Camera •See your fingers and gestures •Works with iPad 1 (and 2 & 3) •Unable to move around •Glare from device can be an issue Air Server $3.99 single $14.99 five Download on to your computer http:// www.airserver.com •Wireless-You can move around •Works using AirPlay Feature of iPad - no connecting cables. •7 day free trial •requires wireless internet and both computer and iPad on same network •Does not work with iPad 1 Reflector $14.99 single $49.99 five Download on to your computer https:// www.reflectorapp.c om •Wireless-You can move around •Works using AirPlay Feature of iPad •10 minute free trial •PC (XP & up) or Mac (10.6.8 & up) •requires wireless internet and both computer and iPad on same network •Does not work with iPad 1 Apple TV $109.00 Connect Apple TV to your projector and use airplay to mirror iPad. •Wireless-You can move around the room •Works using AirPlay Feature of iPad •requires wireless internet and both computer and iPad on same network •Does not work with iPad 1 •You may need an HDMI to VGA adaptor Adapted from: http://learninginhand.com/blog/5-ways-to-show-your-ipad-on-a-projector-screen.html
  • 46. I want my students to... show what they know in creative ways using text, images, video and/or audio. 46
  • 47. To save an image from Safari 47 1. Find the image and open it. 2. Press and hold on the image. 3. Select Save Image. This saves the image to the iPads photo library.
  • 48. Tic-Tac-Toe Activity • We’ll do one together first. • Work with a partner or small group. • Choose an App-tivity to suit your learning needs. The green boxes are simpler apps where as the red boxes are a little more complex. Use the app task card to complete the activity. Please adapt the learning objective to suit your classroom context. • Consider how this app support learners in your classroom. What else could you use this app for? • Repeat with a different app-tivity. • We will do a show-n-share at the end of the time. 48
  • 49. Tic-Tac-Toe Board Create an info-poster using PicCollage! Create a mind-map using Poppet Lite or Mindomo. Create a puppet show using Puppet Pals HD. Create an info- mercial with Tellagami Create a narrated slide show with 30hands or Videolicious. Annotate and label an image using Skitch. Create a stop-motion animation with the Lego Movie Maker App. Screencast-Annotate and Voice Record with Educations, ScreenChomp or Doceri App SMASH! Create an image in an app such as PicCollage or Poppet then add voice over in 30hands or another app.
  • 50. Poster Station 50 ! •Pick one of the regions of Alberta. •Create a poster that shows images of the region and the key natural resources in that area. 1. Scan the QR Code to access information (and/or images) about the regions of Alberta. 2. Create your poster. 3. Export your collage to the camera roll. Pic Collage Note: You can search for images from inside the PicCollage App. Grade 4 Social Studies: 4.1.2 - examine, critically, the physical geography of Alberta by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions and issues: What are the major geographical and natural vegetation regions, landforms and bodies of water in Alberta (e.g., prairie region, forests, rivers, hoodoos, Rocky Mountains, oil sands)? What are the significant natural resources in Alberta, and where are they located (e.g., mineral deposits, coal, natural gas and oil, forests)?
  • 53. Mind-Mapping Station! •Use a mind-mapping app to create a mind-map of 5 different types of clouds and the types of weather associated with each cloud. •Step 1: Save images of the types of clouds to the camera roll. •Step 2: Open the app to create your mind-map. Insert your images of types of clouds in your mind-map Possible Apps to use: Mindomo - More complex interface. You can create an unlimited number of mind- maps. Popplet Lite - Easier interface for younger children. Lite version - You can only create one mind-map at a time.
  • 54. Popplet Lite- Free Export & Email Add images, text and drawings. ! Easy to use. ! Can be emailed as a PDF or JPEG. ! Can be saved to camera roll. ! In FreeVersion you cannot save the popplet right in Popplet. They need to be completed in one sitting and then exported. In the full version (4.99), you can collaborate with others over wifi on a popplet and save popplets directly in popplet. Add a new popplet
  • 55. Double Tap to add a node. Insert images Create a new map Mindomo
  • 56. Grade 5 Language Arts Experiment with language • experiment with words and sentence patterns to create word pictures; identify how imagery and figurative language, such as simile and exaggeration, convey meaning ! • Create  a  short  dialogue  between  two  characters  using  the   Puppet  Pals  (Free)  App.       ! • You  must  include  at  least  two  similes,  one  metaphor  and   two  hyperboles.   • Export  your  puppet  show  to  the  camera  roll.   • Share  your  puppet  show  with  someone.   ! Note: with the paid version (Puppet Pals HD Director’s Pass $2.99) you get more puppets and are able to import your own images. Puppet Show!
  • 57. Puppet Pals Puppet Pals HD (free) Puppet Pals HD Director’s Pass ($2.99) 1. Choose actors 2. Choose backdrop
  • 58. Puppet Pals Puppet Pals HD (free) Puppet Pals HD Director’s Pass ($2.99) 3. Move your actors while you record your voice. 4. Save then export your movie.
  • 59. Create an Informercial 59 ! •Pick one of the communities we are studying. •Create a 30 second infomercial persuading others to visit the community. Be sure to include key festivals, traditions and other aspects of the culture. Tellagami (free) 1. Scan the QR code to access images and information about the community. 2. Gather information and save an image for your informercial background. 3. Use the app Tellagami to create your infomercial. India Peru Tunisia Ukraine Grade 3 Social Studies: Students will: 3.1.2 examine the social, cultural and linguistic characteristics that affect quality of life in communities in other parts of the world by exploring and reflecting upon the following questions for inquiry: •How is identity reflected in traditions, celebrations, stories and customs in the communities?
  • 60. Tellagami 60 Preview 1. Choose a background (from Library) 2. Choose a character 3. Choose emotion (optional) 4. Record your voice or add typed text that will be read aloud. 5. Share - Press Save to save the video to your camera roll
  • 61. ! • Use the app Skitch to label the three geographic regions of Peru. • The Coastal Plains • The Amazon Rainforest • The Andes Mountains ! • Label why each region is important to Peru. What resources or services does each area offer? • Use the QR code to go directly to a map of Peru. Press and hold on the image and Save to Camera Roll or open Safari and find a map of Peru to save. Any QR reader app will work. I use the i-nigma app (free) Annotation Station 1. Open Skitch. You do NOT have to sign in. 2. Choose your map of Peru from the camera roll (allow Skitch to access your photos). Annotate the map.
  • 62. Skitch App - Free ★Annotate images using text, pens and shapes. ★When you first open you are prompted to sign in (syncs with Evernote), but you can skip this step and still be able to email your annotations. Email or Save to Camera Roll
  • 63. Skitch App (NewVersion) Choose your image. Tap here to access annotation Tools.
  • 64. Narrated Slide Show! •Pick one of the contributing factors of quality of life such as shelter, food, job or income, schooling, freedom. •Use images and voice over to compare and contrast this factor in two of the communities. Videolicious (free) ! 30 Hands (free) 1. Scan the QR code to access images and information about the community. 2. Gather information and save images to your camera roll. 3. Use the app Videolicious or 30 Hands India Peru Tunisia Ukraine
  • 65. 30 Hands 65 Skip this step New Presentation Give Title and Add Slides Choose your type of slide (photo or draw) Choose your photos. You can choose more than one at a time.
  • 66. 30hands 66 Drag to re-arrange your slides if neccessary. ! Tap on Begin Recording Record your voice. Swipe to move to the next slide. Tap the arrow to publish the video. Save to camera roll.
  • 67. 67 Videolicious - Free Choose Shots > Camera Roll Select your images in order. Record your voice over. Drag up the photos as you record your voice. Choose your music.
  • 68. 68 Videolicious - Continued Choose your music. Preview & Save Give it a title Save ! The video will be saved to your camera roll. ! You can also email out from Videolicious.
  • 69. Grade 6 LA: *express the same ideas in different forms and genres; compare and explain the effectiveness of each for audience and purpose • Retell an alternative version of a fairytale using stop motion animation. 69 Stop Motion Animation 1. Create plasticine or use lego/playmobile characters. 2. Film your animation using the Lego Movie Maker app. 3. Add voice over and other effects. 4. Save to the camera roll.
  • 70. 70 Lego Movie Maker App 1. Make a Movie 2.Title 3.Take Photos then DONE 4. Edit and add narration or sound effects. 5.Add music and effects then DONE 6. Save to camera roll.
  • 71. Grade 9 Science: * investigate and describe evidence of energy transfer and transformation (e.g., mechanical energy transformed into electrical energy, electrical energy transferred through power grids, chemical energy converted to electrical energy and then to light energy in a flashlight, thermal energy converted to electrical energy in a thermocouple) Wind turbine Image • Use Educreations, Doceri or ScreenChomp to explain how a wind mill or wind turbine produces energy. 1. Find an image or diagram of a wind turbine. You may use the one linked to the QR Code or find your own image. Save this image to your camera roll. 2. Open Doceri or ScreenChomp and insert the image. Record your voice and/or annotate to explain how it generates energy. 3. In Doceri you can export your video to the camera roll and/or email your video. In ScreenChomp, your video is uploaded to a web address. You can email the link to view from another iPad or computer. 71 ScreenCast!
  • 74. 74
  • 75. I WANT MY STUDENTS TO SHARE THEIR PROJECT WITH ME DropboxEmail Google Drive Padlet Wall http://padlet.com/ Manual Sync
  • 76. Email from Camera roll. • Open the photo library. • Press Select. • Choose the video. • Touch the share icon and choose email.
  • 77. Sharing Using the Google Drive App • Requires google accounts. 77 To share:1. 2. 3. 4.
  • 78. ! goo.gl/LNXMvW Double tap to upload your project.! Type your name. 1. Upload 2. Tap to upload 3. Choose existing 4. Choose video. 5. Use
  • 79. Padlet Wall http://padlet.com/ For instructions on setting up a Padlet account and creating a wall http://goo.gl/AoDKqg
  • 80. SharingYour Photos Note: Videos and photos in your camera roll can be manually transferred to your computer through the iPad cable. 1. Plug your iPad into your computer. 2. If iTunes opens up, close it. DO NOT SYNC. 3. PC-The auto import from camera should appear. Import images as you would from a digital camera. Mac-Open iPhoto and import.
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  • 82. I want my students to... use predictive text to support their writing. 82 iOS 8 Predictive Text ! iReadWrite ★$19.99 iWordq ★$24.99 Abilipad ★$19.99 Co-Writer ★$17.99 Read&Write ★Free with Read&Write4Google Subscription
  • 83. Predictive Text Apps App Price Pro Con iReadWrite 19.99 -Predictive Text,Auditory Feedback & Support -Highlights words -stores multiple files iWordQ 24.99 -Predictive Text,Auditory Feedback & Support -Highlights words -stores multiple files -Must buy each language separately ZenTap iPhone App Free or Pro $1.99 -Works on iPhone, iPod & iPad -Text can be emailed out -No auditory support Abilipad 20.99 -Predictive Text -Customizable keyboards -Works in both English and French Co-Writer 17.99 -Predictive Text; -main prediction dictionary and Topic dictionaries can be accessed. -iPhone and iPad
  • 84. I want my students to... know their daily schedule. 84 Choiceworks ★$6.99 Scheduling & Transitioning Apps First Then Visual Schedule iPhone App ★$9.99 Picture Scheduler ★$2.99 Picture Prompt Timer ★$3.99
  • 85. I want my students to... practice social skills 85 AutismExpress (free) Stories to Learn ($13.99) Model Me Going Places (free) Bitsboard (free)
  • 86. I want my students to... make choices. 86 Choiceworks ★$6.99 Answers: Yes/No Free ChoiceBoard Creator Free
  • 87. I want my students to... practice their articulation. 87 Artic PCS Flashcards ArtikPix Full Each of these apps has one free sound. Artic PCS-purchase sounds individually. ArticPix - Full version $29.99
  • 88. I want my students to... communicate. 88 Proloquo2go -iPad/iPod/ $219.99 Tap Speak Choice -iPad $169.99
  • 90. 90 Working in Grade (and/or Subject) level partners… ! • explore apps to suit your teaching and learning needs. There are app lists on the following slides but feel share other apps that you like and use often. ! You will be expected to share at least one idea and a favourite resource or app. Exploration Time
  • 91. 91 Books and Reading Materials App Price Notes Rad-Kids Free! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ raz-kids/id474207297?mt=8 Requires a reading A-Z Account ($90/class). Levelled readers and activities. Tumble Books (not an app but is a website) Use this link if you do not have a subscription: http:// www.perthunionlibrary.ca/ tumblebooks.html Save the website to your home screen for easy access. Epic Books Free ! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ epic!-books-for-kids/ id719219382?mt=8 Requires Free Teacher Account; Amazing selection of books; some are read aloud Collins Big Cat! Books Free ! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ collins-big-cat-it-was-cold/ id485308966?mt=8! Search Collins Big Cat on the app store to find them all. Students can listen to reading and record their reading in the app. OverDrive Free! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ overdrive-library-ebooks- audiobooks/id366869252?mt=8! Use your public library subscription to access fiction and non-fiction titles.
  • 92. 92 Fine Motor App Price Notes Pinch Peeps Free! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ pinch-peeps/id513847077? mt=8 •!Pinch and drag two of the same peeps together in timed trial or practice! •!Game progresses through levels! Touch Piano 88 Free https://itunes.apple.com/ ca/app/touch-piano-88/ id854342998?mt=8 No annoying in app purchases, simple touch the keys to make a full range of piano sounds. ! Can adjust the keys to a small, medium and large width. ! Finger isolation, tapping. Wheels on the Bus HD! by Duck Duck Moose! 1.99 ! https://itunes.apple.com/ ca/app/wheels-on-the- bus-hd/id371962250? mt=8 ! ! Aboard this moving bus, you can:! •! Read, sing and play! •! Spin the wheels to go faster or slower.! •! Open and close the doors! •! Move the bus driver’s arm “move on back!”! •! Swish the wipers ! •! Make the people on the bus go up and down! •! Help a baker serve some cake!! •! Pop bubbles and make a goldfish jump! •! Make a dog say “woof” and sniff a bone!
  • 93. 93 Printing App Price Notes Letter School 2.99! https://itunes.apple.com/ ca/app/letterschool/ id435476174?mt=8! ••!Tap, trace, and write letters and numbers with a variety of scenes! •! Stores progress for 3 students! •! Two challenging levels! Wet Dry Try 6.99 https:// itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ handwriting-without-tears/ id548753732?mt=8 •!Practice letters in HWT developmental sequence or any order! •!Each level has three levels of difficulty! •!Chalkboard (like HWT slate chalkboard) and Blackboard with double lines to practice! •!Track student errors! BT Handwriting ! Free and paid version https://itunes.apple.com/ca/ app/bt-handwriting-free/ id515753347?mt=8 ! !
  • 94. 94 Cause and Effect Apps App Price Notes Little Gems Visual Scene! Free! App has pentagon shaped gems that appear magnetized when you touch the screen.! Hold your finger down and they spin. Release and they separate. Move your finger and the gems follow. Draw with Stars Free Touch the screen and a star appears. Touch and move a string of spinner stars appears. Tap the stars and they shoot away. Good sound effects and some options available. Finger Paint with Sounds Free ! Peekaboo Barn Free ! ! free has 3 farm animals, paid version has 16 animals plus other features including other languages.! ages 5 and under! tap the screen to hear sounds and see actions from barn animals
  • 95. 95 Phonics & Sight Words App Price Notes Abitalk Apps Free! Variety of apps for phonics and spelling. Mels Phonics Lite versions are free Sight Words List Free ! Spelling Bug Free ! ! Use letter tiles to spell words prompted by pictures.
  • 96. 96 Math Apps App Price Notes Number Pieces Basic! Number Pieces Free! Virtual Base 10 Blocks Kids Canadian Coin 0.99! https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/ kids-canadian-coin-age-6-8/ id604698677?mt=8 Calculate coins. 3 levels Mod Math Free ! Squared paper with a calculator to set up equations. Helpful to line up place value. MyScript Calculator Free ! ! Write equation with your finger. It’s automatically changed to text and calculation done. Jumbo Calculator Free! ! Mathmateer (Rocket Math) Free Practice basic facts
  • 97. More Apps: Two Lists 97 http://www.tcea.org/ipad http://www.21innovate.com/top-apps.html OTs with Apps: http://goo.gl/Kq4Jxg
  • 98. 98 Share your ideas, apps and any other resources! Exploration Time
  • 99. iPad Resources: • http://www.schrockguide.net/ipads-in-the- classroom.html • http://learninginhand.com/ipad/ • http://langwitches.wikispaces.com/iPad+Activities • http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/26195 • http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/tools-and- resources/visual-support-apps-for-ipodipad/ • http://www.ipad-autism.com/category/ipad-apps-for- autism/visual-schedules/ 99
  • 100. Exit Pass What’s your take-away? 100 karla.holt@me.com @karlaholt