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iPrompts - 0 views

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AAC visual supports visual schedules timers social stories ASD:technology autism apps iPod Touch iPhone

shared by J B on 12 May 09 - Cached
  • J B on 12 May 09
     
    Prompts is a software application for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed especially for parents, special educators & therapists, iPrompts allows for the presentation of customized picture schedules, "social stories," countdown timers and choice offerings to those with developmental and language impairments. The visual supports packed into iPrompts are used to help get those with special needs through the day. Costs $75.
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Zane Education - 3 views

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instructional videos

shared by J B on 22 Jan 11 - Cached
  • J B on 22 Jan 11
     
    online subtitled education video for special needs children, the disabled, dyslexia, reading difficulties, gifted students, and visually impaired students
Samantha Ward

NSTA News - 0 views

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science classroom inclusion Assistive technology

shared by Samantha Ward on 25 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • AT can be any item, piece of equipment, or teachermade product that is designed to improve a student’s functional capability or help a student succeed in accessing the general education curriculum
  • pencil grips
  • text-to-speech
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  • Commercially available mapping software, such as Inspiration, is an example of a high-tech solution to organizational work and thought problems
  • Clip art, videos, animations, maps, diagrams, and other graphic elements can be found online as well and are useful in assisting students who need visual imagery to better understand the concepts in a lesson
  • modified meterstick with staples at the centimeter markings for tactile use by those with visual impairments
  • instructional software program that converts text to speech for students who function at low reading levels; such devices could be used with headsets by students during classroom time
  • Lahm and Morrissette (1994) identify seven instructional areas in which AT has proven advantageous for use with students with mild disabilities: organization, note taking, writing assistance, productivity, access to reference materials, cognitive assistance, and materials modification
  • Organization
  • Light-tech solutions include the use of flow charts, task analysis, webbing or networking ideas, and outlining
  • Graphic organizers
J B

Code Factory: Making mobile phones and PDAs accessible to the blind and visually impaired - 1 views

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apps:AT Android text-to-speech TTS blind

shared by J B on 03 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • J B on 03 Mar 11
     
    new - TTS app designed for blind - reads with natural sounding svoices
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