This is an incredible app for students with special needs. It connects to the Bookshare.org database and does require a membership ID. However, students and organizations who qualify have access to a tremendous resource.
"From within Read2Go, you can browse, search, download, and read books directly from Bookshare using your Bookshare membership, as well as read DAISY books from other sources. The app gives you full control over visual choices for font size and color, background and highlighting color, and text-to-speech preferences. Read2Go features word-by-word highlighting for multi-modal reading."
There is now an app to support subscriptions to Audible.com - to support readers who need audiobooks, or for those who prefer to listen - the full library is now accessible from iPad with a subscription.
This claims to be the first browser created by a doctor that is just for kids. The idea is that parents and educators curate content and students then can only access what they have identified. An interesting concept to present curated vs. filtered content.
"CCL4s provides an interface for entering observation data as well as access to all the Content Standards for Mathematics K-12 and the ISTE NETS.S. The collected observation data can be shared via email or with our unique built-in instant meeting. The graphs are very interactive and allow observers to merge different observations to compare and contrast different teachers or the same teacher over time. Using the Timeline feature, observers can track the observed Look-fors through time."
Fantastic video from Luis Perez about adding alt tag descriptions to images in Book Creator. Between that, audio narration, text, and video, Book Creator may be the ultimate app for reaching all learners.
This free app provides instant access to the Common Core Standards. Not sure what to do with it, but it could be useful from an administrative/lesson planning stand point.