"While some may think high school or junior high math classes today still need to be relegated to paper and pencil and rely on the use of a expensive, dedicated graphing calculator to boot, think again! Used effectively, math instruction is something that very easily " rethought" using the iPod touch as a part of the instructional mix"

"There are many apps out there, however, two really stand out as fun, exciting ways to harness the excitement of the iPhone/iTouch while providing valuable learning experiences for students."

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"Introducing Speak it! 2.0, the most advanced text to speech solution in the App Store! Speak it! has been the number one selling TTS app, and now its even better than ever. " Costs $1.99

"Experience NeoSpeech natural-sounding text-to-speech (TTS) software. NeoSpeech offers superior text-to-speech applications with natural-sounding voice synthesis software. Our TTS languages include: English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese."

"Talk Assist is an alternative speech aid that provides a voice for people who cannot speak for themselves."

Vocabulary Videos and Flash Cards for SAT, ACT and GRE - "VocabAhead Study Room provides a distraction free environment with over 1000 difficult words explained using Vocabulary Videos and Flash Cards. More vocab videos continuously added. Join us, it's FREE!"

"EduApps is an initiative developed by the JISC Regional Support Centre Scotland North & East and consists of four different collections of incredibly useful software: * AccessApps provides a range of solutions to support writing, reading and planning, as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties. * TeachApps is a collection of software specifically designed for teachers or lecturers. * LearnApps, as its name implies, is specifically designed for learners. All learners or students can benefit from LearnApps. * MyStudyBar is our new kid on the block, providing a suite of apps to support literacy. Currently we host over 90 open source and freeware software applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows computer. "

So who wants to test this out and see how it all works? Sounds promising!

"These recorded workshops contain the presenter's PowerPoint Presentation (including video content) and an embedded audio narration by the presenter to the audience. All the presentations include a transcript of the presenter's narrative. The opening slide of each presentation commences with a tutorial video outling the various features of the digital recording. No additional software is required in the viewing of these interactive recordings. "

Play the drums using your mouse or touchscreen

Online creative activities for early mouse and switch users

"Switch Jam is an exciting music application that enables kids of all ages to use their switches or Intellikeys® keyboard to jam together in a variety of contemporary styles of music; Rock, Hip Hop, Funk, Latin & Jazz. No matter what their abilities, your kids will sound good the first time they use Switch Jam. Simply select one of the ten songs and start jamming! "

Make Music online. Play the Virtual Piano With Your Keyboard.

"twinkl is a brand new online resource centre created just for teachers. Oh, and did we mention that everything is free?" Free Foundation, Primary and KS1 Teaching Resources |

"Improving children's behavior through technology We set out to make the fastest and most kid-friendly way to track and review children's behavior. We know that parents and teachers all over the world successfully use charts every day to help reinforce good behavior in kids, and we wanted to bring that concept to the iPhone."

"CutMP3.net is a simple Web 2.0 utility that enables you to cut out pieces of a MP3 files without having to decode that MP3. The tool cuts the MP3 at the frame level without losing the quality of your MP3. You don't need to upload MP3, CutMP3.net cuts MP3 locally. Cut MP3 files online for Free!"

Shelley Haven ATP, RET blog on assistive technology for students with learning disabilities

"One great tool for creating social reading experiences is Diigo (www.diigo.com), a free online application that allows users to add highlights and comments onscreen to any Web-based text. These comments can be seen by anyone using Diigo and are identified with the commenter's user name. Diigo also enables users to bookmark and "tag" with keywords any online articles that they find fascinating. Classes studying topics together can share their reading. Articles tagged by one user become instantly available to another, providing a source for continued study and ongoing conversations."

"tutor2u-Wisdomap is the only mind mapping software designed for education. Packed with useful features for in and out of the classroom, tutor2u-Wisdomap helps you to make beautiful mind maps and integrate engaging media items. You can use it to plan lessons, set and track mind map assignments for your students, create interactive mind map presentations. Your students can get the most from mind maps using the unique built in revision tools."