Category Archives: Apps and Mobile Learning
Movenote – the move to visual instruction
Posted in Teaching and Learning
Katie Lyon May 16, 2013
Katie Lyon May 16, 2013
The Spectronics Consultancy Team have just learned about a great little app called Movenote and we thought we would share our ideas for using it to provide alternative instruction for your students with diverse learning needs. Movenote allows you to add a video of yourself teaching (or of anything for that matter) to any photos or slide content and …
Proloquo2Go – Release of Version 3
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning
Amanda Hartmann May 8, 2013
Amanda Hartmann May 8, 2013
These are exciting days…. with the latest version 3.0 of Proloquo2Go hitting the app store for us to update. This major update, brings with it, many new features and additions, and continues to be free for all current users of Proloquo2Go. You can read more about Version 3.0 on the Assistware website – HERE. Or you may even …
Integrating iPads into your Classroom: For Learning Support and Special Ed | May 2013 Workshops in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane!
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Events, How to learn more!, Teaching and Learning
Barbara Landsberg May 7, 2013
Barbara Landsberg May 7, 2013
In response to MANY requests, we are repeating the very popular Integrating iPads into your Classroom: For Learning Support and Special Ed one-day workshops again this month. Only in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane this time around, but videos of the full day of workshop content will be available to ALL Spectronics Online Premium Subscribers within the next …
Transfer images and video between iPads
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen April 30, 2013
Charlene Cullen April 30, 2013
We recently learned a great tip when using the Camera Connection Kit. You can connect two iPads together to share videos and images. It’s very easy to set up and the images and video transfer within seconds! The USB connector from the Camera Connection Kit needs to be plugged into the iPad you want to share the photos …
Speak Selection – you just have to know about this!
Posted in Accessibility and Access, Apps and Mobile Learning
Katie Lyon April 20, 2013
Katie Lyon April 20, 2013
Speak Selection is one of the most exciting and useful accessibility features on the iPad. It has been around for a while now, since iOS 5 in fact, but has continued to improve with time. We had mentioned it in Accessibility Settings in iOS: access to i-devices explaine d but since this time there have been more features added …
Proloquo2Go 3.0 will have switch access
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen April 11, 2013
Charlene Cullen April 11, 2013
It’s been announced on the AssistiveWare blog and I am jumping up and down with excitement! Most things in the technology world give me a buzz but this announcement has me squealing excitedly as well. Proloquo2Go is a communication app used widely around the world by people of all ages with complex communication needs. When the new version …
Downloading ANY video to your camera roll – easy as!
Posted in Tips and Tricks
Katie Lyon April 3, 2013
Katie Lyon April 3, 2013
Having just returned from my first round of iPad workshops across the country, I can’t tell you how many new tips we have picked up from everyone! There really are some clever educators out there implementing iPads into their classrooms for students with diverse learning needs. Be prepared for some follow up blog posts such as this one, …
Creation Tools for the iPad
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Latest News, Tips and Tricks
Jay March 28, 2013
Jay March 28, 2013
Check out the latest video JUST added to the Spectronics Online Resources! Creation Tools for the iPad is available now! Login to start watching straight away!
Another Proloquo2Go 3.0 feature – coming soon
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tips and Tricks
Charlene Cullen March 22, 2013
Charlene Cullen March 22, 2013
Now, I really am getting excited about the new Proloquo2Go version 3.0 update that will be coming in the next few months. I’ve just been reading about the next cool feature on the AssistiveWare blog. Another expressive feature will be that the user won’t be limited to the one voice. You will be able to go into edit …
