Category Archives: Apps and Mobile Learning
Switch scanning on iPads? Yes … well … sort of!
Posted in Accessibility and Access, Accessories, Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies
Jane Farrall February 14, 2011
Jane Farrall February 14, 2011
I’ve had several people email me recently asking questions about switch scanning and iPads so I thought I would summarise what I know to share. These are the options I am aware of at present, but if anyone has any more information it would be great to hear it. Please add your comments!
Bookshare, Read:OutLoud 6 and the Read2Go App: exciting news for Bookshare members
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies, Tools & Resources, Web links
Jane Farrall February 11, 2011
Jane Farrall February 11, 2011
For those of you who are Bookshare members there is exciting news afoot! If you aren’t a Bookshare member yet please check out the information provided by Anita in a previous blog. As a Bookshare member there are some great Reading Tools available to help you get the most out of the eBooks you download. The exciting news …
iPhone and iPod accessories: iMainGoX and Pogo Sketch
Posted in Accessories, Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg January 11, 2011
Barbara Landsberg January 11, 2011
Two new cool tools for use with iDevices are just about to hit Spectronics’ shelves! The first is the iMainGoX, an ultra-portable stereo and protective case for iPods and iPhones. Just unzip your iMainGoX. Plug in your device. Zip it closed. Turn your music on and stand back! Great volume for such a small unit – even better …
Proloquo2Go no longer available from Spectronics
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Latest News, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg December 13, 2010
Barbara Landsberg December 13, 2010
For the past year, our team has been working very hard to make Proloquo2Go available to you. We did this because so many of our customers told us that there was no other way they would be able to access funding for the program unless purchases came through Spectronics. We made the process work (with considerable effort), despite …
Apps for Literacy Support
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Tools & Resources
Greg O'Connor November 15, 2010
Greg O'Connor November 15, 2010
This Apps for Literacy list as been updated and moved to a new permanent location on our website, http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/article/apps-for-literacy-support. The list will be regularly updated at this new location. Mobile learning tools, such as the iPad and iPod Touch, are devices that allow learning to occur across contexts and environments. These tools are convenient in that they are …
How do I make my iPod accessible for students with disabilities? Meet the new iPod Switcher!
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies, Tools & Resources
Barbara Landsberg October 14, 2010
Barbara Landsberg October 14, 2010
Having recently told you about the many cool Apps available for “Apple iThings”, we now need to discuss how students with disabilities can drive their iPods to independently choose and play music from their own collections. We all know how powerfully motivating music can be for our students … so … meet the iPod Switcher! It offers wireless …
Educational Apps and Resources for the iPad and iPhone
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Favourite Sites, New Technologies, Teaching and Learning, Tools & Resources, Web links
Anita Raftery September 28, 2010
Anita Raftery September 28, 2010
Apps for Education Teachers, parents and therapists are buzzing with the exciting potential and possibilities of using the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad for learning and education. The number of apps (applications) in the iTunes store is mind boggling, and with more and more apps becoming available every day (for Android phone users too) – how do you …
iPhone/iPad Apps for AAC updated
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning
Jane Farrall September 24, 2010
Jane Farrall September 24, 2010
The AAC Apps table has been moved to a new, permanent home on our website and is regularly updated there. Click here to be taken to the new home. Since pulling together information on AAC Apps for the iPod touch, iPhone and Ipad in July, there have been a number of changes to existing Apps – as well …
iHelp for Autism – The story of a boy and an iPad
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Opinion
Greg O'Connor August 15, 2010
Greg O'Connor August 15, 2010
This story begins with Shannon Rosa, mother of 9 year old Leo, winning an iPad in a raffle. This is what happens next: Leo is Rosa’s 9-year-old son, and when people ask her about him, she is mindful to explain him in a way that will set appropriate expectations. He is a boy with intense autism, she says.
iPhone/iPad Apps for AAC
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, New Technologies
Jane Farrall July 16, 2010
Jane Farrall July 16, 2010
The AAC Apps table has been moved to a new, permanent home on our website and is regularly updated there. Click here to be taken to the new home. As you probably know, there are an increasing number of iPhone/iPod touch/iPad Apps for AAC available on the iTunes store. So many that I’m having trouble keeping them straight …
