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The ECC, the iPad and MeUsing Apple accessibility and Apps for
teaching, learning, and assessmentJeff Schwartz and Eddie Ryan
So You Got An iPad…Now What?
You’ve begged, borrowed, and pleaded and now you have your very own iPad!
So how are you going to use this awesome tool with your students who are visually impaired?
Well, plenty! We have organized the presentation into the nine areas of the ECC and how you, the TVI, can best serve your students with the iPad.
Additionally, you will learn how to use the iPad for assessment. That’s where the “me” comes in.
The iPad for the Low Vision LearnerDuring our session we are going to refer to accessibility options for learners who are low vision. The options that will be discussed are:
• Zoom Accessibility
• Screen enlarging with finger gestures
The iPad for The Learner Who is BlindDuring our session we are going to refer to accessibility options for learners who are blind. The option that will be discussed is:
• VoiceOver (with/without refreshable Braille).
***Of course VoiceOver can be used with the learner who is low vision, but for the purpose of this presentation we will separate the two types of learners.
THE IPAD AND THE ECC
Compensatory/ Functional Academics
• Read2Go (Bookshare)
• Learning Ally
• Notes section
• Calculator (must download for iPad)
• Planner/Calendar
Organize apps into folders. It’s easier for your student to find!
Compensatory/Functional Academics
Read2Go is a great app to use with a refreshable braille display. It is a tool that students can use to increase reading fluency!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVuLGrab9JA&feature=player_embedded
Orientation and Mobility
• Compass App
• Ariadne GPS
• List view of maps works best
• Siri to get directions
Social Skills
• Messaging
• Facetime
Independent Living Skills
• LookTel app – Money ID ($9.99)
• EyeNote Money Reader (FREE)
• Yelp
• Bills Free
• Banking Apps (i.e. Chase Banking)
Career Education
• Resume Bear App
• Local Classified ads
• Post Secondary Schools Apps can be downloaded
*Not many apps specific to students with visual impairments
Recreation and Leisure Skills
• Words with Friends (Zoom Only)• Pandora• Music App• iTunes• Fandango• Flickster• YouTube (a bit tricky with VoiceOver, but
can be done)
Technology
THIS IS TECHNOLOGY
Sensory Efficiency Skills• Built in camera (great for on the spot video
magnifier improves)• Sound Shaker (Great for students with cognitive
impairments)• Zoola Lite (Young Students)• TapToLearn• Tap-N-See Zoo (CVI)• Tap-N-See Zoo Lite• Tap To Talk (For Low Vision)• Sight Words Free• SoundingBoard
Self-Determination
• Calendar
• Reminders
• Timers & Alarms (must be downloaded)
This area is very broad there are several apps that would fit in this area from other areas of the ECC
THE IPAD AND ME
Assessment• The iPad is an effective tool that can be used to
conduct functional vision assessments.• The following are a list of some apps that have been
successfully used to test visual acuity, color tests, binocularity, near & distance vision
Vision Test
Eye Chart Pro
FastAcuity XL
Last but NOT least…
You all work Hard…
Play Harder!!!
(Download the Happy Hours app…to your own device of course!)
Contact Information:Jeff Schwartz: [email protected] Ryan: [email protected]
Thanks For Attending