ReadOutLoud Screen Reader:
ReadOutLoud is software
that basically looks like any browser that one might be familiar with: Chrome,
Safari, Firefox. The
advantage to ReadOutLoud over other screen readers is that it doesn’t only read
text out loud, but it has a bouncing ball that highlights the words as the
computer is reading them. This
helps younger readers track the words and keep their focus on the text. The student can click and unclick the
icon to stop the reading. The
speed is alterable and it has other fun features as well, such as a
bibliographer, an outline creator, and if you are a Bookshare member, the
software can read those books as well.
iPad Apps: Dragon
You talk and it types:
Dragon is an easy-to-use voice recognition application. A student can just push the record
button, speak, hit the stop button, and the words magically appear
immediately. You can then e-mail
the recorded speech to yourself or copy it into the iPad app, Pages to edit and
use in that framework.
Livescribe Pen:
Livescribe is a digital
pen that is awesome for note taking.
It can be for students who missed a class because classmates can share
the information that they wrote down with a peer. The pen creates a digital copy of everything that is written
by hand with the ink, and it simultaneously records audio. Once a student uploads the information
onto a computer, the information becomes searchable and the student can look
through their past notes. The
Livescribe pen also has a calculator and a paper piano that can play the piano
once one is drawn.
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