USING IPODS, IPADS, MY PHONE, AND THE INTERNET TO HELP ME IN MY JOB, IN MY CLASSES, OR AT HOME

J E N N I F E R C U L L E N , P H . D . S T U D E N T, O H I O S TAT E U N I V E R S I T Y

L E N D T R A I N E E , N I S O N G E R C E N T E R

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CALENDAR/SCHEDULING

• iCloud• Google Calendar• Awesome Notes• Picture Scheduler

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PICTURE SCHEDULER

• Click the plus sign

PICTURE SCHEDULER• You must record the video before you

start. To do that, click camera, switch to video if needed, click the red button to start recording, have one person read the task as someone else completes it. Put all of it in one recording.

PICTURE SCHEDULER

• Give the task a name

PICTURE SCHEDULER• Click video, then click

pick from library

PICTURE SCHEDULER• Find the video

you want and select it, then click choose

PICTURE SCHEDULER

• It will compress the video and then add it to the library. Click it

• Then click done

IMOVIE

• Can edit videos or place videos and picture• Good for creating visual resumes that can include

pictures, videos, and texts of students working

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PREZI

• www.prezi.com (free)• If you are a student, you can store presentations

privately

COMPLETE CLASS ORGANIZER

• 4.99• Record Lectures, Homework assignments, take

notes, integrates with Google Drive and Dropbox

DICTIONARY.COM

Cost: freeUsage: speech to text, test to speech, get definitions

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WRITING—TYPO HD

• Cost: 14.99• Usage: talking word processor with prediction

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DRAGON

• Built into the iPad 3• Speech to Text

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DRAGON

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DRAGON—MAKING SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESSIBLE

READING BOOKS—READ2GOCost: 19.99Usage: gives access to Bookshare books and will read them aloud. Bookshare has thousands of books available

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Browse and share Bookshare’s entire collectionDownload and automatically unzip booksStore books on the Read2Go bookshelfConnect via blue tooth to specific braille displays to read in brailleRead books multi-modally (see and hear words at the same time)Read in text only or text-to-speech mode with built-in Acapela voicesControl font size, color, background, reading speed and more!

READING WEBSITES

• Web Reader• Built in Reader to iPad (will read within other apps

also)

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TYPO HD

• 14.99• Talking Word Processor and Word Prediction

WEEBLY

• www.weebly.com• Free website creator for electronic portfolios• Can be accessed online or through iPad

FLASHCARDS

• Open flashcard app• Search for Certified Nursing Exam, practice cards• Search for drivers license, practice cards• Can be accessed from computer at

www.quizlet.com

DRIVERSLICENSE.COM

NURSING EXAM APPHelped one student with CD and physical disabilities pass the CNA exam

ADVOCATING FOR TECHNOLOGY USE

• Be prepared to show the app you want to use• Be able to tell your teacher/supervisor how it will

help you be successful• Be polite if they tell you no, but it’s okay to ask

them why• Get assistance to follow up if needed• Don’t use the technology for the wrong purposes

ROLEPLAY

• Asking a teacher to use Complete Class Organizer• Asking a supervisor or job coach to use Google

Calendar to write down your schedule• Asking a supervisor or job coach to use Awesome

Notes

QUESTIONS