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

• Facebook

• Twitter

• 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: jeffery.schwartz@browardschools.comEddie Ryan: eddie.ryan@browardschools.com

Thanks For Attending