They either go way too over the kids’ heads or they’re too low or they’re not well made.
But when you first think about educational apps, you likely immediately have the same thought I did: “nah, those apps are probably like a lot of free educational websites and games. It goes without saying that iPads are cool, fun to play with.
Read More… iPads: Cool, Fun Toy? Or Essential Educational Toolbox? For those who have word retrieval difficulties, grapho-motor weaknesses or problems committing ideas to paper in a timely fashion, Dragon may be just the tool you need, in order to improve your writing skills. It is a voice recognition program that allows you to dictate your ideas and watch your words appear on the computer screen.
When returning to the material for homework or review, students have an opportunity to listen to important information a second time, add notes that may be of significance and review what has already been written.ĭragon Naturally Speaking for PC users and Dragon Dictate for Mac users is another technological aide that facilitates the learning process for the dyslexic student. Recording classroom discussions and taking fewer notes allows the dyslexic student to spend more time listening and learning. The Livescribe smartpen is an assistive technology aide that facilitates the note taking and learning process. However, in order to activate the voice command, an Internet connection must also be present, and Siri needs to be turned on (Settings → General → Siri). Keyboard dictation is usually an option wherever the keyboard function is available (Pages, Keynote, Facebook, Twitter, are just a few examples). This option offers students the opportunity to generate text through their voices instead of typing. The iPad 3 provides a speech to text option through a microphone icon on its keyboard. Read More… How Speech-to-Text Works on the iPad (versions 3 and higher) To figure out the one that is right for you, think about which features are most important to you as you read the reviews. All three tablets have some features that are perfect for dyslexics. Instead of focusing on battery life, pixel density, and processor speed, I took a look at the features that would help people with dyslexia and other disabilities. Over the past couple of weeks I have been lucky enough to review three of the most popular tablets-the iPad mini, the Nexus 7, and the Kindle Fire HDX.
A Dyslexic Student’s Perspective: A Comparison of Tablets for Dyslexics Tell us about your experience with Livescribe– click here.
Tell us about your experience with Dragon– click here. Each aide is designed to make the learning process easier and each offers support to the dyslexic student in different ways. Two technologies that facilitate this process are the Livescribe smartpen and Dragon Naturally Speaking. For dyslexic students, technology opens doors and allows them to demonstrate their knowledge in ways that were unimaginable in the past.