Use different TTS voices and use Siri for sending text messages
“I use different voices for my text to speech and I use Siri to send notes to lecturers as an instant message (SMS). It is the flexibility of the iPhone that is so good – you can multitask using...
View ArticleAssistant App for organising your time with voice rather than typing
Sandra sent an email about her work with links to her TeachTapin blog and there she mentioned her use of iPads and an iPhone “Assistant App is a great new app powered by the Nuance voice technology...
View ArticleUsing C-pen 3.5 to collect journal notes
I have been using a C-pen 3.5 for collecting printed notes that can be stored for assignments. It works well with Bluetooth and a Windows computer – You can run the pen over the print quite quickly and...
View ArticleOpen courses to help me catch up with work.
“I watch open course videos to improve my knowledge or to help me to catch up with my classmates. I do not find some of the uni notes good enough so the online videos are the best help and they …...
View ArticleKindle – read books anywhere, anytime!
“I have a Kindle – it means I read books anywhere even at times that I can’t carry extra books!” Andrew The smallest and lightest 6 inch Kindle 4 allows you to download Word and PDF files, has an...
View ArticleFree Dictionary on the iPad and Dictionary.com app
“I like the way on the iPad the dictionaries are available from different apps but I also use the free Dictionary.com and Thesaurus app as it works offline and gives me the pronunciation of words.”...
View ArticleSwiftKey Android mobile app for speedy keyboarding.
“SwiftKey mobile app for Android is super great with writing prediction. It can even create meanings from very incorrectly spelt words. Great for speed writing an also for dyslexic users!” Andrew...
View ArticleTaking notes on an iPad and using iCloud
“I don’t like pens and papers! Too much waste and extra cost. I’ve been using my iPad with a stylus and several note taking/drawing apps so far. I synchronise all my notes with iCloud (it was iWorld...
View ArticleSpeech to Text app on a mobile
“I like to generate a transcript of a lecture session and I use speech to text to dictate into my mobile or I record the session” D.T. There are several ways of dictating and producing text on the...
View ArticleEvernote for Research
Evernote is the “most useful app. Good layout and easy to organise my notes and research. Able to synchronise with laptop. I can use a notebook for each of my modules. I find the ability to synchronise...
View ArticleSiri for Calendar and Time Management.
Siri is brilliant for calendar management and time/task management, but underused, you can verbally manage your calendar/ tasks which, I personally find reduces the burden on my working memory and is...
View ArticleGoogle Drive for online storage and collaboration
Google Drive is an online tool which uses your Google account to store files online and can also be used to share files with other people and work on projects together. Being able to join in with a few...
View ArticleUpdate Facebook and more when using Siri on the iPhone /iPad
iPhone Siri is not a new thing in today’s world but most people don’t use it very often. But through this post I want to highlight some of its key features like: Users can update Facebook status...
View ArticleClaro ScanPen for image to text scanning with text to speech
I have found that Claro ScanPen works well with typed text and has the advantage of real time scanned conversions without an internet connection. You can take a photo of the text using your smartphone...
View ArticleiPhone, iPad or iOS 12 Shortcuts app to create custom shortcuts
The Apple iOS free Shortcuts app can be used to make many tasks one step easier. If you go to the Apple store you can download the ShortCuts app Several websites have commented on how useful it is,...
View ArticleOtter Voice Notes and Transcription
Otter creates voice notes that combine audio, transcription and speaker identification for free on a desktop/laptop computer when online and with mobile and tablet apps. Otter is a real time speech...
View ArticleSCULPT for Accessibility
Helen Wilson has very kindly shared her link to SCULPT for Accessibility. Usually we receive strategies that relate to student’s work, but in this case, this is a set of resources that aim “to build...
View ArticleAccessibility Maze Game
If you want to learn about digital accessibility in a fun way try the Accessibility Maze Game developed by The Chang School, Ryerson University in Ontario, Canada. It takes a bit of working out and you...
View ArticleAndroid Accessibility: Introducing Action Blocks for rapid access.
Google Action Blocks designed for those with cognitive impairments, but actually useful for anyone who wants a one tap selection to important features on their Android phone. Action Blocks, a new...
View ArticlePDF reader in Microsoft Edge and Immersive Reader goes mobile.
We don’t usually have a collection of stategies but in this case Alistair McNaught has posted an interesting comment on Linkedin that he now uses Edge to read PDFs. From the quote below the browser...
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