iPad2 Accessibility and Applications
Training for VI Special Education
Teachers
Dr. Sandra L. Ross, Consultant
Education/Assistive Technology Specialist,
ADA/ATACP Certified
Cornell University, Ithaca NY
California State University-Northridge
Held at
Marriott Frenchman’s Reef
August 29, 2012
St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands
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Dr. Sandra L. Ross, ADA/ATP
assisted by Mr. Kareem Forbes
Mr. Forbes is an information
technology specialist who works
as an ATACP certified Assistive
Technology Assistant at the
Virgin Islands University Center
for Excellence in Developmental
Disabilities (VIUCEDD) at UVI.
Dr. Ross is an ADA/ATACP
certified
training
consultant
specializing
in
assistive
technology, teacher training/
education and health for USA,
Caribbean, Africa and Asia
programs and projects.
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Housekeeping
• This PPT is located online at:
http://www.angelfire.com/me2/nubianqueen
• If you have a question, anytime during the
training, please raise your hand.
• Please turn off or put your cell phones on
silence.
• Bathrooms are located outside to the left.
• If you did not sign in, please do so as the
list comes around to you.
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Let’s Begin
• Please turn on your iPads
• If you have a laptop, sync it with your iPad.
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Sync Your iPad
and Your Computer
• You can use your data connection cord to
connect your iPad and computer to sync
info like contacts and calendar settings.
Before you can use iTunes to sync, you
have to download the software and, if you
want to make purchases from the store,
open an iTunes account.
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Sync Your iPad
and Your Computer cont’d
• With iTunes installed on your computer
and an iTunes account set up, follow these
simple steps to sync to your iPad:
• Plug the data connection cord into your
iPad.
• Plug the other end of the data connection
cord into your computer.
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Sync Your iPad
and Your Computer cont’d
• iTunes opens and shows an item in the left
pane for your iPad and an icon indicating
that it's syncing. Your iPad screen shows
the words "Sync in Progress."
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Handout 1: Outline
Learning Objectives
1. Master using the iPad2 for work with
students with disabilities
2. Master using special education apps
3. Master using PDF/ebooks: researching,
creating. loading and using iPad
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Learning Objectives
• SUMMARY: In this training, teachers
explore their iPads via accessibility
features and applications for special
education and that benefit students with
disabilities.
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Learning Objectives cont’d
• Participants learn how to load and create
PDF documents using their lesson plans
and IEPs; and useful tips and hands-on
demonstrations of apps for reading/writing,
math, and other areas (academic,
accessibility and social skills).
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Topics Covered
1. Overview of iPad2 usage with students
with disabilities: device (iPad2)—
accessibility options, apps and resources
2. Selected iPad accessibility options built in
for persons with disabilities/how to use
them: VoiceOver; Swiping; Tapping;
Triple Tapping (the Home Key)
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Topics Covered
3. Useful tips and hands-on demos
of special education apps
4. Hands-on exercise:
Loading PDF/ebooks into iPad
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Topics Covered
5. Hands-on exercise: Making PDFs of
reports, journal entries, and other
assignments that were created by the
student in apps like PixWriter and
compatibles
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ACCESSIBILITY
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Configuring Accessibility
Features on iPad
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4064
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Accessibility Features Demo
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iPad2 Basic Gestures
and Techniques
If you’ve never before owned a multi-touch
device from Apple, you may be unfamiliar
with crazy phrases like pinch-to-zoom and
the difference between the flick and the
swipe. Have no fear: While some of these
gestures may have odd names, they’re easy
enough to pick up.
http://www.tcgeeks.com/how-to-use-ipad-2gestures-and-techniques-ipad-2-user-guide18
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BREAK TIME
15-Minute Break
Please be back at in 15 minutes
THANK YOU
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Special Education Apps
Useful Tips and Hands-On Demos
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Handout 2: iPad, iPod & iPhone
Apps for Special Education
http://theumbrellanetwork.org/wpcontent/uploads/2011/04/iPhone-iPad-andiPod-touch-Apps-AUS1.pdf
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Speech and Language
• ABA Flash Cards: In this set of 52
images, learn actions via text, photo, and
real audio.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aba-flashcards-actions/id342235464?mt=8
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Geek SLP
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Communications Skills HD
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/communicat
ion-skills-hd/id415690439?mt=8
This program covers basic communication
topics including: NON-VERBAL
COMMUNICATION: (facial expressions,
eye gaze, touch, gestures, physical
appearance); LISTENING SKILLS: (make
eye contact, pay attention, don’t interrupt);
VERBAL-SPEAKING: (look at person,
think before speaking, tone of voice).
Includes bonus videos on how to: answer
the door, answer the telephone, call on the
telephone, and make an appointment.
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Language Development Apps
• Articulation Station (Free App)
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Articulation Station
• Pro version:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/artic...4919
98279?mt=8
Free version:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/articulationstation/id467415882?mt=8
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Communications Skills HD
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ArtikPix
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Find Your Apps
• Select or search for language
development apps that you would like to
have on your iPad.
• You have 20 minutes for this.
• If you have questions or need help, raise
your hand for assistance.
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Reading and Writing
iStoryBooks
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iStoryBooks: American History
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iTouch Words
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International Children’s
Digital Library (ICDL)
http://www.appover.co
m/search/icdl-booksfor-childreninternational-childrens-digitallibrary/295441481/
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Find Your Apps
• Select or search for language
development apps that you would like to
have on your iPad.
• You have 20 minutes for this.
• If you have questions or need help, raise
your hand for assistance.
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What Apps Did You Pick?
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BREAK TIME
15-Minute Break
Please be back at in 15 minutes
THANK YOU
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Reading PDF documents
How-to do so on Your iPad
1. What does PDF acronym mean?
2. What is a PDF?
3. What does ePub acronym mean?
4. What is an ePub?
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PDF and ePub
• PDF is portable document format. It was
created by Adobe and is the universal
standard for document exchange on the
Web.
• ePub is electronic publication. It is an
open standard format. With the right
software program and some basic design
skills, anyone can create an ePub
formatted ebook.
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How to Open PDF files
directly on your iPad
A PDF file you find on the web will open in
Safari on your iPad and can then be
transferred to the iBooks app on your iPad.
1. Make sure the free iBooks app is on your
iPad.
2. PDF document opens in Safari on your
iPad.
3. Tap once on the document.
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How to Open PDF files
directly on your iPad cont’d
4. Look for the “Open in iBooks” button to
appear in the upper right.
5. Tap the button and the PDF will be added
to your iBooks collection on your iPad.
6. From now on, you can open the PDF
document from the iBooks app on your iPad.
Source:
http://ipadacademy.com/2012/01/ipadtutorial-how-to-load-and-open-epub-pdf- 44
ebooks-on-your-ipad
How to Open PDF Files on Your iPad
From Computer to iPad
1. Have the free iBooks app on your iPad.
2. Open iTunes on your computer.
3. Find the PDF file on your computer
4. Drag and drop the PDF file onto your
Library in iTunes on your computer.
5. Connect your iPad to your computer.
6. Check under the “Books” tab in iTunes to
be sure this PDF is selected for syncing.
7. Then sync your iPad.
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Open PDFs on Your iPad
• Select or search for eBooks or ePubs or
PDF books online. Do a search for pdf
books online. You can also use the IDCL
or Gutenberg Project sites.
• You have 20 minutes for this.
• If you have questions or need help, raise
your hand for assistance.
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What PDF Books Did You Find?
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More Apps
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Math
Rocket Math
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Motion Math Zoom
An animal adventure through the world of
numbers! Motion Math Zoom (for iPad, iPhone,
and iPod touch) features the most interactive
number line of all time. The intuitive pinch gesture
on iDevices allows kids to navigate among
concrete objects (animals) that represent abstract
numbers: from dinosaurs in the thousands to
amoebas in the thousandths.
Motion Math Zoom is a fun, engaging way for
children to master a foundational pillar of math:
place value
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Motion Zoom Math
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Free Graphing Calculator
Algebra, calculus, geometry, trigonometry
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Hungry Fish
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Factor Samurai –
Factoring, Division
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Find Your Apps
• Select or search for math apps that you
would like to have on your iPad.
• You have 20 minutes for this.
• If you have questions or need help, raise
your hand for assistance.
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What Apps Did You Pick?
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Other Apps
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Music, Pages 23-24
Songs, Page 25
Art and Photography, Pages 26-27
Games, Pages 28-29
Accessibility, Pages 30-31
Early Intervention, Pages 32-33
Fine Motor Development, Pages 33-34
App Collections, Page 34
Productivity, Page 35
Remote Desktop, Pages 35-36
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BREAK TIME
15-Minute Break
Please be back at in 15 minutes
THANK YOU
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Handout 3: Making PDFs
• PDF Readers and Creators
• Picture Writers (Handout)
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Free PDF Readers
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipdf-readerfree/id363822054?mt=8 (iPDF)
• http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipdf-readerfree/id363822054?mt=8 (pdf-notes)
• http://appsnuke.com/888/pdf-reader-appsfor-ipad/ (6 free pdf readers)
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PDF Creators
• You MUST use a PC or laptop and then
transfer it to your iPad
• Word has “free” option to convert any file
to PDF (so does Excel, PPT, Publisher)
• If you have a printer with scanning feature,
you may also create PDF of anything
scanned
• Anyone have Pages on their iPad?
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PDF Creators
• Primo, http://www.primopdf.com/
• CutePDF,
http://www.cutepdf.com/products/cutepdf/
writer.asp
• doPDF, http://www.dopdf.com/
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PixWriter
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Hands-On 2: Create Your
Picture Writer
• Work in pairs or threes or alone
• Create your picture writer using the
PixWriter free stuff examples (online)
• Prizes for top 3 picture writers
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Evaluations
Please complete the training evaluation form
and hand it in to receive your certificate.
THANK YOU
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THANK YOU
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