Back-to-School Guide for Dyslexic Students: Apps and More (Repost)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://zagg-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/community/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/back-to-school-ipad-apps.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Credit: Apple" border="0" height="217" src="http://zagg-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/community/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/back-to-school-ipad-apps.png" title="Back to School Apps" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Note: this post originally appeared last year and with back-to-school season in full swing these apps and tools can still provide a huge benefits for dyslexic students. Some updates have been made.</i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the school year fast approaching (or already in full swing) here are my favorite apps and products for accessibility. Hopefully these apps and products will help make the school year successful for those needing assistive technology to support their reading and writing. This list is geared toward students with dyslexia but many of the apps and products can also benefit other students. To learn more about any of these products or apps click on the accompanying link.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Kurzweil 3000</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://education.fcps.org/trt/sites/default/files/amy/Kurzweil_Hor_CMYK300%20Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="58" src="http://education.fcps.org/trt/sites/default/files/amy/Kurzweil_Hor_CMYK300%20Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/kurzweil-3000-firefly-ipad-app-released.html">Kurzweil 3000</a> is a versatile reading and writing program for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-os-x-lion-includes-new.html">Mac</a> and PC. With Kurzweil students can read scanned and digital documents with high quality <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech</a> and synchronized highlighting. This gives students with reading difficulty the ability to listen to text and improve comprehension. Kurzweil also allows students to annotate documents using text notes, audio notes, highlighting, and circling. Test taking is also a breeze with Kurzweil thanks to its “fill in the blanks” function which allows students to answer test question directly on the digital document. Kurzweil 3000 is not only for reading help but also includes a number of helpful writing features such as mind mapping and word prediction. Click here to learn more about <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/06/kurzweil-3000-overview.html">Kurzweil 3000</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Bookshare</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mada.org.qa/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bookshare-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="53" src="http://mada.org.qa/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bookshare-Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bookshare.org/">Bookshare</a> is an essential service for people with print disabilities. <a href="http://bookshare.org/">Bookshare.org</a> provides accessible e-books for qualified students. Members can choose from over 200,000 downloadable titles including many textbooks. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/07/bookshare-reaches-200000-accessible.html">Bookshare</a> books can be downloaded in a DAISY format for use with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/06/speak-it-is-handy-text-to-speech.html">text-to-speech</a> software or in a Braille format. Similar to Kurzweil, the combination of text-to-speech and highlighted text can greatly speed up and reading and increase comprehension for qualifying students. Thanks to a grant from the United States Department of Education Bookshare is free to U.S. students.  Click here to learn more about <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/02/bookshare-releases-web-reader.html">Bookshare</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Learning Ally</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://falcon.txcc.commnet.edu/blogs/ds/files/2012/04/LearningAllyLogoPRWeb1-300x66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://falcon.txcc.commnet.edu/blogs/ds/files/2012/04/LearningAllyLogoPRWeb1-300x66.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://learningally.org/">Learning Ally</a> is another provider of accessible books for the blind and dyslexic. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/learning-ally-audio-app-available-for.html">Learning Ally</a> mostly provides human narrated audio books for their members. Learning Ally is also expanding to provide “VOICEtext” books which include human narration and highlighted text. The highlighting of “VOICEtext” books is not word by word like in Bookshare and Kurzweil, but rather is paragraph by paragraph. Learning Ally books can be read on <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/06/ios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html">iOS</a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/learning-ally-audio-app-available-for.html">Android</a> devices using the Learning Ally Audio app. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/learning-ally-audio-app-updated.html">Click here</a> to learn more about Learning Ally.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Click read more below for more great apps and products.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Voice Dream Reader</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.the-digital-reader.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/voice-dream-reader-itunes-150x145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.the-digital-reader.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/voice-dream-reader-itunes-150x145.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/voice-dream-reader-app-for-ios.html">Voice Dream Reader</a> is an amazing text-to-speech app for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/voice-dream-reader-app-for-ios.html">iOS</a>. The app allows students to input text from the web, clipboard, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Project Gutenberg, Bookshare, and more. Once you have loaded your text into Voice Dream Reader you can have it read with a number of <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/04/snap-by-don-johnston.html">text-to-speech</a> voices which are available at an additional cost. Voice Dream Reader also allows students to customize the look of their text. The app also includes highlighting and note taking features. Voice Dream Reader is perfect for reading Bookshare books on the go. These features are just the start; to learn all about Voice Dream Reader <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/voice-dream-reader-app-for-ios.html">click here</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8">click here</a> to download from the App Store for $9.99.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Khan Academy</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://it2.yisd.net/innovate/images/app_icons/khan_academy.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://it2.yisd.net/innovate/images/app_icons/khan_academy.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Khan Academy is a fantastic free services that provides video tutorials and reviews for many subjects. Videos walk students through difficult concepts step-by-step in a way that is easy to understand and follow. From microeconomics to basic algebra and much more Khan Academy has tons of content. You can use Khan Academy to learn new concepts or reinforce subjects tough in school. At the end of many lessons students can take a short quiz to help them determine if they are understanding the content being introduced. Khan Academy can also be used on mobile devices to on the go learning. Check out Khan Academy at <a href="http://khanacademy.org/">khanacademy.org</a>.</div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Prizmo</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://trunk.evernote.com/images/made/assets/img/promos/products/apps/large/prizmo1240x400_620_200_c1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="102" src="http://trunk.evernote.com/images/made/assets/img/promos/products/apps/large/prizmo1240x400_620_200_c1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/prizmo-20-for-ios-released-with-cool.html" style="font-family: inherit;">Prizmo</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> is an optical character recognition (</span><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/12/paperport-notes-app-adds-ocr.html" style="font-family: inherit;">OCR</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">) app for the </span><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html" style="font-family: inherit;">iPhone</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">, iPad, and iPod Touch. The app gives students the ability to take a picture of a text documents and have it read back to them using text-to-speech in seconds. So if </span>students<span style="font-family: inherit;"> comes across a document that they can’t read they can use Prizmo to quickly take a picture and have it read back to them. Prizmo can also act as a portable scanner that can convert printed document into a digital PDF format. </span><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/prizmo-20-for-ios-released-with-cool.html" style="font-family: inherit;">Click here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> to read a full review of Prizmo or </span><a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fprizmo-scanning-ocr-speech%2Fid366791896%3Fmt%3D8&ei=tHcbUt7jM9Wz4APhwYGAAQ&usg=AFQjCNHyOKTLbhz05uGmmTXwyGag_IRJOw&sig2=-St9zeEtYlPQEa2UpHYTtQ&bvm=bv.51156542,d.dmg" style="font-family: inherit;">click here to download Prizmo.</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Quizlet</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1815.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/111/Purple/v4/d8/1b/41/d81b411d-a707-209f-8284-97244f476bc5/mzl.oivouybl.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://a1815.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/111/Purple/v4/d8/1b/41/d81b411d-a707-209f-8284-97244f476bc5/mzl.oivouybl.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/03/quizlet-flashcard-app-create-share-and.html">Quizlet</a> is a virtual flashcard service on the web and for iOS devices and Android devices. The <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/03/quizlet-flashcard-app-create-share-and.html">Quizlet</a> app for iOS includes text-to-speech which can read all text on the flash cards. If you use a popular vocabulary book or textbook it is likely that another Quizlet user has already create a flashcard set for that book. Using the search function students can access these flashcards created by other Quizlet users. This gives students all the benefits of studying from flashcards without the hassle of creating them. To download Quizlet from the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CEoQFjAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fquizlet%2Fid546473125%3Fmt%3D8&ei=G3gbUsHwDc3a4APvqYHoAw&usg=AFQjCNFIkzS8TLkCNUbDdvDti68RUo9WdA&sig2=izcw3tHDL3htOY7vE-Fg1w&bvm=bv.51156542,d.dmg">App Store click here</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quizlet.quizletandroid">click here to download from Google Play</a>. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/03/quizlet-flashcard-app-create-share-and.html">Click here</a> to learn more about Quizlet.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Inspiration Maps</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://02.edu-cdn.com/files/static/apps/icons/inspiration-maps-app-icon_fixedaspect_135x135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://02.edu-cdn.com/files/static/apps/icons/inspiration-maps-app-icon_fixedaspect_135x135.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">Inspiration Maps</a> is a mind mapping tool for the iPad. Inspiration Maps documents are compatible with Inspiration documents created using a computer. Inspiration Maps helps students organize their thoughts in a graphical format. The app also includes many pre-made templates set up for specific subject. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">Click here</a> to read the full review of <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">Inspiration Maps</a>. To download Inspiration Maps <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Finspiration-maps%2Fid510173686%3Fmt%3D8&ei=c3gbUqWuBI-j4APC_oHoDA&usg=AFQjCNGtmpiHPUj-cLkXgqE7zPK_USmmyw&sig2=DMQPRmoqpO9NdzegthNHEQ&bvm=bv.51156542,d.dmg">click here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Livescribe Sky Wifi Smartpen</b><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKklF8660UHREnjnpZrqz55hv-cf64-CuMUN24HPzpildAPd8wd3YOgKrQ-YTwgk7SUkaVbXvFhcC3YQKZBfgOpUpyHGgSKO9m6Bd4V0aZ_VmoRILL8IQLTGN6_PylBF94lXp5pkK7Os/s400/sky_wifi_front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKklF8660UHREnjnpZrqz55hv-cf64-CuMUN24HPzpildAPd8wd3YOgKrQ-YTwgk7SUkaVbXvFhcC3YQKZBfgOpUpyHGgSKO9m6Bd4V0aZ_VmoRILL8IQLTGN6_PylBF94lXp5pkK7Os/s320/sky_wifi_front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/livescribe-sky-wifi-smartpen-handwriten.html">The Sky Wifi Smartpen from Livescribe</a> is a computerized pen designed for note taking. With the Sky Wifi Smartpen students can take notes on specialized notebook paper and have the written notes synchronized with audio recorded from class. The synchronized audio and written notes help students to review and fill in gaps of information that they may have missed while trying to quickly record information. The Sky Smartpen also automatically and wirelessly synchronizes notes to Evernote. Another useful feature of the Smartpen is the ability of one assigned note taker to wirelessly transmit digital notes and audio recordings to students who need notes provided. Using the Smartpen to provide notes to multiple students removes the delays caused by copying and carbon paper. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/livescribe-sky-wifi-smartpen-handwriten.html">Click here</a> to learn more.</span></div>

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Back-to-School Guide for Students with Dyslexia: Apps and More

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.securedgenetworks.com/Portals/80068/images/ipad-for-school1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="http://www.securedgenetworks.com/Portals/80068/images/ipad-for-school1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">With the school year fast approaching (or already in full swing) here are my favorite apps and products for accessibility. Hopefully these apps and products will help make the school year successful for those needing assistive technology to support their reading and writing. This list is geared toward students with dyslexia but many of the apps and products can also benefit other students. To learn more about any of these products or apps click on the accompanying link.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kurzweil 3000</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://education.fcps.org/trt/sites/default/files/amy/Kurzweil_Hor_CMYK300%20Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="58" src="http://education.fcps.org/trt/sites/default/files/amy/Kurzweil_Hor_CMYK300%20Logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/kurzweil-3000-firefly-ipad-app-released.html">Kurzweil 3000</a> is a versatile reading and writing program for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-os-x-lion-includes-new.html">Mac</a> and PC. With Kurzweil students can read scanned and digital documents with high quality <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/12/add-quick-text-to-speech-button-to.html">text-to-speech</a> and synchronized highlighting. This gives students with reading difficulty the ability to listen to text and improve comprehension. Kurzweil also allows students to annotate documents using text notes, audio notes, highlighting, and circling. Test taking is also a breeze with Kurzweil thanks to its “fill in the blanks” function which allows students to answer test question directly on the digital document. Kurzweil 3000 is not only for reading help but also includes a number of helpful writing features such as mind mapping and word prediction. Click here to learn more about <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/06/kurzweil-3000-overview.html">Kurzweil 3000</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bookshare</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mada.org.qa/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bookshare-Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="53" src="http://mada.org.qa/en/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Bookshare-Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bookshare.org/">Bookshare</a> is an essential service for people with print disabilities. <a href="http://bookshare.org/">Bookshare.org</a> provides accessible e-books for qualified students. Members can choose from over 200,000 downloadable titles including many textbooks. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/07/bookshare-reaches-200000-accessible.html">Bookshare</a> books can be downloaded in a DAISY format for use with <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/06/speak-it-is-handy-text-to-speech.html">text-to-speech</a> software or in a Braille format. Similar to Kurzweil, the combination of text-to-speech and highlighted text can greatly speed up and reading and increase comprehension for qualifying students. Thanks to a grant from the United States Department of Education Bookshare is free to U.S. students.  Click here to learn more about <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/02/bookshare-releases-web-reader.html">Bookshare</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learning Ally</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://falcon.txcc.commnet.edu/blogs/ds/files/2012/04/LearningAllyLogoPRWeb1-300x66.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://falcon.txcc.commnet.edu/blogs/ds/files/2012/04/LearningAllyLogoPRWeb1-300x66.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://learningally.org/">Learning Ally</a> is another provider of accessible books for the blind and dyslexic. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/learning-ally-audio-app-available-for.html">Learning Ally</a> mostly provides human narrated audio books for their members. Learning Ally is also expanding to provide “VOICEtext” books which include human narration and highlighted text. The highlighting of “VOICEtext” books is not word by word like in Bookshare and Kurzweil but rather is paragraph by paragraph. Learning Ally books can be read on <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/06/ios-7-accessibility-overview-what-we.html">iOS</a> and <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/learning-ally-audio-app-available-for.html">Android</a> devices using the Learning Ally Audio app. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2011/08/learning-ally-audio-app-updated.html">Click here</a> to learn more about Learning Ally.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Click read more below for more great apps and products.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Voice Dream Reader</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.the-digital-reader.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/voice-dream-reader-itunes-150x145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.the-digital-reader.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/voice-dream-reader-itunes-150x145.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/voice-dream-reader-app-for-ios.html">Voice Dream Reader</a> is an amazing text-to-speech app for <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/voice-dream-reader-app-for-ios.html">iOS</a>. The app allows students to input text from the web, clipboard, Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Project Gutenberg, Bookshare, and more. Once you have loaded your text into Voice Dream Reader you can have it read with a number of <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/04/snap-by-don-johnston.html">text-to-speech</a> voices which are available at an additional cost. Voice Dream Reader also allows students to customize the look of their text. The app also includes highlighting and note taking features. Voice Dream Reader is perfect for reading Bookshare books on the go. These features are just the start; to learn all about Voice Dream Reader <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/07/voice-dream-reader-app-for-ios.html">click here</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8">click here</a> to download from the App Store for $9.99.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co:Writer</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://otswithapps.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/cowriter-icon.jpg?w=106&h=102" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://otswithapps.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/cowriter-icon.jpg?w=106&h=102" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/cowriter-for-ios-provides-powerful-and.html">Co:Writer</a> by Don Johnston is an app for iPhone, <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">iPad</a>, and iPod Touch. Co:Writer has exceptional word predication capabilities that can help struggling spellers. Co:Writer’s most unique and noteworthy feature is the ability to use topic dictionaries to improve word prediction based on the topic a student is writing about. For example, if a student is writing about World War II he or she can turn on the World War II topic dictionary in order to get more targeted word prediction. Click here to learn more about <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/cowriter-for-ios-provides-powerful-and.html">Co:Writer</a>. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fco-writer%2Fid674099732%3Fmt%3D8&ei=WHcbUq7sEpPl4AOtnYCYAQ&usg=AFQjCNE1qLbn2Xk5GihMwo12hdBDKzP2Sw&sig2=8nbga4nJbAJeWaZD1ozevg&bvm=bv.51156542,d.dmg">Click here to download</a> Co:Writer from the App Store.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prizmo</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://trunk.evernote.com/images/made/assets/img/promos/products/apps/large/prizmo1240x400_620_200_c1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="102" src="http://trunk.evernote.com/images/made/assets/img/promos/products/apps/large/prizmo1240x400_620_200_c1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/prizmo-20-for-ios-released-with-cool.html">Prizmo</a> is an optical character recognition (<a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/12/paperport-notes-app-adds-ocr.html">OCR</a>) app for the <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/09/best-apps-for-your-new-iphone-5.html">iPhone</a>, iPad, and iPod Touch. The app gives students the ability to take a picture of a text documents and have it read back to them using text-to-speech in seconds. So if students comes across a document that they can’t read they can use Prizmo to quickly take a picture and have it read back to them. Prizmo can also act as a portable scanner that can convert printed document into a digital PDF format. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/05/prizmo-20-for-ios-released-with-cool.html">Click here</a> to read a full review of Prizmo or <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CC4QFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fprizmo-scanning-ocr-speech%2Fid366791896%3Fmt%3D8&ei=tHcbUt7jM9Wz4APhwYGAAQ&usg=AFQjCNHyOKTLbhz05uGmmTXwyGag_IRJOw&sig2=-St9zeEtYlPQEa2UpHYTtQ&bvm=bv.51156542,d.dmg">click here to download Prizmo.</a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Quizlet</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2TTbKQRRG7U/UDxsmwCuqaI/AAAAAAAAAv8/pFxPuD7mf40/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-08-28+at+2.58.21+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2TTbKQRRG7U/UDxsmwCuqaI/AAAAAAAAAv8/pFxPuD7mf40/s1600/Screen+Shot+2012-08-28+at+2.58.21+AM.png" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/03/quizlet-flashcard-app-create-share-and.html">Quizlet</a> is a virtual flashcard service on the web and for iOS devices and Android devices. The <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/03/quizlet-flashcard-app-create-share-and.html">Quizlet</a> app for iOS includes text-to-speech which can read all text on the flash cards. If you use a popular vocabulary book or textbook it is likely that another Quizlet user has already create a flashcard set for that book. Using the search function students can access these flashcards created by other Quizlet users. This gives students all the benefits of studying from flashcards without the hassle of creating them. To download Quizlet from the <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&cad=rja&ved=0CEoQFjAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Fquizlet%2Fid546473125%3Fmt%3D8&ei=G3gbUsHwDc3a4APvqYHoAw&usg=AFQjCNFIkzS8TLkCNUbDdvDti68RUo9WdA&sig2=izcw3tHDL3htOY7vE-Fg1w&bvm=bv.51156542,d.dmg">App Store click here</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quizlet.quizletandroid">click here to download from Google Play</a>. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/03/quizlet-flashcard-app-create-share-and.html">Click here</a> to learn more about Quizlet.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inspiration Maps</span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://02.edu-cdn.com/files/static/apps/icons/inspiration-maps-app-icon_fixedaspect_135x135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://02.edu-cdn.com/files/static/apps/icons/inspiration-maps-app-icon_fixedaspect_135x135.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">Inspiration Maps</a> is a mind mapping tool for the iPad. Inspiration Maps documents are compatible with Inspiration documents created using a computer. Inspiration Maps helps students organize their thoughts in a graphical format. The app also includes many pre-made templates set up for specific subject. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">Click here</a> to read the full review of <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2013/08/inspiration-maps-for-ipad-mind-mapping.html">Inspiration Maps</a>. To download Inspiration Maps <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fapp%2Finspiration-maps%2Fid510173686%3Fmt%3D8&ei=c3gbUqWuBI-j4APC_oHoDA&usg=AFQjCNGtmpiHPUj-cLkXgqE7zPK_USmmyw&sig2=DMQPRmoqpO9NdzegthNHEQ&bvm=bv.51156542,d.dmg">click here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Livescribe Sky Wifi Smartpen</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKklF8660UHREnjnpZrqz55hv-cf64-CuMUN24HPzpildAPd8wd3YOgKrQ-YTwgk7SUkaVbXvFhcC3YQKZBfgOpUpyHGgSKO9m6Bd4V0aZ_VmoRILL8IQLTGN6_PylBF94lXp5pkK7Os/s400/sky_wifi_front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="41" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuKklF8660UHREnjnpZrqz55hv-cf64-CuMUN24HPzpildAPd8wd3YOgKrQ-YTwgk7SUkaVbXvFhcC3YQKZBfgOpUpyHGgSKO9m6Bd4V0aZ_VmoRILL8IQLTGN6_PylBF94lXp5pkK7Os/s320/sky_wifi_front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/livescribe-sky-wifi-smartpen-handwriten.html">The Sky Wifi Smartpen from Livescribe</a> is a computerized pen designed for note taking. With the Sky Wifi Smartpen students can take notes on specialized notebook paper and have the written notes synchronized with audio recorded from class. The synchronized audio and written notes help students to review and fill in gaps of information that they may have missed while trying to quickly record information. The Sky Smartpen also automatically and wirelessly synchronizes notes to Evernote. Another useful feature of the Smartpen is the ability of one assigned note taker to wirelessly transmit digital notes and audio recordings to students who need notes provided. Using the Smartpen to provide notes to multiple students removes the delays caused by copying and carbon paper. <a href="http://bdmtech.blogspot.com/2012/11/livescribe-sky-wifi-smartpen-handwriten.html">Click here</a> to learn more.</span><o:p></o:p></div>

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