mobileapps



=Mobile Applications (Apps)= (i) iApps only (a) Android only

General Apps Assistive Technology Apps - Lists of AT Apps - Text-to-Speech Apps - Other Apps for Special Needs Education Apps

GENERAL APPS
(i) Aha: peer-to-peer navigation app http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2009/11/12/aha-peer-to-peer-navigation-app/ "...driver-to-driver network that connects drivers to live traffic reports from each other and to relevant information from the Internet.

(a) Make it a High Quality Multi Party with ooVoo http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2010/12/11/make-it-a-high-quality-multi-party-with-oovoo/ "You can have high quality video chat service with both video and voice calling accommodating up to six people."

(a) The Umee Media Experience Brings Universal Remote Control (9.99) http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2010/12/11/the-umee-media-experience-brings-universal-remote-control/ "Umee lets your smartphone, tablet or media player become your ultimate remote control."

(a) F-Plus for Android Facebook Users (1.25) http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2010/12/09/f-plus-for-android-facebook-users/

Geodelic: It ‘browses’ your surroundings http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2009/11/03/geodelic-it-automatically-browses-your-surroundings/

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY APPS - LISTS OF AT APPS
Assistive Technology Apps for the iPhone and iTouch: AAC and Speech to Text http://nolimitstolearning.blogspot.com/2009/12/assistive-technology-apps-for-iphone.html

10 Websites to Find Special Needs Apps for the iPad & iPhone http://blog.friendshipcircle.org/2011/03/02/10-websites-to-find-special-needs-apps-for-the-ipad-iphone/

(a) 7 Special Needs Apps in the Google Android Market http://blog.friendshipcircle.org/2011/03/09/7-special-needs-apps-in-the-google-android-market/

7 Assistive Communication Apps in the iPad App Store http://blog.friendshipcircle.org/2011/02/07/7-assistive-communication-apps-in-the-ipad-app-store/

A list from 'Lon' on blog at http://nolimitstolearning.blogspot.com/2011/02/tools-apps-and-resources-for-tbi.html App list: You can google these or type them into the app search on iPad/Pod and find them most are free (F)=free - a few I paid for.

Speech/AAC: Talking Tom (F) Speak it! Proloquo2go Tap to Talk (F)

Study/organization/scheduling: Dictate, by Dragon Naturally Speaking (F) Search, by Dragon Naturally Speaking (F) Dictionary! Auto fills words in list as you type to help spell. (F) WordWeb Dictionary and Thesaurus, speaks words to help with spelling iPlanin - visual scheduler (F) Time Timer - Class Organizer - has recording tool that syncs with notes and drawing pad, etextbook access and class scheduler homework to-do, etc. (under $10) Text Expander - create abbreviations to auto fill with keyboard. Mind Mapping - iThoughtsHD (9.99 and 7.99 versions)

Math: Talkulator (talking calculator) (F) Arithmetick (F) Hot Potato: Algebra (F) Balance - money tracker accounting app (F) Dot to Dot Number Whiz lite (F) Flash to Pass Math

AIM/ Talking Books: Storykit (F) Treasure Island by Flying Word Speak it! - copy in text to read - great voices iReader - copy in notes to read (F)

Brain/speed drills: BrainReactor (F) Buzzwire (F) 3D Brain (F) lights up, describes and shows sections of brain and turns 3D style

Writing: Dropbox, free account for file space and storage (F) Elements, for word processing documents - linked to Dropbox Zen Tap, word predict tool (F) Plain Text, free word processing tool (F) -end

- TEXT-TO-SPEECH APPS
(i) NeoSpeech http://www.neospeech.com/ "offers superior text-to-speech applications with natural-sounding voice synthesis software. Our TTS languages include: English, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese." Neo Paul (free) http://iphone.wareseeker.com/neopaul.app/430c99068a http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/neopaul/id334254353?mt=8 Also Neo Julie and Neo Kate http://iphone.wareseeker.com/neojulie.app/430c99368d http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/neokate/id332623803?mt=8 Note: in addition to typing in what you wnat to have sai, you can cut and paste text into it and you can store text in a library for later reading aloud.

(i) Small Talk - Aphasia (free) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/smalltalk-aphasia/id310102858?mt=8

(i) Speak it! Text to Speech ($1.99) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speak-it-text-to-speech/id308629295?mt=8 Also see http://appshopper.com/productivity/say-it

(i) Assistive Chat ($24.99) http://www.assistiveapps.com/ Also see http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/assistive-chat/id379891874?mt=8

(i) proloquo2go ($199) http://www.proloquo2go.com/

(a) Talk-a-Droid https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dominickjohn.talkadroid "A free text to speech app that will speak aloud whatever you type or say into [your phone]."

(a) ShoutOUT - Speech-to-Text https://market.android.com/details?id=com.promptu.shoutout


 * - OTHER APPS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS**

(i) Eye Chart Pro (free) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eye-chart-pro/id364802332?mt=8

(a) Apps4Android announces free, open-source video magnifier app [IDEAL Magnifier by Apps4Android] http://www.examiner.com/assistive-technology-in-chicago/apps4android-announces-free-open-source-video-magnifier-app

(a) A Gesture Based Web Browser: Ideal Web Reader http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2010/12/05/a-gesture-based-web-browser-ideal-web-reader/

(a) IDEAL Item ID: Bar Code Reader to Help Blind Kids http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2010/10/24/ideal-item-id-bar-code-reader-to-help-blind-kids/

(a) DriveSafe.ly 2.0 Tames the Distracted Driver with Speech http://www.mobileappsshowdown.com/2011/01/08/drivesafely-20-tames-the-distracted-driver-with-speech/

(a) Apps4Android/Eyes-Free Assistive Technology (AT) Applications http://apps4android.org/eos/

(a) Assistive Technology for Elderly People [not there yet...] http://www.utdallas.edu/~amit/acs/progress.html They are currently building prototype for Hope, a handheld application, preferably on smartphones that would assist people with communication disablity perform day-to-day activity.

EDUCATION APPS
--- (emerging...) inBloom

Education 'app store' launches with support from Gates http://www.pcworld.com/article/2030242/education-app-store-launches-with-support-from-gates.html#tk.rss_all "a project called inBloom that's partly funded by Bill Gates, would also provide a single repository for the best learning applications and content, which teachers could draw from in a model akin to the app stores run by Apple and Google."

inBloom https://www.inbloom.org/ https://www.inbloom.org/for-developers

New Partnership Aims To Leverage Student Data for Customized Learning http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/02/26/new-partnership-aims-to-leverage-student-data-for-customized-learning.aspx

Gates Foundation-backed InBloom frees up data to personalize k-12 education http://gigaom.com/2013/02/05/gates-foundation-backed-inbloom-frees-up-data-to-personalize-k-12-education/

With $100M From The Gates Foundation & Others, inBloom Wants To Transform Education By Unleashing Its Data http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/05/with-100m-from-the-gates-foundation-others-inbloom-wants-to-transform-education-by-unleashing-its-data/

"The Shared Learning Collaborative, which receives significant support from the Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation, is developing a project called the Shared Learning Infrastructure. It was originally started by the Council of Chief State School Officers. The SLI provides a data warehouse in the cloud for all kinds of student data, and links that data, through Common Core standards, to digital educational content." https://www.edsurge.com/shared-learning-collaborative#/default

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