iPads for Special Education Classroom Basic Training Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program

Learning Target and Success Criteria Learning Target What will you gain? You will be able to use the iPad to help students increase achievement in the Special Education and General Education Classroom. Success Criteria How will you demonstrate success? You will be able to use/understand accessibility features and explore 1 or 2 apps. Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 2

Agenda iPad Basics Accessibility Keyboard Helpful Applications Questions Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 3

How to use the iPad Turn on/off Home Key Volume control/mute Looking for downloaded apps on iPad Switch between apps Closing an app AirServer Screen Shot Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 4 Videos

Accessibility VocieOver Reads everything Zoom Invert colors Speech Reads highlighted Larger Text Guided Access Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 5

VoiceOver in Accessibility Will read everything on the screen. Pro: Good for visually impaired students. Con: Can run slow Tap once to select an item Double tap to open an item Use three fingers to scroll You can change the speech rate and voice Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 6

Zoom in Accessibility Magnifies the entire screen. Pro: Good for visually impaired students. Con: Can get in the way of reading. Double-tap three fingers to zoom Drag three fingers to move Double-tape three fingers and drag to change zoom. Leslie Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 7

Inverted Colors in Accessibility Inverts screens colors Pro: Good for visually impaired students. Con: can be hard for some students to read. Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 8

Speech in Accessibility Read selected words. Pro: Good for visually impaired students or students struggling with reading. Con: Sometimes difficult to select sections Can change voices Can change speed Highlights content Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 9

Larger Text in Accessibility Increases text size Pro: Makes it easier to read. Con: Can make it more difficult to read. Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 10

Guided Access in Accessibility Keeps iPad on a single App Pro: Locks students on the required app Con: It doesn’t allow students to switch between apps. To start, triple-click on Home button on the app you want to use. Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 11

Keyboard in Accessibility Switch on Shift key to switch between uppercase and lowercase letters. Hardware Keyboards Key repeat Sticky Key Slow Key Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 12

Keyboard in Settings Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 13 Can change between Keyboard styles QWERTY or AZERTY Text Replacement Omw = On my Way! Auto-Correction Check Spelling Split Keyboard

Helpful Applications Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 14 Scheduling ChoiceWorks Task Cueing First Then Visual Schedule (FTVS HD) Pictello Time Management Flexible Counter HD Timer+ Alarm Clock

Questions ? Leslie A. Morrison, Employment and Transition Liaison Teacher GATE Program 15