Apps+that+seem+useful

Here are some of the apps that looks useful:

From Holly... It's a free book for iPad kindle about study skills. I just downloaded it and it looks helpful!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057XZMTO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=thefreblo08-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B0057XZMTO

From Jo Ray iMovie for the iPad is good if you are using the video capabilities much It's $4.99. It has a very good video tutorial on how to use the features.

Apple's iPad learning resources link. __education.apple.com/ipad-learning__

Apps for Dyslexic students
 * 1) 1. Great Text-to-Speech: We found the Triple-Click Voiceover function the easiest to use. It allows you to switch text-to-speech on and off, and you can use it for IBooks, email, websites, and magazine apps like Flipboard. You cannot use it for Kindle, Stanza, or other ebooks, at least not yet.


 * 1) 2. Great Speech-to-Text: Free apps are available for Speech-To-Text so you can dictate notes, tell the computer to search the web, with presets for Google, Wikipedia, Youtube, and Twitter.


 * 1) 3. Great Apps for Kids, Magazines, and EBooks: Great learning apps for early readers, early writers, spelling and math practice, and magazines and various formats of digital books. We're still choosing our favorite dyslexia kids apps, but already we can see that the iPad's combination of game play, customizable format (font size, color, visual crowding), and kinesthetic movement makes for an ideal learning tool. Because it's so easy to combine sight and sound for text, it means that dyslexics of all ages can 'read' up to the level of their verbal ability.


 * 1) 4. Laptop Substitute: Lighter than a laptop, and cheaper than most laptops, but can do a lot of work of a laptop. Apps give the Ipad tremendous versatility. If you're worried about the lack of a keyboard, check out the [ http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_tl?ie=UTF8&keywords=airbender%20keyboard&tag=neurolearni04-20&index=aps&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325 ]Ipad Airbender Keyboard from Amazon.The wireless keyboard is in a open-up case that holds the Ipad. Very handy. If you don't like to draw with your finger, buy a cheap stylus.

But doesn't work iwth Kindle.
 * OverDrive Media** - library of free ebooks,

**Ipad Apps for Dyslexia**
This list will change over time, but here are apps for starters TripleClick Voiceover - not an app, a Setting Settings/General/Accessibility/TripleClick Home/Voiceover.

Speak It - Text to speech app
 * Dragon Dictation** - a Voice to text app


 * 1) 1. **VoiceOve**r / Ibooks / Web: FREE Not an app, but function you should turn on with Triple-Click (Settings > General > Accessibility> Triple-click Home (bottom)> VoiceOver - Toggle VoiceOver). To set speed, click the VoiceOver tab on the Accessibility page. The speaking rate varies from slow (turtle) to fast (rabbit). Activate Voiceover when reading an iBook or webpage by triple clicking the home button. You can select a line or paragraph or if you want it to read the whole page, sweep 3 fingers down).

There are many app sources for books - including iBooks and Stanza. VoiceOver doesn't work with the free Kindle app, though!


 * 1) 2. **Dragon Go!** - FREE This is a new app that allows you to speak what you're searching for on the web - so Google, Wikipedia, Youtube are defaults. You can also search for maps (using the location function), Twitter, and more.


 * 1) 3. **Dragon Dictate** - FREE Handy for taking down memos and short notes, it still can make errors with background noise or mumbled words - but all-in-all pretty good! If Dragon Dictate is too inaccurate for your speech, you can add in a Voice Memos app which will just record your note as audio.


 * 1) 4.**Note-Taking Apps - Soundnote** ($4.99) and **PaperDesk** ($2.99) Soundnote basically turns your iPad into a Livescribe pen. It's great for notetaking because the audio is time-locked to your typing and drawing. If you want to use your iPad as a laptop, you might want to buy a keyboard and stylus, unless you prefer to write with your finger. PaperDesk has more options than Soundnote - like inserting photos, importing pdfs, organizing pages into notebooks, option to export to a whiteboard, but its interface can be more complicated. Our son tried both and ended up preferring PaperDesk.


 * 5. Flipboard Magazine Social Media** - FREE We really like Flipboard's social media-magazine app which takes RSS feeds, news sites, social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, and converts them into a visually attractive and easier-to-read magazine format. Because reading lines are shorter and text is support well with visuals, we found it much easier to skim and read. VoiceOver does work with Flipboard artilces.