Word Prediction and Reading App!!!

iWordQ

Happy Friday Everyone :-).  For those of you who don't know about iWordQ yet it is one of my favourite apps for students who are in need of a word prediction and reading app. 

iWordQ in Writing Mode-it assists students who need the support of word prediction, abbreviation-expansion and speech feedback features.  Spell-check and dictionary access is included.  Speech recognition (for speech to text) is available for iPad 3, 4 and mini's.

iWordQ in Reading Mode- text is shown in a more visually pleasing way to improve readability.  It is used for editing and proofreading, learning to read, silent reading, other reading modes.

It is great for writing and then cutting and pasting or "opening in" other applications where you would like your writing to appear (i.e. Pages, Explain Everything, Email, SMS-text messaging, Facebook, Twitter and a variety of other apps as well).

It is more expensive at $24.99, but it is well worth the investment for individuals who are in need of this type of assistance. ( It has been a life saver at home for my LD son, the both of us no longer want to pull our hair out when he has writing tasks to be completed). 

The WordQ software on the computer does the same thing as the app on the iPad. (WordQ is available on all of our school board computers).  

If you are needing any assistance on using the app or the software I would be happy to help.

A great app and website...

Scoop It!

Scoop it! is the smart way to easily organize and share ideas that matter. Create your topic, curate: leverage the Scoop it! community to explore your interests, follow your favourite topics and get fresh relevant content suggestions.  

For example I really enjoy searching for (i.e. ipads in education) Scoop it! then finds all of the relevant information for me and then I share it with you. 
Give it a try, it's easy to use and provides lot of great info on all kinds of topics.

Thanks to Superintendent Tom D'Amico (OCSB-Ottawa Catholic School Board) for turning me onto Scoop It! last fall at a MISA (Managing Information for Student Achievement) meeting and again at The Meeting the Needs Conference this week.    If you're on Twitter he is one to follow as he is a great proponent for teaching and learning in the 21st Century with a focus on innovation, technology and creativity. 

Follow him at @TDOttawa on Twitter.....

NearPod app for idevices.

Well it is Sunday, and I am going to try to catch up on my posts as last week I was busy with the Meeting the Needs Conference.

NEARPOD
I have known about NEARPOD for awhile now, but hadn't had a chance to play with it until Thursday (at the conference).  It is fantastic...it is an excellent app that enables teachers to use their idevices to manage content on students' idevices.  It combines presentation, collaboration, and real-time assessment tools into one integrated app.
I have posted a youtube link that will give you a brief overview of how to get started.
If you need any help with this let me know and I would be happy to help you integrate the app into your teaching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGTb6L1zkxs&feature=c4-overview&list=UUZObtfKJpsY-lywwLvYQbdA