Toolbelt of Digital Learning Tools to support the learning needs of all students

Digital tools for purchase Kurzweil 3000Kurzweil 3000($1395) text to speech learning tool helps with reading comprehension can use it for writing and test taking

cost- $399 create communication boards with Picture Communication Symbols (PCS) add sounds, animations and video for use on the computer Boardmaker Plus!

cost per user (Burnaby school district pays) math and language arts games that are assigned and played online Based on BC curriculum learning outcomes Also has free worksheets that can be printed out by anyone to go along with online lessons Destination Success

FREE Apps for ipad

Sentence Builder preloaded level 1 & 2 sentences with a picture and a sentences that is read aloud and then you have to find the words and build the sentence in the correct word order. Different sentence types good for ESL. Free version has subject + verb + adverb. Can create own sentences using a picture you upload, a drawing or the app images (approx 150). Can record your own voice or use computer’s.

iTranslate Can translate anything you write into many different languages Writing shows up in a text box and it will speak the sentence aloud too You can then the translation to someone Very easy and simple to use and figure out.

Action Timer Visual only timer (No volume/auditory signal when timer runs out) Big clock face with a digital timer too, counts down seconds, minutes and hours Can add photos, action words, text and time for each of “Now”, “then” and “next” and then can add pictures (your own only) to go along with activity Has a PIN code so that student cannot stop time and change things

Timer+ Auditory timer that can be set with a set amount of time and then another app/activity can be used and it will beep (or play another auditory sound) when time runs out, as well as show up on the top of the screen can save pre set amounts of time and leave the timer counting down in digital format on the screen

AppBox 9 free useful apps to keep you organized includes a currency converter, date calculator & days left until an event, holidays (can chose for which country), loan calculator, price grab (price comparisons when cost is for more than one item), tip calculator, unit conversions (area, length, pressure, temp, volume, weight) & pregnancy calendar AppBox Pro- 99 cents and includes more tools.

Custom Boards Free, (premium version $29.99) 6 templates- activities & games, devices & switches, signs & labels, grids & boards, schedules & calendars Free version has one free worksheet in each of the 6 templates (otherwise between 10 and 33 in each) Can draw, import own photos, or use their large photo library (search by action words or descriptive) Communication board with pictures and hourly schedule are probably most useful.

TalkingBrowser type in any web browser and then copy text and it will read aloud the text that you select, or the whole page Can choose voice, speed, pitch and variance

myHomework can add classes and assignments, due dates, tests etc. and will organize them and arrange them in order of priority Teachers can create classes and put all the info and assignments on there and then student just has to login and join the class for all of the information Free version has ads, or pay $1.99 for no ads.

ICDL free books arranged by age(3-13), real and make believe In a variety of languages (486 in English) can search in preferred language

StoryKit Can create own books using uploaded pictures and your own voice to read the stories and then can upload to the server which s you a link to share with other people Can draw own pictures or upload them, and then add text to bottom and a speech icon to read it can add as many pages as you like Very simple to use and effective.

Popplet Lite Use for brainstorming, mindmapping, diagrams, process charts, notes etc. Uses pictures and/or words that can be connected to make maps or outlines

Websites

LibriVox Nearly 6000 audio books read aloud by volunteers Open as an mp3 to listen to a story that is searchable by author or title and includes how long each recording is

Lit2Go A lot of classic stories organized by grade level (k-12), author, collections or genres Provides the text and an audio recording of the text to follow, each chapter/recording tells how long it is. Can listen online or download to your computer.

Robert Munsch Author reads all of his own stories Can listen online or download to your computer Very animated reading Need to have own book to follow along.

Story Online About 25 current children’s stories read by famous actors on video (they hold the book up) Can also download activity guides.

Storynory Lots of fairytales, classics and original stories with audio and text Can be listened to online or audio can be downloaded

Shahi A visual dictionary that combines wiktionary content with flikr, google and yahoo images Also provides links within written definition for other difficult words.

60 Second Recap Provides brief videos to recap secondary level classic stories including plot, characters, theme and motifs

Wiki Summaries Provides book summaries of popular titles, including character summaries, chapter summaries and an overall summary as well as a list of questions Organized by title and categories

Tar Heel Reader Free website that uses pictures and limited text to tell a story Text can be read aloud by changing the settings and is good for use on an ipad or on a computer Can search by collections, topics, language or by key words Over 25,000 accessible books