Screencastify Extension for Google Chrome

Screencastify is a free Google Chrome extension that can be downloaded in the Google Chrome Store. This is a great tool that can allow students to screencast their work on the computer.  For example they can create a Google Slides presentation and use the screencastify extension to add audio in the presentation or create a Google Drawing and use the extension to describe/tell a story about the picture.

RJ Cooper Apps for Free!

Right now RJ Cooper has put up four of his fantastic switch accessible apps for free on the App Store!  Go get them while you can!

Talking Picture Board App

The Talking Picture Board App is great for users who might need help clarifying themselves due to unintelligible speech.  This allows users to not have to repeat themselves over and over again.  However, they can simply go into this app and choose from over 800 symbols to find what they are looking for.  Users can also add in their own pictures!

Making Sequences App

The Making Sequences App is designed to help teach story order and master steps of completing various tasks.  The app comes with 15 sequences along with narration.  Users can also create their own sequences using their own images and recording their voice.  These sequences can also be shared via Dropbox.

 

iModeling App

The iModeling app is a great way to use video modeling with students.  It has a very simple and user friendly interface.  Users can record and edit footage, assign a video model to a specific student account, add a reward image for watching the video model, and more!

ColorCards Apps

ColorCards has a series of apps.   All of these apps are meant to help users speech and language skills.  The apps vary from What can you see? to Sequencing 6-8 Steps. 

Color Cards Apps:
What Can You See?

Everyday Objects 

Basic Sequences

Sequences 4-Step

Sequences 6-8 Step

Predictable Update Coming Soon!

The Predictable communication app will be releasing a new update!  The update will have new features such as:

• 10 new Nuance voices with foreign accents for speakers of English - Turkish, Indian, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish
• 2 sample ModelTalker voices
• Choose to turn on or off the ability to use profanities
• New Theme feature display
• Change colour and opacity of the text and background in the quick keys, the keyboard keys, and the word prediction bar
• Ability to increase the size of the word prediction text
• High Contrast Option

It has not yet been stated exactly when this update will happen, but it does look like the company is releasing soon exciting new features!