Embedded Files
Spell Check
Spell Check
An application that checks and flags spelling errors, the offers useful suggestions.
Spell Check on the iPad
Spell Check on the iPad
Spell check is a feature built into the operating system on an iPad.
Settings> General>Keboard>Checkspelling.
Text-to-Speech
Text-to-Speech
The ability of computers and other devices to read text aloud. Students can use this feature to help edit their written work
Text to speech on an iPad (or any iOS device)
Text to speech on an iPad (or any iOS device)
iPads, iPods, iPhones (any iOS device) have a text to speech accessibility feature called speak selection. The first time you use it, you will have to enable it in settings. After it is enabled, any highlighted text can be read aloud by choosing the "speak" option.
Settings>General>Accessibility>Speak (selection)
Word Prediction
Word Prediction
As letters are typed, words are predicted based on the context of the sentence. Words appear in a predictive list. Student select their desired word from the list.
How to use word prediction on the iPad
How to use word prediction on the iPad
Settings>General>Keyboard>Preditive
Speech-to-Text
Speech-to-Text
A translation of word into text.
How to Speech to Text on Your iPad
How to Speech to Text on Your iPad
Settings>General>Keyboard>Enable Dictation
You Try It!
You Try It!
Pull out your own technology and see if you can find these supports. You may already be using some of them to help you in your own life. You can look at the handouts on this page for suggested tools and where to find them.
Enlarge the text on your device
Find the tool that will read what you want to hear on your device.
Look up the meaning of a word
Create a text message using the speech recognition software in your device.
Does your email or your text have Word Prediction?
How does your technology help you know when something is misspelled?
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