Posted by Craig Mill on the 8th January, 2025
Category Dyslexia iPads, Androids & Chromebooks
Here we explore the new Apple Intelligence that integrates Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the iPad, iPhone and Mac devices.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 26th September, 2024
Category Assistive Technology iPads, Androids & Chromebooks
Here we explore the writing tool in iOS18 that converts handwriting to text. iOS 18 uses AI powered tools which work in a range of apps.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 2nd May, 2024
Category Computer Accessibility iPads, Androids & Chromebooks
The Apple Pencil and other active stylus pens are becoming more popular and commonly used in schools. In this blog we look at some applications for pupils with additional support needs and/or disabilities.
Posted by Paul Nisbet on the 13th November, 2023
Category iPads, Androids & Chromebooks Assistive Technology
The Scottish Government pledged that every pupil will have a personal digital device by 2026 - how far have we come to achieving this goal?
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 18th October, 2023
Category iPads, Androids & Chromebooks Autism Spectrum Conditions
Assistive Access is a new feature in iOS17 which allows you to choose which apps you want to appear as large icons on your home screen. This is incredibly helpful for learners who only require a limited number of apps.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 18th September, 2023
Category Dyslexia iPads, Androids & Chromebooks
This article explains how to convert an image PDF into an editable and accessible format such as Microsoft Word using a Windows device, the Word iPad app and a Chromebook (Google docs).
Posted by Shirley Lawson on the 13th July, 2023
Category Physical Support Needs iPads, Androids & Chromebooks
In this blog, I am going to focus on one young person I worked with who turned a huge corner in accessing learning, in her contributions in class and greatly increased her ability to work independently due to her enthusisam to engage with the iPad which was set up with some extra assistive features.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 25th May, 2023
Category Dyslexia iPads, Androids & Chromebooks
Using the iPad to Support Dyslexia poster highlights a range of freely available built-in tools to support reading and writing.
Posted by Craig Mill on the 13th April, 2023
Category iPads, Androids & Chromebooks Dyslexia
This illustrated guide explains how to use an iPad and the Notes app as an easy-to-use document scanner
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