App Review - Tellagami

Good morning,

I wanted to review an application I found this weekend: Tellagami. It is an app that is available both for ios and droid devices. This app reminds me of a  voki but for your mobile device. 

App Description:

In this app you can:

• Create a character (customize gender, clothing, and other features)
• Add emotions (happy, sad, angry, surprised, and silly)
• Customize a background (use one from the library or upload your own image)
• Record your voice. 
• Once you create a message with your character you can share it out to the world (facebook, twitter, and email). 

Below is a video tutorial that shows how to use Tellagami step by step just follow along.

Uses for Tellagami in the classroom:

• Introduction to class as an instructor or for students to each other
• Icebreaker activity
• Review emotions and facial expressions
• Introduce /Review a topic with students  

What are your ideas for this app? Please share! 

Communication apps for students who are deaf or hard of hearing

As we know students who are deaf or hard of hearing communicate in a variety of ways: verbally, use of sign language (cued speech, ASL, manual), lip reading, and writing. Below are some apps that can be used on the iPad to help students develop or maintain their communication skills in and out of the classroom. 

App name	Website	Description	Cost
IP - Relay	http://itunes.apple.com/app/ip-relay/id351385414?ign-mpt=uo%3D6&mt=8	IP-Relay allows individuals to use their device to call people who are able to hear. It acts like an instant message system.  The individual who is deaf or hard of hearing type out their message and IP relay operator speaks the message to the individual who is hearing. Then relays what the individual who could hear says to the individual who is deaf through text.	Free
Dragon Dictation	http://itunes.apple.com/app/dragon-dictation/id341446764?ign-mpt=uo%3D6&mt=8	Dragon dictation allows users to speak directly into the microphone, the words that they spoke appear in text on the screen.	Free
Face Time	Pre-downloaded on device	FaceTime is a phone calling app that features video and works through a Wi-Fi internet connection. It is very similar to Skype as it uses video to relay messages. FaceTime is ideal for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing because a user can easily observe facial expressions, gesture, and communicate using American Sign Language or lip reading.	Pre-downloaded on device
Signing time Lite ASL	http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/signing-time-lite-asl-sign/id306355760?mt=8	The lite version includes six flash cards and three shortened music videos.	Free but full version is $2.99
ABA Flash Cards & Games - Emotions	http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/aba-flash-cards-games-emotions/id446105144?mt=8	Identifying, understanding, and responding appropriately to emotions.	Free **All ABA apps are free during the month of April!!**
Baby sign and sing	http://www.babysignandlearn.com/baby-sign-and-learn-asl-for-iphone-and-ipad	Learn sign language to a children's song. Great for young learners.	Free but you can buy additional songs
PCS Sign language flash cards	http://www.mayer-johnson.com/pcs-sign-language-flash-cards/	Learn signs, picture representations, and text all in the same app!	Free
ASL Dictionary for iPad	http://www.asl-dictionary.com/	A great reference for signs and phrases	$6.49
My Smarty hands	http://itunes.apple.com/US/app/id366804871?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4	Learn and practice 300 ASL signs	Lite - free full is $4.99
SparkleFish	http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sparklefish/id432462341?mt=8&ls=1	This app allows users to record word in their voice. It is similar to madlibs and comes with four free stories.	Free
Splingo's Language Universe	http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/splingos-language-universe/id457526530?mt=8&ls=J	Helps students learn and practice listening skills	$2.99
Learn American Sign Language	http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learn-american-sign-language/id435624458?mt=8	Learn American Sign Language is a simple and fun way to learn signing, covering such useful topics as Greetings, Emergency Situations and more.	$2.99

2 days of Christmas - Santa's apps

Let's take a look to see what's on Santa's ipad! Here are some cute Christmas apps to use your on your iphone, ipod, or ipad.

• Best Christmas apps for kids
• 9 holiday cheer apps
• 10 free holiday apps
• Top 9 holiday apps
• 21 festive apps

ATIA 2011 from a distance

I am unable to attend too many conferences this year, so instead of attending the conferences in person I attend them via Twitter and any online sessions. I was  unable to attend ATIA this year, but here are some resources that I obtains through the Twitter hashtag #ATIA11. If you have any more notes or session notes you would like to share please add a comment at the bottom of the page.

• App Smackdown - Apps for AT and Augcomm
• Read the words - Text to speech online
• Tap it - an accessible smart board for individuals with limited mobility. I have seen this in action and it is truly amazing!
• Tactile graphics - production and design of tactile graphics
• Dot pub - convert a webpage to an ebook
• ATIA notes - Google doc folder of notes from ATIA
• ATIA notes 2 - Google doc folder of notes from ATIA
• SET BC - special education technology in British Columbia resoruces
• Atomic Learning - Education training for K12, higher ed, global education, and assistive tech!

Apps for all

Today I decided to post some of my favorite app resources.This is a list comprised of websites and wikis who have scoured the internet, iPod, and iPad to find some great educational apps to use in the classroom.

• Ipad Resources for Educators - a livebinder that I created with Ipad apps and resources. 
• Ipod Resources for Educators - a livebinder that I created with Ipod apps and resources. 
• Bloom's apps - a list of apps for all of the Bloom's taxonomy levels. 
• Special education apps - list of many different apps organized in alphabetical order. 
• SLP apps 2 - another list of apps for speech therapists.  
• Apps for note taking - here is a comprehensive list of many apps used to take notes. 
• Speech and language apps - a  great list of apps to use in the speech classroom. 
• Apps for spled - more apps for students with special needs 
• ipad apps for ESL - A list of apps to use in the ESL classroom.
•  ipads in the classroom  - Lists many educational apps to use in the classroom.
• Math apps - A comprehensive list of math apps

 For more apps visit my Diigo bookmarks here

Apps, apps, apps, and more apps!

I would like to take some time to share some of my favorite app resources and sites with you. Here they are in no particular order:

• Intelliapp
• Study by app
• Voice thread - Yep you read it right, voice thread has an app!
• There's an app for that - List of great apps all reviewed by respected panelist
• 10 apps for the visually impaired
• App Maker
• Fun educational apps
• Special ed apps
• 20 must have educational apps
• Apps for Autism 
• Apps for those with significant disabilities