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payment method when ordering free apps. There is a practice exercise using
VoiceOver in the App Store. The exercise is downloading the ViA app from
Braille Institute of America which is a database of up-to-date apps for users
with visual impairments, which is a great resource for educators. This chapter
offers a section addressing how to find the right app for your student; outlines
involving the student in the process; and creating a chart of tasks and apps
for that particular task. An important point to remember is that all apps in the
App Store may or may not work with accessibility options enabled on the
iPad. There is a useful discussion on using iCloud versus Dropbox for sharing
documents.
Chapter 6. The iPad Online
offers exercises for using the browser,
email, messaging and the rotor. It also has step-by-step instructions for
downloading and using apps for reading books, specifically iBooks, a free app
available in the App Store; Read2Go from Bookshare; and BARD that is
available from National Library Service.
Chapter 7. Strategies for Completing Tasks in the Classroom describes
different keyboard layout and entry options, and word processing apps,
iaWriter and AccessNote, the latter created by American Foundation for the
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