Assistive technology resources
Attached are a list of mobile applications that students find useful. We do not endorse the use of these apps and there are many more available that you may prefer. You should download and use them at your discretion. I have tried where possible to detail any costs involved however, these costs can change and therefore you should consider any cost implications.
All apps can be downloaded from the The App Store or Google Play.
| App | Description | |
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| Note taking | ||
 My NTU | Access your timetable on the go, use maps to get around campus, Check NOW resources, Access Student emails, view PC availability, record your attendance | |
 AudioNote | Note taking app that synchronises the audio to the notes you are taking. Useful for:
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 Evernote | Useful text, audio and image note-taking app which allows sharing of notes between devices via an account. Allows for document creation and document storage (word, pdf, etc).
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 OneNote | Notes are saved, searchable, and synchronised to OneNote apps on your other devices.
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 Outline | A note-taking app which allows you to create different notebooks for all of the areas of your life. | |
| Document storage | ||
 Dropbox |
Convenient (drag and drop) online storage and sharing service. Useful document sharing features image gallery functionality. | |
 GoogleDrive |
Google drive offers: collaborative authoring; document sharing; cloud service; publishing; peer reviewing; group working. | |
 OneDrive |
Document sharing; cloud service; group working | |
| Communication | ||
 Microsoft Lync | NTU uses Microsoft Lync, you can download a Microsoft Lync 2010 app for your mobile device and stay in touch with those on Lync while on the go. This app is limited to text chatting only, audio, video and desktop sharing is not currently supported. | |
 Skype | More than likely does not need an introduction. Skype is offered as across most mobile devices and is free.
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| Optical Character Recognition (OCR) | ||
 OCR Scanner | Take a photo of a document and convert it using OCR technology | |
 Turbo Scanner | Extract multiple pages from an image. Simply take a picture of a document that you would like to extract text from and email it to yourself or others. | |
| Text to Speech | ||
 ClaroSpeak | This high quality text-to-speech reader will read text. It enables the highlighting of text in time with spoken words. Useful for proof reading and helping with literacy and languages: French and Spanish are available. | |
 TextHelp | TextHelp includes the features of most of the apps above which aid reading, writing and literacy. It aims to support reading fluency (Fluency Tutor); comprehension (Lexiflow); and improved internet navigation (Speechstream). The app includes an e-book reader, Dictionary, Speech and Spelling. | |
| Speech to Text | ||
 Dragon | A voice-recognition application. The user can speak into device and instantly see text appear. The app can be used on SMS and e-mail messages and is up to 5 times faster than typing. A wifi/3G connection is required. | |
| Mind Mapping | ||
 Simple Mind+ | This app facilitates brainstorming, idea collating and thought structuring. It enables easy experimenting and editing and offers a range of style, colours and fonts. | |
 Inspiration Maps | A mind mapping app which allows the user to create diagrams which can be built upon. Images taken from the internet or i-pad camera can be used. Templates are provided to guide the user with brainstorming for essays, organising projects and planning for revision. It can be synched with 'Dropbox'. | |
 Mind Genius | Quickly capture and structure your thoughts. Use Output Tree or Map diagram layouts. Add multiple branches without interruption Add branch to access the keyboard then simply Type and select '+' to add multiple branches. 100% compatible with MindGenius desktop version; Notes, categories, resources, pictures and action properties are all retained. | |
| Presentation | ||
 Prezi | Create presentations. Use pre created templates and add text and images. | |
| Dictionairies/ Thesaurus | ||
 Wordweb | An English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows that can look up words in almost any program. It works off-line, but can also look up words in web references. The free version includes definitions and synonyms as well as audio and text pronunciations. | |
 Dictionary.com | As with Wordweb above, this app offers over 2,000,000 definitions, synonyms and antonyms. It also provides audio pronunciation and example usage in sentences. | |
