Friday, June 26, 2015

Special Stories by Special iApp



App Name:  Special Stories
Developer:   Special iApp
Cost:             $12.99

We are huge fans of Book Creator - an app that makes it super easy to create an ebook using pictures, video, audio, and text.  Unfortunately, switch access can be a little too complicated for students with special needs.  Also, the student must take action in order to hear the page's pre-recorded audio.   Special Stories gives you the same easy interface for creating your digital books, but it also makes it super easy to attach switches for students who do not have the ability to use touch to operate the iPad.  Audio that is recorded for a page can be set to automatically play when the student turns the page.  Other settings include automatic page advancing and playing sound when the page picture is tapped.  If we could change just one thing, it would be to increase the size of the picture on the page.  If we had this, we would be able to create ebook versions of existing books that we have for our students.  The way the app is designed today, the picture is a little to small for this to work well. Even still, we give it a solid 4 out of 5.

Find this app: https://itunes.apple.com/lk/app/special-stories/id478550473?mt=8

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