Tech Shorts Episode 115 - Display and Text Size on the iPad

In Episode 115, we continue our series of looking at the accessibility tools that are available on the iPad. This time we look at the Display and Text tools. Much like the Magnifier and the Zoom tools, Display and Text enable you to increase the size and the format of the text on your screen to see better. Let’s take a look.

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Tech Shorts Episode 114 - Using the Accessibility tool Zoom on the iPad

In Episode 114, we continue our series of looking at the accessibility tools that are available on the iPad. This time we look at the Zoom tool, which much like the Magnifier, allows you to increase the size of an adjustable window on your screen to see better. Let’s take a look.

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Tech Shorts Episode 113 - Adding a Keyboard Layout to an iPad

In Episode 113, we continue our series of looking at the accessibility tools that are available on the iPad. This time we look at adding different keyboards to your device. This is particularly helpful for world language classes or for students who are not native English speakers. Let’s take a look.

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Tech Shorts Episode 112 - Speech to Text on the iPad

In Episode 112, we continue our series of looking at the accessibility tools that are available on the iPad. This time we look at Speech to text, which is the device’s ability to type anything that is said to it when a keyboard is present. Speech to text is wonderful for students who can’t type very fast or who are reluctant writers. Let’s take a look.

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Tech Shorts Episode 111 - VoiceOver on the iPad

In Episode 111, we continue our series of looking at the accessibility tools that are available on the iPad. This time we will look at VoiceOver, which is the device’s ability to read any text that is present on the screen for visually impaired individuals, or for our students who experience difficulty reading. VoiceOver does a lot more than what I’m about to show you, but we’ll focus on reading for our purposes. Let’s take a look. 

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Tech Shorts Episode 110 - Using the Magnifier Tool on an iPad

In Episode 110, we begin our series of looking at the accessibility tools that are available on the iPad. First up is the Magnifier tool, which is one of the most awesome tool for anyone who has ever had trouble reading something with small font or needing to look at something in great detail. Magnifier performs better than Camera, and does not clutter your photo library with extra shots. It also allows you to switch colors to make it easier to see or read. Let’s take a look. 

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Tech Shorts Episode 74 - Downloading videos from the Internet on an iPad

In Episode 74, we look at how a student can download an online video on their iPad so they can use it in iMovie projects and in other assignments. Note that downloading online videos may violate copyright and the website’s terms of use. Let’s watch. 

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Tech Shorts Episode 64 - Login in to Zearn through Clever

In Episode 64, we look at how students log in to Clever on their iPad and how they can access services like Zearn. Let’s watch. 

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Tech Shorts Episode 44 Introduction to Schoology

In Episode 44, we take an introductory look at Schoology and its main features. We’ll visit the web based platform, and also take a look at the iOS platform most of our students use on a daily basis. 

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Tech Shorts Episode 36 Deleting Messages in Schoology App

In Episode 36, we explore how to delete messages in Schoology so that they stop appearing in the Schoology iOS app. Unfortunately, the way to do this requires login in to https://sau45.schoology.com, clicking on the messages, and deleting from there. Refreshing the Schoology app will then show the messages are gone. Let’s take a look.

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Tech Shorts Episode 35 iPad Screen Recording

In Episode 35, we explore how to videocapture what is happening on your iPad screen. This will require turning on the screen recording capability by clicking on Settings, then Control Center, then Customize Controls, then the + sign on Screen Recording. You can now capture what happens on your iPad screen by swiping down from the top right, and clicking on the screen recording icon. You stop recording by swiping down from the top right again. Let’s take a look.

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