WDA SENCO & teachers AT training morning


This is the place where you can access the information I shared at this day. All the links are on the presentation which will be sent out to participants but also duplicated here for ease of access.

New Stuff – not promoting but giving you information and a chance to see these products 

Ivvi – https://ivvi.app – £30 monthly, £300 per year, £495 for 3 years 

Lexilens – 490 euros / £409.22 https://lexilens.com/product/lexilens/ ​ – smart glasses for dyslexics that see letters moving.

Goblin Tools – £free – https://goblin.tools/  

Microsoft CoPilot – paid for in your Microsoft 365 subscription, free on The Edge brower – https://copilot.cloud.microsoft/?fromcode=cmc&redirectid=08374CBFBCD64F729B19AE31285BF999&auth=2  

TalkType – £20 monthly subscription(1,000 minutes per month) or £50 monhlty billed annually (3,000minute per month) https://talk-type.com/  

Ayoa – £free for up to 10 mind maps , Ayoa Ultimate £10 a month billed annually £120 – https://www.ayoa.com/  

Google Gemini – £free ai tool – https://gemini.google.com/  

More apps that have been around a while but still useful  

Clicker – https://cricksoft.com/clicker/ talk to Crick before any purchase to gain best rates 

DocsPlus – https://cricksoft.com/docsplus/ mainly secondary , grown up Clicker with word banks and mindmaps again talk to Crick before purchasing  

Dictate – built into Word, PowerPoint, Outlook part of your Microsoft 365 subsription 

Immersive Reader – built into Word, PowerPoint, Outlook part of your Microsoft 365 subsription 

Microsoft OneNote – part of your Microsoft 365 subscription 

Typing Suggestions – built into Windows 10/11  

Google Docs – on your Google Account – free to access 

Voice Typing – on the tools menu in Google Docs 

Mindview – £15 a month billed annually £180 – https://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software  

My Study Bar – £free – useful exam access software as all the tools run without internet access  

Free apps  

ClaroSpeak  –  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clarospeak-literacy-support/id977258467  

Provides word prediction, text to speech, capture text, dyslexia friendly check 

Postit! https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/post-it/id920127738  

Use sticky notes? Now its electronic and can be used to make mindmaps  

Popplet Lite https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/popplet-lite/id364738549  

Simple and effective mindmap that can export to PDF and JPEG 

Correct Spelling  Checker https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/correct-spelling-checker/id1481028375  – Provides a way to find and check spellings  

Class Timetablehttps://apps.apple.com/gb/app/class-timetable/id425121147  – organisational tool for pupils to log their homework and lessons on a two-week timetable 

Notability https://apps.apple.com/us/app/notability-smarter-ai-notes/id360593530  note taking tool that uses colour to designate to subject areas. Organises your notes into  subjects. 

Paid for apps  

ClaroScanPen – £9.99 – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/claro-scanpen/id994933713  

Text to speech tool on printed materials. Not handwriting  

Easy Dyslexia Aid – £2.99 – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/easy-dyslexia-aid/id1088194043  – input your word via your voice and see how it’s correctly spelt. Also uses different languages  

Organisation  

Microsoft Todo – part of Microsoft 365 subscription  

Mindview – £15 a month billed annually £180 – https://www.matchware.com/mind-mapping-software  

Global Tasks – demo avaialable – https://global-tasks.texthelp.com/Welcome DSA solution https://www.texthelp.com/en-gb/solutions/dsa/global-tasks/  

Trello – £free – paid products as well – https://trello.com/  

Alexa – £free – dates and calendars on the Alexa device – can be used on the phone 

Mind42 – free mindmapping software – good for collaboration over the internet as well – https://mind42.com/  

Adminstration Tools  

Fellow – AI meeting organiser – https://fellow.app/  

Fathom – AI video conferencing recording tool – https://fathom.video/ 

Helpful Resources  

http://aas123.com  

There are some useful links here to accessibility tools built into Windows, Apple and Android. I call them ” Quick Wins”

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