As I was preparing for my Lunch and Learn with MACUL’s special ed folks today (I will be a featured speaker at MACUL in March), I came across a neat Chrome App that I want to share with all of you. The name of the app is Picto4Me (free). What it does is let you create simple communication boards that have speech support (looks like it’s using Google’s Text to Speech engine) and scanning support. It is a very easy to learn tool and while it may not be as sophisticated as some of the commercial solutions out there it can be a nice solution for those implementing Chromebooks. Here is a quick video overview of this app:
What do you think of this app? Let me know in the comments.
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Luis Pérez is an inclusive learning consultant based in St. Petersburg, Florida. He has more than a decade of experience working with educators to help them integrate technology in ways that empower all learners. Luis holds a doctorate in special education and a master’s degree in instructional technology from the University of South Florida, and he is the author of Mobile Learning for All: Supporting Accessibility with the iPad, from Corwin Press. Luis has been honored as an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) in 2009, and as Google in Education Certified Innovator in 2014. He is also a TouchCast and Book Creator Ambassador. Luis currently serves as the Professional Learning Chair of the Inclusive Learning Network of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), which recognized him as its 2016 Outstanding Inclusive Educator. His work has appeared in publications such Teaching Exceptional Children, Closing the Gap Solutions, THE Journal, and The Loop Magazine. In addition to his work in educational technology, Luis is an avid photographer whose work has been featured in Better Photography magazine, Business Insider, the New York Times Bits Blog and the Sydney Morning Herald. Luis has presented at national and international conferences such as South by Southwest EDU, ISTE, CSUN, ATIA and Closing the Gap.
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