Chandler McAlister

November 29, 2015

Calera Intermediate School

Resource List
This technology resource list was created for student A. She is being
served under the Hearing Impairment eligibility category. Her IEP states that
she has profound sensorineural hearing loss bilaterally. Bilateral means that
both ears have hearing loss. Profound means that the student cannot likely
hear anything softer than 90dB. Sensorineural means that the cochlear nerve
is not working the way it is supposed to. Based on this, student A is not likely
to be able to hear much on her own (even with the aid of hearing aids).
Student A will not likely learn much through hearing alone and will need
other accommodations to learn at the intended level. Student A has cochlear
implants that help her hear better.
Student A does not use age appropriate sentence length or structure.
She does not ask or answer questions appropriately. She does not
comprehend written material on level. She does not understand figurative
language. In general, to help student A learn, the teacher should position her
desk facing the front, provide reduced choices, provide visual aids, give
increased time to complete assignments, and reteach lessons in small
groups. The following resources are technology apps for iPad that can be
used in the general education classroom to accommodate for student As
hearing loss and other learning difficulties.
1. Hear Coach App for iPad Hear coach is an app that challenges students
to select sounds from various noisy environments. One of the most difficult
things for people with hearing loss to do is to differentiate between sounds in
a noisy environment. This app will give them challenge and practice in these
situations so that they are better able to differentiate between sounds in the
real world. This app is suggested for older children or teens that wear
hearing aids or have cochlear implants. The app is free on the app store. Her
teacher can use this app with her during a technology center. Student A will
greatly benefit from this stimulation as it will help her focus in a collaborative
classroom and in the real world.
2. Sentence Builder (App for iPad) This app is useful when teaching writing.
The app helps children build sentences that are grammatically correct. When
you have trouble hearing you are going not going to hear every word in
sentences spoken to you. Therefore, you may have trouble forming full
sentences as well. This app helps the child create full sentences. The app is
$5.99 on the app store. Her teacher can use this app during writing to help A
learn how to form grammatically correct sentences. Student A should

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practice reading these sentences out loud to help her oral language abilities
as well.
3. WeSign Basic (App for iPad) This app helps teachers and students learn
American Sign Language that is school related. This app will help improve
the relationship between the adult and the student by bridging a
communication gap. The teacher should use this app to learn some simple
sign language that can be used throughout the day.
4. Dragon Dictation (App for iPad) This app is a voice recognition app that
turns spoken words into written text. When the student is having a hard time
communicating with others they may use this app to turn spoken text into
written text. I think this would be most useful for the teacher to use. During
lectures or lessons this app can be turned on. If student A misses something
you say, the words are written down in front of her without her having to ask
what did you say? This app is free on the app store.
5. Let Me Hear Again (App for Android) This app is similar to Dragon
Dictation. The app is a voice recognition device with four different aspects.
The first tool is a face to face communication tool. The app turns speech into
text. Replies can also be made using the app. The student can type the reply
and the app will speak for them going from text to speech. Another tool on
the app is the note taking tool that will record speech to text in longer
stretches. The notes can be saved within the app. Another aspect of the app
is the guardian angel tool that makes a loud, high pitched alarm sound and
vibrates when there are loud sounds detected in the environment. Finally,
there is an alarm tool that emits a high pitched sound and vibrates for up to
two minutes. The face to face communication part of the app is free. The
guardian angel and alarm tool must be unlocked through a Pro version of
the app. This app would be useful for helping student A take notes without
missing information. This app would also be useful to help student A
communicate with others quickly and effectively. Student A will not need the
alarm and guardian angel aspects of the app at school.
6. Notability (App for iPad): This is another app that can be used to help the
student take notes. However, instead of turning speech into text, the app can
record the speech directly and save it. The student can link the recording
with notes/documents taken in class. Then the student can go back later and
replay the lecture or lesson. The app helps the student organize the notes by
title or content. With this app student A can focus on listening as well as

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possible in class to grasp information without trying to make sure they are
taking the correct notes. This app is between $2 and $5 on the app store.
7. Khan Academy (App for iPad): This app gives access to over 4200 videos
(with subtitles) and articles on a variety of school related subjects in math,
science, and history. The app also allows for interactive exercises to monitor
student progress. This app is not meant to be used to teach content alone;
however, the student will gain interesting and relevant information through
the lessons. Student A will be able to put on headphones eliminating
background noise in the environment. This will help student A gain more
background information in a different setting. The teacher can let her use
this app at home or during a center time. This app is free on the app store.
8. ITV Signed Stories (App for iPad): This app has a large selection of books
that are partially animated and told through BSL, subtitles, and narration.
The app is free and gives you access to a bookshelf which you can add to by
buying books through the app. The stories are suitable for children 10 and
under. This app would allow student A to put in headphones and listen to
stories without background noise. The stories provide student A with three
different ways to hear the content. Student A struggles in reading
comprehension. Through this app she will be given the text in multiple ways
helping her comprehend what she is reading more easily.
9. Sign It (App for iPad): This app is a fun and engaging way for children and
adults to learn BSL. The app features a video dictionary with over 700 signs.
The signs are arranged by category. The signs in the app feature vocabulary
including common phrases, time and date, food and drink, animals, and
more. There is a free version and a paid version with more vocabulary words.
Student A and the teacher would benefit from using this app. Other students
in the class could learn sign language through this app as well. This app, if
used correctly, could help build an inclusive community for the deaf and hard
of hearing in the general education classroom.
10. FriendStrip Kid Pro (App for iPad): This app lets students create
customized comic strip stories using their own photos and text. The app
features a set of story templates. This is a great tool for collaboration. The
app is accessible and inclusive for deaf children because it is completely
based on visual content. This app is free on the app store. Student A could
write stories this way. The stories will be personal to her as she will be using

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her own photos of things she is interested in. Pictures and visuals are very
useful in student As learning. This would meet this learning need in writing.