Jennifer Swan

A.I. Technology Resource Guide

Type of Tool
Digital Tools AT App Web 2.0 Website Software Other

Tool Name: Piktochart (instructional technology tool)

Link: https://piktochart.com/
Description: Piktochart is a website where users can
create infographics, presentations, posters, flyers, and
1 more about any topic using words, pictures, diagraphs, X
and videos. This website could be used by students to
demonstrate their learning by creating a visual about the
topic they are learning about (ex: making an infographic
about how plants grow).
Tool Name: Bluebee Pal (assistive technology tool)
Link: https://www.bluebeepals.com/
Description: A Bluebee Pal is a talking stuffed animal
that is paired with an app to help bring stories to life, as
2 well as giving the user the ability to play educational X X X-
equipment
games and communicate through identified AAC apps.
Bluebee Pals can be used to increase a student’s
confidence with reading/ speaking, as well as be a part of
a small group experience in the classroom setting.
Tool Name: Autism Therapy with MITA (instructional
technology tool)
Link: http://imagiration.com/autism/ Can be purchased
at: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/autism-therapy-with-
mita/id1020290425
Description: This app is customizable based on a
3 X
student’s age and ability level in regards to their ability
to match objects, identify numbers/ objects, follow given
directions, and more. As the student uses the app and
demonstrates the required skills (ex: matching red
objects), the app steadily gives them harder tasks to
complete that build upon the same skills.
Tool Name: Pixton (instructional technology tool)
Link: https://www.pixton.com/
Description: Pixton is a website that allows users to
create their own comics, including a personalized avatar
4 and the ability to type in dialogue and import various X
images. This website could be used by students as a way
to demonstrate their learning, in addition to giving
teachers a way to make comic book social stories, which
could feature a student’s custom avatar.
Tool Name: Flipgrid (instructional technology tool)
5 X X
Link: https://info.flipgrid.com/
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Description: Flipgrid has both a website and an app that

allows teachers to create “grids” that can include lesson
topics and presentations aimed at getting students to
share what they know creatively through videos, photos,
post it notes, and much more. Student responses are
recorded for the teacher to see and families can also
participate which can help connect them with what their
student is learning in school.
Tool Name: Edji (instructional technology tool)
Link: https://edji.it/#/home
Description: Ejij is a web 2.0 tool that gives teachers the
ability to customize a student’s time when they are
reading a given text through both individual reading and
6 X
collaborative reading/ discussion. As students read, they
can interact with the text by commenting (using words
and/ or emoji’s) and highlighting, while the teacher is
able to provide online support as students are reading and
monitor how long they are reading for.
Tool Name: Tour Creator from Google (instructional
technology tool)
Link: https://arvr.google.com/tourcreator/
Description: Tour Creator is a virtual reality tool where
teachers can build tours of any place they want or view
shared tours that can be viewed with VR headsets, such
7 X
as the Google Cardboard while also adding locations
within the tour where students can read about what they
are seeing. This can be used as a way to provide
experiences for students in a safe, cost effective
environment such as a trip to the grocery store, a view of
a large city, or an exhibit at a museum.
Tool Name: Ginger (assistive technology tool)
Link: https://www.gingersoftware.com/
Description: Ginger is an assistive technology software
that can be used to assist students in producing
grammatically correct writing when they are creating a
8 X X
document on the computer (ex: typing a paragraph).
This can be used for spelling errors and grammatical
errors as it has the ability to correct grammar (ex:
punctuation), spelling, and it includes online tools such
as a dictionary, text reader, and translation capabilities.
Tool Name: Talk n’ Scan Calculator (assistive
technology tool)
Link: http://www.rjcooper.com/talk-n-scan-
9 X X
calculator/index.html
Description: The Talk n’ Scan Calculator is an assistive
software that works on a Mac or Windows device with
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which users can view a large calculator (customizable for

vision/ physical needs) that provides audio responses
based on what the user types in. This can be used by
students when they are trying to solve a math problem, as
it also has the ability to check their work as they
complete it.
Tool Name: AR Flashcards-Animal Alphabet
(instructional technology tool)
Link: https://arflashcards.com/ Can be purchased at:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ar-flashcards-animal-
alphabet/id502903392?ls=1
Description: This virtual reality app allows users to use
10 pre-printed letter flashcards to bring to life the letters of X
the alphabet. Each letter has a designated animal (ex: L-
Lion) and when the user scans the card (while using the
app) the animals jump off the page, along with a
corresponding auditory statement of the letter name and
animal, which could be used to engage students in
learning the letters of the alphabet.
Tool Name: Touch and Write (instructional technology
tool)
Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touch-and-
write/id504319132
Description: This app gives users the ability to practice
writing letters and words by choosing different types of
11 paper (ex: regular lined paper, fur) and writing utensils X
(ex: pudding, paint, and chalk) and following the steps to
write the letters/ words using correct letter formation
while also hearing the letter names and sounds. This app
could be used as a way for students to practice their
handwriting using fun materials, without having
potentially overwhelming sensory experiences.
Tool Name: Go Talk 9+ (assistive technology tool)
Link: https://www.attainmentcompany.com/gotalk-9
Description: A Go Talk 9+ is an assistive technology
device that gives users the ability to communicate by
12 choosing between up to 9 messages at a time (using X X-
equipment
picture symbols). A Go Talk 9+ can be used as a way for
students to communicate through a AT device, which
then allows them to participate in conversations,
instruction, and make requests.
Tool Name: Voice Recording Pen (assistive technology
tool) X-
13 X
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Livescribe-APX-00008- equipment

2GB-Echo-Smartpen/dp/B00524DLZ0?ref_=ast_sto_dp
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Description: This pen has the ability to record

everything that is said while the user is writing, including
what the user says (ex: voice memo’s) or what other
people around them are saying (ex: notes from a lecture)
and upload it as a digital file. This pen can be used to
help a student review what was said in class, or it can
allow them to record what they want to say without
writing it immediately.
Tool Name: TouchChat HD-AAC (assistive technology
tool)
Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touchchat-hd-
aac/id398860728
Description: This assistive technology app gives users
the ability to communicate through the use of Symbolstix
14 symbols that can be customized to have specific labels X X
and messages when they are chosen, as well as the ability
to hide symbols when an adult is looking for the user to
only use specific words/ vocabulary. Users are able to
communicate with other people through the use of the
app by tapping on the symbol that they want and
auditorily hearing the word/ phrase that they chose.
Tool Name: Breathe, Think, Do with Sesame
(instructional technology tool)
Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id721853597?ign-
mpt=uo%3D4
Description: This app guides users towards learning
self-regulation skills through the Sesame Street
15 X
Characters, such as taking deep breaths, problem solving,
making plans for the monsters, and watching to see how
the monsters solve their problems and/ or how they calm
down. This can be used by parents or teachers with a
student to help them recognize how they might be feeling
and what they should do when they feel that way.
Tool Name: Remind (instructional technology tool)
Link: https://www.remind.com/ Can be purchased at:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/remind-school-
communication/id522826277
Description: Remind is a web 2.0 tool that provides a
quick way for teachers and parents to communicate on a
16 X X
frequent basis through text messages, photos, fliers,
videos, and more. This app can be used by teachers to
communicate to parents about what their students are
doing in the classroom and provide them with resources
they could use to work with their child at home, all of
which can be individualized for each student if need be.
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Tool Name: Quicktionary Reading Pen (assistive

technology tool)
Link:
https://www.wizcomtech.com/education/readingpen-
2/87reading-pens
Description: Quicktionary is a portable scanner that
17 allows the user to scan words or a line of text and then X X-
equipment
hear what the words or text say through a speaker or
headphones. This device can be used to support students
who have difficulties reading grade level words and it
can provide them with a level of independence when
they are outside of school (ex: reading a label on a cereal
box).
Tool Name: Rocketbook (assistive technology tool)
Link: https://getrocketbook.com/
Description: This is a reusable notebook that allows
users to write their notes on paper (with an erasable pen) X-
18 X X
and then upload their notes to the cloud into different equipment

categories. This could be used by students to help them

organize their notes digitally, which can promote
independence in the school or work setting.
Tool Name: One Message Hip Talk (assistive
technology tool)
Link: https://enablingdevices.com/product/hip-talk-four-
messages/
Description: This assistive technology device allows the
19 user to communicate through a series of four X X-
equipment
interchangeable, 5-second, pre-recorded messages by
simply pushing the appropriate button. This
communicator is portable and is designed to be worn on
the user’s hip as a way to quickly communicate wants,
emotions, statements, and more.
Tool Name: Picture It (assistive technology tool)
Link: https://www.attainmentcompany.com/picture-it-
software
Description: Picture It is a software compatible with
Mac and Windows computers that allows its users to
20 X X
match words to pictures and create adapted materials
such as a schedule, story, worksheet, or flashcards. This
software could be used by students to help them produce
writing, as well as to assist them in participating in
classroom discussions (when given adapted texts).