Notability

What is Slow Processing

 Available for:
o iOS devices: iPad, iPhone, iPod
o $8.99
 Notability is a note taking app that allows
students to take handwritten, typed, and
picture notes as well as record audio while
notes are being taken. Also, the app syncs
notes with the correct audio which makes it
easier for students to find what they need.
 Students can organize their notes into
categories.
 The notes students take are uploaded to the
cloud so they can use Dropbox or Google
Drive with their notes.
Speed?
Processing speed is the pace at which you
take in information, make sense of it, and
respond (Kelly, 2019). The information can
be visual or auditory.
Some people have a faster or slower
processing speed than others, but it has
nothing to do with intelligence (Kelly,
2019).

Assistive Technology
Microsoft OneNote Apps to Aid in Note
o iOS devices and
Android devices
Taking for Students with
o Free Slow Processing Speed
 Microsoft OneNote is an app that allows
students to capture, organize, and share
notes. Students can put their notes in
folders and search through them quickly.
The app works across many devices and
the notes can be shared.
 Microsoft has learning tools for one note
that are free such as text-to-speech.
 AudioNote
“Because children with slow
 Available for: 
processing speed have trouble
o iOS devices and taking in information and
Android devices retrieving information that
o AudioNote 2 for iOS free, (with in-
app purchases) they already know, it is
o AudioNote for Android, $5.99 common for them to miss the
o AudioNote for iOS, $12.99
big picture.”
o AudioNote LITE for iOS and
Android, free ~ Ellen B. Braaten
 With AudioNote, students are able to record
lectures and type/draw at the same time. The
app syncs the audio to the notes, so students
are able to listen to the audio being spoken as
Evernote
they are writing notes.  VideoAnt
 Note taking app/website that
 Available for: 
you can use to add notes to
o iOS devices and online videos. 
Android devices  o Ant.umn.edu, chrome browser
o Free (premium features available for
o Enter URL or choose a YouTube
$7.99/month)
video
 Evernote allows students to take notes across
o Video will load in the annotation
multiple devices. They can use text, sketches,
screen, when you want to write notes
photos, audio, web clippings, scanned
you can add your ideas and they will
documents, and more. 
be linked to the time stamp on the
 Students can use features such as highlighting video. 
and color coding to help locate key points. 
o You can share your annotated video
 Notes can be searched through the app after by sharing using the share URL. 
creation.

References

11 Apps to Help Kids With Note-Taking. (2019, October 17). Retrieved October 23, 2020, from https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/assistive-
technology/finding-an-assistive-technology/11-apps-to-help-kids-with-note-taking
Kelly, K. (2019, October 16). Slow Processing Speed: What You Need to Know. Retrieved October 23, 2020, from https://www.understood.org/en/learning-
thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/processing-speed-what-you-need-to-know

Musgrove, M. (n.d.). Can My Child Get an IEP for Slow Processing Speed? Retrieved October 22, 2020, from https://www.understood.org/en/learning-
thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/can-my-child-get-an-iep-for-slow-processing-speed

Notability. (2016, September 04). Retrieved October 23, 2020, from https://learningworksforkids.com/apps/notability/

Ridgway, N. (2020, February 25). Video Ant: A Replacement for VideoNot.es. Retrieved October 23, 2020, from
http://www.teachingfromtheridge.com/2020/02/video-ant-replacement-for-videonotes.html

Rosen, P. (2019, October 16). 7 Ways to Help Kids With Slow Processing Speed Take Notes in Class. Retrieved October 23, 2020, from
https://www.understood.org/en/learning-thinking-differences/child-learning-disabilities/information-processing-issues/7-ways-to-help-kids-with-slow-
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VideoAnt. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2020, from https://ant.umn.edu/