<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">I have been appreciating this conversation. I work with a number of students looking for such technology and trying to get better recordings.</font></span><div><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Has anyone had any luck with text-to-speech software for the iPad? I have not found anything stable. There is Voice Over but I have been trying to keep an eye out for software which would read PDF files for students with print disabilities such as LD and is not as complex to use. </font></span></div><div><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2"><br></font></span></div><div><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Cheers,</font></span></div><div><span><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Jason<br></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2"><span name="x"></span></font><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; " size="2">__________________________________________<br>Jason Maseberg-Tomlinson, M.S. <br>Assistant Director / Technology Specialist <br>Disability Support Services <br>Kansas State University <br>202 Holton Hall <br>Manhattan, KS 66506-1311 <br><br>Voice :: 785-532-6441 <br>Fax :: 785-532-6457 <br><br>You can often find me online via skype or Chat from 3-5pm (CST) during the workweek:<br>Skype :: jason.maseberg-tomlinson <br>Google Chat :: jasonmasebergtomlinson@gmail.com <br>MSN :: jasonmasebergtomlinson@gmail.com <br>Facebook :: masebergtomlinson <br> <br><br>If you are not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, copying, or the taking of any action based on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. </font><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2"><span name="x"></span></font><br></span><br><hr id="zwchr" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; "><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; ">From: </b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">"Laurie Vasquez" <Vasquez@sbcc.edu></font><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; ">To: </b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">"Access Technology Higher Education Network" <athen-list@u.washington.edu></font><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; ">Sent: </b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Tuesday, September 27, 2011 11:45:37 AM</font><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; ">Subject: </b><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Re: [Athen] Ipad lecture/conference session recording</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">More on Apps ...</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">http://reboot.fcc.gov/blog?entryId=1326793</font><br><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Laurie</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> Heidi Scher <hascherdss@gmail.com> 9/26/2011 3:36 PM >>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Hey Gerry,</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">It will be good to see you at AHG!</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">I've been running Evernote as well - on my PC, Android phone, and iPad 2.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Love the sync option! But I may try Notability for workshops as the sync of</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">audio & text would be very helpful. And love to hear about how a mic can be</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">added. Thanks, Doug!</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">See you soon, Gerry!</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Heidi</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">+++++++++++++++</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Associate Director</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Center for Educational Access</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">University of Arkansas</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">ARKU 104</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">Fayetteville, AR 72701</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">479.575.3104</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">479.575.7445 fax</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">479.575.3646 tdd</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">+++++++++++++++</font><br><br><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Doug Hayman <dhayman@u.washington.edu>wrote:</font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> You can get the camera adapter that apple sells that has a usb input. With</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> that the Blue Microphones Snowball mic works fine and can either work in</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> omni-directional mode or cardiod, the latter to point toward just one</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> source.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> For other mics or equipment needing more power, you'll likely need to plug</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> a powered usb hub into that adapter then plug the device into the usb hub.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> Doug Hayman <dhayman@u.washington.edu></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> Technology Specialist</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> DO-IT Program (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, Technology)</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> UW Technology Services</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> Box 354842</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> Seattle, WA 98195</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> (206) 221-4165</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> http://www.washington.edu/doit </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> On Mon, 26 Sep 2011, Dan Comden wrote:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> Hi Gerry,</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> I've been using Evernote on my iPad, Droid phone, and computers. It</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> has a built-in recording feature that I've used on the iPad. I like</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> the app quite a bit. I have tried it in staff meetings and it collects</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> audio in a small group setting just fine.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> The limiting factor is the microphone sensitivity and location on the</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> device. It does work, but unless speakers are very close to the mic</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> (within six feet or so), or amplified, the mic will have a problem</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> capturing useful audio.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> That's a limitation of the hardware and I don't think there's any way</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> to hook an external mic to an iPad other than bluetooth and I haven't</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> tried one of those.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> -*- Dan</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Nies, Gerry <gerry.nies@email.und.edu></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> wrote:</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> I just got an Ipad 2 so I am dangerous. :-)</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> Has anyone used the Ipad in lieu of a Livescribe pen in conference</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> sessions? Yes, I am getting ready for Accessing Higher Ground.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> I have the "AudioNote - NotePad and Voice Recorder" App that looks like</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> it would work but the input audio is so low that I don't think it will.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> So using this combination or if someone has another app recommendation I</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> am willing to listen, would anyone have a suggestion for an external mic</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> that can be used in this environment?</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> I would think the same thing would work in a classroom.</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> Thanks</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> Gerry Nies</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> ______________________________**_________________</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> athen-list mailing list</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> athen-list@mailman1.u.**washington.edu<athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>> http://mailman1.u.washington.**edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-**list<http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> --</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> -*- Dan Comden danc@uw.edu </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> Access Technology Center www.uw.edu/itconnect/**accessibility/atl/<http://www.uw.edu/itconnect/accessibility/atl/></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> University of Washington UW Information Technology</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> ______________________________**_________________</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> athen-list mailing list</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> athen-list@mailman1.u.**washington.edu<athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>> http://mailman1.u.washington.**edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-**list<http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">>></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> _______________________________________________</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> athen-list mailing list</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">> http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list </font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">></font><br><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">_______________________________________________</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">athen-list mailing list</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">athen-list@mailman1.u.washington.edu</font><br><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Verdana" size="2">http://mailman1.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</font><br></div></div></body></html>