Tag: Android

MyScript Calculator – the Free Handwriting Calculator

If you or a student you work with have difficulty writing numbers and mathematical symbols legibly if  required to use pen or pencil, check out  MyScript Calculator . This app,  makes it possible for anyone to  a stylus or  finger to enter handwritten numbers and symbols into a calculator on an Android or iOS handheld device.

The app is free from VisionObjects. It offers a “handwriting calculator” that works remarkably well.  The calculator works just as well for basic computation as it does for more complex mathematics.

BENEFITS AND FEATURES

  • Works on your smartphone (Android & iOS)
  • Works on your tablet (Android & iOS)
  • Use your handwriting to write any arithmetic formula.
  • Write and calculate mathematical expressions in an intuitive and natural way with no keyboard
  • Supported mathematical symbols:
    • +, -, x, ÷, +/-, 1/x, ()
    • %, √, x!, |x|
    • ℯx, xy , x2 
    • cos, sin, tan
    • acos, asin, atan
    • ln , log
    • π, ℯ,
  • Scratch-out gestures to easily delete symbols and numbers

The video below  illustrates what this app can do. The video shows the app on Android. Numerical expressions can be copied easily and used in other apps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-uYh3HTb4c

Funding Source Directory for Mobile Devices

I am constantly amazed at the multiplicity of apps for smart phones and other devices. Sometimes I catch myself thinking “I never would have thought of that!” when I learn about a particularly ingenious, creative or innovative app.

Individuals with disabilities have benefited from smart technology. A PepNet workshop I attended last year, introduced to me to some of the apps that are popular with individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Other apps I’ve heard about benefit individuals with vision impairments. The educational environment has particularly benefited from smart technology as there are numerous education related apps available that benefit children and college students with and without disabilities.

BridgingApps.org

The potential for apps to make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities is at the heart of an organization I learned about recently. BridgingApps.org was created by parents and therapists who began using the iPad with children who have special needs and discovered the power of this device as a motivation for learning and for improving speech and fine motor skills.

This volunteer community of parents, therapists, doctors, and teachers is committed to sharing information on how they are using the iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android devices to provide access and make a significant difference in the lives of children and adults. These devices, make it possible for individuals to be engaged with the world,  despite challenging language, motor, or other developmental delays.

In response to many questions from the BridgingApps community about how to get a device funded, the organization has created a funding source directory of organizations that grant iPads and similar devices to families who have children with special needs. Individuals are encouraged to use the directory as a guide to explore funding options.

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