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There are a variety of ways to use Apple Projects using the ipod, imac, iphone and ipad are some as well as purchasing Apple software applications. =iLife= Included on every Mac, iLife helps you and your students create great multimedia projects together. =iWork= Make documents, spreadsheets, and presentations shine for both everyday assignments and advanced projects. =Mac OS X Server= Collaborate through your own wikis and blogs using Wiki Server in Mac OS X Server.

iMovie ’11 If students can drag and drop, they can make a movie in iMovie. They’ll start by adding video, photos, and music, then fine-tune their projects with simple yet powerful editing tools. iMovie automatically adds animated titles and sophisticated transitions, transforming raw footage into a video scrapbook, a broadcast news segment, or anything else your class imagines!

GarageBand ’11
Create educational podcasts for students — or let them create their own school news broadcast or radio show, complete with expert interviews. With GarageBand, students have everything they need to record, mix, and master their own songs and podcasts. Not only does GarageBand help students make music, but it also teaches them how to play guitar or piano right on the Mac.

Vision
People with vision disabilities will benefit from VoiceOver — the world’s first gesture-based screen reader, built into every Mac.

Hearing
The Mac makes it easier for deaf and hard-of-hearing users by including support for playing back open- and closed-captioned content.

Physical and Motor Skills
The Mac has built-in technologies to help people with difficulties using the keyboard, mouse, and trackpad.

Literacy and Learning
People with cognitive and learning disabilities can benefit from a simplified Finder, integrated information reference tools, spelling and grammar checking, and more.

Text to Speech
For students with cognitive disabilities, the Mac is equipped with Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology that can speak a selection of text or an entire document aloud. Mac TTS includes various male and female voices, including a new, more natural-sounding voice named Alex. Alex actually pauses to “breathe” when speaking long passages, and sounds as good at high speed as he does at normal speaking rates. Mac TTS works with all applications that support the Mac OS X Speech engine, including Mail, iChat, and TextEdit.

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