Friday, September 14, 2012
My iPhone is worth $8,700
iPhone is extremely disruptive technology. For those who are blind or have low vision the iPhone now substitutes for many technological items that used to be very expensive. For example blind individuals rarely took photographs with a digital camera. But now that they have iPhones blind people routinely will take pictures and even videos. I have compiled a list of items that my iPhone now replaces. More importantly almost everything on this list was too expensive for me to acquire previously.
Items I owned:
BookSense (mp3 player/radio/clock/recorder and portable Daisy reading device) -- $449
Talking watch - $43
Plustek Optibook 3800 scanner -- $269
Laptop computer -- $500
Digital camera with digital view finder -- $200
Video camera -- $200
Total $1,161
Items I had at work but could not afford for home use:
ZoomText magnifier/screen reader -- $599
ZoomText keyboard -- $99
Dragon NautrallySpeaking Pro voice recognition -- $599
Kurzweil 3000 (scan/read software) $1,395
Aladdin Classic video magnifier -- $1,595
FineReader Pro OCR software -- $169
Total $4,357
Items I could have really used but could not afford:
Medical Alert system -- $600/year
Handheld digital i-loview magnifier/reader -- $495
Trekker Breeze (GPS for blind) -- $930
KNFB Reader (portable scanner/OCR) -- $897
Voice Mate PDA (calendar, contacts, calculator) -- $260
Total $3,182
Grand Total $8,700
Items I owned:
BookSense (mp3 player/radio/clock/recorder and portable Daisy reading device) -- $449
Talking watch - $43
Plustek Optibook 3800 scanner -- $269
Laptop computer -- $500
Digital camera with digital view finder -- $200
Video camera -- $200
Total $1,161
Items I had at work but could not afford for home use:
ZoomText magnifier/screen reader -- $599
ZoomText keyboard -- $99
Dragon NautrallySpeaking Pro voice recognition -- $599
Kurzweil 3000 (scan/read software) $1,395
Aladdin Classic video magnifier -- $1,595
FineReader Pro OCR software -- $169
Total $4,357
Items I could have really used but could not afford:
Medical Alert system -- $600/year
Handheld digital i-loview magnifier/reader -- $495
Trekker Breeze (GPS for blind) -- $930
KNFB Reader (portable scanner/OCR) -- $897
Voice Mate PDA (calendar, contacts, calculator) -- $260
Total $3,182
Grand Total $8,700
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James, thank you for sharing this list. It's great and really shows the power of the iPhone. Do you also have a list of apps that you use that specifically replace the hardware and software mentioned here?
James,
I am a long-time QIAT member, and I am currently writing a chapter for a new book, Mobile Pedagogy (editors Chris Penny, PhD., Douglas McConatha, Ph.D. , Jordan Schugar, Ph.D. and David Bolton, Ph.D. , West Chester University of Pennsylvania). I think your post "My iPhone is worth $8,700" would be a terrific addition to this chapter, which is titled
"The Promise of Mobile Technology and Differentiated Learning: Meeting the Needs of Students with Significant Disabilities". Would you be willing to give me permission to include the post in the chapter? I would of course attribute the work to you and reference your blog.
I must submit the chapter by September 30th. In a week or so, I will have a presentable draft I could share with you if you'd like to see the manuscript.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Ann
I am a long-time QIAT member, and I am currently writing a chapter for a new book, Mobile Pedagogy (editors Chris Penny, PhD., Douglas McConatha, Ph.D. , Jordan Schugar, Ph.D. and David Bolton, Ph.D. , West Chester University of Pennsylvania). I think your post "My iPhone is worth $8,700" would be a terrific addition to this chapter, which is titled
"The Promise of Mobile Technology and Differentiated Learning: Meeting the Needs of Students with Significant Disabilities". Would you be willing to give me permission to include the post in the chapter? I would of course attribute the work to you and reference your blog.
I must submit the chapter by September 30th. In a week or so, I will have a presentable draft I could share with you if you'd like to see the manuscript.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Ann
James,
I am a long-time QIAT member, and I am currently writing a chapter for a new book, Mobile Pedagogy (editors Chris Penny, PhD., Douglas McConatha, Ph.D. , Jordan Schugar, Ph.D. and David Bolton, Ph.D. , West Chester University of Pennsylvania). I think your post "My iPhone is Worth $8,700" would be a terrific addition to this chapter, which is titled
"The Promise of Mobile Technology and Differentiated Learning: Meeting the Needs of Students with Significant Disabilities". Would you be willing to give me permission to include the post in the chapter? I would of course attribute the work to you, and reference your blog.
I must submit the chapter by September 30th. In a week or so, I will have a presentable draft I could share with you if you'd like to see the manuscript.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Ann Orr
Associate Professor, Special Education
Eastern Michigan University
aorr@emich.edu
I am a long-time QIAT member, and I am currently writing a chapter for a new book, Mobile Pedagogy (editors Chris Penny, PhD., Douglas McConatha, Ph.D. , Jordan Schugar, Ph.D. and David Bolton, Ph.D. , West Chester University of Pennsylvania). I think your post "My iPhone is Worth $8,700" would be a terrific addition to this chapter, which is titled
"The Promise of Mobile Technology and Differentiated Learning: Meeting the Needs of Students with Significant Disabilities". Would you be willing to give me permission to include the post in the chapter? I would of course attribute the work to you, and reference your blog.
I must submit the chapter by September 30th. In a week or so, I will have a presentable draft I could share with you if you'd like to see the manuscript.
Thank you very much for your consideration.
Ann Orr
Associate Professor, Special Education
Eastern Michigan University
aorr@emich.edu
James,
Would you be willing to share more about the apps you've chosen for each of these?
Would you be willing to share more about the apps you've chosen for each of these?
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