Story Patch is an application for the iPad that can be used to create picture books. With hundreds of included images, easy-to-use controls, and the ability to import photos, you will be able to create stories in no time. Story Patch comes with over 800 illustrations, characters that can be customized, easy to use controls, story themes, and the ability to import photos and share stories with friends and family.
For a demo of Story Patch, watch the video below:
Requirements: Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later.
Storyrobe is an innovative tool for creative self expression with the digital media that matters most – your own. You can share your story with other Storyrobe users. Add to existing stories to create longer stories of travels, events, or family history. You can use it for work, school, or just to share stories with friends and family.
For a demo of Storyrobe, watch the video below:
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later.
iPrompts®, the original picture-based prompting app for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is used by parents, special educators and therapists of those with disabilities, iPrompts® also works great with kids who just need more structure.
iPrompts® can be used to make PICTURE SCHEDULES. This feature allows caregivers to create and present sequences of pictures, guiding individuals through activities of any sort. Schedules can have many pictures, captions can be edited for each image, allowing users to create simple SOCIAL STORIES. Users can choose from hundreds of stock photos and illustrations provided by iPrompts®, add their own digital pictures (e.g., “on the fly” using built-in cameras), or add a picture from a Web-enabled search.
iPrompts has a VISUAL COUNTDOWN TIMER. This feature displays an image of the user’s choice along with a graphical countdown timer (set to any duration), and is useful for demonstrating how much time is left until a current activity ends, or before the next pictured activity begins.
iPrompts can be used to design CHOICE PROMPTS. This feature allows caregivers to offer choices between images, empowering those who cannot vocalize their preferences. When rotated horizontally, the Choice Prompt and Picture Schedule features enlarge and orient images for display to individuals needing visual support.
iPrompts has an IMAGE LIBRARY. The “starter” library includes hundreds of useful illustrations and digital pictures across many categories. Additional categories and pictures may be supplied by users. The Library search feature can be used to bring up both “local” results and images from the Web, which may then be saved permanently. Users may also duplicate or delete images, and edit their captions.
This version of iPrompts® is designed for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It will run on the iPad in “compatibility mode” (stretchable graphics). For native iPad resolution, download iPrompts® XL!
A product of the Grembe Company, My Pictures Talk is described as a video modeling tool. With the capability to add text and voice to pictures, the app has many other uses. “Talking” pictures can be used, for example, to tell stories, demonstrate how to perform a task, create a multi-media social story, and create a visual schedule. Use the video capabilities of your iPhone 3GS and 4, the iPod Touch 4th generation, or iPad to add personalized video clips to the stories that you create.
Watch the video below to see a demo of this app.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later
This app is a product of Grembe, a company focused on addressing the needs of individuals with autism. It was designed to support video modeling and the creating of talking photo books. Check out the demo video below:
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later
Pictello is an app from AssistiveWare (the distributors of Proloquo2Go) that allows you to create talking photo albums and talking books on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Each page can contain oen picture (import your own photos), and up to 5 lines of text. Text can be recorded by a person, or you can access text-to-speech capabilities. Vo8ices include North American English male and female voices, and children’s voices are also available for free download. As described by the developer, applications for Pictello include the following:
Stories to teach social skills or to recall events.
Photo albums to allow non-speaking people to share their news and interests.
Sharing important events and memories with family who live far away.
Talking books.
Teaching narrative skills as part of a literacy or language skills curriculum.
Schedules, Task instructions, etc.
A series of tutorials have been developed and are available for download on the AssistiveWare website. No demo versions are available.
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.