You can make Showbie even more accessible for students, all while using their iPads!

Here are a few helpful iPad accessibility features you can use within the Showbie app to support many diverse learning needs.

The following charts provide brief descriptions and how-to's for iPad specific accessibility features, based on visual, hearing and cognitive needs. To learn about the other ways Showbie can support accessible learning needs, check it out here!

Accessibility Features for Visual Needs:

1. Change Screen Colors Apply a filter to display the entire screen in grayscale, customize colors, or tint the screen with a color of your choice. Tap iPad *Settings* > Accessibility> Display & Text Size. Tap *Color Filters,* turn ON Color Filters, then tap a color filter to apply it. You can drag any slider that appears to adjust the intensity or hue. To Invert colours: Tap iPad Settings > Accessibility> Display & Text Size. Smart Invert: Reverses colors everywhere in the Showbie app, except images. Classic Invert: Reverses all colors within the Showbie app. For ways to make your iPad screen even more accessible, read here.	2.Spoken Content iPad's Spoken Content feature allows for selected written words to be read-aloud. Choose from various options for how you would like your Showbie content to be read-aloud. Tap iPad *Settings> Accessibility>Spoken Content.* In depth info can be found here.	3.Text Size This setting will alter all text on your iPad, including Showbie content. Tap iPad *Settings > Display & Brightness > Text Size*. Slide the bar to the desired text size to be displayed.
4.Dim the Brightness or Use Dark-Mode Tap iPad *Settings > Display & Brightness > Brightness.* Slide brightness bar to the desired screen brightness level. Alternatively, Tap iPad Settings > Display & Brightness >Appearance Select Dark.This sets iPad and the Showbie app to Dark-mode.	5.Zoom This setting magnifies the entire iPad screen. You can also select the "Maximum zoom level" at the bottom of the Zoom screen. Tap iPad *Settings> Accessibility> Zoom> & Slide this 'ON'*.	6.Dictation This setting allows you to complete written work in the Showbie app by simply speaking! You can also add languages here depending on your preference. Tap iPad *Settings > General > Keyboard* > Enable Dictation 'ON'.

Accessibility Features for Hearing Needs:

1.Airpods

Airpods are a great accessory for those with mild to moderate hearing loss and can be used within Showbie.
To customize your audio, tap Audio Accessibility Settings.
Go to iPad Settings > Accessibility > AirPods. Select your AirPods.

2. Balance the audio

You have the option to adjust any of the following:

Mono Audio: Turn ON to to balance sound content.
Balance: Drag the Stereo Balance slider to preferred sound location.
To do so, go to iPad Settings > Accessibility > Audio & Visual.

Accessibility Feature for Cognitive Needs:

Guided Access

This iPad feature helps students stay focused on their assignments by temporarily restricting access outside of the Showbie app- You as the teacher can control which app features are available (volume, keyboard, etc..)
Go to iPad Settings > Accessibility, turn ON Guided Access.

Tap Passcode Settings, then tap Set Guided Access Passcode. Enter a passcode, then re-enter it. Note: You can also turn on Face ID or Touch ID as a way to end a Guided Access session.

You can learn more about how to enable & disable this feature here!

Please reach out to Support at support@showbie.com if you have further questions about using the iPad to support accessible learning!

Further details of all iPad Accessibility Features listed above can be found in the Apple iPad User guide here.

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