Pictello - Visual Stories for EveryoneFrom AssistiveWare.com
Pictello is a simple way to create talking photo albums and talking books. Each page in a Pictello Story can contain a picture, up to five lines of text, and a recorded sound or text-to-speech using high-quality voices. Stories can be shared using iTunes File Sharing or via WiFi with other Pictello users through a free account on the Pictello Sharing Server.
Pictello is developed with non-speaking people in mind, so it is easy to use and requires no literacy skills to locate and read stories. Pictello offers an easy visual story creation wizard so everyone can use pictures and sound to share important moments in their lives. An advanced editor gives full control of the editing capabilities.
Uses for Pictello stories include:
Social stories to teach 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.
The current version includes North American English male and female voices. These can be swapped at no costs for British voices that can be downloaded through WiFi by Pictello. Pictello does not require an active Internet connection for story creation or playback.
A universal version that will also support the iPad is in development as are localized versions in other languages. These will be free upgrades.
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