AT Tools in the General Ed

Classroom

Assistive Technology:

Catch the Wave

July 9, 2013

Hindie Becker Dershowitz

http://goo.gl/ufdM9

Types of Technology

• Flipped Classrooms

• Blended

• One on One

• Chrome Book

• BYOD

Differentiated Instruction

Universal Design for Learning

https://www.facebook.com/UIicater

Technology vs. UDL vs. AT

• When is a technology tool

considered assistive

technology?

– The student has an I.E.P.

– Enhance performance

– Improve Functional Capability

– Access a task

Text To

Speech

Tools

Windows

Apple

Mobile

$$$$$

Free

Justification!

• How and why do you need justify

to teachers, parents,

administrators the need for Text

To Speech Tool?

• Why should you have data?

• Free and easy Informal Reading

Inventory Tool

• When is it UDL and when is it AT

Features to Consider

• OCR Tools

• Text to Speech Tools

• Dictionary Tools

• Research Tools

• Word Prediction

• Tools to read websites

• Tools to read PDF

documents

More Features to Consider

• Test taking/writing tools

• Ability to save audio file

• Types of documents

• Word

• PDF

• Locked PDF

• Google Docs

• Mobile Technology

Supports

Commercial Tools

Kurzweil

http://www.kurzweiledu.com/default.html

Commercial Tools

Read Write Gold

http://www.texthelp.com/North-America

Commercial Tools

WYNN

http://www.freedomscientific.com/lsg/product

s/wynn.asp

Commercial Tools

Snap and Read

http://www.donjohnston.com/products/snap-

read/index.html

Free Computer Tools

• Edu Apps, My Study Bar

• Balabolka

Free Computer Tools

Natural Reader

Word Talk

Chrome Tools

• Chrome Vox

• Read and Write for Google Docs

• AppWriter

• Natural Reader Text To Speech

• iSpeech

• Announcify

• Clearly and Readability

• Slide Speech

• TLDR

Chrome voice recognition

Apple Computers

• Voice Over

Mobile Devices

• Ipad Accessibility Features

– Voice Over

– Speak Text

• Settings

– Accessibility

• VoiceOver

• Speak Selection Speak Auto -Text

Mobile Devices

Voice Dream

iRead Write Firefly K3000

Natural Reader

Writing Supports

• How do you justify to teachers,

parents, administrators need for

accessible writing tools?

• Why should you have data?

• Free and easy Informal Writing

Inventory Tool

Word Prediction/Spelling

CoWriter

Word Q

Word Prediction/Spelling

Ginger

Penfriend

Chrome Tools

Google Dictionary

Google Image Dictionary

Voice Comment

Text Help Extension

Mobile Devices

Brevity

ZenTap

iWordQ

iSwipe

Predictable

Mobile Devices

Clicker Sentences and Clicker Docs

Panther Writer

Type-O HD

Verbally

Study Tools

Video Not.es

Evernote vJournal

Peek

Clip to Evernote

Memogram

Penultimate

Evernote Clearly

Evernote Live binder

Evernote

Notetaking/Study Tools

• Chegg Flashcards

• Chisel

• Notability

• Recordium app

• AudioNote

• FlipBoard

Math Supports

• Chrome

• FastFig

• Mobile Devices

• My Script Calculator

• Panther Math Paper

• Notability

• Quick Graph

• MathScribe

Organization/Time Management

• Features to consider

• To Do List

• Can it be shared

• What type of platforms

• Where and how does it synch

• Calendar

• Pictures

• Timers

Organizational Apps

• Producteev

• Any.Do

• Voice Todo

• Weave

• Reminders

• Picture Scheduler

• Bug Me

• Alert Notes

• Scatter Brain

Resources

http://learni.st

http://goo.gl/CDM6E

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Hindie Dershowitz Consulting

hindiebdershowitz@gmail.com