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PROVIDING ACCESS TO TEXT USING MOBILE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS

PROVIDING ACCESS TO TEXT USING MOBILE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS. Sandy Stabenfeldt: swpatins@ciesc.k12.in.us. March 1, 2013 8:30 am - 9:50 am March 1, 2013 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm. Who’s Tweeting? . # patinsicam. Presentation Wiki. http://tinyurl.com/baeahkp.

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PROVIDING ACCESS TO TEXT USING MOBILE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS

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  1. PROVIDING ACCESS TO TEXT USING MOBILE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGYIN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS Sandy Stabenfeldt: swpatins@ciesc.k12.in.us March 1, 2013 8:30 am - 9:50 am March 1, 2013 12:30 pm – 1:50 pm

  2. Who’s Tweeting? #patinsicam

  3. Presentation Wiki http://tinyurl.com/baeahkp • Our Slides • Software Links • Resources • Contact Info

  4. This Session • Introductions & PATINS Overview • Providing Access to Text Using Mobile and Assistive Technology in Inclusive Classrooms • Some FreeTools in Indiana • A Closer look at some specific devices • Apps To Consider • Final Questions & Discussion

  5. Sandy Stabenfeldt • B.S. Elementary Education - Eastern Connecticut State University • PATINS Regional Coordinator • Wife/Mother/Daughter/Friend • Lifelong Learner • Passionate about helping all students succeed! • 2013 Leadership Evansville Award

  6. What PATINSDoes in Indiana… No Cost For Our Services www.patinsproject.com Lending Libraries (6-Week Loans) Technical Training/Workshops Accessible Technologies Consultation Targeted Technical Assistance (TTA)Grant (Statewide) Refurbished Computer Program NIMAS/ICAM

  7. Inspiration! http://www.elpasotimes.com/roadtovictory/ci_22649424/watch-cbs-evening-news-feature-el-paso-high

  8. Some Rationale, Research, Evidence According to the 2007 Nations Report Card, 1/3 of students aren’t proficient readers and 44% of 4th graders have a reading difficulty.  This is not just a special education issue and screams out for a universally designed classroom experience. Over the last 2 decades reading achievement scores nationwide have hardly improved at all! The pressure around test scores have changed, but the scores themselves have not! This speaks loud and clear to me. The way we’ve provided written material isn’t working for all students. The discrepancy model or ‘waiting for failure’ no longer applies. After second grade, it is much more difficult (if possible at all) to bring struggling readers back up to grade level. Reading accommodations are needed even at early grade levels to circumvent the lack of reading fluency. Time spent reading is the greatest predictor of reading growth: good readers read more and get better. Poor readers struggle, get frustrated, read less and fall further behind. Knowing that struggling readers are not catching up and test scores are showing it: Digital text is dynamic, flexible, portable, malleable, non-linear, interactive, multi-media and able to be searched.

  9. “But still… it’s not fair to the kids who have read it themselves.” -the teacher down the hall

  10. OK, are YOU Qualified To Continue Today? एक क्रिया क्या है ? Your answer will be used to determine how much you know. Fair or Not Fair?

  11. Let’s determine the most capable animal… What are YOU really measuring?

  12. AccessibleInstructionalMaterials “Accessible instructional materials (AIM) are specialized formats of curricular content that can be used by and with learners who are unable to read or use standard print materials. They include formats such as braille, audio, large print, and digital text.” From the National Center on Accessible Instructional Materialshttp://aim.cast.org In Indiana, alternate formats can also include Tactile Graphics, Digital Video, Captioning, and Audio Descriptions… Article 7

  13. Where Are Your Accessible Instructional Materials Coming From Currently? • Without AIM, it’s hardly possible to include students with special needs in their general education setting. • It’s required by law that students with disabilities have materials that are accessible. • So, where are your accessible materials coming from currently?

  14. Digital≠Accessible “Real” Text …Can you Highlight, Copy & Paste it? The Workroom Copy Machine Issue: “it’s just an image of text.” Flash & Images of text are NOT real text

  15. A Few Places To Obtain eText • ICAM: http://bit.ly/ICAMLibraries (For qualified students) • www.gutenberg.org (For anyone) • http://tarheelreader.org (For anyone) • Apps • iBooks, Marvin, Learning Ally, etc. • Not all books from apps are accessible!

  16. Indiana Center for Accessible Materials www.icam.k12.in.us • Formats Available through the ICAM • NIMAS • Braille • Braille Ready Formats • Large Print (Going away) • Audio • eText • Digital Audio Information System • Accessible PDF • Audio Digital  • Learning Ally (formerly RFB&D)

  17. Some FormatConversion Options • Read:OutLoud (FREE IN INDIANA) • Daisy To ePub (FREE IN INDIANA) • ReadHear (FREE IN INDIANA) • Calibre • Kurzweil/WYNN • Among Others

  18. ePub • A Rapidly Emerging Standard • “An ePub file can be read on most eReaders like Apple's iPad, Sony's Reader, and Barnes & Noble's NOOK as well as the iPhone and all Android-based smartphones.” • The JPG of the ebook world.

  19. eBook & Audio Creation A Few Options • Free ePub Converter for IN Schools (PC & Mac) (Don Johnston’s Daisy to ePub) • Kurzweil for Paper to Digital to Audio File • TypeITReadIT to Audio File (PC & Mac) • Pages To Create ePubs(Mac Only) • Calibre To Create ePub(PC & Mac) • http://calibre-ebook.com/

  20. Don Johnston’s It’s super easy…AND it’s FREE in Indiana! Select the MS Word, DAISY, NIMAS, or Bookshare file and choose a location where you’d like to save the converted file Click convert Transfer the file to your device(s).

  21. TypeItReadItText To Audio (PC & Mac)

  22. PagesePub Creation (Mac Only) www.apple.com/iwork/pages/

  23. eBook Format Conversion w/Calibre Input Formats: CBZ, CBR, CBC, CHM, EPUB, FB2, HTML, HTMLZ, LIT, LRF, MOBI, ODT, PDF, PRC, PDB, PML, RB, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ Output Formats: EPUB, FB2, OEB, LIT, LRF, MOBI, HTMLZ, PDB, PML, RB, PDF, RTF, SNB, TCR, TXT, TXTZ

  24. CalibreePub Creation (PC, Mac, Linux) http://calibre-ebook.com/ • MS Word • Save your .doc as a “web page, filtered html” • Import html File into Calibre • Change the Author, Title, Published Date • Export To Disk as an ePub

  25. iPad

  26. iPad: A Few Apps to Support Inclusion • Storykit • Dragon • Dropbox • Scanner Pro • Paperdesk • Quizlet • Many More…http://bit.ly/McNultyMobile A Thought on Portability :Study, Thinking & Response should not be restricted to within a classroom's 4 walls. Maybe in addition to providing new tools, we consider redefining what is considered the general education setting. Keep in mind: Asking someone for the best app is like asking Them what the best software for your computer is. You still Need to know; for what, for whom, in what settings, to Overcome which barriers, and lots more questions. There’s Likely no “magic bullet” app.

  27. 3 Simple Ways to load ePUBson an iPad: With the device connected to iTunes and highlighted, select Apps, scroll to the bottom and select a Reader from the list. ADD the EPUB, by drag and dropping or “adding” it to the window on the right and then sync. Email it to yourself as an attachment. Select the attachment by tapping and holding it. “Open in…” your reader of choice. Using Dropbox, place the EPUB in a folder. On the device, open Dropbox, select the file and using the top right button to select your reader.

  28. Speak it! $1.99Enter text by copying or typing directly into app.Change Font Size

  29. Voice Dream – My Favortite! $9.99Import from Dropbox, Web Browser, Type in Directly, Clipboard, GutenbergChange Font, Size, Theme

  30. ClaroSpeak $5.99Enter text by copying or by importing through Dropbox.Change Font Size

  31. Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities Adapted Literature and Lessons http://www.ric.edu/sherlockcenter/wwslist.html

  32. Tar Heel Reader Acollection of free, easy-to-read, and accessible books on a wide range of topics. Each book can be speech enabled and accessed using multiple interfaces, including touch screens, the IntelliKeys with custom overlays, and 1 to 3 switches. http://tarheelreader.org/

  33. Storyline Online http://www.storylineonline.net/ - FLASH http://www.schooltube.com/channel/storyline/

  34. Books Should be Free! http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/

  35. Adapted Books http://schools.nyc.gov/Offices/District75/Departments/Literacy/AdaptedBooks/default.htm

  36. iPad: Built-In Accessibility Tools

  37. A Few Other Portable Devices • Intel Reader (portable OCR and Speech) • Optalec Clear Reader • Eyepal Solo • KNFB Reader • Victor Reader Stream

  38. PATINS Tech Expo 2012 The Fountains502 East Carmel DriveCarmel, IN  46032Indianapolis, IN FREE Registration, FREE Lunch, FREE Parking LOTS of Great Assistive Technology Vendors! Register Online http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TechExpo2013 April 18, 2013

  39. Stay Current With PATINS http://nepatins.edublogs.org www.patinsproject.com

  40. Thank You! Keep In Mind: • Networking & Discussion Session Immediately Following.

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