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Online Textbooks and Books in Alternative Formats May 6, 2010 Short Shot

Online Textbooks and Books in Alternative Formats May 6, 2010 Short Shot. Goals for this Session. Promote the use of online books with everyone Become familiar with the features of online books that help students who struggle Become aware of options for students with print disabilities.

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Online Textbooks and Books in Alternative Formats May 6, 2010 Short Shot

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  1. Online Textbooks and Books in Alternative Formats May 6, 2010 Short Shot

  2. Goals for this Session • Promote the use of online books with everyone • Become familiar with the features of online books that help students who struggle • Become aware of options for students with print disabilities

  3. Session Topics • Background • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) versus Special Education • Compare Books and Features of Books • Alternates to District Online Books

  4. Session Topics • Background • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) versus Special Education • Compare Books and Features of Books • Alternates to District Online Books

  5. Background • District-wide Accessible Text Committee (Curriculum, Instructional Tech, Information Services, Purchasing, Special Education) • Special Education Accessible Text Working Group • Goal: To develop a system that will ensure that students receive textbooks and other text-based print materials in accessible formats in a timely manner

  6. Accessible Text Plan • Textbook adoption and purchasing • Training in use of online materials • Identifying students’ needs for alternatives • Identifying books required for classes • Procuring and using accessible books for individual student use

  7. Session Topics • Background • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) versus Special Education • Compare Books and Features of Books • Alternates to District Online Books

  8. Universal Design for Learning UDL • “UDL AT A Glance” by CAST (Center for Applied Special Technology) • http://www.youtube.com/UDLCAST#p/a/u/0/bDvKnY0g6e4 • Additional UDL Resources available on Wiki

  9. School Board Policy 6634 Assistive Technology The District endorses the provision of universally designed learning environments to meet students’ needs in the least restrictive environment. The environment is designed to be usable by all students to the greatest extent possible without the need for adaptation or specialized design. For those students whose needs are not fully met using this approach, assistive technology devices and services may be required.

  10. Session Topics • Background • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) versus Special Education • Compare Books and Features of Books • Alternates to District Online Books

  11. Wiki for this session:http://atshortshot.wikispaces.com/

  12. Handout: Books Available in the District Login information for accessing textbooks Holt: Biology Pearson: Conceptual Physics Foss Compare Book Features Scroll Highlight Speak MP3 Navigation Intuitive Online Textbooks used in KUSD#1: The UDL Approach

  13. Exploring Online Textbooks

  14. Session Topics • Background • Universal Design for Learning (UDL) versus Special Education • Compare Books and Features of Books • Alternates to District Online Books

  15. Special Education’s Interest in Alternative Textbooks • Some students with disabilities are unable to gain information from printed textbooks because of a disability • Blind or low vision • Physical disability • Significant reading disability • For these students, we need to provide an alternative that is accessible • For students who struggle but who do not have print disability, alternatives may still be helpful

  16. What is a Print Disability? • A print disability refers to a student’s inability to access standard print materials • The student has disability-related difficulties with the task of gaining meaning from print-based instructional materials

  17. What is Accessible Text? • Text in an alternative format that allows students with print disabilities to read and gain information from the text • Accessible formats: • Braille • Large Print • Audio files • Digital or electronic text

  18. Alternate Text FormatsBraille and Large Print

  19. Alternate Text FormatsAudio Only – with Standard Book as Appropriate

  20. Digital or Electronic Text

  21. What if the online books do not meet the student’s needs? • Bookshare • RFB&D (Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic) • Must have a print disability to qualify to use these resources • A qualified person must certify that an individual has a print disability • Developing a process to make procuring books through these sources easier

  22. What if the online books do not meet the student’s needs? • Bookshare: http://www.bookshare.org/ • RFB & D: http://www.rfbd.org/

  23. Thank you for attending “Online Textbooks and Books in Alternative Formats”

  24. Please share your questions, concerns, and ideas with us!

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