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Assistive Technology of Alaska

Reading Supports. Assistive Technology of Alaska. Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD. www.atlaak.org. HOUSEKEEPING. Sign-In Sheet Evaluations Give-Away. ATLA. Federal Tech Act Project Information Demonstrations Training Loans Re-use and recycle Other Activities

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Assistive Technology of Alaska

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  1. Reading Supports Assistive Technology of Alaska Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD www.atlaak.org

  2. HOUSEKEEPING • Sign-In Sheet • Evaluations • Give-Away

  3. ATLA • Federal Tech Act Project • Information • Demonstrations • Training • Loans • Re-use and recycle • Other Activities • Ordering AT devices and products • AT workshops • AT assessments

  4. OBJECTIVES Today we hope you learn – • old and new alternative formats to accessing text. • accessible text does not have to be expensive or time consuming to create. • new resources that you can begin using TODAY!

  5. STUDENT • learning disabled • visually impaired • physically impaired • other? PRINT DISABLED BY DEFINITION MEANS ”cannot access print in the standard way”

  6. Something to think about… Is the rapid growth of technology redefining the standard way? PRINT DISABLED BY DEFINITION MEANS ”cannot access print in the standard way”

  7. KIDS TODAY ADULTS TOMORROW.. As Digital Immigrants and/or Digital Natives, we need make reading an opportunity for all students using the tools students will be expected to have when they graduate.

  8. ENVIRONMENT The Millennial generation, or those born after 1981, currently represents 22 percent of all workers. However, by the year 2014 they are expected to represent almost 47 percent of the workforce.

  9. “DIGITAL NATIVES”

  10. SETT

  11. ENVIRONMENT • What are the structural and physical arrangements of the environment? • What supports are available to both student and staff? • What materials and equipment are currently available? • What are the physical, instructional, and technological access issues? • What are the attitudes and expectations of the staff and family?

  12. TASKS • What specific tasks occur in the environment that enables the student to progress to the goal? • What specific tasks are required for active involvement in the environment – such as communication and participation.

  13. TOOLS • LOW to MID TECH IDEAS • Enlarged print • Audiobooks and/or digital books • Colored highlighter tape, paperclips, rulers, etc.. • Pictures with text • Kindle • any other ideas?

  14. TOOLS • HIGH TECH • OCR Scanner and Magnification Devices • Commercial Software: • Read & Write Gold (PC & Mac) • Reading Made EZ (PC & Mac) • Claro Read (PC & Mac) • Kurzweil (PC & Mac) • WYNN (PC) • Handheld devices suchas an iPod or Kindle. • Livescribe Pulse Pen

  15. SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS VARIETY OF FEATURES AMONGST PROGRAMS • Homophone Support • Online Speaking Dictionary • Word Prediction • Choice of Reading Voices • Highlighting (collection of highlights) • Web Reading • Scanning Options • Text Alteration • Colored Backgrounds • Audio conversion • Platforms

  16. SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS PERSONAL USER PREFERENCE

  17. WHAT’S IN THE LAB? • LEARN HOW TO USE AND APPLY THE FOLLOWING TOOLS FOR READERS OF ALL AGES.. • PULSE PEN • WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS • IPOD TOUCHES

  18. WEB 2.0 RESOURCE IN A PINCH! http://vozme.com http://www.ispeech.org/ http://www.readthewords.com/

  19. THANK YOU! Thank you for attending this session! Please help us improve the quality of our presentations by completing your session evaluation form. Completed evaluation forms should be submitted as you exit. WWW.ATLAAK.ORG CHECK OUT OUR BLOG FOR MORE INFO ATLAAK.WORDPRESS.COM FOLLOW US…. TWITTER @ATLAAK FACEBOOK.COM/ATLAAK

  20. Reading Supports Assistive Technology of Alaska Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD www.atlaak.org

  21. READ IT RIGHT… www.dropboks.com user: akmrail@atlaak.org pass: assec10

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