Assistive Technology of Alaska Reading Supports Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD.

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Assistive Technology of Alaska Reading Supports Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD

Transcript of Assistive Technology of Alaska Reading Supports Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD.

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Assistive Technology of Alaska

Reading Supports

Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD

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HOUSEKEEPINGHOUSEKEEPING

• Sign-In

Sheet

• Evaluation

s

• Give-Away

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ATLAATLA• Federal Tech Act Project

– Information– Demonstrations– Training– Loans– Re-use and recycle

• Other Activities– Ordering AT devices and products– AT workshops– AT assessments

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OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESToday 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!

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STUDENTSTUDENT

• learning disabled

• visually impaired

• physically impaired

• other?

PRINT DISABLED BY DEFINITION

MEANS

”cannot access print in the standard way”

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Something to think about…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”

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KIDS TODAYKIDS TODAYADULTS 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.

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ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

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.

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“DIGITAL NATIVES”“DIGITAL NATIVES”

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SETTSETT

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ENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENT

• 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?

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TASKSTASKS

•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.

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TOOLSTOOLS

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?

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TOOLSTOOLSHIGH 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

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SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSSOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

• 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

VARIETY OF FEATURES AMONGST PROGRAMS

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SOFTWARE APPLICATIONSSOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

PERSONAL USER PREFERENCE

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WHAT’S IN THE LAB?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

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WEB 2.0WEB 2.0

RESOURCE IN A PINCH!

http://vozme.com

http://www.ispeech.org/

http://www.readthewords.com/

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THANK YOU!THANK YOU!

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ATLAAK.WORDPRESS.COM

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Assistive Technology of Alaska

Reading Supports

Mystie Rail, ATLA and Shawn Bernard, BSSD

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