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Promoting Achievement through Technology and INstruction for all Students Sandi Mahl: [email protected] PATINS Southeast Regional Site Coordinator Chromebooks, Chrome Web Store and Accessibility

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Promoting Achievement through Technology and INstruction for all Students

Sandi Mahl: [email protected] Southeast Regional Site Coordinator

Chromebooks, Chrome Web Store and Accessibility

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Sandi Mahl•B.S. – Science Education

•M.S. – Special Education

•Middle School Science Teacher•Alternative School Teacher•Preschool – 12 Special Education Teacher•High School Earth/Space Science Teacher•PATINS SE Regional Coordinator

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Structure

There are 5 PATINS Sites throughout Indiana–NE Site in Wabash– SE Site in Columbus– SW Site in Newburgh–Central Site in Indianapolis–NW Site in Crown Point– A total staff of 15 full/part-time

employees.

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http://bit.ly/PATINSContactContact Us!

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What PATINS Does in Indiana…

• Work with Public K-12 schools• Lending Libraries (6-Week Loans)• Technical Training- PD, Workshops, Spring Tech

Conference.• Accessible Technologies Consultation• AIM Targeted Technical Assistance Grant• Universal Design for Learning Expertise• Refurbished Computer Program• ICAM – Full NIMAS & AIM Delivery System

No Cost

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The Chromebook!

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The Chromebook!

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Beginning in Chrome

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Living in the Cloud!

• Cloud-based operating system.• It’s not a “laptop”• Boots up very quickly.

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Living in the Cloud

• You need a Google Account – but not necessarily Gmail.

• Google Chrome Services “follow” you.• You can save into Microsoft Formats.• Offline apps are called Plug-ins – you need

these if you want to work when not connected.

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Let’s Go Shopping!

This is what my screen usually looks like:

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Let’s Go Shopping!

Once you click that you get this!

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Let’s Go Shopping!

Click this and get started!

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Accessibility

Searching in the Chrome Web Store

Apps vs. ExtensionsApps are websites that run within the Chrome BrowserExtensions create a feature that is available within the sites you visit.

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Accessibility

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Accessibility

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Accessibility

Read&Write for Google can be found by searching the title in Extensions

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Accessibility

Help!

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Accessibility

Help

www.texthelp.com

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Storage

Starting Size = 5 GBExcellent Platform for Sharing

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Google Drive

• 5 GB – Beginning Size• Works well off line.• Can only open Documents in Google Docs.

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Thank You!

All slides from this presentation can be found at this link: www.patinsproject.comThen choose SE PATINS and go to the Training Calendar. The link to the PDF file will be with the October 10th Closing The Gap listing.

The pdf of my notes will also be included in the post conference files.