kathleen puckett arizona state university
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Technology Tools for
Reading Writing and Math
Kathleen Puckett Arizona State University
Technology opens access to a world of possibilities
Reading: read aloud, defined, translated, captured, transformed, or linked to more information.
Writing :voice recognition and electronic editing
Attention and organization:personal digital assistants and organizational software.
Definitions of instructional and assistive technology
any item, piece of equipment, or product system,” excluding a surgically implanted device, “whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities” (IDEA 2004, P.L. 108-446 § 602 (1)(B))
IDEA 2004 further specifies:
Schools provide textbooks and other materials in specialized formats (Braille, large print, audio and/or digital) to students with print disabilities in a timely manner.
A standard file format (the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard, or NIMAS), and a repository for distributing these files (National Instructional Materials Access Center, or NIMAC) available to state and local agencies.
Universal Design for Learning
Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Expression Multiple Means of Engagement
Differentiated Instruction
Content—variations in readinessProcess—variety of activities Products—variety of forms of
expression
Technology Tools to Implement UDL
Laptop and Desktop Computers: › Adjustments to the Operating System› Adaptations, Additions and
Accessories Peripherals Promising technology Standard and low cost software To the cloud!
Laptop and Desktop Computers:Adjustments to the Operating System
Ease of Access (W) or Universal Access (M)
adjusts for vision, physical, hearing speech recognition and text to speech,
word completion and dictionaries
Adaptations, Additions and Accessories Monitor, keyboard, switches, mouse
alternatives Interactive White Boards
Peripherals
Microphone› Headset microphone if using speech
recognition Scanners
› OCR software or specialized software (e.g. Kurzweil)
Braille devices
Promising technology
The Intel Reader http://www.intel.com/corporate/healthcare/emea/eng/reader/index.htm
The Mobile Reader http://www.knfbreader.com/index.php
Handheld mobile devices: PDA’s, iPod and iPad
Language development: easy podcasting Reading fluency: recording for practice Organizational skills: calendar for
assignments Lesson review: video clips and facetime
collaboration Behavioral monitoring: google form for
student self monitoring Web apps
› Kindergarten› Autism: communication devices and general use
Standard and low cost software
Microsoft office word (the most overlooked software for LD)
› Speech recognition (activate in operating system)
› Spell, grammar, thesaurus (on for use, off for assessment)
› Auto summary› Document template› Comments, outline, search and replace› Readability
Auto Summary + Wikipedia Wikipedia article on American
Revolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
Same Wikipedia article with Simple English selected as language
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
Text in Auto Summary
Example: Wikipedia
Wikipedia: Simple English
Auto Summary: 33%
The American Revolutionary War was a war fought between Great Britain and the original 13 British colonies in America. The American Army (Army of the colonies), led by George Washington, and other generals, defeated the armies of the British Empire. The war started after years of problems between the British Empire and the colonists of North America. There were 13 colonies, and the colonists (people living in the colonies) did not like many of the actions of the British government and taxes. In 1765, the British Parliament passed a Law called the Stamp Act. Not all colonists wanted to leave the British Empire. Before the Revolutionary War, most people in America were Loyalists; but after it, most people were Patriots.
Wiki Simple English Document run through Wordle
--or Tagxedo-
Specialized Word Processors
Rebus: Picture it or Writing with Symbols
Text to speech: › Intellitalk (www.intellitools.com)› Write Outloud (www.donjohnston.com)› Read and Write Gold (www.texthelp.com)› Word talk (free plug in for Word)
http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/
Literacy Software
Kurzweil 3000 www.kurzweiledu.com Read&Write gold www.texthelp.com WYNN www.freedomscientific.com
These programs will scan printed text and convert to digital text, and have literacy supports such as thesaurus, dictionary, extraction of highlights, and others.
To the Cloud!
Other E-reading
http://www.storylineonline.net/ Online stories read by screen actors
guild volunteers
Concept mapping
Inspiration/kidspiration www.inspiration.com
Solo www.donjohnston.com Mindomo www.mindomo.com
› Example http://www.mindomo.com/maps/48511abbfb
7e4145a33dbe6453d0f8af
Online information sources
Shahi visual dictionary› http://blachan.com/shahi/
Qwiki› www.qwiki.com› Wolfram Alpha—this will blow your mind–
but is how we will be searching for answers in the near future http://www.wolframalpha.com/
Collaboration
Blogs› Brainstorm and generation of ideas
Wiki (wikispaces) www.wikispaces.com› Text based collaboration
Post a story, edit and sequence Voicethread www.voicethread.com
› Example: https://voicethread.com/#q+100+days.b354059.i1874033
Glogster www.glogster.com Prezi www.prezi.com
› Prezi example
Math sites Commercial:
› Adaptive Curriculum www.adaptivecurriculum.com
Free Math Sites
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives› http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t
_1.html Calculation nation
› www.calculationnation.nctm.org Hippocampus (Algebra support)
› www.hippocampus.org Cheryl Wissick’s Wicki
› http://webtoolboxes.wikispaces.com/Mathematics
Social Bookmarking
a web service --access bookmarks online
complete research, bookmark the site, insert a brief annotation about the site and tag the site› Tags -- keywords that identify› Collections--organized by the tags
Delicious www.delicious.com Diigo www.diigo.com
Intervention Central
Word lists Readability Fluency generator assessments Other Curriculum based measurements
› Maze fluence Chart and monitor progress
http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/tools/192-cbm-reading-fluency-passage-generator
Places to go
http://webtoolboxes.wikispaces.com A comprehensive listing of software and
web 2.0 tools developed by Cheryl Wissick, Ph.D.
http://www.teachparentstech.org/ Website devoted to teaching parents basic
technology tools in a humorous manner http://www.funeducationalapps.com/ Features a Friday update of apps for
parents and kids for ipad and ipod use.
Things to do LD online
› www.ldonline.org Council for Exceptional Children
Technology and Media Division› www.cec.sped.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America› www.ldanatl.org
Center for Applied Special Technology› www.cast.org
People to see David Edyburn Cheryl Wissick Lynn Anderson-Inman David Rose Joy Zabala Skip Stahl Cynthia Okolo Rena Lewis Michael Berhmann
Thank you!
Link to presentation:
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