free, open source and portable technologies

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This is a very quick overview of some technologies that can be used in teaching and learning situations to help with study skill strategies.

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Free, Open Source and Portable Technologies

Are we really going free range? E.A. Draffan

Overview• Options

• Commercial• Free and Open Source

Need to think about the

• Delivery System

• Study Strategies

a combination?

Many Facets of Assistive Technology

Assist

ive

Tech

nolo

gies

Mainstream

ing

Think Strategy be STREET wise!

James, A. and Draffan E.A (2013)

Types of Technology

Each example given is one of many!

All are different!

• Text to speech• Spell checking• Graphical

mapping• Reminders• Speech

Recognition

• Scanning and OCR

• Dictionaries• Calculators• Note taking• References

Think strategy – find the tools

Text to Speech

Spell checking

Graphical mapping

Reminders

Speech Recognition

Scanning and OCR

Dictionaries

Calculators

Note taking

References

Thank You

E.A. DraffanWAISElectronics and Computer Science,University of Southampton.Mobile 07976 289103E-mail: ead@ecs.soton.ac.uk

http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/

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