FREE TOOLS FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN LITERACYJennifer KraftK12 Online ConferenceGetting Started StrandBeginning October 20th, 2008

WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS

Student Examples Ways to Use Technology to Support Literacy Free Literacy Support Tools Creating Literacy Mash-Ups

STUDENT EXAMPLES

Excerpts from an article in the March/April 2008 “Learning & Leading with Technology”

Two students and their lives before and after technology supports

Simple ways to support literacy development

Cole, Jeannie. “Technology Support.” Learning and Leading with Technology. March/April 2008. pgs 31-32.

JONIA BEFORE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS

Struggling to read a first grade primer

Attends tutoring sessions after school

Works for hours on 15 minute homework with tears

Takes a long time to finish seatwork so she is unable to participate in hands on tasks

Classmates are reading popular novels

Classmates are finished seatwork and working on hands on tasks

Jonia Her Classmates

JONIA’S TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS

Silent Reading Reading Center Science Class Math Class Homework

Assignments

Book on CD E-Books with Microsoft

Reader Interactive Activity Reading Pen II Java Applets Scanning Software –

USB Drive Microsoft Word text-

to-speech Game Goo

Classroom Activity Technology Support

PABLO BEFORE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS

Falling behind in his ninth-grade courses Needs to work on multiple projects and tests

– doesn’t know where to start Can’t concentrate on long lectures Reads on a fifth grade level Isn’t finishing homework Struggles with textbook lessons Attends tutorial and an academic strategies

courses

PABLO AFTER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS Biology Homework

Listens to lesson on MP3 Textbooks chapters on USB Drive as MP3 Concept mapping software to compare and contrast Narrates paper through speech recognition software

Organization Notice about an assignment through cell phones –

notes it on handheld Reading

Listens to Book on CD while running Attention increase

Game to increase attention Science Concept

Animation on computer

WAYS TO SUPPORT LITERACY

Text-to-Speech Text-to-MP3 Speech-to-Text E-Books Research Tools Concept Mapping Other Tools

TEXT-TO-SPEECH

Adobe Acrobat Reader with Speech Microsoft Reader with Text-to-Speech Engine Natural Reader Free Version Firefox Browser V2 with CLiCK, Speak ReadPlease Toolbar Word Talk Power Talk

TEXT-TO-MP3

Spoken Text ReadtheWords Free Text Reader YAKiToMe Voz Me

SPEECH-TO-TEXT Jott E-speaking IBM Via Voice

FREE E-BOOKS

Free E-Books.net Project Gutenberg Microsoft Reader Catalog of E-books ManyBooks.net Fictionwise – some pay, some free Wowio Planet E-book Lit2Go Silly Books

RESEARCH TOOLS Taking Notes

Google Notebook Evernote

References Del.icio.us Diigo

Time Management Google Calendar Airset

Word Processors Open Office IBM Lotus Symphony Google Docs

CONCEPT MAPPING SOFTWARE

Bubblus Mindomo Gliffy Freemind Belvedere Mindmeister Dabbleboard

OTHER TOOLS

Word Prediction Let Me Type

Spelling Ghotit Merriam Webster Firefox Extension

Math GraphCalc

On-Screen Keyboard Click-N-Type

Switching Program SENSwitcher

LITERACY SUPPORT MASH-UPS

Google Docs + Firefox CLiCK, Speak Extension = Documents Read Aloud

Microsoft Reader + IBM Lotus = Documents Read Aloud

E-Books + Adobe PDF Reader = Books Read Aloud

Firefox + Google Notebook = Notes Taken and Kept in One Place

Bubblus +Firefox + CLiCK, Speak = Concept Mapping Read Aloud