overview of at tools and software (commercial)
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Overview of AT Tools and Software (commercial). “ Everyone needs a pencil” Patty King Debaun …we just have to figure out which ones will work, be innovative and let them be creative, find something that motivates and engages them. One might need many tools in the toolbox. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Overview of AT Tools and Software (commercial)
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One might need many tools in the toolbox
“Everyone needs a pencil” Patty King Debaun
…we just have to figure out which ones will work, be innovative and let them be creative, find something that motivates and engages them
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My dad had to have many different pencils in
his toolbox • Mouth stick and felt tipped pen• Mouth stick & keyboard with word prediction
& a talking word processor• Letter board with eye blinks (or nods) & eye
gaze• Dictates as someone scribes • Voice recognition (Dragon Naturally Speaking and Dragon Dictate)
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Start with the Low Tech move to High Tech
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Writing ProcessWriting is one of the most complex activities
expected of a student.
• Getting the idea• Formulating it into words• Mechanics of writing• Fine motor activity - holding and moving the
pencil• Letter formation• Sound - letter association • Spelling / letter order• Grammar / word order/ punctuation• Spatial organization/ spacing/ left to right/ top
to bottom• Edit/ drafts
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Use of a keyboard eliminates or reduces effort involved in the
deleted areas.• Getting the idea• Formulating it into words• Mechanics of writing• Fine motor activity - holding and moving the pencil• Letter formation• Sound letter association • Spelling / letter order• Grammar / word order/ punctuation• Spatial organization/ spacing/ left to right/ top to
bottom• Edit/ drafts
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Sometimes alternate access to the computer needs to be
considered..
Alternate miceAlternate mice
Alternate keyboardsAlternate keyboards
Voice Output Communication Aids/ Voice Output Communication Aids/ Speech Generating DeviceSpeech Generating Device
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Alternate Mice • Mousekeys• Touch Screens• Trackballs• Joysticks• Head Mouse
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Penny and Giles joystick and 2 jelly bean
switches with holder writing response in
Clicker
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• Mini Keyboards
• Onscreen keyboards
• Keyboard with keyguard
• Programmable keyboards
• Expanded Keyboards
Alternate Keyboards
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IntelliKeys for writing journal
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Onscreen keyboard example with an Alphabetical Layout
Classroom suite (IntelliTools)•Free… Click and Type http://www.lakefolks.org/cnt/
•Windows Accessibility features
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Windows Accessibility featureFree ON SCREEN KEYBOARD
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Vanguard connected with Serial Keys and
cable to the computer and Writing with
Symbols
* choice of Minspeak or PCS
symbols
Using a Speech Generating Device can Using a Speech Generating Device can enhance computer useenhance computer use
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Journal
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Integrated Computer and Communication System Eco 14 (PRC) or a
V or V Max (Dynavox)
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SGD/ VOCA emulation with Kurzweil
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PRC (Prentke Romich/ Minspeak page on an ECO
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Technology/ software/ or low tech ideas that are available to assist and enhance in the remaining
areas.• Getting the idea• Formulating it into words• Mechanics of writing• Fine motor activity - holding and moving the
pencil• Letter formation• Sound letter association • Spelling / letter order• Grammar / word order/ punctuation• Spatial organization/ spacing/ left to right/
top to bottom• Edit/ drafts
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Writing ProcessThe following technology is available to help in these
areas:• Getting the Idea – Kidspiration, Inspiration, Read Write and Think, Graphic Organizers, Clicker 5, Clicker Paint, Tux Paint, Photos, CS4,
• Formulating it into words/ story – Clicker 5 , Writing with Symbols, Classroom suite, Kurzweil 3000, Cloze Pro
• Sound Letter Association – Earobics, Simon Sounds it out, Essential Skills, Clicker 5 Wordmaker, Balanced Literacy (IntelliTools) CS4
• Spelling / Letter order - Co:Writer , Spell checkers, Kurzweil 3000 , Word Q (word prediction), Clicker 5, CS4
• Grammar / Word order - Co:writer, WriteOutLoud, Kurzweil 3000, Word processor with grammar and spellchecker, Word Q, Word Talk, Cloze Pro
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• Inspiration/ Kidspiration Video• Word Prediction (Word Q/ Co:writer 6)
• Cloze Pro• Dragon Naturally Speaking/ Speak Q
Writing Software DemoWriting Software Demo
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Reading Software• Simon Sounds It Out / Stages 1 and 2 PSAP• Essential Skills• Balanced Literacy PSAP• Word Maker PSAP• Start To Finish Books PSAP• Balanced Literacy • Classroom Suite 4• Clicker 5• Cloze Pro• Earobics• Kurzweil PSAP
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Balanced Literacy by IntelliTools
* Ready Made Primary Writing Activities CD
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Simon Sounds it Out and Word Maker software
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Math Software• Math Pad and Math Pad plus (fractions and decimals)
(Intellitools) *• Scientific Note Book *• Number Concepts 1 and 2 (Intellitools) PSAP• Millie’s Math House • Zoo Zillions Math• Money Skills (Marble Soft) PSAP• Time Scales PSAP• Attainment Money Series
* SET-BC software School District own copies of these and you an borrow them from Student Services Departments
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Using Single Switch Hardware
• Hardware required – Switch (one or two)
• Jelly bean
• Leaf switch
• String switch
• Pillow switch
• Lever switch
– Switch interface• Switch hopper
• Don Johnson switch interface
*SET-BC provides these
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Single Switch Software• Soft Touch *
– Switch Basics– Teen Tunes– Concepts on the move– Songs I sing
• RJ Cooper *– 101 animations– Teen switch progressions– Early and advanced switch games– 2+2
• Marblesoft – Money skills– Early Learning suite
• SimTech – Switch wars, arcade, kids
• Inclusive Technology– Switch it maker– Choose it maker
• Mayer Johnson– Animals galore– Food for thought
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Vision Hardware and Software • Braille Hardware
– Pac Mate– Braille Note– Mount Baton Brailler– Romeo Braille Printer
• Vision Software - Jaws (Screen Reader)- Magic (Screen Enlargement)- Duxbury (Braille Translator)
* SET-BC Provides all of these
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MountBatten Brailler