supporting reading, research & writing with g suite for education
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Supporting reading, research and writing
with G Suite for Education
Lori Boll
@loriboll Website: loriboll.me
students are defined by
their ability to read and write
in english
Current situation: MS LS
universal design for learning
Read&Write Family
one toolbar - easy deployment integrated - one vendor
simplicity
5.2
disruptive innovation
“ The brain does not come with any specific programmes that enable information to leap off the screen
into the head ” Hattie & Yates (2014)
How do you add an extension in Google Chrome?
before
reading
http://www.mona.net.au/ Wilfredo Prieto's Untitled (White Library)
Text-to-Speech (Read with Your Ears!)
read up to 200 wpm speak 150-170 wpm
comprehension problems
below 100 wpm
www.soundlearningapa.org/docs/infographic.pdf
support comprehension
Read&Write for Google Chrome
readability-score.com
www.rewordify.com
images.google.com
Kiddle.co www.newsela.com
linking pictures to words supports
comprehension
OCR
(optical character recognition)
Chrome App:
Snapverter
Google Docs:
OCR images via “open with”
Newsela.com
fanfiction.net
dotepub.com
cognitive load &
working memory &
quality of thinking drops away quickly
once working memory increases beyond four items
text to speech
relieves the burden of decoding focus on comprehension reduce cognitive load improve endurance and completion
simplify & focus
Chrome Apps & Extensions Read&Write for Google SimpleExtManager Clearly Readability Fokus Screen Shader BeeLine Reader OneTab Mute Tab Stay Focused
Web Resources www.textcompactor.com safeshare.tv bitly URL shortener
writing and research
research
Chrome Apps & Extensions Read&Write for Google Google Google Similar Pages Google Scholar Research Tool EasyBib Google Tone DocentEDU
Web Resources Google Scholar Simple Wikipedia
Writing with Technology
Matters.
avoiding failure is a stronger motivation than
obtaining a positive success or reward
writing process
Speech-to-Text (Voice Typing)
write
Chrome Apps & Extensions Read&Write for Google
Word prediction Voice Note
WriQ SAS
Dictanote Word Cloud Website Preview
Add-ons Texthelp Study Skills Speech Recognition Tag Cloud Generator
audio & video
Chrome Apps & Extensions
Voice Recorder Screencastify MeVideo www.youtube.com/editor
proofreading
Chrome Apps & Extensions Read&Write for Google Google Google Similar Pages Google Scholar Research Tool EasyBib Google Tone DocentEDU Grammarly
Text-to-Speech (proofreading)
Draft one
Draft Two
Draft Three
Lessons Learned
● Students will not use it independently ● Prompst are necessary ● Reluctance ● Introduce slowly ● Scaffold ● Consistency and expectations are key
before
after
the most crucial factor
= you
Greg O’Connor - [email protected] Barbara Landsberg - [email protected]
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Toolmatcher: For Read&Write Gold
For Read&Write for Google
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