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I am happy to help…
Using Today’s Technology To
Enhance School Success
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January 2015 Whitman PTSA
1-800-IST-2550, 301-602-2899
Joan L. Green, M.A. CCC-SLP
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Many new affordable tech solutions
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Today’s Presentation
A few of my favorite tech tools you may not realize
exist to support:
•  Reading
•  Writing
•  Executive Functioning
•  Resources to learn more….
Mainstream
Free/ affordable
Socially acceptable
Many people don’t know they exist or
don’t think to use to help students
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Additional Workshops
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Approach
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1.  Engage multiple senses and use drill & practice
to learn and improve skills- make new brain
connections
3 hour hands-on tech workshops in Rockville:
2.  Compensate for challenges- The focus of
today
3. Implementation is an ongoing critical part of
the process- Safety first. Minimize distractions.
Keep it simple.
Friday April 17 - Help High School Students improve Reading and Writing
Monday April 20- Help High School Students Improve Organization and
Learning
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Udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com
The Key is a Good Fit
Feature matching approach
SETT Framework
Free digital tools today can be used to
enhance learning for all students
www.joyzabala.com
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Devices/ Operating Systems
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Google World
•  Chrome- Browser (Google version of Internet Explorer)
•  Free apps and extensions- many are helpful for students
•  Log in from multiple sites (Google user name and passwordsame as Gmail)
•  Whitman provides Google identity to all students- name and ID
number
•  Explore accessibility features
•  Trends- away from software to load- toward apps and
cloud based solutions
•  Apple and Google tools emphasized today
•  Chrome Browser featured- works on computers- PC/
Mac/ Chromebook
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Google Chrome Profiles
Read and Write for Google
•  Chrome extension
•  Many helpful reading and writing
supports
•  Free for teachers
•  30 day trial then text to speech and
translate features remain
•  Access your Google Apps and Extensions
on any computer using Google Chrome
•  Instant access to your bookmarks and
preferences
•  Multiple profiles can be accessed on one
computer
•  Be sure to exit when finished on public
computer
•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDGGe9H8vIA
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Wrise Mac app
MacBook
• First time needs to be enabled- Apple -System
Preferences, Dictation and Speech
•  Supports reading and writing on a Mac
•  Many helpful reading and writing
supports
•  Text to Speech, text highlighting, zoom
and EasyReading mode™
•  Speak as You Type, Word Prediction
and speech tags
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iOS Speak Select with Highlighting
IOS Speech to Text/ Siri/ Dictation
• First time needs to be enabled= SettingsGeneral- Accessibility Features
• iPad 3 or later- microphone in keyboard
• You speak and the iPad writes the words
• Practice speech intelligibility- make the iPad
understand what you are saying
• Compensate for difficulty with writing
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Bookshare
Voice Dream Reader
•  iOS
•  Free for all US Students- documented print
• Reads documents, websites, ebooks aloud
• Integrates with Dropbox, Bookshare, Evernote and
more.
• Can save layout in PDF
• Highlights as reads loud
• Many languages and voices
• Very customizable
• Edit and translate
disability
• www.Bookshare.org- computer, browser, apps
• More people should take advantage of this
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Listening while reading books
Browser Reader Modes
•  Included with Safari- can add custom
reader extension
•  Clearly- from Evernote Can highlight, tag
and remove reading distractors
•  Learning Ally Audio, Learning Ally (used to be Recording for the Blind &
Dyslexic)
•  Audible, Amazon
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Readability
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Record as you write
•  Free web (PC or Mac) or mobile app (ios
and Android)
•  Reading platform for online sites
•  Save reading for later
• Declutters web pages for reading
• Can access content when offline
• Customizable
Pay attention and learn
Take notes
Review notes and add missed information
Notability.com, Livescribe.com, Microsoft One
Note
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Interactive Video RecordingsFeature
Camera
•  Educreations Interactive Whiteboard,
Educreations, ios and online, free for basic features
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•  Still and video
•  (article on blog at
http://www.innovativespeech.com)
•  Create talking books/flashcards
with sound and pictures/video
•  Teach new tasks
•  Screenshots
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Online storage/ “cloud”
Time Management
•  Free cloud storage program/app
•  Helps with organization/ ability to revise and
search for content
•  Can work on files offline
•  Syncs everything
•  They each have helpful tutorials- Google
Drive, Dropbox, Evernote
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Minimize distractions
Prioritize tasks
Estimate how long things will take
Get reminders
Keep track of passage of time
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Clock and timers
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Google Keep
•  Part of the Google App Family
•  Simple way to make checklists, notes
and track tasks
•  Can share easily with others who will
have full collaboration ability
•  keep.google.com
iDevices- clock/ timer/ stopwatch
Chrome extension- Task Timer
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Minimize distractions-Lock in an
activity
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Calendar Apps
•  Calendar.google.com
•  iCal
Guided Access- ios- lock in an app or restrict time
can spend in an app
Stay Focused- Chrome Extension- restricts the
amount of time you spend on time-wasting
websites. Very flexible
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Calendar Apps
Reminder Apps
•  iStudiez Pro, Kachalo and Balashoff ios, Android,
Windows, $2.99 Mac $9.99
•  MyHomework Student Planner, Rodrigo Neri. Ios,
Android, Windows, free (upgrades avail)
•  GTasks, Task manager for Google Yaniv
Katan
•  Remember the Milk, Remember the Milk, free,
ios, Android, Mac, Windows
•  Errands To-Do List, Yoctoville, free, ios
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Task Management
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MCPS
• HIAT- High Incidence Accessible Technology
• Supports teachers using tech to support students
, http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/
hiat-tech/
• Resources for studentshttp://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/students/
homework.aspx (Click on high school and general
resources tabs)
•  Todoist
•  Available as app for device or in browser as Gmail Chrome
extension
•  Use filters, tags, colors and subtasks
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MATN- Maryland Assistive
Technology Network
Online Resources
•  The best kept secret around
•  New initiative to get more families and
professionals involved
•  Excellent free webinars and workshops
•  http://marylandlearninglinks.org/matn
•  Matchup toolhttp://marylandlearninglinks.org/3815
• http://www.innovativespeech.com (online resources and
blog (most popular articles from newsletters)
•  Visual Bookmarking Tools: Pinterest, LiveBinders, and more..-Suggestions
for how to remember and recall all the great web sites and resources you
learn about
•  My Reflection on the Selection of Mobile Devices Apps and Helpful
Resources to Help People with Special Needs
•  Pictures, Screenshots and Scans, More than Just Images
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Online Resources
Joan Green offers:
•  https://sites.google.com/site/gchromeat/home/v2
•  http://www.commonsensemedia.org
•  http://www.oneplaceforspecialneeds.com
• http://www.corestandards.org
• https://educlipper.net
• http://www.livebinders.com
•  Individual therapy and professional training in
Maryland, DC and VA
•  Several books- amazon.com
•  Free e-newsletter- add your email to
www.innovativespeech.com “join our email list.”
•  Online brainstorming sessions for therapists and
families around the world.
•  Webinars and workshops
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Conclusion
Bibliography/References
•  Green, Joan L (2014) The Ultimate Guide to Assistive
Technology in Special Education: Resources for
Education, Intervention and Rehabilitation 2nd
Edition (available Dec. 2013) TX: Prufrock Press Inc.
•  Green, Joan L. (2014) Contributing Author to chapter
titled Technology Tools to Help Individuals with
Autism Spectrum Disorders Improve Reading and
Writing in Book Technology Tools for Students with
Autism: Innovations that Enhance Independence and
Learning edited by Katharina Boser Ph.D., Matthew
Goodwin Ph.D., and Sarah Wayland Ph.D. MD: Brookes
Pub Co
Please feel free to email me at
[email protected] with
questions after this presentation.
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