Assistive Technology for Transition to Post Secondary Education
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1 Assistive Technology for Transition to Post Secondary Education Joe Tedesco Alternative Media Access Center University System of Georgia University of Georgia Sally Kemph Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology
2 Things to Consider
3 New Tools (AT) = new concepts in learning & working Amount of Exposure and Use to AT/Technology Considerations Realistic Expectations (Student, Parent, Technologist, Educator, Counselor, etc.) Users Ability to Understand, Use and Effect on Current Learning/Educational Strategies Integration of New Technology Skills/Concepts effects on work flow and processing.
4 Use of Technology Regular User Some Use Never Used
5 Adding AT does not always solve the issues related to learning / educational support Continued need for Remediation Realistic expectations can determine success and decrease abandonment. Expectations / Support
6 Expectations / Support
7 Process Student Needs AT Goals Identify supports Assess Tech Ability Use / Follow-up Needs Change Technology Updates New Technology Skills increase Choose Technology What is being used? Demonstration Trial Real Life Time Targeted Training Practical
8 Start Early Use practical application of the technology when possible. Focus on the needs when training Check in / Follow-up Tips for Successful Integration of AT
9 Resources Alliance For Technology Access Low Cost No Cost Guide cost.html Tools for Life LD Guide
10 Reading Tools Georgia Department of Education
11 Positioning Aids Allows for optimal positioning of text Book Stand (office supply) PortaBook Stand (Onion Mountain Technology) Slant Boards (Pocketful of Therapy) Georgia Department of Education
12 Tracking Aids Enable students with visual tracking difficulties to maintain their place in the text Reading Window (Teacher Made) Bar Magnifier (Independent Living Aids) EZC Reader/ Colored Reading Helper (Really Good Stuff, Onion Mountain Technology) Georgia Department of Education
13 Contrast Aids Alters the foregroundbackground contrast to promote visual access to text Highlighters Highlighting Tape Acetate Report Covers Color Overlays (National Reading Styles Institute or Onion Mountain Technology) E.Z. Reader (Really Good Stuff) Georgia Department of Education
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15 Color Contrast Examples Common contrast aids include colored overlays/filters, highlighter tape, colored light bulbs, and choosing appropriate background and text colors when using the computer for reading and writing tasks. Colored filters or overlays are available in many different colors and sizes. Colored light bulbs are also available commercially (they are sometime called party lights). Some students use these lights in study lamps. Most word processing programs, text reading software, and other computer based reading aids provide the option of changing font and background colors. Students are often better able to focus and attend to text that is presented to them on the computer by choosing background and font colors that make their eyes feel comfortable.
16 Word Identification Aids Offers portable solution for reading difficult words Electronic Dictionaries (Franklin Electronic Publishers) Reading Pens (Wizcom) Georgia Department of Education
17 Specialized Format Books Audio Books Provide access to texts in audio format as tape or digital file Use requires membership and possibly an adapted player Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic ( GLASS, National Library Service ( Georgia Department of Education
18 Specialized Format Books Electronic Books (e-books) Material is presented in primarily visual format and depending upon the reading device, some can have text to speech, bookmarking and annotation features Available both commercially and free Project Gutenberg ( Bookshare ( Accessible Book Collection ( AMAC Alternative Media Access Center ( Georgia Department of Education
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20 Text Readers A variety of programs that can be used to read text on the computer display. They convert text to speech via speech synthesizer software. Some can be downloaded from the Internet ReadPlease 2003 ( Natural Reader ( Georgia Department of Education
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24 Specially Formatted Readers Programs that will display specially formatted text on the computer both are free and have free converters. ereader presents book visually on computer, giving the user the ability to change the font and background. Does not provide text-to-speech. Microsoft Reader presents book both visually and with text-to-speech. Does not give the user the ability to change the font and background other than size. Georgia Department of Education
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27 PDF Readers PDF Reading Software - Visual and auditory - provide speech access to unlocked PDFs Adobe Reader (Adobe) PDF Aloud (TextHelp) E-Text Reader (Premier AT) PDF Equalizer (Premier AT) ClaroRead (Claro Software) Georgia Department of Education
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33 Electronic Word Identification Aids Provides pronunciation of word. Definition, synonyms, and the Wikipedia for the word are also available without auditory feedback. Works in any program. To activate, hold down the control key and right-click on the desired word. WordWeb Dictionary Thesaurus (WordWeb Software) Icon resides in System Tray Georgia Department of Education
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35 Standard Word Processing Software Allows students to enter, edit and store text Microsoft Word: a powerful standard word processor with built-in study support features Visual accommodation - font, background, line spacing Text-to-speech - WordTalk Auto-summarize, Readability Statistics, Word Count Highlight text and colored fonts Outlining feature Dictionary and Thesaurus Comment Georgia Department of Education
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40 Writing Tools Georgia Department of Education
41 Adapted Writing Aids Writing utensils that assist with proper grip Ring pen Evo pen Pen Again Adapted paper for students that have physical, visual, or processing difficulties Bold lined paper Raised lined paper Writing guides Georgia Department of Education
42 Personal Vocabulary, Spelling Dictionary and Handheld Spellchecker Lists of commonly misspelled words SpellWell Bookmarks (Curriculum Associates) Franklin Electronic Dictionary Thesaurus Small portable speaking spell checking devices and/or dictionaries which provide information about spelling and word usage/definitions Georgia Department of Education
43 Recorders and Handheld Scanner Devices for recording notes and answers to tests Digital recorder (office supply store) Notetaker (Don Johnston) Georgia Department of Education
44 Portable Word Processor Stand alone keyboards - small in size, easy to use, portable and durable Neo (AlphaSmart Inc) Laser PC6 (Perfect Solutions) Fusion (The Writer Learning System) Georgia Department of Education
45 Standard Word Processing Software Allows students to enter, edit and store text Microsoft Word: a powerful standard word processor with built-in study support features Visual accommodation - font, background, line spacing Text-to-speech - WordTalk Word Count Highlight text and colored fonts Outlining feature Dictionary and Thesaurus Comment Georgia Department of Education
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47 Concept / Webbing Applications Organizational support for students with difficulty brainstorming and organizing thoughts Inspiration (Inspiration) Draft:Builder SOLO (Don Johnston) Georgia Department of Education
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50 Electronic Worksheets Form filling software and scanner to scan worksheets into the computer PaperPort 11 (Nuance) Omniform (Nuance) Georgia Department of Education
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52 Advanced Reading and Writing Aids Provides auditory reading support as well as visual enhancement features. Some have OCR software. Offer note-taking and study support as well as writing support. SOLO (Don Johnston) Kurzweil 3000 (Kurzweil Educational Systems) WYNN (Freedom Scientific) Read & Write Gold (Text Help) Georgia Department of Education
53 Voice Recognition Software Software that allows speech that is spoken into a microphone to be converted into text displayed on the monitor Office Speech Recognition (Microsoft) Dragon Naturally Speaking (ScanSoft) MacSpeech Dictate (MacSpeech) Georgia Department of Education
54 Access Tools for Math Georgia Department of Education
55 Adapted Paper Improves spacing and alignment of student work Raised line paper (Sammons Preston Rolyan, Onion Mountain Technology) Bold line paper (Sammons Preston Rolyan, Onion Mountain Technology) Highlighted Paper (Onion Mountain) Graph Paper (Office Supply) Georgia Department of Education
56 Numpads Assists with math processing input Standard keyboard numpad (Windows or Macintosh) Standalone Numpad (InfoGrip) Georgia Department of Education
57 Electronic Worksheets and Tests Provides a way for worksheets and tests to be scanned into electronic format Paper Port (Nuance) OmniForm (Nuance) Georgia Department of Education
58 Georgia Department of Education
59 Voice Input Allows the student to complete math tasks on the computer through voice dictation MathTalk (MetroPlex Voice Computing) adds math vocabulary set to Dragon Naturally Speaking Can be used with basic operations, using MathPad, up to graduate level math, using Scientific Notebook. Georgia Department of Education
60 Calculation and Problem Solving Tools Georgia Department of Education
61 Virtual Manipulatives Allows for access to electronic manipulatives National Library of Virtual Manipulatives ( Georgia Department of Education
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63 Georgia Department of Education
64 Charts and Study Guides Booklets provide sample problems and references for solving common math problems Flip charts, Quick Study guides (Google search for Flipper Study Guides) CliffNotes ( bookstores) Georgia Department of Education
65 Electronic Charts and Study Guides Applications provide sample problems and references for solving common math problems Microsoft Math (Microsoft) Scientific Notebook (MacKichen Software) Online Resources provide sample problems and references for solving common math problems Ask Dr Math, Algebrahelp.com, Webmath.com Georgia Department of Education
66 Calculators Large Button - Provide large buttons and/or large display for physical access Jumbo Display Folding Calculator (Independent Living Aids) Talking Calculator Provide speech feedback of numbers entered and numbers on display Desktop Talking Calculator (Maxi-Aids) Georgia Department of Education
67 Fraction and Graphing Calculators Provides calculation assistance for solving fraction problems TI-15 Explorer Calculator (Onion Mountain Technology) Provides assistance in completing math tasks that require graphing TI-84 Plus Silver Edition (Texas Instruments, office supply and discount stores) Georgia Department of Education
68 Talking Scientific Calculators Provides speech feedback for solving higher level math equations Talking Scientific Calculator (Independent Living Aids) Orion T136X Talking Scientific Calculator (MaxiAids) TI-36X Solar (Independent Living Aids) Georgia Department of Education
69 On-screen Calculators Provide on-screen calculation assistance Windows based Calculators - standard and scientific MoffSoft FreeCalc with tape ( Georgia Department of Education
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73 On-screen Calculators Provide on-screen calculation assistance GraphCalc free on-screen graphing calculator ( Georgia Department of Education
74 Graphing Software Software for Graphs and Charts Allows students to create graphs on the computer Microsoft Word (Microsoft) Microsoft Excel (Microsoft) TI Interactive (Texas Instruments) Geometer Sketchpad (Key Curriculum Press) Georgia Department of Education
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76 Portable Math Processor Provides a portable electric solution for solving math problems and practicing math skills Palm OS with Math Software (Handango, ImagiWorks) Missile Math 1.8 Georgia Department of Education
77 Electronic Math Processing Software Allows for completion of higher level math functions in an electronic format Equation Editor (free download from MS Office CD) Scientific Notebook (MacKichen Software) Bag of Tricks Georgia Department of Education
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81 For additional information, contact: Alternative Media Access Center University System of Georgia University of Georgia 272 West Hancock Avenue, Suite 200 Athens, Georgia Georgia Department of Education Division for Special Education Supports Georgia Project for Assistive Technology 1870 Twin Towers East Atlanta, Georgia 30334
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