Technology Tools for

Reading Writing and Math

Kathleen Puckett Arizona State University

Technology opens access to a world of possibilities

Reading: read aloud, defined, translated, captured, transformed, or linked to more information.

Writing :voice recognition and electronic editing

Attention and organization:personal digital assistants and organizational software.

Definitions of instructional and assistive technology

any item, piece of equipment, or product system,” excluding a surgically implanted device, “whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities” (IDEA 2004, P.L. 108-446 § 602 (1)(B))

IDEA 2004 further specifies:

Schools provide textbooks and other materials in specialized formats (Braille, large print, audio and/or digital) to students with print disabilities in a timely manner.

A standard file format (the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard, or NIMAS), and a repository for distributing these files (National Instructional Materials Access Center, or NIMAC) available to state and local agencies.

Universal Design for Learning

Multiple Means of Representation Multiple Means of Expression Multiple Means of Engagement

Differentiated Instruction

Content—variations in readinessProcess—variety of activities Products—variety of forms of

expression

Technology Tools to Implement UDL

Laptop and Desktop Computers: › Adjustments to the Operating System› Adaptations, Additions and

Accessories Peripherals Promising technology Standard and low cost software To the cloud!

Laptop and Desktop Computers:Adjustments to the Operating System

Ease of Access (W) or Universal Access (M)

adjusts for vision, physical, hearing speech recognition and text to speech,

word completion and dictionaries

Adaptations, Additions and Accessories Monitor, keyboard, switches, mouse

alternatives Interactive White Boards

Peripherals

Microphone› Headset microphone if using speech

recognition Scanners

› OCR software or specialized software (e.g. Kurzweil)

Braille devices

Promising technology

The Intel Reader http://www.intel.com/corporate/healthcare/emea/eng/reader/index.htm

The Mobile Reader http://www.knfbreader.com/index.php

Handheld mobile devices: PDA’s, iPod and iPad

Language development: easy podcasting Reading fluency: recording for practice Organizational skills: calendar for

assignments Lesson review: video clips and facetime

collaboration Behavioral monitoring: google form for

student self monitoring Web apps

› Kindergarten› Autism: communication devices and general use

Standard and low cost software

Microsoft office word (the most overlooked software for LD)

› Speech recognition (activate in operating system)

› Spell, grammar, thesaurus (on for use, off for assessment)

› Auto summary› Document template› Comments, outline, search and replace› Readability

Auto Summary + Wikipedia Wikipedia article on American

Revolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War

Same Wikipedia article with Simple English selected as language

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War

Text in Auto Summary

Example: Wikipedia

Wikipedia: Simple English

Auto Summary: 33%

The American Revolutionary War was a war fought between Great Britain and the original 13 British colonies in America. The American Army (Army of the colonies), led by George Washington, and other generals, defeated the armies of the British Empire. The war started after years of problems between the British Empire and the colonists of North America. There were 13 colonies, and the colonists (people living in the colonies) did not like many of the actions of the British government and taxes. In 1765, the British Parliament passed a Law called the Stamp Act. Not all colonists wanted to leave the British Empire. Before the Revolutionary War, most people in America were Loyalists; but after it, most people were Patriots.

Wiki Simple English Document run through Wordle

--or Tagxedo-

Specialized Word Processors

Rebus: Picture it or Writing with Symbols

Text to speech: › Intellitalk (www.intellitools.com)› Write Outloud (www.donjohnston.com)› Read and Write Gold (www.texthelp.com)› Word talk (free plug in for Word)

http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/

Literacy Software

Kurzweil 3000 www.kurzweiledu.com Read&Write gold www.texthelp.com WYNN www.freedomscientific.com

These programs will scan printed text and convert to digital text, and have literacy supports such as thesaurus, dictionary, extraction of highlights, and others.

To the Cloud!

Bookshare www.bookshare.orgFree for Chaffee qualified students

Other E-reading

http://www.storylineonline.net/ Online stories read by screen actors

guild volunteers

Concept mapping

Inspiration/kidspiration www.inspiration.com

Solo www.donjohnston.com Mindomo www.mindomo.com

› Example http://www.mindomo.com/maps/48511abbfb

7e4145a33dbe6453d0f8af

Online information sources

Shahi visual dictionary› http://blachan.com/shahi/

Qwiki› www.qwiki.com› Wolfram Alpha—this will blow your mind–

but is how we will be searching for answers in the near future http://www.wolframalpha.com/

Collaboration

Blogs› Brainstorm and generation of ideas

Wiki (wikispaces) www.wikispaces.com› Text based collaboration

Post a story, edit and sequence Voicethread www.voicethread.com

› Example: https://voicethread.com/#q+100+days.b354059.i1874033

Glogster www.glogster.com Prezi www.prezi.com

› Prezi example

Math sites Commercial:

› Adaptive Curriculum www.adaptivecurriculum.com

Free Math Sites

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives› http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/category_g_2_t

_1.html Calculation nation

› www.calculationnation.nctm.org Hippocampus (Algebra support)

› www.hippocampus.org Cheryl Wissick’s Wicki

› http://webtoolboxes.wikispaces.com/Mathematics

Social Bookmarking

a web service --access bookmarks online

complete research, bookmark the site, insert a brief annotation about the site and tag the site› Tags -- keywords that identify› Collections--organized by the tags

Delicious www.delicious.com Diigo www.diigo.com

Intervention Central

Word lists Readability Fluency generator assessments Other Curriculum based measurements

› Maze fluence Chart and monitor progress

http://www.interventioncentral.org/index.php/tools/192-cbm-reading-fluency-passage-generator

Places to go

http://webtoolboxes.wikispaces.com A comprehensive listing of software and

web 2.0 tools developed by Cheryl Wissick, Ph.D.

http://www.teachparentstech.org/ Website devoted to teaching parents basic

technology tools in a humorous manner http://www.funeducationalapps.com/ Features a Friday update of apps for

parents and kids for ipad and ipod use.

Things to do LD online

› www.ldonline.org Council for Exceptional Children

Technology and Media Division› www.cec.sped.org

Learning Disabilities Association of America› www.ldanatl.org

Center for Applied Special Technology› www.cast.org

People to see David Edyburn Cheryl Wissick Lynn Anderson-Inman David Rose Joy Zabala Skip Stahl Cynthia Okolo Rena Lewis Michael Berhmann

Thank you!

Link to presentation:

http://ATAZCEC11.wikispaces.com