Assistive Technologies!!! Dr. Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite
O M G !!! Dr. Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite T M I !!! Ai Yi Yi !!!
What’s Up Today? Bright Spots! Smart Pens for Notetaking Light Tech Page Turners Survey Results – School Apps for NoteTaking – Try It- Report It Write It! Tarheel Reader Case Study Info Planning for January
The December CD Have I Created A Monster??
What’s New?? Bright Spots!! Quality Review- K / 1 – tech problems, kids helped solve, reacted appropriately – got better tech scores; survey monkey to drive parent feedback into instruction Phase 1 coordinator: found school w/ lots of tech, will try to expand to sped students in gen ed classes Parent tech class on Sats; open to community Castle Learning – getting more widely used Working w/ tech teacher to bring materials to very old school;
What’s New?? Bright Spots!!
Light Tech Page Turners
Notetaking Pens!!!
LiveScribe Pen Echo Pen
Hear it: quick-record devices Digitized Speech Pen Friend AnyBook Reader
iPads All About Notetaking!!! Dr. Caroline Ramsey Musselwhite
App-of-the-Month-Club!
TRY It! Who has a notetaking app on your iPad? Circle up – 1 iPad for group of 2 – 4 Try it – Think about Students, Env, Tasks, & Tools – Share your thoughts
InClass Can put courses & times in, then it automatically files notes by course All-in-one planner & note-taker; and puts notes in right class based on time Very easy record function Can record & type simultaneously & typing ‘clicks’ automatically become silent! Can’t change font size Does not include handwriting FREE
Noteability Easy to crop pictures (ex: of the whiteboard) and text automatically wraps around; Easy to go back & forth between notetaking modes Great support info available at their website: This is a general intro – I learned several new features! 3LSu08&feature=related $. 99
AudioNote synchronizes notes & audio highlighted notes during playback export notes over wifi or iTunes Check here for a great review /2011/05/audionote-review-for- ipad-iphone-ipod.html Lite = Free; Full = 4.99
Notebook+ Free Notebook+ Notebook+ Free Notebook+ By Foxsoft Very simple notebook program Multiple notebooks Quick & simple Lots of fonts, colors, etc. Nice tutorial included Simple bookshelf storage Pro version allows: Printing Inserting photos Syncing with iTunes FREE $. 99 pro
EverNote Text, photo, and audio notes Auto-synchronize notes to mac, PC, & Web Text within photos is searchable Also may be TMI for elementary Getting Started Guide here: ing_started/ FREE
SimpleNote Notes, journal, to do list NO recording, which is a drawback Can change font size Best feature: SimpleNote also has a website so you can store notes online: p.com/ * FREE
Typ-O Word Prediction for iPad Includes 6 predictions Tap to select, or press button to speak Can speak back, but speaks entire message Includes predict-ahead Settings include: Level of typing (fair / bad / terrible) 2 fonts, 3 sizes 4 voices Does not ‘learn’ from writer Cannot import vocabulary $ 14.99
What AT Is Available at Your SChool? Talking word processors? Alternate keyboards? Portable keyboards? Pens for notetaking? iPads?
Question: What Assistive Tech is in Your School?
FREE IS GOOD!!
Homework! Download a story from Tarheel Reader Have your students re-write it What apps might you use?
FREE IS GOOD!! Tarheel Reader
Tarheel Reader 20,000 + books written expressly for students with significant disabilities Books can be read online – Silently – Or with child, woman, or man’s voice – Using switches Books can also be downloaded – PowerPoint – Flash – Impress
Wiki: Sample Case Form Think of students you can use as case examples for Jan & for website
Homework! Do a case study of a student or a situation You may use the form provided at the wiki I will also the form to you!
What’s Next?? Planning for January! Planning for June Persuasive Writng & CC Standards Digital storytelling apps Case Studies Bright Spots GrantWriting