1. Parent Advisory Committee Royal Oak Schools Board Office
Read&Write for Google
Parent Advisory Committee
Thursday 3/24/16
Royal Oak Schools Board Office

2. Allyson Dewar Technology Integration Specialist Oakland Schools Livonia Clarenceville, Clawson, Royal

3. Royal Oak is a GAFE District!

4. Use those Google tools!
K-2: Drive (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drawings), Classroom, Calendar
3-5: Drive (Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drawings), Classroom, Calendar, “in-house”
6-8: All apps, “in-house”
9-12: All apps, global

5. Always use Chrome as your web browser!

6. What is Read&Write for Google?
Google Extension found in the Chrome Web Store
texthelp product
Read&Write for Google offers a range of powerful support tools to help students gain confidence with reading, writing, studying, and research
Will work with web-based content, PDFs and Docs

7. Wait...what is the Chrome Web Store?
Equivalent of the App Store for iPads
Offers apps and extensions
Read&Write is an extension

8. Features-
• Hear words, passages, or whole documents read aloud with easy-to-follow dual color highlighting
• See the meaning of words explained with text and picture dictionaries
• Hear text translated into other languages
• Get suggestions for the current or next word as you type
• Turn words into text as you speak
• Highlight text in documents or the web and collect for use in other documents
• Create and listen to voice notes directly inside of Google Docs
• Simplify and summarizes text on web pages

9. Why did we pick Read&Write?
Can be used grades K-12 really (Individually or with teacher assistance)
All in one tool!
Linked to a student Google account and available on any device!
Desktop- Must be logged into Chrome to work!
Chromebook- Purple puzzle piece will be pinned below and also seen in Google search bar ready to go
iPad/Android Phones and Tablets- Download the free Read&Write app. Step by step instructions will be given for you to set it up correctly
Price
Great for students with IEPs, 504s and ELLs
Easy to push out to students

10. Can parents try it out? YES! If you have a Google Account!
Go to the Chrome Web Store and add the Read&Write Extension for Google
This will only give you premium features for 30 days
After 30 days, Hover Speech, Play/Pause/Stop, Translate available

11. Before we check out Read&Write...
Check out this tool FREE for anyone!
Google Docs, “Tools”, “Voice Typing”

12. Let’s explore Read&Write!

13. Awesome Tutorial Videos!
Docs
Web
PDFs

14. Questions?

15. Mini Task Activity