1. www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI The 15-state Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM) Consortium is working to improve academic outcomes for approximately 1.3 million K-12 students with print disabilities within the member States through the timely acquisition and delivery of high-quality educational materials in accessible formats (audio, Braille, eText, large print).

2. WYNN version 5.1 Two versions available : 1. WYNN Reader – Contains reading supports (simultaneous highlighting of text as it is spoken), writing, studying and internet supports. (WYNN Reader is covered in this presentation) 2. WYNN Wizard – Contains all features in Reader version PLUS OCR and scanning. www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI

3. File formats supported by WYNN:.wyn - WYNN’s own exclusive file format.doc - Microsoft documents.txt and.rtf - generic text and rich text files.html - web pages and web documents.pdf - REQUIRES WYNN Wizard.opf - DAISY and NIMAS files www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI WYNN opens text-based NIMAS and DAISY files (e.g. Bookshare books). But will not open recorded audio DAISY books (e.g. RFB&D)

4. Program Startup & Sign-in Signing in: retrieves your custom audio and text settings www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI New users, type in your name and click OK Returning users, find your name in the drop-down menu. Click OK.

5. Rotating color-coded Tool Bars 1. Blue Tool Bar – for file management (opens files, opens web browser, saves, prints) 2. Green Tool Bar – changes how text looks and sounds 3. Pink Tool Bar – study tools (dictionary, highlighting, adding text or recorded notes) 4. Yellow Tool Bar – writing tools (word prediction, spell check, outlining) www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Next button cycles through the 4 toolbars.

6. “Common buttons” (found on left side of ALL Toolbars) www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Read and Pause the narration File List displays all of your open files Next button moves you to the next color toolbar Toggles between Read Only mode and Write mode

7. Blue toolbar (File Management ) www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Switch from blue to green toolbar Open web browser Read / pause book Open / Close books Open the list of current books/files

8. Green toolbar (Reading Styles) www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Line and word spacing Move one segment at a time Set color of Background Rate of speech Change Text size Common tools found in all toolbars

9. Pink toolbar (Study Tools) www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Common tools found in all toolbars Highlighter tool Add text and recorded voice notes Set Bookmarks Dictionary Spell out word

10. Yellow toolbar (Writing Tools) www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Common tools found in all toolbars Spell check Word prediction Go To Page Find word Text Options

11. Open a DAISY book www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click the OPEN tool 1. In the “Files of Type” box, choose “DAISY/NIMAS Files” (.opf) 2. Browse the “Look In” window to find the book

12. File List tool www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI You may open more than 1 book at a time. Then use the File List tool button to see a list of all books you’ve opened. All books you’ve opened are shown in the File List window. Close File List window Use the File List window to open or switch from one book to another.

13. 3 ways to move around a book 1. From the Yellow toolbar, choose GoTo In the GoTo Page dialog box, type in the page number and click Go. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl-G www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI 2. Use the scroll bar to move, then click on the text to place your cursor in a sentence. 3. Page up, Page down keys, and keyboard arrow keys also work.

14. Read a book www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI 1.Click once in the text to put your cursor on a word or sentence, then.. 2.From the Common set of tools (found on the left side of all color toolbars), click Read. When reading, the same button changes to look like this. Click to Pause the reading.

15. Close a book When finished using a book, click Close to remove it from WYNN. Once closed, the book will no longer appear in the File List window. www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click the Close tool to close a book

16. Text Display tools (in the green toolbar) www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Make lines shorter or longer by using the Margins toggle Size button toggles between different text sizes. Each click moves to a new setting. Color button toggles to different text and background colors. Line and word spacing toggles here

17. www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Audio tools (in the green toolbar) Rate button toggles for faster and slower speech The user may choose to Self-Pace to have the reading pause at each line, sentence or paragraph. Click again to continue reading. To Pause longer or shorter periods between sentences.

18. Speech Settings www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI Click Speech Settings tab Settings Menu Choose: Speech Settings Change Voice Change Volume Change Rate

19. Bookmarks and Highlighting www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI In the Pink toolbar, click the Bookmark tool, then.. Choose a style/color of bookmark Bookmarked text looks like this Click the Highlight tool, choose a color, then click and drag through text

20. Text notes and Voice notes www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI To add a Text note: 1.Click the Note tool 2.Type your note 3.Click OK (Click Read to listen) To add a Voice Note: 1.Click the Voice Note tool 2.Record your note with a microphone. 3.Click OK Text and Voice Note tool buttons (Pink toolbar)

21. Finding “Mark-Ups” www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI To find any Mark-Up, click Find in the Yellow toolbar, then choose Mark-Up Bookmarks, Highlighting, Text Notes and Voice Notes are all called “ Mark-Ups.” Choose the type of Mark-Up to find, then click the Find Next button.

22. Read Only Mode, Write Mode, and Masking www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI In the Green toolbar, use the Mask button to toggle between line, sentence, paragraph, and no masking. In all toolbars, there is a button that toggles back and forth between Read Only and Write. Screen shot of Sentence Masking You MUST be in Read Only mode to use masking. Masking uses shading to emphasize text area

23. Text to MP3 Conversion It is possible to convert text from any document into an MP3 or WAV file. This allows users to listen to a file later at their convenience using any MP3 compatible device, including portable devices like iPods™. www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI To convert text to MP3: 1.Open any document 2.From File Menu, choose Save to Audio. 3.Select a page range to convert. 4.Click Save Page Range 5.Name file and Save. Hint: Choose only a few pages to convert to MP3 at any one time.

24. Freedom Scientific, Learning Systems Group offers Three Customized Levels of Training Training provides teaching strategies and tips for customizing WYNN: LSG has a new WYNN Training Module CD GoToMeeting allows us to conduct real-time online training of WYNN LSG offers instructor led training for WYNN and TestTalker on location at your school or organization www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI

25. www.cast.org DE | GA | IA | LA | ME | MA | MI | MN | MO | NY | PA | UT | VT | WI The development of this project by the AIM Consortium at the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and the Michigan Department of Education IDEA Mandated Activities Project Michigan’s Integrated Technology Supports was funded by Grant # H327S070003 from the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The contents of this project are not exhaustive and inclusion does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education, the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan’s Integrated Technology Supports, or the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST)