Here is a step-by-step video on how to access some built-in accessibility features of a ChromeBook. Take a look at specifics like Select to Speak, ChromeVox, Magnification, High Contrast, Speech to Text, Dictation, and Voice Typing.
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Zoom has finally embedded closed captions! Here's how to enable this feature Thanks to Jamie Mayo at Washtenaw Intermediate School District. In response to the school building closures, Alt+Shift sent out an open invitation to educators of students with significant disabilities to participate in the Michigan Low Incidence Work Group by building a resource that would be relevant and responsive, and that could be used any time, anywhere.
Myself and numerous other educators across the state of Michigan took part in this work group to develop these resources. They have been well thought-out and should help to guide people along their journey or teaching/providing services remotely. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UeenT8RxcJy8yyjVOpN7EwV10w8SbzQKlZCG1Uuo8ks/edit?usp=sharing CALL Scotland has updated their iPad App Wheel for Learners with Complex Needs. CALL (Communication, Access, Literacy, and Learning) Scotland is a partnership with the University of Edinburgh. Check out their amazing resource! Teach From Home
Amazing resource from Google about all of their apps and how to use them during this time of virtual learning. For Teachers, Schools, and Families. Check out these infographics on Google and how to find and label your documents.
These graphics were created by Kelly Curl, Teacher Assistant at the Lyle A. Torrant Center Open to All JCISD Staff, the families we support, and outside agencies
I will be hosting my monthly Tech Tuesday VIRTUALLY- Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 7, 2020 from 3-4:30 pm Pop in anytime to ask me your questions about technology, devices, virtual learning ideas, etc. I'm here to help with:
No question is a bad question! Please Join me during this time so that I can help to guide you through this new eLearning World. Please join me via Google Hangouts Meet: Join Hangouts Meet meet.google.com/hbq-sctm-osk Meeting ID meet.google.com/hbq-sctm-osk Phone Numbers (US)+1 406-640-8197 PIN: 331 861 811# TarHeel Shared Reader Take a look at the newly released site from Dr. Karen Erickson and the University of North Carolina Center for Literacy and Disability Studies! This website provides you with everything you need to know to use Dr. Erickson's principles- there are 5 modules that you can watch for professional development and numerous resources. Then you are also able to access the Shared Reader interface! If you know Tarheel Reader, you are going to absolutely LOVE Shared Reader! You can access all of the same books, but now they have built in Core Vocabulary with shared reading principals. Books are laid out for you and your students to be able to comment and ideas are already on the page for you to use! I recently learned about some more sites for EBooks. Here are a few new links to check out! ReadWorks Great options for Article-A-Day, poetry, and more! All EBooks can be read aloud with highlighting features. StoryShares Amazing collections ranging from Historical Fiction to various Series. Includes an abundance of books for Teens. All can be read aloud with highlighting and tracking features! Common Lit Great articles and passages with guiding questions and activities! Again, all can be read aloud! |
AuthorI'm Elisabeth Mills, and I am JCISD's Assistive Technology (AT) Coordinator! I am here to help you learn new things, stay up-to-date, and provide you with various devices to use for your classrooms and students. Archives
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