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Read & Write Gold 4 Juneau School District 2012
1. Read and Write Gold 4 for Mac
Molly Ridout, Heather Swanson
www.atlaak.org
2. Who is ATLA?
Grant Activities
Federal Tech Act Project
Information & Awareness
Demonstrations
General AT Presentations
(small or large group)
Short Term Loans
Reutilization of equipment
3. CRAIGS LIST FOR AT
WWW.AKTRADINGPOST.ORG
Service that connects people and organizations
with available assistive technology (AT) and durable
medical equipment (DME)
Searchable web-based database
Provides Alaskans access to
technology that may be located
anywhere in the state
4. Feature Matching
ATLA can assist by finding the
best AT solution to overcome barriers
Try-Before-You-Buy
short term loans
trial software
demonstration areas
research and resources
5. Whats the next step?
Servicing
the state
beyond
the grant
6. Who is ATLA?
Nongrant Activities
Fee Services
Device and software
reseller
AT training on a variety of
custom topics
AT assessments
7. Where is ATLA?
Available
throughout
Alaska
Demonstration
Centers
Virtual Help Desk
System
Basecamp Webinars
3330 Arctic Blvd., Suite 101
Anchorage, AK 99503 Resources
8. Who can ATLA help?
Qualifying Criteria
Be in Alaska
Need
assistive
technology
Be alive
Community Living Education Employment IT / Telecom
9. ATLA does not
Fix, maintain, or train
general computer needs
Provide funding
Bill medicaid / medicare
Therapeautic evaluations
occupational, physical, speech
Durable medical needs
(wheelchairs, walkers, vehicle mods, vents, etc..)
10. ATLA AT areas
Augmentative & Alternative
Communication
Computer Access
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Aids
Environmental Controls
Learning & Cognitive
Supports
Vision Impairment Aids
Other
11. Assistive Technology
any device or system that allows someone with a
disability, injury, impairment, or deficit to
perform tasks they would otherwise
be unable to do
12. AT Assessment Principles
Assistive technology
is a process not a product. Technology itself
is not the goal
is a team process.
The individuals
is a system of devices and participation in
services. their chosen
activities is the
requires new skills. goal.
is a step towards
independence.
13. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
WHY this program
for Literacy Support?
Non-proprietary
Works natively with other key
programs
Supports existing curriculum
Customizable to student needs
Available for both Mac & PC
users
Comprehensive plans for District
wide implementation
17. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
Theres a TOOLBAR for that!
customizable
floats on top of commonly used programs
Writing, Reading, Study, and Research Tools
18. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
READING FEATURES
Reads Word,
PDF, & the Web
Bi-Modal
(Text to Speech
while Highlighting)
Multiple voices
and preferences
19. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
READING FEATURES
Audio Feedback
Talking Dictionary
Screenshot Reader
Screen Masking
Speech Maker
20. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
DAISY READER
Reads Bookshare
Import books directly
Set Bookmarks
Navigate
TEXT AUDIO
Converts text from
WORD, SAFARI, or a PDF
to a MP3 or AIFF file
21. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
WRITING FEATURES
Spell Check
Word Prediction
Talking Dictionary
Homophone
Keyboard Customization
22. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
OTHER USEFUL TOOLS
Scanning
Translator
Fact Finder
Fact Mapper
Screen Masking
Study Skills tools
23. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
STUDY & RESEARCH FEATURES
HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS
Works in Word, Safari
Four Color Highlights
Collects Highlighted passages
into new Word Document
24. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
WRITE, RESEARCH, & STUDY SKILLS EXERCISE
Study Skills Activity
Go to the Juneau Empire website
Find the article about XYZ
Turn off Continuous Reading & Web Highlighting
In the first 2 paragraphs
highlight all of the words that end in ion in
GREEN
highlight all of the words that end in ing in
PINK
Collect highlighted words into a Word document
Add the intended definition to each of the words
25. READ & WRITE GOLD MAC
READING EXERCISE
Inupiaq Activity
Assignment #1
1.Go to a Flashcard website and make a MP3 file that
a student could listen to on their iPod while studying
the words on a handout.
http://quizlet.com/1370224/inupiaq-culture-flash-cards
http://flashcards.dictionary.com
http://library.thinkquest.org/22550/inupiaq.html
Assignment #2
Open the Power Point and add the following sound
files to the Power Point.
1. An introduction to the presentation
2. Sound file for each of the Inupiaq phrases
26. Follow us!
Thank you for attending this training!
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SKYPE: atlamolly
TEL: (907) 563-2599 xt. 107
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#18: The discrete, customizable toolbar floats on top of the commonly-used programs that students use every day, such as Microsoft鐃 Word for Mac 2008, Apple鐃 Safari鐃, and Adobe鐃 Reader, so all students can independently and confidently succeed at their own pace. They can access digital content and read the text aloud with highlighting using natural sounding voices.
#20: http://ap.juneauempire.com/pstories/state/ak/20120229/962384725.shtmlhttp://atlaak.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/freddybeagle.docxWord, Safari, PDFHighlights while it readsScanningScan to common formatsScan from our NetworkBookshare BooksSupport ToolsHighlightersMaskingDictionaryMP3