FREE TOOLS FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN LITERACY Jennifer Kraft K12 Online Conference Getting Started Strand Beginning October 20 th , 2008

WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS Student Examples Ways to Use Technology to Support Literacy Free Literacy Support Tools Creating Literacy Mash-Ups

Student Examples

Ways to Use Technology to Support Literacy

Free Literacy Support Tools

Creating Literacy Mash-Ups

STUDENT EXAMPLES Excerpts from an article in the March/April 2008 “Learning & Leading with Technology” Two students and their lives before and after technology supports Simple ways to support literacy development Cole, Jeannie. “Technology Support.” Learning and Leading with Technology. March/April 2008. pgs 31-32.

Excerpts from an article in the March/April 2008 “Learning & Leading with Technology”

Two students and their lives before and after technology supports

Simple ways to support literacy development

Cole, Jeannie. “Technology Support.” Learning and Leading with Technology. March/April 2008. pgs 31-32.

JONIA BEFORE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS Struggling to read a first grade primer Attends tutoring sessions after school Works for hours on 15 minute homework with tears Takes a long time to finish seatwork so she is unable to participate in hands on tasks Classmates are reading popular novels Classmates are finished seatwork and working on hands on tasks Jonia Her Classmates

Struggling to read a first grade primer

Attends tutoring sessions after school

Works for hours on 15 minute homework with tears

Takes a long time to finish seatwork so she is unable to participate in hands on tasks

Classmates are reading popular novels

Classmates are finished seatwork and working on hands on tasks

Jonia

Her Classmates

JONIA’S TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS Silent Reading Reading Center Science Class Math Class Homework Assignments Book on CD E-Books with Microsoft Reader Interactive Activity Reading Pen II Java Applets Scanning Software – USB Drive Microsoft Word text-to-speech Game Goo Classroom Activity Technology Support

Silent Reading

Reading Center

Science Class

Math Class

Homework Assignments

Book on CD

E-Books with Microsoft Reader

Interactive Activity

Reading Pen II

Java Applets

Scanning Software – USB Drive

Microsoft Word text-to-speech

Game Goo

Classroom Activity

Technology Support

PABLO BEFORE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS Falling behind in his ninth-grade courses Needs to work on multiple projects and tests – doesn’t know where to start Can’t concentrate on long lectures Reads on a fifth grade level Isn’t finishing homework Struggles with textbook lessons Attends tutorial and an academic strategies courses

Falling behind in his ninth-grade courses

Needs to work on multiple projects and tests – doesn’t know where to start

Can’t concentrate on long lectures

Reads on a fifth grade level

Isn’t finishing homework

Struggles with textbook lessons

Attends tutorial and an academic strategies courses

PABLO AFTER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTS Biology Homework Listens to lesson on MP3 Textbooks chapters on USB Drive as MP3 Concept mapping software to compare and contrast Narrates paper through speech recognition software Organization Notice about an assignment through cell phones – notes it on handheld Reading Listens to Book on CD while running Attention increase Game to increase attention Science Concept Animation on computer

Biology Homework

Listens to lesson on MP3

Textbooks chapters on USB Drive as MP3

Concept mapping software to compare and contrast

Narrates paper through speech recognition software

Organization

Notice about an assignment through cell phones – notes it on handheld

Reading

Listens to Book on CD while running

Attention increase

Game to increase attention

Science Concept

Animation on computer

WAYS TO SUPPORT LITERACY Text-to-Speech Text-to-MP3 Speech-to-Text E-Books Research Tools Concept Mapping Other Tools

Text-to-Speech

Text-to-MP3

Speech-to-Text

E-Books

Research Tools

Concept Mapping

Other Tools

TEXT-TO-SPEECH Adobe Acrobat Reader with Speech Microsoft Reader with Text-to-Speech Engine Natural Reader Free Version Firefox Browser V2 with CLiCK, Speak ReadPlease Toolbar Word Talk Power Talk

Adobe Acrobat Reader with Speech

Microsoft Reader with Text-to-Speech Engine

Natural Reader Free Version

Firefox Browser V2 with CLiCK, Speak

ReadPlease Toolbar

Word Talk

Power Talk

TEXT-TO-MP3 Spoken Text ReadtheWords Free Text Reader YAKiToMe Voz Me

Spoken Text

ReadtheWords

Free Text Reader

YAKiToMe

Voz Me

SPEECH-TO-TEXT Jott E-speaking IBM Via Voice

Jott

E-speaking

IBM Via Voice

FREE E-BOOKS Free E-Books.net Project Gutenberg Microsoft Reader Catalog of E-books ManyBooks.net Fictionwise – some pay, some free Wowio Planet E-book Lit2Go Silly Books

Free E-Books.net

Project Gutenberg

Microsoft Reader Catalog of E-books

ManyBooks.net

Fictionwise – some pay, some free

Wowio

Planet E-book

Lit2Go

Silly Books

RESEARCH TOOLS Taking Notes Google Notebook Evernote References Del.icio.us Diigo Time Management Google Calendar Airset Word Processors Open Office IBM Lotus Symphony Google Docs

Taking Notes

Google Notebook

Evernote

References

Del.icio.us

Diigo

Time Management

Google Calendar

Airset

Word Processors

Open Office

IBM Lotus Symphony

Google Docs

CONCEPT MAPPING SOFTWARE Bubblus Mindomo Gliffy Freemind Belvedere Mindmeister Dabbleboard

Bubblus

Mindomo

Gliffy

Freemind

Belvedere

Mindmeister

Dabbleboard

OTHER TOOLS Word Prediction Let Me Type Spelling Ghotit Merriam Webster Firefox Extension Math GraphCalc On-Screen Keyboard Click-N-Type Switching Program SENSwitcher

Word Prediction

Let Me Type

Spelling

Ghotit

Merriam Webster Firefox Extension

Math

GraphCalc

On-Screen Keyboard

Click-N-Type

Switching Program

SENSwitcher

LITERACY SUPPORT MASH-UPS Google Docs + Firefox CLiCK, Speak Extension = Documents Read Aloud Microsoft Reader + IBM Lotus = Documents Read Aloud E-Books + Adobe PDF Reader = Books Read Aloud Firefox + Google Notebook = Notes Taken and Kept in One Place Bubblus +Firefox + CLiCK, Speak = Concept Mapping Read Aloud

Google Docs + Firefox CLiCK, Speak Extension = Documents Read Aloud

Microsoft Reader + IBM Lotus = Documents Read Aloud

E-Books + Adobe PDF Reader = Books Read Aloud

Firefox + Google Notebook = Notes Taken and Kept in One Place

Bubblus +Firefox + CLiCK, Speak = Concept Mapping Read Aloud