Weston Public Schools

Weston Public Schools Assistive Technology Professional Development Karen Janowski Assistive Technology Consultant October 15, 2008

ELA/Literacy Tools Features in Word

1. Insert audio object (need a microphone or headset) View>Toolbars>Customize>Commands>Insert>Insert Voice

> Click and drag to toolbar

2. Drawing Tool – View>Toolbars>Drawing make lined paper, use callouts (speech bubbles)

Boardmaker 6 – 30 Day Trial Download Tutorials – Introductory Level Tutorials – Boardmaker 6 Plus/Speaking Dynamically Pro IntelliTools Classroom Suite – 30 Day Trial Download Tutorials Atomic Learning – can get a free 30 day trial Activity Exchange DTTrainer – 30 Day Trial Download Based on a discrete trial approach, good data collection, excellent reinforcers, very structured environment SOLO – Co:Writer – Word Prediction Tool Tutorials VoiceThread – Free Online Resouce, Excellent tool for differentiated instruction, can be adapted for all levels K-12 Tutorials Examples

Math Number Concepts 1 and 2 Stages Math – Number Sense 1. Words for Numbers—connect numbers with their names in multiple activites 2. Count—count objects up to 100, make number sets, use place value up to 999 3. Compare—show which is more or less (numbers, coins, dice, dominoes, etc.), use <, >, and = symbols 4. Sequence—practice skip counting, identify ordinals, put numbers in order 5. Math Facts—add, subtract and multiply at many levels, solve word problems

6. Money—count money, choose coins and bills to make a given total 7. Number Line—locate numbers, estimate large and small numbers, use fraction and decimal equivalents 8. Fractions—fill in sections of shapes, from halves to twelfths

DTTrainer – Math Activities VoiceThread – Math Examples

Additional Tools UdlTechToolkit.wikispaces.com – Free resources wiki SpeakingofSpeech.com – Materials Exchange Edhelper.com