Technology for Students with Disabilities. Tech Tools at Your Fingertips… Left click on Start Scroll to control panel Left click on control panel Left.

Technology for Technology for Students with Students with

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Technology for Technology for Students with Students with

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Tech Tools at Your Fingertips…

• Left click on Start• Scroll to control panel• Left click on control panel• Left click on ease of access

Accessibility Options• Sticky Keys- allows students who

may be accessing the keyboard with one finger or pointer to capitalize letters and use the Ctrl button by only pressing one key.

Accessibility Options• Filterkeys- allows windows to

ignore brief or repeated keystrokes.

Display Settings• High Contrast- Allows for visual

contrasts that make the computer screen more accessible for students with vision impairments.

Accessibility Wizard

• This provides some great computer adaptations for your students.

On Screen Keyboard• Practice using the on-screen

keyboard option. Click on settings, then typing mode. This gives you the opportunity to type using your mouse by clicking, hovering, or hitting one key on the keyboard.

Magnifier• Go to internet• Go to accessibility wizard, open

magnifier

How do you learn??• www.2learn.org/learningstyles.htm

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WWW…..• www.starfall.com• www.brainpop.com• www.kineticcity.com

www.• http://resourceroom.net• www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx (click on library to

go Specific Diagnoses Card Catalog)• www.netreach.net/~abrejcha/websites.htm• www.dotolearn.com (click on disabilities tab)• www.schoolpsychology.net/• www.makoa.org/index.htm• www.halcyon.com/marcs/lessons.html• www.educationworld.com/special_ed/assistive/index.shtml• www.parentpals.com/2.0dictionary/dictnewsindex.html• http://parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/

Special_Education_Games/index.html• www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ar.htm

Sounds and Videos…• www.google.com• www.findsounds.com• www.freeplaymusic.com

Cool text…• www.cooltext.com

ITUNES• IPODs

– IPOD Touch…– http://web.me.com/harrydickens/

ipods/Apps.html

WWW…• www.biologycorner.com/worksheet

s.php• www.nasa.gov/audience/forstuden

ts/k-4/index.html• www.raz-kids.com/main/ViewPage/

name/sample

www…• http://www.storyplace.org• http://teacher.scholastic.com/activ

ities/social/interactives.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/social/iraq_interactives.htm

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/social/wwii_interactives.htm

WORD CLOUDS• www.wordle.net

Whiteboard poetry• www.magneticpoetry.com

Word art…• A wonderful tool

Powerpoint books…• Social story• Book with photographed pictures• Book with pictures from graphics• Student produced books

Making a Talking Book with Power Point

• Open a new presentation by clicking on file (office) and new

• Click on blank presentation

• Click on the first slide under layout (this should be a blank slide)

Cont…• Go to your tool bar and click on Slide

Show

• Insert shape-action button—action setting—hyperlink to

• Position the action buttons in bottom corners (click yes to hyperlink options)

Cont…• Go to home on your toolbar and

select Duplicate slides (right click on slide) Make as many as you need.

• Let’s think pictures for our books…

Inserting pictures…• Go to your first slide• Click on insert• Click on picture• Choose a picture from the clip art or

file• Select a picture• Continue for all pages in the book

Insert Text• Click on Insert• Click on Text Box• Type in text• You can enlarge text by clicking on the

capital “A” on your tool bar• You can also enlarge your text by

highlighting your text and increasing the font size on your tool bar

Inserting Sound

• Go to Insert • Select Movies/Sounds and Record

Sound• Preview sound in Slide Show• Follow same directions for your

other pages/slides• Preview your Talking book

• www.nettrekker.com

Don Johnson materials…

Let’s work those brains…

• http://www.brainsbreaker.com/download.htm

Making movies…• www.photoshow.com

A long, long time ago…

• http://ourtimelines.com• www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx• www.dmarie.com/timecap

Have a great afternoon…

• Angie Zimmerman• Literacy Specialist• Arch Ford Educational Service

Cooperative• [email protected]