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Blog Post 8 – Accessibility Tools
Sheila Godfrey I did a little research to find some tools that I thought would be useful for students with accessibility needs. The first tool I investigated was Sonocent, but encountered a message and was encouraged to try Glean. I went to the Glean website, and was happy with what I had learned. Glean helps…
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HyperDocs
By Adalie Clothier When I first heard the word ”HyperDocs” in regards to this assignment, I thought I had no idea what it was. While reading about them, I started to realize that my teachers and professors have been using these all throughout my 14 years of schooling! I remember being a little kid and…
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7 Accessibility Tools For Every Classroom
#1. JAWS Screen Reader – JAWS is an acronym meaning Job Access With Speech. This technology is a program that is meant to make it easier for visually impaired or blind people to read the screen. This tool will read the screen with text-to-speech audio or use a Braille display. #2. ZoomText – ZoomText is…
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Exploring Accessibility Tools
Google Calendar- This tool is used to create schedules and upcoming events all in one place. This allows the user to stay organized by seeing all future events with ease. This is a great tool to help anyone ensure they are completing all of their responsibilities and requirements. Closed Captioning on Google Slides- This tool…
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All About Accessibility Tools in the Classroom
By Alex Sellitsch I am a frequent user of all things Google, so I put together a list of accessibility tools that I found to have helped me on a few occasions. Google Translate: This amazing feature will help you translate into another language. It has helped me speak to Spanish speaking individuals at my…
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Accessibility Tools
FM Systems: FM systems are devices that the teacher wears to broadcast their voice to students who have a hearing impairment or complete loss. This is helpful because it can be transmitted directly to a hearing aid and it does not require a direct connection. A professor that I had last year used a similar…
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Accessibility Tools
What are accessibility tools? Accessibility tools are tools that help make education much easier and manageable for those with accessibility needs. Within this blog, I am going to discuss some of my favorite accessibility tools that I find to be most helpful. The first accessibility tool that I found to be most helpful would be…
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The Rock Cycle Hyperdoc
I have chosen to blog about the Hyperdoc I found from the twitter user @TechEdChange. She made a Hyperdoc about the rock cycle. Her hyperdoc is in a google doc that shows links to pictures, videos, texts, games, and clues that explain what exactly the rock cycle is and how it works. She also attached…
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Hyperdocs
I personally like the Google Doc of Hyperdocs better than any of the other options. I believe that it is easier to navigate and there’s nothing there that will distract the reader from the main idea of the Doc. This link is an example of a Hyperdoc in the Google Doc outlay. It’s simple, and…
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Hyperdocs: History Lesson
Hyperdocs are interactive documents that teachers share with their students to create a unique learning experience. Most of the hyperdocs that I have seen are google slides, but the one I found was actually a google doc. The Hyperdoc that I found for this week’s blog post is “Should Andrew Jackson Be on the $20…