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Technology for Students with Disabilities

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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

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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.

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Accessibility Options Filterkeys- allows windows to ignore brief or repeated keystrokes.

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Display Settings High Contrast- Allows for visual contrasts that make the computer screen more accessible for students with vision impairments.

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Accessibility Wizard This provides some great computer adaptations for your students.

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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.

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Magnifier Go to internet Go to accessibility wizard, open magnifier

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How do you learn?? www.2learn.org/learningstyles.html

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WWW.. www.starfall.com www.brainpop.com www.kineticcity.com

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www. http://resourceroom.net www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx (click on library to go Specific Diagnoses Card Catalog)www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx www.netreach.net/~abrejcha/websites.htm www.dotolearn.com (click on disabilities tab)www.dotolearn.com 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.htmlhttp://parentpals.com/gossamer/pages/Special_Education_Games /index.html www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/ar.htm

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

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Cool text www.cooltext.com

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ITUNES IPODs IPOD Touch http://web.me.com/harrydickens/ipods/ Apps.htmlhttp://web.me.com/harrydickens/ipods/ Apps.html

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WWW www.biologycorner.com/worksheets.p hpwww.biologycorner.com/worksheets.p hp www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/ k-4/index.htmlwww.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/ k-4/index.html www.raz- kids.com/main/ViewPage/name/sampl ewww.raz- kids.com/main/ViewPage/name/sampl e

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www http://www.storyplace.org http://teacher.scholastic.com/activit ies/social/interactives.htmhttp://teacher.scholastic.com/activit ies/social/interactives.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activit ies/social/iraq_interactives.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activit ies/social/wwii_interactives.htm

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WORD CLOUDS www.wordle.net

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Whiteboard poetry www.magneticpoetry.com

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Word art A wonderful tool

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

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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)

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Cont Go to your tool bar and click on Slide Show Insert shape-action buttonaction settinghyperlink to Position the action buttons in bottom corners (click yes to hyperlink options)

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Cont Go to home on your toolbar and select Duplicate slides (right click on slide) Make as many as you need. Lets think pictures for our books

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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

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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

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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

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www.nettrekker.com

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Don Johnson materials

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Lets work those brains http://www.brainsbreaker.com/downl oad.htmhttp://www.brainsbreaker.com/downl oad.htm

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Making movies www.photoshow.com

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A long, long time ago http://ourtimelines.com www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx www.dmarie.com/timecap

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Have a great afternoon Angie Zimmerman Literacy Specialist Arch Ford Educational Service Cooperative azimmerman@afsc.k12.ar.us