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Freeware for early learning and accessibility

Freeware for early learning and accessibility. Lynne Silcock Ministry of Education. Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership. Accessibility Websites & Freeware Literacy support. Accessibility. User profiles Accessibility options Mouse options

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Freeware for early learning and accessibility

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  1. Freeware for early learning and accessibility Lynne Silcock Ministry of Education Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership

  2. Accessibility • Websites & Freeware • Literacy support

  3. Accessibility • User profiles • Accessibility options • Mouse options • Accessible documents • Links • http://www.microsoft.com/enable/ • http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ • http://www.minedu.govt.nz (search: assistive technology, CAT popular articles)

  4. Computer accessibility options • Explore options or try these tasks: • Change the speed and size of your mouse • Magnify the screen

  5. Accessible documents • Writing with structure • Check using document map • Styles • Images • Alt text • Links • Clear links

  6. Websites & Freeware • Restore Point • Save it! Mouse click and movement Early literacy Early Numeracy Other

  7. Crocs HelpKidzLearn http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/index.html Free online games from Inclusive technology Many are switch accessible

  8. Mouse movement • Jackson Pollock - http://jacksonpollock.org/ • Drips - http://drips.nalindesign.com/ (mouse or voice) • Helpkidzlearn - http://www.helpkidzlearn.com/creative/mouse_movements.html# • First concepts • Move and click skills

  9. Mouse, voice, image http://www.neave.com/ Orbs of light or balls bounce to sounds Mouse movement Webcam images – Please block access to this section

  10. Poisson Rouge • www.poissonrouge.com • Mouse click • Matching • Jigsaw • Shapes • Choir (many singers) • Bugs (singing) • …let the students explore! • Visually cluttered

  11. Mouse Singing Horses http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/hestekor.swf Online Cool start stop harmonies Human Beatbox Choir http://www.incredibox.fr/

  12. Literacy Starfall www.starfall.com

  13. Early education sites • Literacy Centre Education Network • www.literacycenter.net • Online

  14. Topmarks • http://www.topmarks.co.uk

  15. http://www.do2learn.com/games/wordpairs/index.htm http://www.do2learn.com/organizationtools/EmotionsColorWheel/index.htm do2Learn • http://www.do2learn.com/

  16. TESiboard • http://www.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm#maths-year1numstrategy_yearreception • Resources from Early Years  Primary School • Categories include: • Numeracy, Literacy, Phonics, ScienceICT, Geography, History… etc.

  17. ICT games Literacy and numeracy plus infant games http://www.ictgames.com/

  18. Early education sites • Avens World • http://avenscorner.com/flashgames/avensworld/avensworld.aspx • Assorted resources • Typing Game • Mouse Movement • Letter recognition • Etc.

  19. General education sites – curriculum content • BBC • http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/games/ • Large variety • Example: 4-7 Literacy

  20. General education sites – curriculum content Primary Resources UK http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/foundation/foundation.htm

  21. General education sites – curriculum content • Tutpup – maths, spelling etc • http://tutpup.com/ • Drill activities • Teacher can log in and then students use password and teacher can track student work

  22. Māori Resources http://hereoora.tki.org.nz He Reo Tupu, He Reo Ora A growing language is a living language Video, reomations, flashcards and lesson plans Year 1 to 6

  23. Mihi atu, mihi mai - Meet & Greet • http://www.korero.maori.nz/forlearners/basics/lessons/tahi-wordlist.html • Resources from the Māori Language Commission • Good resource for pronunciation • Word Lists, • Guess the Word, • Fill in the Phrase, and • Listening Skills

  24. Maths NZMaths http://nzmaths.co.nz/welcome-links-area-nzmaths-website?parent_node= Huge number of Maths sites From Sesame St to Compound Interest and University level skills.

  25. Maths Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html Variety Mouse only accessible

  26. Maths Fractions Numerator Games Make the two fraction equal by selecting the correct number of blocks http://www.iboard.co.uk/curriculum.htm#33391

  27. Maths IXL http://nz.ixl.com/ Kindergarten to Year 9 NZ Curriculum Audio for non-readers

  28. Voki Talking Faces http://www.inclusive.co.uk/downloads#talkingfaces • http://www.voki.com/ Create personal speaking avatars

  29. Keyboarding • TuxType • http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtype/index.php Type Faster – Accessible – Typing tutor http://www.typefastertypingtutor.com/accversion.html

  30. Keyboarding • Typing Games • http://games.sense-lang.org/index.php?lang=EN Also Try http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/ (Online)

  31. Science Kids http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities.html Great science site. experiments, images, quizzes

  32. Social skills Whizkids http://www.whizkidgames.com Site focusing on ASD

  33. Literacy support Mac – text to speech:systems preferences - speech - text to speech tab – speak selected text when key is pressed. Word completion: press escape key after you have typed the first letter or few letters

  34. Eduapps video introduction link Special Education sites • EduApps • Portable Applications – Most are Freeware • AccessApps • LearnApps • TeachApps • http://www.eduapps.org/

  35. EduApps…. • For example includes… • Text to speech - (Dspeech, PowerReader and PowerTalk PowerPoint reader) • Vision support - Magnification, VuBar (screen masking), Darkscreen glare control • Literacy support – LetMeType word prediction, dictionary and thesaurus support • Sounds – Audacity, Audiobook cutter, • Planning - Freemind, Hott notes, Xmind • Other – Camstudio desktop recording, Click-n-type onscreen keyboard, OpenOffice • Plus much much more

  36. Text to speech • PC = Dspeech or Wordtalk • DSpeech • http://dspeech.en.softonic.com/ • Cut & paste or type • Convert text to .mp3 or .wav audio file • Can select different voices; combine them to create dialogue between different voices • MAC = enable • Systems preferences - speech - text to speech tab - speak selected text when key is pressed - set key • Highlight text and press the key combination to speak any text

  37. Text to speech • Wordtalk • http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/ • MS word only • Highlights as it reads • Talking dictionary • Spell checker & synonyms can be read aloud.Adjust the highlight colours, voice and speed • Convert to .wav or .mp3 file

  38. Lynne Silcock Ministry of Education – Assistive Technology lynne.silcock@minedu.govt.nz Integrating new technologies to empower learning and transform leadership

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