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Implications to Bookshare

Implications to Bookshare. Phil Booth Assistive Technology Consultant Dawn Vanneste Related Service Assistant. What are we talking about?. Alternative Text E-Books Books on Tape Audio Tapes AIM…Accessible Instructional Material. Formats. MP3 - Audio .wav - Audio

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Implications to Bookshare

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  1. Implications to Bookshare Phil Booth Assistive Technology Consultant Dawn Vanneste Related Service Assistant

  2. What are we talking about? • Alternative Text • E-Books • Books on Tape • Audio Tapes • AIM…Accessible Instructional Material

  3. Formats • MP3 - Audio • .wav - Audio • .doc - Microsoft Word • DAISY - Digital Access. Info. System • HTML - websites • RTF - Rich Text Format • BRL - Braile

  4. Who Qualifies? • Learning Disabled in Reading Basic Fluency Comprehension • Visually Impaired • Physically Impaired who can not turn a page

  5. When looking for a e-books… • Check with your teachers • Curriculum Director • Search Bookshare.org • Contact Dawn • Publishers permission

  6. NIMAS/NIMAC • IDEA 2004 • Accessible Instructional Materials… Timely Manner • National Depository since 2006 • Publishers agreement • Bookshare

  7. Bookshare • Digital Books for individuals with Print Disabilities • Organizational Membership • Collection of Novels/textbooks & other reading materials

  8. Bookshare cont. • Free assistive technology software • DAISY and Braille Format • 24/7 access to books

  9. Devices to read from Bookshare • Computer • Free software • Highlights words • Font size • Great Voices • Kindle • Portible • Font size • Reader

  10. Devices Cont. • Mp3 players • Audio only • No text • Apple Devices • iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch • Read2Go 19.99

  11. Learning Ally (RFB&D) • Audio Access • MP3 format • No longer free $ 99.00 student per year • Individual/Group membership

  12. Readers • ReadPlease • Natural Reader • U-Reader • Kurzweil • Dolphin Easy Reader v. 6

  13. Other resources in your Community • Michigan Library Consortium OverDrive • Local Library … Library Card • Grandledge.lib.mi.us/resources • MeL.org • Audible.com • Tumble Books for Kids • Disney Digital Books

  14. Proactive • When Buying Books…. • Know the class roster • Work with general education

  15. Bookshare • Bookshare.org • User guide

  16. O.K….what’s next • How do we come up with a plan for your School District? • Kids • Downloads • Keep Dawn in the loop!!!! • Hardware/Software

  17. Resources • http://aim.cast.org/ • http://mits.cenmi.org/ • http://www.nimac.us/ • Boothiisd.wikispaces.com • dvanneste@eatonisd.org • pbooth@inghamisd.org

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