How to get started using Google Chrome for literacy support. Tools like Read&Write, WordQ and Voicenote II Speech to text are great ways to help. Have a look inside!
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How to get started using Google Chrome for literacy support. Tools like Read&Write, WordQ and Voicenote II Speech to text are great ways to help. Have a look inside!
How to get started using Google Chrome for literacy support. Tools like Read&Write, WordQ and Voicenote II Speech to text are great ways to help. Have a look inside!
Information
on
getting
started
for
students
and
their
parents
(Note:
this
document
accompanies
the
Literacy
with
Google!
presentation
for
the
Montreal
Centre
for
Learning
Disabilities,
April
26th,
2015)
By:
Andrea@inov8-ed.com
Whats
Google
Chrome?
Chrome
is
a
web
browser
(actually
now
the
worlds
most
popular!)
There
are
a
number
of
ways
to
personalize
Chrome
for
the
user,
such
as
adding
apps
and
extensions.
So
on
that
note
What
do
extensions
and
apps
do?
Extensions
and
apps
personalize
and
individualize
the
browser,
and
the
reading
and
writing
environment
for
a
student.
For
example,
students
can
add
apps
to
read
the
text
on
the
screen
if
thats
whats
needed.
Or,
students
can
add
apps
that
allows
for
mapping
out
ideas
prior
to
writing.
What
is
Google
Drive?
*Important
information
about
Google
Drive
You
must
have
a
Google
account
(a
unified
sign-in
system
to
Google)
to
access
Google
Drive.
To
open
a
Google
account,
you
must
be
13
years
of
age
or
older.
More
information
on
age
requirements:
http://bit.ly/1yEYGY2
Google
Drive
is
like
a
filing
cabinet
for
your
documents-but
instead
of
it
being
on
your
computer,
it
exists
on
the
web,
or
in
the
cloud.
It
can
be
accessed
anytime
and
anywhere
from
different
devices,
and
a
students
documents,
personal
apps
and
extensions
are
always
available.
In
addition,
there
are
multiple
collaborative
features
on
Google
Drive
(students
can
collaboratively
write
on
a
document
in
real
time!)
Google
Drive
is
free
and
individuals
with
personal
accounts
(school
accounts
are
different)
receive
15
GB
of
free
cloud
storage.
How
to
download
Drive
to
your
Mac
or
PC:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2374989?hl=en
How
to
dowload
to
iOS:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2497973?hl=en
How
to
download
to
Android:
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/1688488?hl=en
Why
use
Google
Chrome
(and
Google
Drive)
for
increased
access
and
to
support
literacy?
1. Its
free.
Many
apps
and
extensions
are
free
or
lower-cost
as
well.
Traditionally,
assistive
technology
has
been
quite
expensive;
tools
that
are
now
accessible
over
the
web
are
more
affordable
and
are
proving
to
be
just
as
effective.
2. The
technology
follows
the
student,
not
the
other
way
around.
Because
Chrome
(and
Google
Drive)
is
cloud-based,
students
can
log
in
and
have
their
assistive
tools
available
to
them
anytime,
anywhere.
3. Simplicity
of
use.
Apps
are
stand-alone
tools
that
are
often
quite
simple
to
use.
4. They
are
increasingly
universal
and
inclusive.
Many
classrooms
are
using
Google
apps,
so
students
who
need
literacy
support
do
not
stand
out
in
any
way-as
in
the
past.
Many
schools
are
migrating
towards
cloud-based
services;
increasingly
the
entire
class
has
access
to
assistive
apps.
We
arent
big
fans
of
enormous
lists
of
apps
as
we
all
tend
to
get
overwhelmedso
here
are
five
useful
apps
for
accessibility
that
we
have
tested
and
use
on
a
regular
basis
(ie.
they
work!)
Read&Write
for
Google-
This
Chrome
app
is
baed
on
an
effective
literacy
support
software
called
Read&Write
GOLD.
It
offers
a
wide-range
of
options
for
reading
and
writing
support,
such
as
word
prediction,
textto-speech,
and
dictation.
It
stands
out
for
its
notetaking
and
annotation
features
(the
ability
to
take
notes
on
top
of
the
text).
http://bit.ly/1bdWfkJ
WordQ
CA
II-This
is
another
Chrome
app
that
is
based
on
an
assistive
software.
It
features
both
reading
and
writing
mode,
and
has
customizable
text-to-speech
options.
http://bit.ly/1JTmmJ4
Google
Keep-This
is
a
simple
and
free
Chrome
app
that
allows
students
to
create
and
save
notes,
lists,
and
photos.
Its
a
great
app
for
organization
for
projects,
or
to
keep
track
of
homework.
http://bit.ly/1HEEI1q
VoiceNote
II
Speech
to
text-An
easy
to
use,
free
speech
recogntion
(dictation)
Chrome
extension
that
can
be
used
to
dictate
short
sentences,
and
paragraphs.
This
type
of
tool
can
be
used
to
practice
dictation.
http://bit.ly/1ztUyEY
Connected
Mind-A
brainstorming
and
mindmapping
Chrome
app
that
can
be
used
as
a
pre-writing
tool
or
as
a
plan
for
a
project.
http://bit.ly/1JTmubw
