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Tiffany San Nicolas

Adaptive or Assistive Technology/

Emerging Technology/Innovative
Uses
CSN Education Department, EDU 214
Sunday, April 27, 2019
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Assistive Technology
Text – to – Speech (Information)

n  Software designed to help

children who have difficulties
reading standard print

n  Common print disabilities:

- Blindness
- Dyslexia
- Any type of visual impairment
- Learning disability
- Physical condition that
impedes the ability to read

n  Also beneficial for other

students:
- Autism
- Attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD)
- Intellectual disability
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Assertive Technology
Text – to – Speech (Budget and Pricing)
n  Top (3) Text-to-Speech Software:
- Ivona
- NaturalReader
-Zabaware Text to Speech
Reader
n  There are also downloadable
Text-to-Speech programs that
are free (limited usage)
n  Ivona; Features and Plans
- 13 subscriptions available
- Prices range from $29.95 for
the basic option utilizing the
Windows voice and go up to
$159 depending on how many
voices you will choose to
purchase
n  Ivona; A member of the Amazon
group of companies, Ivona is
one of the best text to speech
software tools in the market
n  Ivona; 47 Human-Like Voices
- Ivona covers 24 languages with
both male and female voices for
almost all of them
n  Ivona; Quality Performance
Regardless of Device
- Ivona partners with
ReadSpeaker bringing
optimized performance on
almost all devices, as well as the
ability to integrate Ivona into
other applications
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Emerging Technology
Google Nexus 7

n  User friendly tablet n  Individual instruction

- Easy to use for students K-4+
- Allows students to work at
n  Google Play Education Store their own level
- Easy to access - Can be very specific and
- Allows educator to send out focus on each students needs
chosen educational app to the
entire class
- Variety of educational apps n  Pricing and Budget
available - Can be purchased NEW on
Amazon for $160
n  Versatile
- Some students can work on
reading while others focus on
math
- Teacher can get all the data
from the tablets instantly; helps
keep students on track
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Introducing Tablets with Google Play for Education
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzvpcEffvaE
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Innovative Uses
Gamified Learning

n  Learning can and should be fun!

Using technology for gamified
learning in the classroom can be
advantageous to achieving that
goal.

n  While learning software can be

great teaching tool, gamified
learning can also be as simple
as creating a virtual scavenger
hunt by coming up with a list of
questions for students to search
and find the correct answers for
and adding students to pair or
groups to encourage
collaboration and teamwork!
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Innovative Uses
Gamified Learning

n  Over the course of the last

year, there’s been a metoric
rise in the gamification of
learning trend.

n  Kahoot
- holds #1 spot for educational
sites overall

n  Quizlet
- occupies the #2 spot on top
educational sites overall
- can help incentivize kids to
memorize new information
and apply key takeaways from
lessons
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References

n  TeachThoughtStaff (2019, February 5). 15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For
Students With Disabilities. Retrieved from
https://www.teachthought.com/technology/15-assistive-technology-tools-resources-
for-students-with-disabilities/

n  Pappas, Christopher (2015, July 27). Top 10 Text To Speech (TTS) Software For eLearning
(2017 Update). Retrieved from
https://elearningindustry.com/top-10-text-to-speech-tts-software-elearning

n  Google For Education (Producer). (2013). Introducing Tablets with Google Play for
Education [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzvpcEffvaE

n  W, Nina (2019, March 11). 9 Unique Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom. Retrieved
from
https://blog.goguardian.com/unique-ways-to-use-technology-in-the-classroom

n  W, Nina (2019, January 25). 3 Trends in Educational Technology to Watch in 2019.

Retrieved from
https://blog.goguardian.com/3-trends-in-educational-technology-to-watch-in-2019