Students: Sign in to your Chromebook & go to the MacArthur Brightspace Homepage to find

this lesson. Make your own copy of the lesson to be able to type on it.
‒ Use your advisory time to learn about this tool. ‒

Student Activity REFRESHER

By @JoliBoucher www.flippedtechcoaching.com
https://tinyurl.com/ReadWriteActivity
Adapted by AACPS Assistive Technology Team & TFS Team
 Using the Read & Write Chrome Extension
IB Scholars are Reflective and reconsider how
they learn by developing
new skills, tools, techniques, and strategies for
effective learning.

IB Learner Profile Trait: Reflective

Approaches to Learning (ATL):
Self-Management, Reflection Skills
 Using the Read & Write
Chrome Extension
IB Scholars are Reflective and
reconsider how they learn by developing
new skills, tools, techniques, and
strategies for effective learning.

IB Learner Profile Trait: Reflective

Approaches to Learning (ATL):
Self-Management, Reflection Skills
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EQ:
How can the Read & Write Chrome Extensions help me as a reader
and writer?

Agenda:
● Review The R&W Toolbar
● Complete activities independently to
practice all of the awesome R&W
tools!
● Wrap-Up
Review the Toolbar Simplify
Page

Voice Note
Screen
Word
Mask Highlighter Highlight
Predictor Play, Pause, Stop
Collector

Picture Clear
Talk and
Dictionary Highlights
Type
Screenshot Practice
Dictionary Reader Web Reading
Search Aloud

Spell-Check
Translator Vocabulary List

Audio Maker
Activities - Choose 4-5 activities to complete
independently
● Talk and Type ● Simplify Page and Answer Ma
● Read Aloud and Spellche sk
ck ● Highlighters
● Word Predictor ● Audio Maker
● Practice Reading Aloud ● Personalized Vocabulary
● Dictionary ● Voice Notes
● Search the Web ● Screenshot Reader
 Talk and Type
The Talk and Type tool allows the computer to type for you as you speak. (Speech-
Text) This is a fabulous tool when you just need to get your ideas down and don’t
want to worry about losing your train of thought while typing.

Let’s give it a try by completing the activity on the next slide.

Activity 1: Talk and Type
1. Open a new Document by clicking on the link here and selecting copy
2. Click on Talk and Type
3. Speak into the microphone and share information about what you did over
the weekend. You should notice the computer is typing while you speak.
4. When finished, read your paragraph and revise and edit.

Do you think Talk and Type could help you with your school work?

Explain.
 Read Aloud and Spell-Check
The Read Aloud tool allows you to hear any text on any website or PDF. This is
helpful if you need assistance with your reading. But, did you know it will also read
your work back to you when you type in a Google Doc? When you hear your writing
read back to you it is often easy to find mistakes to revise and edit.

Let’s give it a try!

Activity 2: Read Aloud and Spell-Check
1. Go back to the Document titled “Weekend”. Use spell-
check to check your spelling
2. Use Play, Stop and Pause (the Read Aloud tools) to
have your writing read back to you.
3. Fix any mistakes you may have found.

Did hearing your work read back to you help you find mistakes to
revise and edit?

Explain:
 Word Predictor
The Word Predictor predicts which words you are trying to type and allows you to
insert the word automatically.
Activity 3: Word Predictor
1. Open a new document by selecting
the link here and selecting make
copy
2. Click Word Prediction
3. Tell me about your favorite holiday
and explain your answer.
4. Use Word Prediction to help you
write.

Was the Word Predictor helpful? Explain.

 Practice Reading Aloud
The Practice Read Aloud tool allows you to record yourself reading information and
will then send the recording to your teacher.
Activity 4: Practice Reading Aloud
1. Highlight your paragraph in the Holiday Doc.
2. Click Practice Reading Aloud
3. Send your recording to your teacher.

Why do you think your

teachers would want to hear a
recording of you reading
aloud?
 Dictionary
Read and Write allows you to access a regular online dictionary as well as a picture
dictionary. A dictionary is helpful when you come across and unfamiliar word. It is
also helpful when you are typing and you are unsure if you are using the word
correctly. Let’s try it!
Activity 5: Dictionary
1. Highlight the
Now click the Picture
word What does the word Dictionary. Drag and
ambitious ambitious mean? drop the image into this
using your box.
mouse
2. Click Dictionary
3. Answer the How does the image in the picture dictionary
questions. help you understand the meaning of the word
ambitious?
 Search the Web
Read and Write allows you to highlight a word with your mouse and then search the
internet for more information using the Search the Web feature. We also use child-
safe search engines powered by Google such as Kiddle.co and Kidrex.org. But, let’s
try!
Activity 6: Search the Web

1. Highlight the words Tom Brady with your mouse.

2. Now click Search the Web
3. Find a fact about Tom Brady

Share your fact about Tom Brady:

 Simplify Page and Answer
Mask
Many websites have annoying commercials, fonts, and colors that distract you while
you read. Use the Simplify Page tool to get rid of everything but the text.

The Answer Mask allows you to read the page one section at a time.
Activity 7: Simplify Page
1. Click on this link to read a website about Tom Brady.
2. Click Simplify Page to see what the page looks like without the
distractions.
3. Now use the Answer Mask to help while you read.
Do you like the Answer
Have you ever come across
Mask tool? Why or why
a webpage with too many
not?
commercials or distracting
colors? Explain.
 Highlighters
When you highlight information on a website you may then collect highlights into a
Google Doc. The new Google Doc will also tell you where you got the information
from so you may cite your sources.
Activity 8: Highlighters and Collect Highlights
1. Highlight 3 important facts on the website about the
Black Widow spider using the highlighters in the toolbar.
2. Now click Collect Highlights and watch as a new Google Doc appears
with the information!

How could the Highlighters and Highlight Collector tools help

you research information?
 Audio Maker
The Audio Maker will take selected text and turn it into an audio file. The audio file
will save on your computer or in your Google Drive.
Activity 9: Audio Maker
: Audio Maker
1. Watch the Video
2. Highlight the Black Widow facts
in the Google Doc from Activity
8 using your mouse
3. Click Audio Maker
4. Create an audio recording.
5. Now find the recording in your
Google Drive or on your
computer and listen.
 Personalized Vocabulary List
Use the highlighters to highlight unfamiliar words, Click Vocabulary and Read and
Write will then create a customized vocabulary list with definitions for you!
Activity 10: Personalized Vocabulary List
1. Highlight 2 unknown words in the article about Black Widows using
the Highlighter Tools
2. Now click Vocabulary and watch your custom vocabulary list appear!

How could a custom vocabulary list help you learn new

information?
 Voice Note
We know we can use the Commenting Tool in Google Docs to leave comments. Now,
we will explore how Read and Write for Google allows you to use Voice Notes. Use
the Voice Note tool to leave an audio recording.
Activity 11: Voice Note
1. Watch the Video
2. Highlight a vocabulary word in
your Google Doc from Activity
10
3. Leave a voice comment using
the vocabulary word in a
Were you able to leave a Voice
sentence. Note?
How could Voice Notes help
you as a writer?
 Screenshot Reader

Use the Screenshot Reader on the Internet to get assistance while reading text.
Activity 12: Screenshot Reader
1. Watch the Video
2. Try using the Screenshot
Reader on the Black Widow
website.

Was this tool

helpful? Explain.
Translator & Second Language Features

Use the translator to translate a word from english to another language.

Change the language features to use speech to text and word prediction when
writing in another language.
Activity 13: Translator
1. Watch the Video.
2. Click on this link.
3. Highlight the word occupation
and select the translator tool.

Was this tool

helpful? Explain.
Activity 13: Second Language

1. Set the language for features to Spanish in the Settings.

Was this tool
helpful? Explain.

2. Open a new document by clicking on the link here and selecting

make a copy.
3. Practice writing the phrase “¿Dónde están mis zapatos?" using
the word prediction and speech to text features.
Checklist
❏ Spell-Check ❏ Vocabulary List
❏ Read Aloud (Play, Stop, Pause) ❏ Web Search
❏ Dictionary ❏ Talk and Type
❏ Picture Dictionary ❏ Screen Mask
❏ Screenshot Reader ❏ Translator
❏ Audio Maker ❏ Voice Note
❏ Highlighter Collector ❏ Practice Reading Aloud
❏ Simplify Page
Helpful Resources
Toolbar Definitions

Quick Overview
Time’s Up!

Nice work!
Give some of these features a try in your
classes!