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E.A. Draffan – University of Southampton
Inclusive Teaching using Technology and the
Internet
A Vision of Students Dr. Michael Wesch at Kansas State University
http://youtu.be/dGCJ46vyR9o or for K12 http://youtu.be/_A-ZVCjfWf8
81% of teachers agree that ICT makes learning more effective.
Students ranked ‘using computers’ 4th out of 16 when asked their favourite ways to learn but 95% are computer users and 75% mobile phone users (8-19 yrs)
The top 3 choices were ‘learning in groups’, ‘doing practical things’ and ‘learning with friends’. Becta
66% of parents would like schools to use technologies such as text messaging and the internet to communicate more frequently. However, only 8% of parents were kept informed using these methods.
21st Century Teacher
Accessibility issues
•Some aspects of the collaboration applications do not work well with assistive technologies or allow for personalisation.
•Navigation and ease of use.
•Discussions have poor subject lines.
•Browser issues
•‘Open Source’ and free software may not always be updated and improved as developers move on.
•Some online learning spaces specifically designed for education may not be easy to use and content inaccessible.
Well-known user-interface, evolved from tools within word processors. “red squiggly line”
Tools within web browsers
Assistive technology tools that work across most applications
Support online
Photo credit: Flickr / laihiuyeung ryanne and Brian Cragun from IBM
AT working with other applications
Dictionaries
Mind Mapping
Screen Reading
Magnification
Text to Speech
Reference software
Tools that work within Browsers
1. Word Processing, spread sheets and forms – Google Drive (Google docs) and DropBox and Southampton Drop off!
2. Want a quick answer? – Wikipedia / Google Advanced / Scholar – CiteUlike and Mendeley
3. Typing - Senselang Touch Typing
4. Concept Mapping – Bubble-us and MindMeister
5. Videos online – Not just YouTube and iTunes U but also Jorum and Class Central plus our own Synote
6. Daisy Book Readers – tools for downloaded books
10 Internet Technologiesby K. Walsh on September 4, 2011
1. Video and Podcasting Resources
2. Digital Presentation Tools
3. Collaboration & Brainstorming Tools
4. Blogs & Blogging
5. Social Networking Tools
6. Image Capture
7. Student Response Systems & Poll/Survey Tools
8. Educational Gaming
9. Open Educational Resources
10. The iPad and other tablet devices
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2011/09/10-internet-technologies-educators-should-be-informed-about-2011-update/
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Web2Access www.web2access.org.uk
Free Tools to read a web page
Webanywhere
ATbarText Selection /TTS
Dictionary
Font resizing, styles and line spacing
Page style changes
Word Prediction / spell checking
ReadPlease 2003
NaturalReader 10
T-Bar & Vu-Bar Colour changing / reading window
Toolbar Additions - Firefox
Color That Site!
Text to Voice 1.05
Colorfultabs
Wikilook
Dictionary.com
Google toolbar
https://addons.mozilla.org/
Toolbar Additions – IE
CleanPage
ieSpell
RoboForm password manager
Google toolbar
RNIB Accessibility Toolbar
VozMe
http://www.ieaddons.com/gb/
Toolbar Additions for Chrome
Voice Search Chrome
LastPass password manager
After the Deadline spell checker
Webscreen shot for taking snapshots of more than the screen size
Easy Reader
MyNotesApp
https://chrome.google.com/extensions
Toolbar Additions for Opera
Autocomplete for the text input box.
Password hasher
Calculator
Taskboard
https://addons.opera.com/addons/extensions/
Toolbar Additions for Safari
1Password create passwords
PDF Browser Plugin for reading PDFs in the browser
Cooliris (formerly PicLens) for full screen picture and video watching.
http://safariaddons.com/en-US/safari/
Safari Reader – strips out ads and provides clear text
Pen DrivesFrom http://eduapps.org/
•AccessApps, provides a range of solutions to support writing, reading and planning, as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties.
•TeachApps, is a collection of software specifically designed for teachers or lecturers.
•LearnApps, as its name implies, is specifically designed for learners.
From http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk/projects/access-tools/download an accessible menu for pen drive applications.
eReadingStanza, Blio, Calibre, EasyReader, Adobe PDF, Google Books
Image to Text, iBooks -ePub and PDF reader -Supports VoiceOver interactions - iPhone
Moon+ Reader -Supports txt, html, epub, zip, opds - control of colour, line spacing, font size, orientation etc - Android
iCloudChrome OS
Thank you
E.A. Draffan
Web and Internet ScienceElectronics and Computer Science,University of Southampton.Mobile 07976 289103E-mail: [email protected]
http://access.ecs.soton.ac.uk
