Presenter: Nadiya DestinyGroup: Agape Learninghttp://agapelearning.net

Supporting Literacy for Free

What We Will Discuss

Student ExamplesWays to Use Technology to Support LiteracyFree Literacy Support ToolsCreating Literacy Mash-UpsAgape Learning and How We Can Help

Student Examples

Excerpts from an article in the March/April 2008 “Learning & Leading with Technology”

Two students and their lives before and after technology supports

Simple ways to support literacy development

Cole, Jeannie. “Technology Support.” Learning and Leading with Technology. March/April 2008. pgs 31-32.

JoniaJonia Her ClassmatesHer Classmates

Struggling to read a first grade primer

Attends tutoring sessions after school

Works for hours on 15 minute homework with tears

Takes a long time to finish seatwork so she is unable to participate in hands on tasks

Classmates are reading popular novels

Classmates are finished seatwork and working on hands on tasks

Jonia Before Technology Supports

Classroom ActivityClassroom Activity Technology SupportTechnology Support

Silent ReadingReading CenterScience ClassMatch Class

Homework Assignments

Book on CDE-Books with Microsoft

ReaderInteractive ActivityReading Pen II Java AppletsScanning Software –

USB DriveMicrosoft Word text-to-

speechGame Goo

Jonia’s Technology Supports

Pablo Before Technology Supports

Falling behind in his ninth-grade coursesNeeds to work on multiple projects and tests –

doesn’t know where to startCan’t concentrate on long lecturesReads on a fifth grade levelIsn’t finishing homeworkStruggles with textbook lessonsAttends tutorial and an academic strategies

courses

Pablo After Technology Supports

Biology Homework Listens to lesson on MP3 Textbooks chapters on USB Drive as MP3 Concept mapping software to compare and contrast Narrates paper through speech recognition software

Organization Notice about an assignment through cell phones – notes it on

handheldReading

Listens to Book on CD while runningAttention increase

Game to increase attentionScience Concept

Animation on computer

Ways to Support Literacy

Text-to-SpeechText-to-MP3Speech-to-TextE-BooksResearch ToolsConcept MappingOther Tools

Text-to-Speech

Adobe Acrobat Reader with SpeechMicrosoft Reader with Text-to-Speech EngineNatural Reader Free VersionFirefox Browser V2 with CLiCK, SpeakReadPleaseExpressivoFree TTSFestival Speech SynthesisGnuspeech

Text-to-MP3

Spoken TextFree Text ReaderVoz Me

Speech-to-Text

JottExpress ScribeE-speakingIBM Via Voice

Free E-Books

Free E-Books.netProject GutenbergMicrosoft Reader Catalog of E-booksManyBooks.netFictionwise – some pay, some freeWowioPlanet E-bookLit2GoSilly Books

Research Tools

Taking Notes Google Notebook

References Del.icio.us Diigo

Time Management Google Calendar Airset

Word Processors Open Office IBM Lotus Symphony Google Docs

Concept Mapping Software

BubblusGliffyFreemindVUE

Other Tools

Mapping Wayfaring Google Maps Google Earth

Spelling Ghotit Merriam Webster Firefox Extension

Math GraphCalc

On-Screen Keyboard Click-N-Type

Switching Program SENSwitcher

Literacy Support Mash-Ups

Google Docs + Firefox CLiCK, Speak Extension = Documents Read Aloud

Microsoft Reader + IBM Lotus = Documents Read Aloud

E-Books + Adobe PDF Reader = Books Read Aloud

Firefox + Google Notebook = Notes Taken and Kept in One Place

Bubblus +Firefox + CLiCK, Speak = Concept Mapping Read Aloud

Agape Learning – How We Can Help

Consulting – help you find the tools you needTraining – teach you to use the tools you needNot just in SL, but in RL as wellhttp://agapelearning.netBooth at the Dreams FairLocation in Second Life

Questions and Answers

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