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General Accessibility Features and Activation of IOS text to speech & speech to text

Clicker 8

Proloquo2go

Create visuals online

Clicker WRITER

Develop typing skills with various tips and free online typing programs.

Access free read write supports

DocsPLUS

General Accessibility Features on Macbook Air & Ipad

1. Get started by exploring accessibility features built in to Apple products.

Click on the icon to download the document - Accessibility Features at your Fingertips.

2. Activate the "Reader" - Text to Speech on Mac

Click on the icon to learn how to enable Text to Speech

3. Activate Dictation / Speech to Text

Click on the icon to learn how to enable Dictation.

4. Support students with visual cue card for quick reference.

Download, print @ 50% scale and tape on keyboard.

5. Access list of Mac keyboard shortcuts to increase efficiency on the keyboard.

Click on the picture to access the list.

LessonPix
is an inexpensive and useful online program to create and customize visuals (i.e. visual schedules, pictograms, first/then, do/don't, choice board, bingo cards, etc)

1. Get started with a visual "How to Guide" on how to use and create visuals with LessonPix

LessonPIX PDF document - Download here.

2. Consult the Tutorials & Tips section on the LessonPix website to get started and access a variety of ideas, tips and tricks

Tutorials & Tips - Access here.

3. Expand your training and view pre-recorded training sessions by simply clicking this link below (enter your name and email to start playing)

Click here to view the recording.

Read&Write
Read&Write lets everyone read, write and express themselves more confidently. The easy-to-use toolbar makes documents, files and web pages more accessible. Read&Write is a big confidence booster for anyone who needs a little support with their reading and writing, at school, at home or in the workplace. And its friendly literacy features help English Language Learners, as well as people with learning difficulties.
From documents read out loud to text prediction, picture dictionaries, summary highlighters and a grammar, spelling and confusable words checker, Read&Write makes lots of everyday literacy tasks simpler, quicker and more accurate.
*This is a free software available on all Yukon school's devices - accessible through Self-Service.

1. Get Read&Write installed.
*Please note that admin level requires to enable security and privacy settings upon first launch. Follow steps listed in the following downloading files below.

Installation process for Mac

Installation process for Ipad

2. Get started with a short introduction video.

3. Get familiar with all the writing and reading supporting tools. Refer to this quick reference sheet designed to help supporting staff and students.

Read&Write Quick Reference sheet for staff

Read&Write Quick Reference sheet for students

Clicker 8
Clicker is the complete writing solution for the elementary classroom, providing every student with just the right level of support and challenge. Clicker 8 builds on the worldwide success of its award-winning predecessors. It’s inclusive, it’s engaging, it’s intuitive, and it enables teachers to give every learner the personalized, evidence-led support they need to take their literacy skills to the next level.

1. Get to know what is Clicker and grasp the basics of Clicker's writing support.

2. Discover what is new with Clicker 8. Click here.

3. Expend your learning and skills with general information on how to get started, access 90-seconds tutorials, watch full webinars and download the training guide.

4. Click on the video to watch a full webinar on how to use Clicker 8 with your students.

Clicker Writer app

Watch your students confidently tackle writing tasks with help from Clicker’s realistic speech feedback, talking spell checker, audio note recorder and intelligent word prediction tool.
*Note: this new version app combines the previous Clicker Sentence, Clicker Connect and Clicker document.

Expend your learning and skills with general information on how to get started, access 90-seconds tutorials and download the training guide.

DocsPlus
Writing success for older learners

Help struggling writers overcome barriers to progress with DocsPlus - the exciting new writing tool for middle and high schools. DocsPlus gives students with high incidence special needs the support they need to independently tackle curriculum writing tasks. It can also be used by many learners who require additional access arrangements for tests and exams.

1. Start with a short introduction on DocsPlus.

2. Access the user guide here for additional support and training.

Proloquo2go

Proloquo2Go Speak up with symbol-based AAC Not being able to speak isn’t the same as having nothing to say. Children, teens and adults who can’t speak can use this Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app for iOS as a daily communication tool and to build language skills. From the first time someone opens the app, a few taps are all it takes to start talking to the world. Proloquo2Go puts the user’s development first, with innovative features based on clinical knowledge and user research. It’s also one of the few AAC apps designed to support all users, from beginning to advanced. Completely customizable and designed for a range of fine-motor and visual skills, the app’s versatility makes it useful for non-verbal people with a range of diagnoses and speech impediments.

1. See Proloquo2Go in action

2. Access the "overview support" page for additional support and training.

3. Best Practice #1 - Use core words
Research and best practice continue to show us just how important it is to give AAC learns access to a robust balanced AAC system, complete with core words. Core words are the building blocks of language that make up over 80% of the words we say. When we give access to these words, we are giving AAC learners power and flexibility in their communication. The resources in the Core Word Classroom support a team or family to plan and implement core words into their everyday activities and routines. Learn more HERE.

4. Learn on how to backup saved files in Proloquo2go app

proloquo2go_-_backup_support.pdf
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TYPING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

Develop student's typing skills with various tips and access free online typing program for graded lessons and practices.

Welcome to Dance Mat Typing, an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 - 11 years.

Typing Club includes a school edition that tracks your students' progress.

Teaching the foundations of technology with fun and engaging lessons, games and tests.

Improve your typing skills while competing in fast-paced races with up to 5 typers from around the world. Compete against your friends, earn new cars, track your scores, and so much more... all for free!