Universal Design Technology and Disability Rights

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Ira David Socol – Michigan State University College of Education

Mythic Educational Technology

Assistive Technology is just for Special EdTechnology is expensiveTechnology is an add-onTechnology should be centrally controlled

Technology is any tool invented after I was born

Technologies which Disrupt…

Understandings of what “school” means.Concepts of Ability and Disability Inability.Systems of “Authority.”Boundaries and Borders.Definitions of Nations and Cultures.Roles of teachers and students.

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Universal Tools for EducationUniversal ICT Tools

Shifting Control.Enabling different paths.Enabling different “winners.”Expanding the universe of educational “winners.”

Free Technologies – Using commercially based services for our own needs.

Ubiquitous Technologies – using multi-purpose commercial and/or open source systems that are already widely in use.

Collaborative Technologies – systems which allow non-hierarchical “student” relationships.

Multi-Modal Technologies – which allow for multiple representations.

Lifespan Technologies – learning technological paradigms that will support learning and communication outside of “school.”.

multimodality: digital technologies allow content to be presented using a diverse range of systems of representation and a combination of different semiotic means of meaning-making. Kress, G & Pachler, N. Thinking about the ‘m’ in m-learning (2007)

In the emergent literacy view, aspects of language — both oral and written — develop concurrently rather than sequentially (Goodman, 1986). According to this view, literacy learning does not happen only in formal classroom settings, but also in informal settings, in both oral and written modes, and in collaboration and interaction with others.Ryokai, K, Vaucelle C, and Cassell, J. Virtual peers as partners in storytelling and literacy learning

An open definition of literacy and “reading” and “writing” – “web 2.0” means students should be allowed access via whatever system works best for themselves.

Flexible Communication – multi-modal structures that allow varying participants to participate various ways.

Options – Synchronous/Asynchronous – systems which allow communication across rooms, learning times, even time zones and cultures.

Firefox plus Add-OnsText-To-SpeechLanguage SupportOrganization Support

Google AccountsSkypeVoiceThread Webspiration WordTalk Speech RecognitionMobiles

Every School

Free Text-To-Speech in FirefoxWindows – Mac OS

Click-SpeakSpeaking Fox (Mac Only)

Fox Vox

Input

Speech Recognition

Keyboard/Mouse Options

DSpeech

On-Screen Keyboards

Bluetooth

DKey

Tapir

On Line Text-To-Speech

VozMe

YakIToMe

Phone Speech Recognition

Dial2Do

Vlingo

iPhone

Phone Texting-To-Voice

http://www.abbyme.com/

Phone Text Conversion

Qipit (free)

TopOCR (free windows system)

ScanR (low cost cross-platform)

Backchannel in the Classroom

Today’s Meet

Twitter with Twitterfall

OnLine Sources

Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg Australia

University of VirginiaLiterature Network

ABC BooksBookshare

Simple DownloadableWindows Text-To-Speech

http://www.naturalreaders.com/

http://www.readplease.com/

Downloadable MS Office Free Text-To-Speech

WordTalk

PowerTalk

Simple Mac OS TTS

Open System Preferences - it’s the fourth item in the Apple menu. In the “System” section, usually about the fourth line of icons, there is an icon labeled “Speech” which looks like an old fashioned microphone. Click on the Speech icon.

Simple Mac OS TTS

Select any key combination that isn’t already used for something else. Now all you need to do is select some text in an application - I suggest you try it first with Safari or Text Edit - and hit your keys and you should hear Mac OS X read out whatever you have selected!

Mobile Web Builders

http://www.ubik.com/ http://www.mobilemo.com/main.php

Flash Drive Suite

AccessApps

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Ira David Socol – Michigan State University College of Education

socolira@msu.eduhttp://speedchange.blogspot.com