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Telepresence Robots, Assistive Tech, and Accessibility Checkers

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This session will start with a demo of a robot named Cosmo and then provide an overview of assistive technology tools that can be utilized by students, including voice recognition software and text-to-speech apps. Video-captioning options in YouTube will be demonstrated, along with different tools to help check if documents and web pages are set up properly to work well with assistive technology software.

Resources:

Accessibility Tools and ResourcesGoogle Accessibility
  • Products and Features -  https://www.google.com/accessibility/products-features.html
  • Voice Typing in Google Docs -  https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226
  • Making Google Docs Accessible -  https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6199477
YouTube Video CC
  • Add your own subtitles and closed captions -  https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734796?hl=en
Windows Speech Recognition
  • Commands for Windows 10 - https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/12427/windows-speech-recognition-commands
Microsoft Mouse Keys
  • Turn on and use Mouse Keys - https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000542.htm
Dragon Naturally Speaking
  • Cheat sheet reference guide - http://supportcontent.nuance.com/kbfiles/16477-dns13commandcheatsheet.pdf
  • Automatic Punctuation (commas and periods) à http://www.nuance.com/landing-pages/dragon/dns-tutorial/enx/scx/professional/dictation/automatic.htm
Office Accessibility Checker
  • Make your Word documents accessible - https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Make-your-Word-documents-accessible-d9bf3683-87ac-47ea-b91a-78dcacb3c66d
Adobe Accessibility Checker
  • Create and verify PDF accessibility (Acrobat Pro DC) - https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/create-verify-pdf-accessibility.html
Web Page Accessibility Checker
  • WAVE Web Accessibility Tool à http://wave.webaim.org/
iPad Accessibility
  • https://www.apple.com/accessibility/ipad/
Add Alt Text to Image on Weebly Website
  • https://www.scribd.com/document/333735409/adding-an-alt-text-to-weebly  
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Session 3
1:00 to 2:30 PM


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Chris Olson
Dakota State University
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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation/EPSCoR Award No. IIA-1355423 and by the state of South Dakota.  Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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  • Schedule
    • Session 1 >
      • Kick off Design Thinking Projects with the Extraordinaires
      • Brain Breaks and Academic Integrations
      • Flipping out over Flipgrid
      • Tech Tools for Storytelling
      • The *NEW* Google Classroom!
      • Gimkit
    • Session 2 >
      • Discover the Power of Global Learning for STEM Connections
      • Code Cracking & Cryptology
      • Citizen Science
      • Make Math Fun
      • Google Forms & Seesaw
      • Learning with Robots
    • Session 3 >
      • The Great Google Tour for STEM Educators
      • Simple Screen Recording for Teachers and Students
      • Telepresence Robots and Assistive Tech
      • Create & Innovate
      • Cybersecurity for All
      • Exploring with Edison
    • Ignite Talks
  • About
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