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How It Helps
How It Helps
Allows:
spoken words to be turned into text using the microphone
individuals to quickly record their thoughts in writing
students to create text without physically writing or typing
How to Use
Click on the talk & type icon when you are ready to speak.
You will see the microphone icon pulsing red in the upper left of your screen when it begins typing what you say.
Click on the microphone icon to start and stop typing as you speak.
Student Benefits
Student Benefits
In addition to the Google Docs Toolbar, Talk & Type is found on the Web Toolbar and the Slides Toolbar
Beneficial for students who struggle with getting their thoughts on a page such as those with mobility issues, dyslexia, keyboarding issues and for those who are learning English.
Tool will type at rate of speech rather than at rate of fingers
Allows students to record their thoughts in writing quickly, before they are forgotten
Provides a opportunity for students to revise and edit their writing later
Teacher Benefits
Teacher Benefits
Once tool use is taught and practiced it will allow for more students in the class to work independently
Eliminates the need to scribe for students
Provides an efficient method for recording feedback for students
How does Talk & Type support UDL?
Access
Minimizes the distracting effect that the act of writing can have
Gives students an opportunity to choose how they will demonstrate their understanding during lessons
Build
Reduces cognitive load and allows students to concentrate their effort on processing and recording thoughts
Internalize
Provides an alternative format for recording teacher, peer, and self feedback
Access
Provides alternative method for recording connections between prior knowledge and new learning
Build
Aids processing of new information by reducing task load
Internalize
Maximizes transfer of information and allows higher level comprehension to occur
Access
Gives all students another less taxing, mode by which to express their thoughts on a given topic
Offers a way to record text without typing or writing by hand
Build
Provides a means for students to build fluency and to construct and compose text which more accurately reflects their understanding and application of new knowledge
Internalize
Enhances a students ability to self-assess by recording thoughts and reflections
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