Universal Supports: Tech Tools
Universal Supports: Tech Tools
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Take a look at this collection of tools available to support your personal learning needs. You can find information about ways to make text easier to read by adjusting the size or contrast of your Chromebook screen, have text read aloud to you, and how to more easily access programs like Edpuzzle, Freckle, Kami, and YouTube.
Supports available within commonly used programs
Supports available within commonly used programs
Kami
Kami
Make documents, presentations, PDFs, and images easier to read and understand.
Make documents, presentations, PDFs, and images easier to read and understand.
Dictionary - Gives you an instant, simple definition right on the spot.
Translate - Translates the selected text into your preferred language
Explain - Rewords the text to make it simpler and easier to understand.
Summarize - Cuts down on the words to give you the main idea quickly.
Relevel or Adjust - Rephrases the text to a different, simpler reading level.
The Read Aloud tool turns written text into spoken words. This is useful for listening to directions or checking your own work.
Rewatch segments
Change video language
Translation Support
Translate the page to see the questions, menus, etc. in another language.
Translation Support
Translate the page to see the questions, menus, etc. in another language.
Translate captions for YouTube videos in Edpuzzle:
Open the video in YouTube (click the YouTube logo), turn on captions, and change the caption language to the preferred language.
Embedded tools like definitions, videos, manipulatives (math)
Teachers can enable the ability to have any content read aloud.
Teachers can change a student’s account language to Spanish
Add Captions
Add Captions
You can add closed captions to many of the videos found on YouTube.
Click the button in the bottom of the screen that says 'CC'.
This will show the words on the screen so you can now read and listen at the same time.
Translate Closed Captioning
Translate Closed Captioning
Click CC in the bottom right corner.
Click the gear wheel ⚙.
Click "English (auto-generated)".
Click "Auto-translate" and select your desired language.
Change the Speed of Videos
Change the Speed of Videos
You can change the speed of any videos you watch on YouTube.
Slowing down a video can make it easier to understand. This will also give you time to absorb the information and make notes as you need to.
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