Universal Supports: Tech Tools
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, Pear Deck, and YouTube.
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Chromebooks: Devices designed for all learners
Built-in tools to support all learners, right out of the box. Learn how to make your screen easier to read, change the language of your Chromebook, have text read aloud and more.
Additional Chromebook Accessibility Settings
Learn more about these settings from the Chromebook team at Google.
Google Docs
Google Docs have built in tools such as spelling & grammar check, a dictionary, voice typing, and translation tools.
Additional Resources from Google
Learn more about additional Google Docs accessibility settings.
Learn about how to make documents more accessible.
Live Captions (Subtitles)
Live Captions
(Subtitles)
Google Slides
English only
Can be individually
initiated
Click “Slideshow”
Google Meet
Teacher starts the meeting
so students can join.
Live captions translation:
11 languages within Meet (Video)
New languages available! Mandarin, Japanese, & Swedish
Chromebook
Live captions
Automatically creates captions for media in the Chrome browser (currently available in English)
Other Programs
Check the section below for instructions on how to turn on captions in BrainPOP, Edpuzzle, and YouTube.
Supports available within commonly used programs
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
With Immersive Reader in Pear Deck, students can
have text read aloud or translated into different languages,
have specific lines of text highlighted,
changing fonts and sizes to improve readability,
visualize word meanings through illustrations.
Teachers can enable Immersive Reader in their settings and launch either instructor-paced or student-paced
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
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
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.