Type of tool:

IOS, Web app or extension to a browser

Area of need this device assists with:

Reading deficits 

Target audience:

• K-12 students

• Undergrad and graduate level students

• Learners with dyslexia or other reading deficits 

• Professionals 

Removing barriers:

This tool allows users to highlight Important text on web or PDFs from what they are reading, take notes on the highlighted text, add tags on search history to keep Information organized, use an auto summarizer to breakdown the main Ideas of the text and helps language learners memorize vocabulary.

Support with UDL:

This tool allows users to clarify vocabulary whereby new terms In text can be highlighted. It also allows for the syntax of a sentence to be better understood and highlights the elements of text and their relationships to each other. The big Ideas In a text can be better represented and understood, and then used In a graphic organizer or other outline for a larger task.

Unique features & Pros:

One of the unique features of this tool Is auto summary generation. Before a user reads through the article for more detailed points, they can use this feature to get a preface of what to expect. It also allows them to get a better idea of what to focus on as they do read through the text. Some pros Include...

• AI auto summary generation

• Opens the original sources of the articles available to annotate

• Organizes all annotations for a text and other markups

• Annotations can be easily shared

• Simplicity- highly user friendly 

• Enhances communication when coworkers are collaborating or clients need additional Information

Cons:

• Markup Pro (with more cloud storage , audio note- taking and PDF annotation tools) Is $39.99/year

• Inability to add screenshots and Images

• Works well with websites, but not with PDFs or other files unless you have upgraded/premium versions