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Distance learning is a learning curve for all of us! We are doing our best to utilize resources that will best support our students and are user friendly. Technology resources you should try to get comfortable with are: Google Site (which is what you currently are looking at - nice job!), Google Slides, Google Hangout Meets and Youtube.
Here are some videos designed to help you with any technical difficulties you might be having:
Hangout Meet Mobile.mp4Google Hangout Meets
Google Hangout Meets
Distance learning begins with making connections to students and families. This is a great first tool to learn and teach to your users, on all types of devices, even if they don't have Google Accounts.
Technology Tools Explained
Technology Tools Explained
Here's a short video that will explain of some of the different technology tools that will be utilized by LDC staff. If you have any questions please check out Technology Support or email Jessie.
Materials Sent Home
Here's an explanation of the materials we attempted to send home.
Other Great Resources to Check Out:
Other Great Resources to Check Out:
Duck Duck Moose, in collaboration with Kahn Academy, offers more than 20 robust apps that are all free. From familiar early childhood songs and rhymes, interactive creation and building, to beginning math and reading, the apps are interactive and engaging.
Free Light-Tech Books & Boards
Free Light-Tech Books & Boards
Use a manual communication board/book for a student who does not have access to their device, for modeling language or for a student who does not have their device yet to familiarize them with the vocabulary layout. If printing a copy of a book, consider which fringe/topic vocabulary pages the student might need access to at this time before printing the entire book.
Prentke Romich Company
Project Core
Saltillo
Tobii Dynavox
Digital tools your students can use to increase access:
Digital tools your students can use to increase access:
Text to Speech: Computer or Chromebook
Read&Write Google extension: http://bit.ly/2xEdk7G
Reads Google Docs and websites outloud - text reader remains free indefinitely
Avoid PDF files as these provide access challenges
Contact district IT to have extension installed on a school Chromebook
For installation on a student’s home laptop or Chromebook:
Open Google Chrome and navigate to the Chrome Web Store.
Enter "read&write" in the search box in the top left corner of the page.
Locate “Read&Write” for Google Chrome” under extensions, then select the Add to Chrome button.
Select the Add extension button in the pop-up window near the Chrome address bar.
Click on the Read&Write icon (a purple puzzle piece) in the top right corner of Chrome.
After being prompted to sign in to your Google account, select the Allow button.
Snap&Read Universal extension: http://bit.ly/2IVHOEy
Reads text, including PDF documents - free for 30 days
Contact district IT to have extension installed on school Chromebook
For installation on a student’s home laptop or Chromebook:
Open Google Chrome and navigate to the Chrome Web Store.
Enter "snap&read" in the search box in the top left corner of the page.
Locate “Snap&Read” for Google Chrome” under extensions, then select the Add to Chrome button.
Select the Add extension button in the pop-up window near the Chrome address bar.
Click on the Snap&Read icon in the top right corner of Chrome.
After being prompted to sign in to your Google account, select the Allow button.
Closed Captioning: Computer or Chromebook
Use image descriptions or alt+text tags on all images
Digital tools your students can use to increase access :
Digital tools your students can use to increase access :
(Find How-To's in the Virtual Tech Tools tab of this website)
Text to Speech: Computer or Chromebook:
Text to Speech: Computer or Chromebook:
To access the following text-readers, students may login with existing school Google account (or create a personal Gmail account) to download from the Chrome Webstore.
Read&Write Google extension: http://bit.ly/2xEdk7G (Free for 90 days)
-Reads Google Docs and websites outloud - text reader remains free indefinitely.
-Reads text, including PDF documents - free for 30 days.
-PDF files as these provide access challenges - additional tools may be required.
Closed Captioning: Computer or Chromebook
Closed Captioning: Computer or Chromebook
Use image descriptions or alt+text tags on all images
Use image descriptions or alt+text tags on all images
After considering the purpose of the image and the context for its use, provide a concise description that focuses on the information the image conveys.
Virtual Learning Resources from MDE - Low Incidence Outreach
Virtual Learning Resources from MDE - Low Incidence Outreach
Find Virtual Learning Resources suggested for students with a visual impairment or hearing impairment in this linked document. Contact your Teacher Consultant for the Visually or Hearing Impaired for individualized needs.
Websites with leveled content and multimedia access:
Websites with leveled content and multimedia access:
Story Online - stories read by members of the screen actor's guild
StoryNory - online audio books, read by professional actors
Unite for Literacy - over 100 children's books with various language options
Newsela - Current Events
Tween Tribune - Current events and content related topics
Breaking News English - Current events and content related topics
Readworks - Articles, informational text and literature
CK12 - free online curriculum/content
Hippocampus - free online digital content with videos embedded
Michigan Electronic Library (MEL) - e-resources
Curated resources for students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities:
Curated resources for students with cognitive and intellectual disabilities:
https://www.smore.com/udqm2-covid-19-preparedness - including some terrific Covid-19, handwashing and social distancing materials
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