Assistive Technology Camp Day 1 (August 15, 2011) Focus-Free Reading Resources to help with reading differences Time

8:30-9:00 Content Welcome/ Introductions/Plans for the 4 days Hands-on Activity (Tooth Pick Tallest Structure) Goal 1) Know everyone 2) Know the direction we are headed in 1) Make everyone more comfortable with each other 2) Creativity warmup Presenter Rick Weinberg

9:00-9:30

Rick Weinberg

9:30-9:45

What are specific things that your are looking for out of this training Break Present the Assistive Technology progression/triangle for reading needs 1) Learn Bookshare.org 2) Learn Project Guttenburg 3) NYPL.org 4) Librivox.org Rick Weinberg

9:45-9:55 9:55-11:30

11:30-12:15 12:15-1:45 1:45-2:15

Lunch Hand-on Exploration of presented Technologies Regather/Break/ Discussion and quick teach on file conversion with mp3s (Zamzar) and show Google Docs in Plain English Break/Reflection Time 1) Process what was taught earlier 2) Learn a new skill that is scaffold onto previously learned information Rick and Don Rick Weinberg

2:15-2:30

1) Learn how to use Google docs 2) Further process the days learning

Rick and Don

2:30-2:45

Group Discussion (likes and dislikes) Poll Everywhere

1) Learn a new Rick Technology 2) Use info to adjust for tomorrow

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Evaluation

1) Obtain feedback from the day 2) Adjust the next days lesson from feedback

Day 2 (August 16, 2011) Focus-Dragon Naturally Speaking and voice to text Time 8:30-8:45 Content Discuss the days agenda/ talk about evaluations Goal 1) Make people feel comfortable 2) Adjust Curriculum to feedback 1) Create more Comfort 1) Meet a need 2) Learn something new Facilitator Rick Weinberg

8:45-9:00 9:00-10:30 10:30-10:40 10:40-11:30

Two Truths and a Lie Direct teach of Dragon Naturally Speaking Break Hands on with Dragon Naturally Speaking

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1) Help to process what was earlier learned 2) Clearify misunderstandings

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11:30-12:15 12:15-1:00

Lunch Hands-on Exploration of today or yesterdays presented Technology Regather (Answer questions) Show Microsoft Words 2003 Speech to Text capabilities. Write a letter to your congressperson asking them to support funding for education. (only 5 Sentences and you must use Dragon) Break/Reflect using Google docs Evaluation (online) Closing discusion 1) Building in what was learned 2) Further process information 1) Build on previous skills 2) Show another free resource. Rick Weinberg

1:00-1:30

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1:30-2:15

1) Further process the learning 2) Create clarity

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2:15-2:30 2:30-2:45 2:45-3:00

1) Garner feedback 2) Garner Feedback 1) Garner Feedback

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Day 3 (August 17, 2011) Focus-Kurzwiel and other text to speech tools

Time 8:30-8:45

Content Discuss Evaluations/Talk about todays Schedule Explain Action Research Experiment and conduct experiment (See Addendum)

Goal 1) Address Concerns 2) Adjust curriculum to meet peoples needs 1) Make clarity around people listening to stilted text to speech audio 2) See how action research can be a form of professional development 1) Have an interesting conversation 1) Have teachers become familiar with Kurzwiel functions (scanning, online books, customizing its appearance etc...)

Who Rick Weinberg

8:45-9:30

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9:30-9:40 9:40-10:30

Debrief the action research experiment Presentation of Kurzwiel 1)Zoning 2)Pronunciation of workds 3)Hiding Views Break Hands-on time with Kurzwiel Lunch 1) Kurzwiel scanning from various machines 2) Read the web 3) Bookshare.org 4) Creating MP3 More hands-on time with Kurzwiel Hands-on Kurzwiel Activity (Find a PDF, Scan it, Adjust the Zones) Reflection (Google Docs) Evaluation

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10:30-10:40 10:40-11:30 11:30-12:15 12:15-1:00

1) Further solidify learning Rick Weinberg

1) Build on other Kurzwiel Skills 2) Learn how to scan documents for Kurzwiel 3) Think of a scanning solution in your school.

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1:00-1:45 1:45-2:15

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2:15-2:30 2:30-2:45

need more or less focus 2:45-3:00 Day 4 (August 27, 2011) Time 8:30-8:45 Content Discuss Reflections Goal 1) Address peoples needs 2) Adjust curriculum to fit needs 1) Creativity awakening 2) Team collaboration 3) Problem solving Who Rick Weinberg Group Discussion Garner Feedback

8:45-9:30

Team Activity to create the strongest spaghetti paper plate structure Intro to iPads. (Give ways in which an iPad can be an assistive Technology (explore specific apps) Break Hands-on iPad Time Lunch Go over Specific Apps 1) Drop Box

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9:00-10:00

1) Learn about a new Rick Weinberg device 2) Stimulate ideas how this device can be used as an assistive technology

10:00-10:10 10:10-11:30 11:30-12:15 12:15-12:45 12:45-1:15 1:15-1:25 1:25-2:30

1) Increase learning around a new device

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1) Process the days learning

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Hands-on Learning (iPad, 1) Further previous Podcasts, Bookshare etc...) learning Break Hands-on learning about all the tools and resources from the week Reflection (Google Docs) Evaluation Group Discussion/Follow up actions 1) Continue to create comfort 2) Further process the learning

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2:30-2:45 2:45-3:00 3:00-3:15

1) Further solidify learning Rick Weinberg 1) Garner Feedback Rick Weinberg