can add to a Buncee Board to develop an idea to- gether.
Feature Proven Benefit Enhanced dictation Improves authoring text Focus mode Sustains attention and improves reading speed Immersive reading Improves comprehension and sustains attention Font spacing and short lines Improve reading speed by addressing “visual crowding”
• Microsoft Suite
• Microsoft overs a variety of programs that can be used with individuals with disabilities. Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft OneDrive, Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Translator, and Microsoft Whiteboard have sup- ports built into them. Microsoft also offers Immer- sive Reader, Office Lens, Dictation, Word Prediction, Translator and Live captions. • These programs allow students to collaborate in real-time thus allowing socialization and collabora- tive team building.
Parts of speech
Supports instruction and improves writing quality
Syllabification
Improves word recognition
Read Aloud Math Benefits students who see to see and hear equations out loud. Story problems with numbers mixed with words Real-time translation Helps dyslexic non-native speakers (ELL in the United States) with reading
• Google Education Platform
• Google has developed many programs that can help individuals with disabilities stay organized, focused, and continue to complete their work to- gether during Remote Learning. Products such as Google Chrome, Google Classroom, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Jamboard, Google Mail (Gmail), Google Meet, Google Sheets, Google Slides, and Google Translate. Google Meet has been a great way for people to remain in contact with one another during remote learning to keep friendships and the emotional bond.
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Programs that encourage collaboration: While this is not an exhaustive list, here are some programs that can be used to fos- ter collaboration when learning: • Nearpod • Nearpod allows have students participate in live lessons. Several features enable each individual to share their own personality and how they learn best. These features include draw-it, student Notes, fill-in-the-blanks, polls, and race to the top. There is also a collaboration board to build community. Nearpod is a fun and engaging platform that also encompasses virtual reality for students to get to be able to experience different activities during lessons with their peers. Nearpod has immersive reader and translation to support a multitude of learners.
• Apple Programs
• Apple offers an “Everybody Can Create” program that reviews video, music, drawing, and photogra- phy to help students learn how to create projects of their own. Apple also offers magnifying, audi- tory, and other visual tools to support individuals with disabilities. Students can work in conjunction with one another to complete these projects.
• Book Creator
• Book Creator allows anyone to be an author. You can develop standard-sized books or comic books. Individuals can record their voices and use the read to me feature to have the book read to them. Questions can be embedded in the books to help develop reading comprehension. Videos, calcu- lators, Google Maps, FlipGrid, websites, Explain Everything, Adobe Voice, Green Screen by Doink, Popplet, and many more apps can be integrated into this program. Book Creator also has a tool that allows an individual to draw, and the program will try to identify what the drawing is to give it a sharp- er look. Students can also work together to design a page for the book and place it together.
• Peardeck
• Peardeck also allows you to have students partici- pate in live lessons. Students can complete activi- ties by drawing, answering questions, dragging a dot to answer. Peardeck has templates that foster socialization and social-emotional check-ins as well.
• Buncee
• Buncee is a web-based tool that allows developing multi-media based learning. In Buncee, you can use immersive reader and translation. Individuals
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