Control Alt Achieve: Recorded Webinar - Accessibility Tools to Support All Learners

I recently had the pleasure to present sessions at the High Impact Conference for Educators, which is an event we put on through the Educational Service Center where I work. All of my sessions were recorded, and over time I hope to share several of the videos.

Please note that the recordings are a lot more casual than some of my other videos, as this is from an in-person conference with a room full of attendees, so there is some chatting and questions and such. Hopefully though you will still find the content helpful.

For this recording, this is the session:

Accessibility Tools to Support all Learners
There are many tools, apps, extensions, and features available to assist all learners. In this session we take an in-depth hands-on look at a wide range of technology tools to assist any and all learners. These can include text-to-speech, speech-to-text, readability, reading comprehension, artificial intelligence tools, audio support, organization, focus, and more. Learn what tools are available and how to access and use these free tools with your students.

See below for the full recording, as well as the resources from the session. Please feel free to reach out with any questions, feedback, or suggestions you have on this topic.

▶️ Recorded Training (45 minutes)

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🧰 Session Resources

Session Resource Document - http://bit.ly/curts-support
Session Slideshow - View slides - Copy slides
Chromebook Accessibility Tools - https://bit.ly/curts-cbaccess - View slides - Copy slides

🗣️ Text to Speech

Read&Write for Google - Extension link

"Read&Write Can Do That?!" - Resource Document - Slideshow

Helperbird - Chrome extension link
Google Lens - https://lens.google/ - Blog post
ChromeOS - Select-to-Speak ("Everything" key and the "S" key)

🎙️ Speech to Text

Video tutorial - "Google Tools for Speech to Text" - Blog post - YouTube link
ChromeOS - Dictation
Google Docs Voice Typing (built into Google Docs and Google Slides)
Voice In Voice Typing extension - Chrome extension link

👓 Readability

ChromeOS - Color inversion, Full-screen magnifier, Docked magnifier, Page Zoom, Display Zoom
Chrome Reading Mode
Lexend font - Google Fonts resource page
Dyslexia Friendly - Chrome extension link
OpenDyslexic - Chrome extension link
Bionify - bionify.xyz
Postlight Reader - Chrome extension link
Reader View - Chrome extension link
AlphaText - Chrome extension link
Line Height Adjuster - Chrome extension link
Helperbird - Chrome extension link
WaspLine Reader - Chrome extension link
SwiftRead - Chrome extension link
ATbar - Chrome extension link
Color Overlay - Chrome extension link
MagicScroll Web Reader - Chrome extension link
Visor - Chrome extension link
Screen Mask - Chrome extension link
High Contrast - Chrome extension link
Color Enhancer - Chrome extension link
Magnifying Glass - Chrome extension link

📗 Reading comprehension

ChromeOS "Quick Answers" - Right-click on any word to pronounce and define
Google Dictionary - Chrome extension link

🤖 Generative AI Support

Eric's AI resources

All Eric's AI Resources - controlaltachieve.com/ai
Super Tutor: AI to Support all Learners - bit.ly/curts-aisupport - Video (1 hour) - Blog post

Differentiation / Personalization

Assist with differentiation - Example - Blog post
Explain topics at any level and depth - Example
Help students work through a problem step by step - Example
Provide students with essay or knowledge questions, and feedback on the student response. - Example

Reading

Determine the reading level of a text - Example
Rewrite the text at a lower reading level - Example
Summarize the text
Make a bullet point list of key points from the text - Example
Identify potentially difficult words in the text and list them with definitions - Example
Rewrite a text in a different style (genre, person, etc.) to help understand the content - Example
Create a story with specific characters, items, and events, written at any reading level - Example

Writing

Generate writing prompts for stories, essays, articles, and more - Example - Example
Generate main ideas to explore when writing about a topic - Example
Generate model writing and flawed writing for students to use as an exemplar - Example
Evaluate student writing and provide feedback for how it can be improved - Example

🔊 Audio support