South Burlington School District - Assistive Technology Overview

Instructor: Jean Chute

Assistive Technology for South Burlington Schools

Assistive Technololgy promotes greater independence by enabling students to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to or changed methods of interacting with the technology needed to accomplish such tasks. It doesn't always have to be hardware devices or software but can be tools accessed on the internet. Our new Assistive Technology website will evolve quickly, providing information and resources to teachers, students and parents in our schools.

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AT Survey Results Available

We have compiled the results of our survey: Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology and have posted them here for your review. We thank those of you who took the time to complete this rather lengthy list of questions asking about your awareness of the use of assistive technologies in our school district. These results will help inform us as we continue to implement a district AT program and UDL.

Check Out Awesome AT Website at Loudon County Public Schools

The Loudon County Public School has developed a comprehensive assisitve technology program which includes a website chock full of resources. This includes free downloads, a video library, communication solutions, games and so much more. It is also incorporates Universal Design for Learning, keepin all of our students on our radar and solutions for an accessible classroom. Please visit LCPS Assistive Technology and check it out. Let us know what you like best!

Bookshare Workshop Wednesday January 20th

Join us in the high school World Language Lab on Wednesday January 20th at 1:00pm to learn how you can register your qualifying students for Bookshare, an online library of accessible reading material for students with print disabilities.

Read & Write Gold - Go to TextHelp for Online Learning

TextHelp Systems markets a range of software solutions for students with reading, writing and literacy difficulties. Read & Write Gold is a TextHelp software available to all South Burlington students in the middle and high school. There are online video modules for all tools at TextHelp.com. Click on the Support tab to access documentation and videos to learn about each tools and how you might use Read & Write Gold as one of your everyday tools for teaching and learning.

Bookshare - How to Obtain a Membership Now Available

Accessible Books and Periodicals for Readers with Print Disabilities

How to Sign Up for a Bookshare Membership - Powerpoint Instructions available now - See AT Resources

Bookshare has a searchable online library of over 60,000 books. It is free for all students with qualifying print disabilities. How To instructions will describe what Bookshare is and walk you through the membership process for your school.

Read & Write Gold Available Now!

Read & Write Gold, a literacy support for all students is available at the Middle and High Schools in South Burlington. It allows students to access any curriculum with a variety of mainstream applications.

Studentswho struggle with comprehension, fluency and organization will benefit from the robust tools available in Read & Write Gold.

Encourage Independence and Inclusion
Faciliate Research and Organization
Text to Speech Capabilities
Reads PDF, Word Documents and Web pages
Pronounciation
Spelling and Vocabulary

If you do not see the Read & Write Gold icon on your desktop, find it in the "S" drive in the folder labeled "Software".
Drag the icon to your desktop and you're ready to begin exploring Read & Write Gold!

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