1. BYOT in a Differentiated Classroom
Session Number: 133539
Date: 2/6/2013
Hindie Becker Dershowitz
Hindie Dershowitz Consulting

3. BYOT Policies
Pros
Cons
Myths
Reasons
Responsible use/acceptable use
• http://www.merunetworks.com/2012-
brand/downloads/2012-wp-planning-for-byod-10-
checklists-to-help-make-the-move.pdf

4. BYOD & Special Education
IDEA 2004
• AT must be provided at no cost to family
• If required it is needed to ensure FAPE
• Evaluation
History of BYOD with AAC
• Samples in DropBox Folder

5. Questions to ask ARD Committee
IEP considerations
• Goals
• Accommodations
• STARR (State Testing)
• Backup options from school
• Peripherals
• Repair
• Alternative options
District Forms
• Is there a need for one specific to AT?

6. STARR Considerations

7. BYOT in a Differentiated
Classroom
UDL: Universal Design for Learning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=bDvKnY0g6e4

8. Cognitive Rescaling Strategies
“cognitive rescaling. I define cognitive
rescaling as a process of altering the cognitive
difficulty of information.”
Interventions that alter the cognitive accessibility
of text By Dave L. Edyburn
http://www.paec.org/fdlrstech/SummerInstitute/f
dlrs2004/Edyburn/PDFs/Cognitiverescaling.pdf

9. When is it UDL and when is it AT
UDL
Technology
Differentiation
AT
Student Needs tool to be able to complete
assignment
Tool could be same tool as classmates
Tool could be a specialized tool

10. Internet Options

11. Read & Write for Google Docs
• Free in Chrome Webstore
Google Docs
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/read
%26write-for-google-doc/inoeo
nmfapjbbkmdafoankkfajkcphgd

12. Chrome
 iSpeech provides auditory feedback to
highlighted text
Ginger: grammar and spell check
Clearly: make pages easier to read
Voice Search

13. FireFox Extenstions
 Talking Clipboard
– http://talkingclipboard.com/
 Accessibar
– https://addons.mozilla.org/en-
us/firefox/addon/accessibar/?src=search
 Firefox text to speech
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-
US/firefox/addon/text-to-voice/

14. Safari
• Handout from www.billziegler.com
• Set the computer up to read text
– System Preferences: Speech:Text to Speech- Select
your System Voice & Rate.
• You can re-set the HOT key that triggers the speech
• De-clutter text on Safari web pages
• Use Cover Flow and Top Sites to allow struggling
readers to locate folders, documents and Internet sites

16. AIM Navigator

17. Data Base

18. PAR
Protocol for Accommodations in Reading
Oral Reading
Adult Reading
Text Reader
Computer/Mobile Device
Likert Scale
http://www.donjohnston.com/products/par/index.html

19. Software Options
Text To Speech Supports for a Fee
 Kurzweil
 WYNN
Read Write and Gold
Snap and Read
Don Johnston

20. Free Options
Edu Apps
• http://eduapps.org/
Natural Reader
• http://www.naturalreaders.com/download.php
Word Talk: Plug in for Word
• http://www.wordtalk.org.uk/Home/
 Speak Computer downloads
• http://speakcomputers.com/SpeakComputer.aspx

21. Adobe PDF
Someone needs to have Adobe Pro
– Enable editing
– Save and share file
Select View Menu > Tools > Forms
Create

22. Adobe PDF
Enable editing in Adobe Pro
– http://natri.uky.edu/assoc_projects/qiat/documents/
resourcebank/V-
2CreateinteractiveFormsAdobeProfessional.pdf
– http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/products/acrob
at/pdf/acrobat-xi-accessible-forms.pdf
Students can use form on any computer

23. Reading Resources

24. Accessible Instructional Materials
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcPIMlOJJkc#

25. Alternate Print Resources
BookShare
• https://www.bookshare.org/
Learning Ally
• https://www.learningally.org/state-landing-
pages/texas/
BookBuilder
• http://bookbuilder.cast.org/
Tar Heel Reader
• http://tarheelreader.org

26. Make Beliefs Comix.com

27. Mobile Devices

28. Feature Match Guidelines

30. iPad Accessibility
Speech with highlighting
Guided Access
Voice Over
Shared Drop Box folder

31. Text Reading apps:
Read2go: reads Bookshare books
ClaroSpeak: reads any accessible text

32. Accessible Apps
iWordQ
• http://www.goqsoftware.com/en/writing-
products/iwordq/
Voice Dream Reader
• http://www.voicedream.com/
ClaroSpeak US
http://www.claro-apps.com/clarospeak/index.html

33. Word Prediction Apps
iWordQ
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/iwordq-
us/id557929840?mt=8
Predictable
• https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/predictable/id4044450
07?mt=8
Brevity
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brevity-ultrafast-text-
editor/id424431516?mt=8
Type-O
• https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/typ-o-hd-writing-is-for-
everybody!/id372971659?mt=8

34. PDF annotation Apps
PaperPort Notes
Notability
GoodReader
PDF Expert
NeuAnnotate: can set to delete PDF

35. Math apps
Panther Math Paper

36. Android
Google Play Books have text to speech options
Moon and Reader: provides Text To speech
Iovana Text To speech Pro
Classic Text to Speech

37. • http://share.snacktools.com/597AE797C6F/fzc56
jip

38. BYOT Resources
Livebinder on BYOD
• http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=404796
Symbaloo resources on BYOD
• http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/52byot-
byodresources
Pinterest
ohttp://pinterest.com/hindie/
SlideShare

39. Hindie Becker Dershowitz
Hindie Dershowitz Consulting
hindiebdershowitz@gmail.com
281-467-6965